The Official Blazers Media Day Thread

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  1. Hoopguru

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    Could Layman be a Joe Ingles type player?
    Ingles is 30 and doesn't seem as athletic as Jake. He sure has found a niche in Jazzland.
     
    Hoopguru, Sep 24, 2018
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    Maybe? I think they’re better coached. This isnt a slam on Stotts, just I think snyder is a better coach.
     
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    Ingles is a really good ball handler, I can’t see Layman ever becoming as good. Layman is much more athletic though.

    Best case scenario he’s somewhere between an Ariza and Parsons. Better defender than Parsons but not quite the scorer. Not quite the defender as Ariza but a better scorer.
     
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    good points, but I would expect Ingles to be a better ball handler at 30 versus Layman at 24.
     
    Hoopguru, Sep 24, 2018
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    To be honest, ballhandling isn’t something that can be coached. You either have it or you don’t. You can improve on ball security, etc, but I think it’s very difficult to develop into a ball handler after joining the nba.
     
    Scalma, Sep 24, 2018
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    Man the smart alek nature of mine wants to say some not clean things right now lol...

    Anyways, I dont think Ingles or Layman are going to get minutes because of their handles its going to be defense and Shooting.
     
    TorturedBlazerFan, Sep 24, 2018
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    No similarity except race. Ingles plays slowly and makes shots. Layman plays hurry-up Stotts style and misses them.
     
    jlprk, Sep 24, 2018
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    Layman is much more like Chase Budinger.
     
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    Good call. Chase had his 15 minutes of fame. It appears that Jake also used his 15 minutes up in his first NBA game
     
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    what was Ingles doing at 24?
     
    Hoopguru, Sep 25, 2018
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    Awesome. We'll have a decent record but be easy to shut down in the Playoffs - just like every roster he's coached. Hack. Joke. Choke.
     
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    Hes won a championship with his system.

    And if we had better shooters last year the pelicans wouldn’t have been able to suffocate Dame.

    So, nah.
     
    Scalma, Sep 25, 2018
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    I love Ed, but it's hard to show up much in a boxscore when you average 18.8 mpg (17.8 in the playoffs).

    All three of those guys better not badmouth Olshey - it's likely because of him that they're so rich now.
     
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    Lolll talk about fishing for a story.
     
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    We're going to miss Ed a LOT.... It's easy to overlook his contributions. I still think this is the biggest mistake of the off-season.
     
    tester551, Sep 25, 2018
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    Hoo boy - gonna challenge for the #1 draft pick again!
     
    blue9, Sep 25, 2018
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