This Is Not The Same Portland Trail Blazers…
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The Portland Trail Blazers got a new coach, Dame Lillard back and Ja Morant but how does it all fit together??
Nice content Bro, rooting for yah.
This is a great video im subscribing
It's a testament to the amount of talent in the NBA right now that you can make this type of video about half or more teams in the league.
Also, next season I think Scoot is gonna make Portland have to factor him in when it comes to their guard rotation. He's coming. Watch and see.
Crazy he got suspended for a motion every single player and bench does now when making a 3
in the west they are not better than the spurs, okc, rockets, jazz, nuggets, Twolves. They are in the same range as the suns. This is not a playoff team. Play-in yes, playoff hell no.
After finishing the video, I believe they're in a really good place and the solution to the issues you outlined is fairly obvious.
They should start Morant and have Dame come off the bench. Lillard only makes about $14M, so it's not outrageous not to start him, he comes off a brutal injury and is 36 now, so his minutes should probably be limited anyway. This would reduce the amount of defensive liabilities from 2 to 1 already and give Sharpe or Scoot the ability to start as well and further develop. They should probably trade Jrue for a younger forward, maybe to Charlotte for Salaun or Grant Williams, using their trade exception, but even if they don't, they can use their surplus of guards as insurance for all the injuries that will occur (Scoot only played 30 games last season, Sharpe only 50, Dame and Morant…well) or to prevent injuries by limiting back 2 back games for most of their guards.
I also believe Nori might be the exact right person to sell Dame on this new role and make that challenging guard rotation work.
Depth in this league be crazy, this upcoming expansion should be to add 4 teams instead of 4 honestly plus with this new CBA youโll be finding teams willing to have a trade off kind of guy every single upcoming draft if talent remains means every reason to not draft you unless you that good and thereโs needed cap flexibility
I just hate how this CBA also penalises you for building organically too
Tiago splitter coached them last season, this season is back to the basement
You're joking right? Lol
The blazers are in one of the worst situations of any team in the NBA lol
And did you just say the blazers have one of the best starting 5s in the NBA ๐,???
Who the FUK allowed you to even make videos about basketball ๐๐๐
Ja Morant is fukin ATROCIOUS at actually IMPACTING WINNING
Morant doesn't move the needle an inch๐
Avidja averaged 25 a game last season simply because there wasn't anyone else on Portland to take any shots ๐
They lost their best player in Jeremy Grant lol
Bro find another hobby
Portland needs to trade holiday potter and 1st for mpj with 35 a year 3 year extension
Lets go Blazers !!
I'm good on Ja. Don't need him
Gotta start Dame & Jrue. Ja gon just have to be 6th man
Imagine LeBron on this team
I think one of the biggest misconceptions about the blazers, is that Dame wants/needs the ball in his hands. I feel like he learned that lesson well with CJ back in the day. He knows when to give the ball up and let others shine if it means winning the game.
Blazer should start Micah Potter for that PF position. Even if he comes of the bench, the coach needs to integrate that height defensive advantage in rotation. Yang Hansen too. If that happens they will be deep championship caliber team.
Around 11:00 mark comparing Ja dame to dame and cj. This team is so much better around the guards. Wcf with harkless, aminu and Enes compared that to deni clingan Camara Jrue scoot Robert Williams
But what city will be home for the Blazers?