Free Agent Potential options to fill Zach's spot

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Who would you sign right now?

  1. Noah

  2. Cunningham

  3. Farid

  4. Johnson

  5. Other

  6. Hold the extra roster spot for later

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Brown can only spend 45 days with the active roster as a TWP. Maybe they are trying to determine whether there is really a need for him right now, don't want to waste those 45 days.
     
  2. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, I know the rules but I find it hard to believe there will be a better time than right now.
     
  3. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Well I find it hard to believe I just uttered the words I don’t wanna waste 45 days of Moses brown so that makes two of us.
     
  4. wizenheimer

    wizenheimer Well-Known Member

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    45 days of Moses isn't long. It only rained 40 days on Noah
     
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  5. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Yes, specifically you
     
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    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    Knew it! :)
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Kinda pointless to bring brown up when he wouldn’t play. Like, whose minutes is Stotts cutting? We already have one big that doesn’t play enough.
     
  8. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    He needs to pick it up on offense a bit
     
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  9. BonesJones

    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    What if Whiteside or Skal gets hurt? I'd rather have Brown playing C instead of Tolliver.

    But you're right, Stotts would probably play Simons at C before Brown. I think we're just talking about what should happen.
     
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  10. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Tolliver is starting because

    A.) Stotts likes to start vets

    B.) There would ne nothing left for the bench
     
  11. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    If another big gets hurt I’m sure they’ll call up brown or go external.
     
  12. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    #FreeSKAL

    I'm all in on Skal right now. Just the improvement in screen awareness and defense in 7 games is pretty remarkable. There is no excuse for only playing him 15 minutes last game. I think we win last night and last Saturday if he stays in the game during crunch time. We had the lead when he subbed out in the 4th quarter both games.

    There was a play last night where he turned to his teammates and was trying to encourage them to pick it up. I love to see stuff like that. Give him minutes.
     
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    Skal would be such a good fit next to Whiteside. He’s got a game made for today’s nba, I wish we’d not only give him minutes but actually run plays for him. Is he the defender Zach is? Fuck no. But offensively, he’s better imo.
     
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    He's been elite in the pick and roll the last couple games. When his man doesn't hedge the pick Dame has gotten WIDE open looks for 3. If his man traps Dame he's an easy outlet for Dame to pass to. I actually wish he'd be a little more aggressive on offense looking for his shot but he's a willing passer to shooters so I can't really get too down on him for being unselfish.

    I'm not trying to use this to bash Stotts again but if Skal played with Whiteside like you suggested then Skal could be the guy screening for Dame leaving Whiteside to just stay around the basket where he is most effective. When Skal slips the pick and receives those passes around the free throw line he'd have either a straight path down the paint or Whiteside's man would have to help and he could lob or dump it to Whiteside for an easy dunk. If teams start to help off the wings in the corners then he can just kick it out to the shooters and our two biggest players would be in rebounding position on a 3 point shot. I know it's kind of crazy to trust Skal that much but I think he's ready for it and in about 20 games would be a monster.
     
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    By the way, this is what the Clippers often did with Griffin and Jordan. Put CJ in the Reddick role and Hood on the opposite side in the corner.
     
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  16. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    See, shit like this right here is why I come back to this site again and again.
     
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    If i'm typing i can get it right. But talk-n-text will always print it as "Simmons". So i think apple is messing with you!
     
  18. hoopsjock

    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    Maybe the solution would be to say Simon without the s then people would know you weren't typing it. I feel like reading Simon instead of Simmons is less confusing too, especially when we play the 76ers.
     
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    kjironman1 Well-Known Member

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    Yep that does work. When you told me to go Simon like "Simple Simon" it did work.
     
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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    45 days of Moses is more than enough to make him an untouchable project.
     

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