I'd say the rotation would be: Scoot/Ant Ant/Shae Matisse?/Knox/Murray Grant/Walker Nurkic/Brown/Reath/Conditt I would liike us to still re-sign Winslow. Also the Dame trade could obviously improve this roster. At least if we get a decent deal
At this moment I would say it will probably be: Dame, Scoot Ant, Shae, Keon Matisse, Nas, Rupert Jerami, Knox, Kris, Jabari (Butler) Nurk, Moses (Badji) and if Reath really isn't an exhibit 10 then he would be the 15th man. I'm in the ask Dame to stay away from the team camp after seeing his interview with Spears so my personal depth chart would be: Scoot, Ant Shae, Ant, Keon Matisse, Nas, Rupert Jerami, Kris, Knox, Jabari (Butler) Nurk, Moses (Badji) and I'd leave the roster at 14 with Dame being the 14th man staying at home
Dame Scoot (Ant) Sharpe Ant Keon Rayan (Tisse) Nas Tisse Knox Butler (Murray) Grant Murray Walker (Nas) (Knox) Nurk Reath Badji Condit () = will also play this position
I can see why some would pick Thybulle over Nas at SF.......but who can be the better rebounder between the two? That is who should start next to Grant. If Dame is gone here is my 9-man rotation Scoot-Ant Sharpe-Thybulle Nas-Thybulle Grant-Murray (or Knox) Nurk-Moses
Are you you sure? I have not seen it. Neither is great at it, but the season before last Nas averaged 5.6 per game. Thybulle's best year was last year at 3.5. Aside from that I just think the 220 lb Nas is a better fit next to the 210 lb Grant. And I like the 200 lb Mattise in the backcourt next to Ant. In any event, this exercise further demonstrates how badly we need the return for Dame to include a bigger SF who can defend and rebound to play next to Grant. If I can't get my wish for Simmons then maybe the 225 lb JJjr is the best we can do. He is a decent rebounder.
I If Dame is healthy and stays at home, I think it will lower his trade value because it shows the blazers need to trade him and not willing to keep him.
The "Don't play Dame" people must be assuming Dame gives the Blazers an actual list of preferred destinations. Because not playing Dame and expecting Miami to bid against themselves, what kind of nonsense would that be? Miami might even offer less than whatever they have up to now. If Dame does play, it is possible Miami might make a better offer.
You have to consider Thybulle is like Robin Lopez was in the way that he boxes-out rebounds for others. Nas doesn't do that, with all due respect and he always seems to play too small on defense. Matisse on the other end is very lacking offensively, he still doesn't seem to realise the importance of the little square above the rim. I would actualy consider playing them together for defense/offense combo
So both off the bench? That would work if we started Knox at SF. (or JJ jr in a trade) I do agree that overall Thybulle is more valuable than Nas because of his defense. But in the case of rebounding, I just don't see it nor do I see him boxing out with that skinny frame. Again I agree he is a great perimeter and help defender. (And he has an improved 3-point shot) But we are talking about who to start next to Grant and I think that Nas has a better chance to add rebounding. But the more I think about it Knox (or Murray) might be the better option........based on the current roster.
Box-out isn't about frame, it's about understanding of the game, dedication, being quick to close your player, he does that masterfully
I’m in that camp and I am not assuming that at all. I no longer care about his list of preferred destinations. He’s going to the highest bidder. You’re in the “Play Dame” camp, what exactly is your hope? Is your hope that Dame has an even better year than last year so Miami offers more than what they have? THAT would be nonsense. Dame averaged 32 or 33ppg last year on good efficiency last year, what is he going to have to average to get a sufficient offer from them, 35ppg? 37ppg? 39ppg? That’s ludicrous. Are you hoping Dame can be convinced into staying by winning abunch of games? Because bringing in guys like Moses Brown and re-signing Kevin Knox tells me the FO isn’t even trying to do that. I mean fine, play him. I’d be willing to be you at some point (maybe 20 games, maybe 40 games), a fake injury will happen for Dame to sit, at which point teams will come back to us saying “wElL hE’s InJuReD sO wHy WoUlD wE gIvE uP tHaT mUcH”? If you aren’t hoping for either of the first two, you’re only left with the hope that his play convinces another team to outbid Miami. But at that point, why does playing vs not playing cause him to add his list? These are the things I’m assuming as someone in the “Don’t Play Dame” camp: 1) he won’t get injured sitting at home 2) injuries might happen 3) teams might get desperate 4) it’s a business
Another list of things I’m assuming: 5) Dame knew he didn’t have a No-Trade Clause 6) Dame knows if Miami is truly lowballing the Blazers, he might consider it as them really not valuing them as much as he thinks they do 7) Dame has permission to seek a trade as long as they give up the assets
