THOMAS ROBINSON A BLAZER

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  1. jlprk

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    Daryl Morey: -"If we don't get Dwight we will be HURT. We would NOT have done TROB deal. We've gambled on Dwight. We are waiting on him."
     
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    Another angle.

    I wonder if Portland and Houston spoke about Aldridge being plan B to Dwight? No idea what that would entail though
     
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    Sorry if this was already posted. Take away all the dunks, which were nice and fun and all. But just looking at non-dunks I see he has some decent footwork, a pretty good spin move in the post, offensive rebounding, good hustle, finishes well with the left, will definitely get us some blocks and I can see why adding even a decent jumper would help his game a lot because he does have a quick first step. I know its just a highlight film but there is easily potential there. And this is what I see with him being a normal rookie that has room to grow and time to learn the game. Worst case scenario his is going to be great off the bench. And he is going to get some lobs this year from Dame and Co.

    [video=youtube;-NrgVOjiNUA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-NrgVOjiNUA[/video]
     
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  6. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Robinson is a lot bigger than I thought. He's much bigger than a Corliss Williamson. He's got a big body and long arms. Trying to think about who he reminds me of...
     
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  7. Mediocre Man

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    JJ Hickson
    Tristan Thompson
    Tyrus Thomas
     
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    Just me, or is this tweet kinda EMO?
     
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    Body size (JUST BODY SIZE!) he reminds me of Karl Malone but more athletic. I have been trying to find Malone's wingspan
     
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    This trade makes a lot of sense now
     
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    That's not very fair. He reminds me of Elton Brand, but not as polished.
     
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    According to DraftExpress he's the same height as:

    Kevin Love
    Antawn Jamison
    Carlos Boozer
    Jared Sullinger
    Carl Landry
    Paul George (but hasn't he grown since he was drafted?)
    Big Baby
    Udonis Haslem
    David Lee
    Markieff Morris
    Ersan Ilyasova
    Jeff Green
    Kurt Thomas

    He's got the same wingspan as:
    Jason Maxiell (who is 2.25" shorter)
    Aaron Gray
    Aminu
    and just a smidge less than Len and Dieng.

    And, when drafted, he weighed (to the lb) the same (244lbs) as
    Corliss Williamson (!)
    Anthony Tolliver
    one lb more than Kwame Brown.

     
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    I wasn't taking a shot at him. I like Robinson. Just picking guys with similar frames. Brand is good too
     
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    Elton Brand was an inch taller, had a 2 inch larger wingspan and weighed 20lbs more.
     
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    With TRob rebounding I'm liking the idea of him and LaMarcus at the 4/5 together for extended minutes.
     
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    One writer wrote this about him last spring:
     
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    Very similar body shape, LeBron's wingspan 7' .025"

    Man, I dont want to make him into a jump shooter like the Kings but developing a reliable jumper would take his game to another level.
     
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    That's who I was going to say.
     
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    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    That's what I was going to say. :)
     
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    I hope he gets his mojo back. I think the guy is the kind of athletic beast this team needs. Maybe a bit of Lucas in him. He seems pretty motivated, moreso considering how often he has been traded. Giving him a real shot and bringing in Withey could give amazing results.

    Can't wait until July 10 when we can hear him and Olshey talk about this.
     
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