Trent.

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  1. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Earning more minutes. Two straight games now when he’s gotten rotation minutes that he’s competed on both ends. Weird how his shooting looks better the more minutes he gets. Weird how that works. If we’re gonna suck let’s at least develop some players. I didn’t watch all his g league games for nothing god dammit. I know he can score in a variety of ways. Look at his body, and he's the same age as Simons. Forget scrubs like Bazemore and let the kids play.
     
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    I agree that he should play more than Bazemore, but solely because he has looked better than Baze. Not because of any notion that we completely suck as a team and have no hope of making the playoffs so our only goal should be to play young guys. Play the young guys if it's better for the team now, which I believe is the case for Trent over Bazemore and Little over Tolliver.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I have been skeptical of Trent. I have to say that tonight he played a very solid game
     
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    GhostOfPGA The late great Paul Allen

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    Let him play! Trade him when value is highest
     
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    Bazemore is bulky enough to play Small Forward. Trent has to play Guard. It's not either/or. One doesn't have to lose minutes for the other to gain minutes.
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    Trent outweighs Bazemore by 15 pounds, and that’s just by the official listings.
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    No I’m not comparing them, it’s just funny how different they’re viewed, at least from the outside; one is this untouchable future star while the other is dispensable for just about anyone.
     
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    Bazemore plays like a drunk Marcus Smart. At least Trent has some humility to learn and evolve.
     
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    It seems like Trent is a hard worker. At still only 20, I find it hard to believe that he will not continue to improve. The criticism of him on this board may have had some merit, but it was also IMO quite short sited. I think he can easily develop into a 3 &D guy off the bench.
     
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    But what was it with him ending up on his ass constantly last night?
     
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    Portland needs to trade Trent before he becomes RFA and the Nets offer him 90 million
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Guess who Toronto decided to make untouchable in a trade for Kawhi

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    This happens. Their skills/potential doesn't directly translate thru stats.
     
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    Did you miss the part where I said I wasn’t comparing them?
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I know, I'm just offering an example.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    This. Bazemore's 3PT% is almost better than his layup %. 34% to 39%.

    What NBA player only converts 39% at the rim???
     
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    He’s got no feel or physicality for attacking the rim, it’s pretty much just pray for a call. He shouldn’t be allowed to do anything but shoot open threes.
     
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    6 points in 7 minutes on 50% shooting and then doesn’t play in the second half. Cool.
     
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    classic Stotts
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    I was actually thinking in the 1st half that I liked how Trent played recently and that he might actually amount to something.

    Then he got Stotted
     
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