Travis looks to be a starter, but... Travis can pull that off, but I wonder if he'll chafe at not having a freer rein to go off like Carmelo? Sounds like they might trying to get him into the "K*be" role of the triangle. Interesting.
Good luck to both of these guys. I have had great memories from both of them during their Blazers tenure and will remain a fan.
Cool Thanks. Hope Trout becomes a consistent go-to player. Maybe going East will be the trick. No doubt Tell will figure it out. He needed a change of scenery as well.
They plan on Webster running the pick and roll? WTF? I don't think I ever remember seeing him do that. Well, I guess when you have a 15 win season you can experiment with Webster running a pick and roll. For all people bitch about Portland, I'm glad that's not the new wrinkle we're trying to bring in this season.
I think that makes Webster one of the least remarkable players in the league in at least one respect: EVERYONE seems to struggle to learn the way Rambis wants them to play. Ed O.
I do not think Marty has the handle to run the pick-and-roll, but - if he works on it and they can pull it off - that would be great.
I think it's less his handle and more that his brain and body go into hyper-spazz mode the minute he tries to attack the hoop with the ball in his hands. Maybe some reps will cure him of that.
Sounds more like the Artest/Fox/Ariza role, frankly. Nowhere does Rambis talk about ballhandling responsibilities or initiating the offense.
Down South, Blake has already learned the triangle. He's ahead of Artest, despite the 1-year head start.
Could be. But Ridnour/Telfair (both of whom are ahead of Flynn right now, it sounds like) aren't going to do it, and I think Brewer's role is the Artest/Ariza one. He's not being asked to run pick-and-rolls, his handle is worse than Webster's (and probably worse than yours). But you're right in one respect...I don't know how to decipher Kurt Rambis.
