Exactly. IMO you'd have to be trying pretty hard to read any kind of criticism into that statement. At the most Dame was simply stating what it takes to be successful. I presume Dame had already told Sharpe the same thing, and much more.
The HCP's photography skills are very good. Honestly, his photo of a woman on a bike during Covid in Japan is one of the best street photography examples I have seen. If there is something I would do to it is straighten it - that's probably all that is standing between it and being in a street photography book. It is that good. http://www.sportstwo.com/attachments/876a2bf0-3468-43dd-bcc0-6ca7f0b80a4a-jpeg.40252/
Does Chauncey think Darko should have got more minutes on his contending Pistons teams? I don't think so. Giving Sharpe minutes where he fails could harm his development more than help it. Yes we will see. I just don't see Sharpe getting more than garbage time to start the season unless he is deserving of it which seems very unlikely. Even without being a player in the regular rotation he will get practice time, watch vets, possibly garbage time minutes, see how the team gameplans, etc. Now what the Blazers do at the start of the season in October could also be very different than in February. If the Blazers are way out of the playoffs, trade Dame, have injuries, etc we could see rotations look very different. I doubt at the start of last season people expected to see just about anyone in the game 75 Blazers rotation.
Given what HCP does for a living, he *better* have good compositional skills! This photo is pretty amazing; like you said, the differences between his shot and a pro's comes down to a couple years of lessons and better lens choice/technique
This team isn't contending, and there isn't anyone (outside of the starting 5, GP2 and Hart) who has guaranteed anything minute wise.
Sharpe is the number one prospect in his class and a five star recruit. He has not played organize 5v5 basketball in a while but I assume he has played behind closed doors prior to the shoulder injury. He still remembers how to play basketball. Give him time to get used to the team and I won't be surprised if he's in the rotation, contributing, and getting more than garbage time post All Star break his rookie year.
Yeah I wasn’t sure how to take the comment either. Figured it meant he valued his follows highly which others seem to do as well lol
Given the nature of the situation I’d say that the timing and structure are solid. If you saw that at an exhibit you wouldn’t necessarily be like “what is this doing here”. Him and Andalusian are both top notch photographers. Whether you consider them Amateur photographers or not. Professional just means you get paid for it. I respect Andalusians opinion because of their own eye for photography too.
I don't understand why so many on here expect a player who was the number one guy in his strong draft class to only get minutes if we suck. This dude should be a future allstar and therefore be ready to contribute at a pretty high level this season. Have people seen this guy move? Have they seen him shoot? Have they seen him put the ball on the floor? Why in the world, on a roster that isn't even going to get HCA, would this potential superstar not get minutes even when we have a spot in the playoffs?
You just have to look at his workouts. The guy moves very smoothly and explosively at the same time. His shot is silky smooth. He also dribbles extremely well for a wing.
Wait? Did we somehow get Banchero, Holmgren, or Smith? Not sure we have a guy named Murray on the Blazers do we? The Blazers drafted a guy that MIGHT be very good someday, but at this point is months behind where they were hoping he would be. He just got released to start playing again. What is hard to understand is how some on here are expecting this kid to be anything more than 9th or 10th off the bench?
The same was said of Darko. Live, full-speed game action is the only thing that matters. Lots of guys look good in rehearsed practice settings.
