TrueHoop: The Oregon Trail of Expectations

Henry Abbott just wrote a piece about the expectations for the Blazers.

over 3 years ago shralpster 9 comments 2 recs |

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Just saw this myself Truehoopin

MAMMAmia read it!

He who laughs last thinks slowest.

by prezofdeath on Oct 27, 2008 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

Great article.

Word.

by joelor on Oct 27, 2008 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

I wish someone would tell me why

when we’re talking about Oden, it is big men that take longer to develop, and when we are talking about Bayless it is PGs that take longer to develop.

I have a theory. One of them is not going to take longer than the other one to develop. It’s just a theory. I could be wrong. They might tie in how long they take to develop.

But since I have that theory, I actually expect one of them to be very good by the end of this year, whatever the experts say about who takes longer to develop.

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by jscot on Oct 27, 2008 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

I thought it was implied that they both take longer than fruit flies.

See, fruit flies have a very rapid reproduction cycle, and both big men and small men and even medium-whelming men take longer to develop.

by shralpster on Oct 27, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions

You see its always the wing that develops the fastest

for example Martell and Trout

by NWfan on Oct 27, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh

I forgot that. I’m starting to catch on to this now.

It sure took Kareem and Russell and Hakeem a long time to develop. Oh, and David Robinson, too.

Henry is brilliant and does good analysis generally, as well as just being an excellent writer. But this big men take longer to develop is spurious, I think. If he’s going to be really good, he’s going to be really good.

by jscot on Oct 27, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions

well..I think the "big man" can take a bit longer

Not that all these guys aren’t big :-)…but those who are depending on bulk and pure power, our strength peaks biologically around age 27 or so..Robinson went into naval acad at 6’6" and came out over 7ft..he is a rare case, but a good illustration..

Skill sets will develop based on a number of factors – brains, co-ordination, coaching..but when sheer size is a vital component, it lends the credence to the slower development thing.

All that said, Oden’s upside is fairly limitless.

by LetsBlaze on Oct 27, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Also

Oden was nowhere near foul trouble all pre-season. Now, his minutes were limited, but WHATEVA

Also, the Bedge linking to this might get more comments than the true hoop (nationally read) article itself.

by 50backflips on Oct 27, 2008 3:27 PM PDT reply actions

love a good nba blog

also love his homerism towards the blazers and the fact that he doesnt hide from it. i always check his site for anything i miss on oregonlive or here.

by Blazerland on Oct 27, 2008 11:50 PM PDT reply actions