Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

Good to see him in the gym right away. Bulletproofing the hamstrings, like he is doing there, is a great place to start.

 

FIFY

 

Correct - yeah Ayton Murray Ant etc. there just aren't major changes to players at this age. Might be small improvements or small declines. But nothing where a total scrub becomes a great player.

 

There are posters who are usually fine with his schtick? <lights fuse, runs away, giggling maniacally>

 

Except for Steve Nash who had his breakout season in which he turn 27 years old.

 

My favorite part, at 1:08: He recognizes the 5 on 2 and signals the guard to slow up and wait for help, then he initiates the screen at the right moment, which turns into a perfectly timed assist.

 

Wow. Didn't think I'd get this much hate for saying that Murray was an under-the-radar question that could help us. Pretty minor subject to draw out the torches and pitchforks.

I'll try to clarify since it seems either I wasn't clear enough or people just hate players or posters so much they fire off the first thing that comes into their head.

Nowhere did I say Murray was going to be a star, but he was in our rotation last year, he's 6-9, he can handle, play D and rebound all reasonably. He provides versatility. He's inexpensive. He's shot terribly from 3 and at the FT line in his first two years as a pro, and, despite his good 2-pt. shooting percentage, one only needs to see some of the bunnies he missed to know his % should have been even better.

He came out of college expected to be a decent shooter. The level at which he's shot hasn't been disappointing, it's been atrocious, almost to the point that it's either really bad luck, really poor confidence, or both.

If that's the case, it can be improved, and if it improves, he becomes much more playable in a rotation without a ton of other options this season.

I didn't think this long explanation would be necessary, but apparently Kris Murray has triggered a lot of us.

I now return everyone to their regularly-scheduled hyperbole.

 

Brings a tear to your eyes

 

Not sure where you believe you got hate directed at yourself. I never mentioned the word hate.

I just don't believe Murray is a question going into the season at all.

 

Steve Nash did shoot below his career average in 3pt his first two years in the league, but he still was at 42%. He was the teams starting PG after his second season. Now he eventually elevated his play to allstar then MVP level. But he wasn't a total scrub early in his career as Murray.

Kris Murray shot 27% on three as a rookie and then 22% last year. Thats on over 300 attempts. He was supposed to be NBA ready on day 1 as one of the oldest rookies in the league with little upside and an established game. He is more similar in age to Simons/Ayton than guys like Rupert/Scoot/Clingan.

There's plenty of "questions" next season on what various Blazers will accomplish. But Murray is not one of those questions.

 

Of course there are. His mod buddies. (pours 5 gallons of fuel on your flame)