Green heading to Idaho

by myemic23 on Dec 9, 2007 1:00 PM PST

Quick is reporting on the blazer beat that Taurean Green will be sent to the Idaho Stampede for an undetermined amount of time. His first game will be a matchup against Aaron Brooks. It should be interesting to see how he does down there, I would think he would get pretty significant minutes. There is also some other good stuff posted yesterday about Jack being unhappy with how he is being used.

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I thought green only signed a one year contract.

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by ratbastird on Dec 9, 2007 1:34 PM PST reply actions

2nd year is team option

i believe. KP has made sure almost all of our contracts have team option at the end. I think Travis and Joel's contracts have it too.

I think Green will do well in the D League. He needs the playing time to prove to Nate he belongs on this team. Nate said Green would win a couple game for us this year, maybe this will give him his chance to prove himself

Travis Outlaw drops the sledgehammer on Daequan Cook for a dunk so vicious, it's illegal in 48 states.

by BlazerBandit on Dec 9, 2007 3:00 PM PST up reply actions

I'd definitely

rather have Green on the roster then JJ1. He can play off the ball, run the break, lock down the perimeter and drain the three. He just needs experience.

Give me the big man in the middle already. Even if it's Joel I want a true big man in the paint at all times. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin)

by Idog1976 on Dec 9, 2007 4:37 PM PST up reply actions

JJ1

valuable scorer off the bench. Big, strong guard. Loads more valuable than Green right how.

You are right that Green needs experience- that's why he needs to go to the D-league.

by jksnake99 on Dec 9, 2007 4:42 PM PST up reply actions

JJ1

is better now. But his attitude is FAR FAR worse. We are looking for guards that have skill sets that compliment Roy. Green can be effective off ball and provides lock down defense not to mention a SUPER can-do attitude.

JJ1 is better but I'm beginning to question his attitude. His role is point production off the bench at the 2 if he doesn't like it and complains when we are WINNING then there is a problem.

It's in Jack's hands I hope he can see his role is a combo guard off the bench who looks to drive, as I've said before, if he looks to fill his ROLE on the team he's a valuable piece. If not we should move him for his sake and ours.

Give me the big man in the middle already. Even if it's Joel I want a true big man in the paint at all times. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin)

by Idog1976 on Dec 9, 2007 6:10 PM PST up reply actions

Hold on Buddy!

I know Green is a likable guy but I think you are overestimating the chance that he will become a guy who can play off the ball, run the break, lock down the perimeter and drain the three. One thing I have learned following the NBA is that point guards are tough to figure out.

Take a look at Jack, he was suppose to come in as great defender and fell to the 22nd pick because of his offense.

"What makes Jack stand out a bit in this excellent class of PG's in this draft is his defense (Draftexpress)."

But after being in the NBA I think we can agree that Defense isn't the best part of his game. Granted, some people just thinks he needs more experience to improve that part of his game.

And when did Green become a lock down defender? If I remember right he never was that good in college at defending, yes he is agile, but that doesn't make him a lock-down defender.

"The biggest drawback standing in the way of Green's chances of NBA success is his very related combination of average size and defensive ability. NBA coaches are biased against smaller guards and Green doesn't do them many favors with the awareness he shows on this end of the floor (Draftexprees)."

Furthermore, Green wasn't that good in Summer league, at all. But, the biggest thing people need to remember, is Green is still living off of the hype caused by one statement made by Nate. And this is the coach some people have harshly accused of making poor personally judgments during games. To put it bluntly, Green is around because of his poise, offense and shooting ability, not because of his defense and pure passing skills, basically, he is very similar type of player as Jack, but hasn't had the court time to make critics out of anyone.

by hightide on Dec 9, 2007 8:14 PM PST up reply actions

Let's not forget

that Quick & Canzano are bald faced liars. They put their opinions in as facts.

As to Green, I like him and will be real interested to see how he pans out.

by blazerprophet on Dec 9, 2007 7:52 PM PST reply actions

It's amazing what can be conjured up

out of thin air.

As Hightide points out, where does all this certainty about Taureen Green's play come from? We seen him what, 1 game for any meaningful amount of time?

As for Jack's attitude - how do you know he has a worse attitude? Are you the towel boy at the practice facility and see these guys every day? I read the Quick link and you either have to have led an extremely sheltered life or are good at making long stretches to come away with the opinion that Jarrett Jack has a bad attitude. Sounds to me that the guy is feeling a bit down because he doesn't think he's contributing in the way he wants to. He sees some of that as being out of his control. It takes some extrodinary twisting to make that into Jack has an attitude problem.

by timg56 on Dec 10, 2007 7:31 AM PST reply actions

totally agree

with TimG. Something about which I've read a fair amount on this site is a general dislike of Jack's perceived mental fragility/weakness. I love Jack's mentality, personally. Had a good season last year, didn't rest on his laurels, worked his tail off in the offseason to get better. Lost the starting job, adjusted adequately, thriving as a combo guard off the bench. Close enough with his coach to review game tape late into the night and to have meaningful conversations about his role and performance. For years people slammed the Blazers for not caring, and then we get a guy who imminently cares, who wears his caring on his sleeve and is one of the hardest workers on the team and people want to run him out of town on a rail. I don't get it.

by BlazersOrBust on Dec 10, 2007 3:01 PM PST up reply actions

err....

eminently.

by BlazersOrBust on Dec 10, 2007 3:02 PM PST up reply actions

blazers should by stampede, stampede should be tv

I posted a couple diaries on how it makes good sense in a number of ways for the Blazers to buy the Stampede.

One reason is to include the stampede in the comcast station package, so when our young studs are lighting it up in the D-League we can tune in.

Another is that it works both ways. With Boise familiar with Blazers players sent down to D-Leauge, there may enough linger interest in them for comcasts blazers games to play on comcast in Boise.

The next best reason is the Blazers would define the style of play, work-out and practices so that it's seamless for a player to go down there and come back learning the Blazer system.

In my mind, Sergio could stand a stint down there to work on consistency. It doesn't do McRoberts any good to sit on the blazer bench either.

by mrwonderfull on Dec 13, 2007 3:09 AM PST reply actions