
Kartemax
Nov 11, 2008 Jul 03, 2009 6 794
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Why did you embrace Rudy so quickly?
I mean, in a poll at BE a month ago or so, he was the second (or first ahead of roy, don't remember exacty) favourite player for the fans. It is because of the olympics final?? You didn't see him playing other matches, didn't you? I don't know if Portland fans do that every year with the player that "ignites" the play of the team or so, but I'm curious to know. Were there other players that had this fast impact on Portland fans, being a new player, and not well-known over the States? Just to know. Th x before hand
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Travis Outlaw reggression
The last 4 or 5 games, he has started being the same that was in other years. I thought that he was developing his play and improving, but I'm changing my opinion again. Which is the motive to let Outlaw shoot those fade-aways that barely go in? I don't know how the technical staff hasn't corrected that during the 5 years that he's been in the league. He has great physical capabilities, but doesn't drive, he has the vision of a horse (only sees what he has in front of him), and a lot of times he gets on my nerves xD.
Do you think he still fits well with the second unit? I don't know, sometimes chucks too many shots, and I see that affects the concentration of the rest (for example the fourth quarter against Washington). Can he still improve his IQ? because if not i don't see why we should keep him long term.
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We are not taking enough advantage of our 3 point shooters.
Yesterday LMA had a great day, but I want to see more passing from him to the open man in the perimeter. Almost all the times when he starts a post move tries to shoot(even when it is contested), when it would be much better (IMHO) to pass the ball to an open man (for a higher % shot). Oden seems to pass more. I don't know if has anything to do with the confidence with his post moves but he passes out the ball more.
What do u think?
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Quarrel between Sergio and B-Rex.
http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/baloncesto/nba/es/desarrollo/1184716.html
This is the most important newspaper in Spain (about sports), and it says that Nate had to finish practise because of a hard foul of bayless to Sergio. The source says that it was a 3x3 match, and they were all the time playing hard... (too hard). Nate said "We have to control their tempers, they cannot go out of control". Moreover it says that Ike Diogu and Oden had an argument too.
Don't know if it has been posted, iI haven't seen it. (Sorry about the vocabulary)
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Sergio about being the future starter pg.
I find impossible Sergio to be our future pg. Everything in this franchise is built around Roy, and he is the playmaker of the team when he is on the court. Sergio is good on the fast-break and on making plays, but not at shooting. I didn't understand why Sergio played in crunch time yesterday when he is not a shooter. Somebody could explain to me why?
For me I don't see a great future here in Portland for Sergio, Roy and him in the long run are incompatible.LMA and Roy prefer the half-court offense than the fast break. If he wants to do something "big" in the NBA he should be traded soon.
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Using Rudy at full potential.
Hi, i'm from Spain and this is my first post here. I've been watching NBA for several years and the Spanish League too. IMHO Roy is hogging the ball too much, too much isolations all the time, he burns all the advantage that the second unit gets in the begginings of the 4th quarter. Yes, eventually he is clutch, but it seems that he only passes to the people that he has played these 2 years with. He doesn't involve Rudy at all in the offense. He shoots at a very low %. There's more ppl in the team that can do that. I don't understand it. I see Brandon in the 4th quarter taking those ridiculous tough shots (travis Outlaw too).... IMO the offense runs smoother if there's ppl cutting like Rudy etc. I hadn't seen too many Blazers games, but what i see is the offense is very stagnant, and LMA is all the time getting jumpshots and not attacking the basket? Wtf.
Do u find good at all 8273823 isolations for roy??, He is good but for me te offense should be different.
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