Dance, Dance ... it's a Revolution!

by parkinglotj on Jul 12, 2008 4:53 PM PDT

Rejoice!

Jump for joy!

Celebrate!

The Blazers are on the brink of changing how the NBA game is played. There are two things that stick out in my mind. Two things that every NBA team will try and fail to emulate.

1) The twin towers. I know, I know, it's been done. After the Rockets did it in the mid eighties with Hakeem and Sampson, the entire league moved that way...or tried to. You could say that the L*kers have themselves a duo, but I think that they will be a light version of the Blazers on the front line. People have said that the Spurs were the last to do it, but I think that they, along with most GM's, we're trying to find the next big two. SA was successful, but in this case Robinson was at the end of his career.

2)Three combo guard rotation. Has it been done? Roy, Rudy and Bayless all are SG's with PG skills or PG's with SG skills. I may be pushing it here, but do any one of them actually fit into the norm for a SG or a PG? Normally 2 guards fit the norm and one has multiple skills.

We could be a witness to change in the game itself; and how things are done in the future.

Watch as teams struggle to keep up.

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Brandon and Rudy are both 2’s. Payless is a 1 with 2 skills.

by PippenAintEasy on Jul 12, 2008 5:17 PM PDT 0 recs

I disagree

I don’t see brandon as a classic 2 guard. While most combo guard are typically score first point guard (as it appears bayless may be), I see brandon on the other end of the combo guard spectrum, being a 2 who is more comfortable in the midst of the the offensive set rather than receiving on the wing. As for Rudy, it’s hard to tell with nothing more than youtube highlights to backing us up. He could very well be a combo guard in his own right.

by danevan on Jul 12, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

I think on this one

you might be right, or close. B-roy, 2 with 1 skilz, Sinco, 2, Payless, 1 with 2 skilz.

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by ptwnblzr on Jul 15, 2008 3:04 AM PDT up 0 recs

Nice angle

“Celebrate! The Blazers are on the brink of changing how the NBA game is played.”

I’ll drink to that!

The Oden Era, Day 381

by Heymoe on Jul 12, 2008 6:31 PM PDT 0 recs

yeah...

but I think that may be a bit of an overstatement.

@('.')@

by JTDuck22 on Jul 12, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up 0 recs

Nice post

I am starting to think there is something unique developing with our guard situation as well. I don’t think that there will always be a pg and sg on the floor, but rather 2 guards capable of scoring or running a play. It could make for a confusing and dynamic offense. I also imagine a 3 guard rotation where all three perimeter players are capable of running a pick and roll and creating for others. I think we can be a team that consistently causes several significant mismatches for our opponents defensively, couple that with our own solid(possibly even great) defense and we could really be a special team. So excited…

RUDY > MJ

by myemic23 on Jul 12, 2008 7:51 PM PDT 0 recs

or

oden will continue his injury woes, and the blazers will never be able to get out of the first round without him

by PippenAintEasy on Jul 12, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

geez

bad day? Or is your glass always that half empty?

by Blindsteepler on Jul 12, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up 0 recs

Less. Almost empty.

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by annthefan on Jul 12, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up 1 recs

bro

he is a l*ker fan.

by RipCity on Jul 13, 2008 12:18 AM PDT up 0 recs

fatty, is that you?

did you learn how to add some punctuation? Did you take a grammar class?

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by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 13, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up 0 recs

geez

bad day? Or is your glass always that half empty?

by Blindsteepler on Jul 12, 2008 8:52 PM PDT 0 recs

Well,

It could be a trend for sure. Similar to the dying run and gun trend, which we are also rumored to be moving towards. What’s the difference between us and them with their failed playoff runs? We have two other trends to balance it all out, can strike from anywhere, and will dominate the defensive paint. I can’t wait! Longest summer of my life!

by MGNNoah on Jul 12, 2008 8:54 PM PDT 0 recs

let's not be anointing any twin towers yet

not till we know that Oden can play the NBA game. Frankly I don’t think Oden will play more than about 20 minutes per game to start the season. He’s going to have a very steep learning curve.

Winning is everything.

by MT Suit on Jul 12, 2008 9:09 PM PDT 0 recs

2 things

you cant say twin towers as we still have to heal as an (SB) nation.

secondly GSW often runs a 5 guard lineup.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 12, 2008 11:15 PM PDT 0 recs

Three guards plus twin towers. Mhm.

Other teams can offer that as well, e.g. Phoenix and LAL are emulating us (not).

Phoenix:
Twin towers: Shaq and Amare. Check.
A real PG: Nash. Check
Combo guard: Barbosa. Check
SG/SF combos: Bell. Hill. Check

Now they also have Lopez. Wohoo, triple towers. We could do that (Joel, GO, LMA), but it’s not really useful.

LAL:
Twin towers: Bynum (healthy) and Gasol. Check
A real PG: Fisher. Farmar. Check
Combo guard: Not really
SG/SF combos: Bryant. Vujacic. Mega-Check

But they will probably rather play Odom on SF instead of moving K*be there again over long stretches.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 13, 2008 8:11 AM PDT 0 recs

I can see...

that you found two examples for #1. Amare and Gasol have been considered C that would work better as a PF. Nicely done.

On point #2, I think you missed my point. All three Portland guards do not fit into the “norm” for a SG or a PG.
Barbosa fits mold for a combo, but Nash and Bell are clearly a PG and a SG. Fisher and Farmar are true PG’s. Bryant is the gold standard for a true SG. Vujacic is a combo guard.

by parkinglotj on Jul 13, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

I see where you are going,

but I would say that Roy is a SG that is a good play maker, so is K*be. We don’t really know yet what Bayless and Rudy will be like in the NBA.

@('.')@

by JTDuck22 on Jul 13, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up 0 recs

I think

you have to have 2 legit 7 footers and Amare is 6’9”. Technically san antonio did not have twin towers as Duncan has beeen relisted at 6’10”.

LAL qualifies with Gasol and Bynum though.

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 13, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

He's not 6'10" in real life though, I'm pretty sure he is 7'0" or 7'1"

Just like Kevin Garnet who is really a 7 footer.

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by Dheepan on Jul 13, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up 0 recs