Primary Backups vs. Third Stringers

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  1. TorturedBlazerFan

    TorturedBlazerFan Well-Known Member

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    By the way since I derailed about Meyers Leonard in an answer to the question. I think the 2nd string wins.
     
  2. riverman

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    Trent cannot play the 4 in your 2nd string...he's not nearly big enough to be a frontcourt player...
     
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    2nd String

    PG:WB
    SG:NS
    SF: ET
    PF: JL
    C: ZC

    3rd String

    PG: Simons
    SG: Curry
    SF: Trent
    PF: Swanigan
    C: Leonard
     
  4. Chris Craig

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

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    Thought he was taller, fixed it
     
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    I'd honestly rather out Meyers out there than Biggie.
     
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    Curry behind Stauskas?

    Wut....
     
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    He's barely big enough to be a SF haha.
     
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    Our fanbase is underrating Curry quite a bit. It's actually weird to see, normally we overrated everyone.

    Curry will pleasantly surprise people. He's the 4th best player on the team as of now.
     
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    I really think Curry will lock up the 6 man spot and be the bench sparkplug
     
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    I just see people saying "he and Wade will play together off the bench", but that limits Curry to 20mpg or less. I think he'll deserve 25-28mpg. He's a great shooter, and people see that. It seems like they don't realize that he's well-rounded in every other aspect of his game.
     
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    why not?
    Probably a stretch but I wouldnt count Stauskas out, he's much like Curry in that he's moved around and never really stuck.
    Should be really competitive for back court pt of the bench.
     
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    Curry is 10x better than Stauskas. The difference between them is as big as the difference between Baldwin and Lillard. It's not close.

    If Stauskas improved enough to beat out Curry, then he'd be a lock for the Most Improved Player award.
     
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    Maybe so and Curry really is a pg, so you see him beating out Baldwin as backup pg/
    If he's ten times better than Stauskus why hasn't he stuck somewhere?
    I hope you are right though that he's that good.
     
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    How is he "really a PG"...?

    Good players move around all the time for many different reasons. He was hurt last year or else he'd have played 2 seasons in Dallas. He's also played for rebuilding teams so they haven't needed a good player in their prime.
     
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    Stauskus is naturally a SF...he won't play point guard at all in my view...he has to beat out Mo, Layman, Trent, ET for playing time although I see Layman as more of a PF
     
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    Naturally based off skill? Because he's really undersized for the position.
     
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    This is why we will be 40-42 and not make the playoffs FAMS.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    HOLY SHIT! if Curry is our "4th best player"......this season is going to be a shitstorm.
     
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    I'm simply showing what I think the depth chart will look like at the beginning of the season. It's not what I want.
     
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    I know guards are guards these days, so you are correct.
    I just remember him playing pg for Dallas and at 6'2" thats fairly small for a SG. Small off guards can be a detriment on D as well.
    Some sites have him listed as a sg and some pg.
    I guess Stotts is good playing two small guards on the court, however.
     

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