Rudy vs. Jerryd?

Monty is such a better assistant coach than Dean. He’s longer, more athletic, can adjust to different situations… and who did the team choose to coach the summer league team, and who was stuck picking splinters out of his bum in the stands? That’s right.

If Nate didn’t love the Greek concept of Eros so much Dean wouldn’t even be in the NBA, let alone on the Blazers.

I don’t think Dean will be happy on a team he can’t be the top dogg on. He is selfish, spiteful, and doesn’t brush his teeth. He makes jokes about 9/11. He claims his bar-b-que recipe is inspired by the Battle of Hastings (I dunno what that means but it makes him sound like an uppity jerk). He just does NOT fit the culture KP and Nate have so lovingly crafted for the Trail Blazers franchise.

On the other hand, there is Monty. When not coaching magnificently, he is volunteering at the local Boys and Girls club and participates in the Big Brother program, being a role model to dozens of needy children each week. One time a baby bird fell out of its nest in front of Monty’s humble home (he can afford a mansion, but unlike Dean does not feel the need to flaunt his wealth) and he nursed it back to health with just the gentle warmth of his breath.

Monty built a castle for his mother and dotes on her lovingly. Dean’s mother went into the hospital for a flu shot and Dean managed to have her euthanized so he could reap the dinner plate collection she was planning on leaving him in her will. He now uses the plates as target practice for his BB-Gun, and he’s a horrible shot.

Dean is a terrible tipper, often just leaving a note saying “HERE’S MY TIP: GET A BETTER JOB SWEETCHEEKS”. Monty gives 20, 15 percent if the service was subpar. Ok, once he gave 9% but that is because the restaurant didn’t take credit or debit and he didn’t have that much cash on him. Plus, the waiter was slow with the waters and his friend asked for no croutons and the peppers on the side and both came mixed into the salad and meal and the replacement dish took, like, FOREVER to come out and it was all a big mess. It was especially frustrating because Dean had recommended this restaurant, but Monty later learned Dean only told him it was good because an Ebola outbreak had just been traced to the eatery and Dean was trying to murder Monty (he does this a lot). So, considering all that, 9% was generous but all the media talks about is the 15-20% tipping standard that Monty didn’t adhere to ONE TIME.

Dean is all that is wrong in the world.

Monty 4EVR, Dean 4NVR.

Mortimer

If Buck Williams accepted an assistant coaching job with Terry Porter at Phoenix? (I heard TP called #52 after he was hired…)

You think he’s stealing any minutes at PF?

Ever since I read this thread, I hear this voice inside my head… it sounds like Schonely… he keeps screaming… “BUCK!!!!!!!! Williams with the rebound”….“rebound, BUCK!!!!!!!! Williams”. Man, I loved that guy (Schonz… OK, and BUCK!!!!!!!!!! too).

career was over just over a year ago. Good points, but I remember in the summer league when they tried to run him at point and it looked like he had never played the role of a distributor in his entire life. Granted he may be one of those guys who doesent shift gears quickly from scorer to distributor, but his few plays at pg left serious doubts in my mind if he would even be effective at bringing the ball up against pressure in the nba let alone initiate an offense.

I don’t think that we have seen everything that Bayless can do. But I think that what we see out of Rudy is exactly what he will be when he gets to Portland.

But that’s a big friggin closet. Like Oprah sized.

If you are going to have elephants in the house you are going to have to get used to the smell

It’s called the Log Cabin Republicans.

………………………… I will add that rather than competence (or lack thereof) being the pivotal determinant of who plays how much at what, the question of injuries is often decisive in the NBA. It’s a long season and a very hard grind and it seems almost axiomatic that there WILL be a STRING of injuries during the course of the year. So instead of an attitude of “oh, no, we have too many guards,” a more correct phrasing is: “oh, good, we have enough guards.”

As for Martell at the 2. Hmmm, dunno about that. I know he saw some very limited minutes at that position last year, I don’t think he was effective at that, and there are PLENTY of scoring guards on the roster to keep Marty at the wing. Of course, you note this as an emergency option in case Rex or Rudy wash out, and that may well be — which I don’t see as a particularly urgent possibility.

Odd man out is Sergio, who is still on the roster by the grace of his economical contract, I reckon. I look for him to be unhappy and shipped.

Rick Carlisle’s connection to the Blazers?

…and I guess I’ll say it many times in the future. Martell isn’t a two, he’s a three. Martell just doesn’t have the handle to play guard at the NBA level. Wishful thinking won’t make it otherwise. No worries: Martell has the potential to be a fine three.

………………………………….. and I think Nate will be rather less inclined to play small ball with Travis at the 4 in the coming year. Ironically, the thing that drives me crazy about Frye — his playing like a jumpshooter and consequently being out of rebounding position — is the thing that just might make him invaluable this season. This presumes that Oden is an offensive beast that draws double teams or at least “a guy and a pair of eyes.” A slashing rebounder (a la Fernandez) on the floor at the same time as Oden and Frye still gives you two bodies and two sets of hands for offensive rebounds; and Frye could be lofting his (pretty open) 16 footers without penalty.

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…. from the standpoint of a fan, is one of the more useless exercises to engage in.

Roy playing 38 minutes a game is almost guaranteed to shorten his career, He’s already had three knee surguries. His minutes and the amount of contact he takes will need to be managed.

that he looked so tired at the end of last year.

You are making mine,thank you

And the competition for backup point guard minutes will be essentially over

The Redeem Team are a bunch of Thoroughbreds running against ponies. I think the fact Rudy scored 8 points is an achievement.

It just like with your kids— one is awesome and one sucks, and the sucky one only remains one of your kids because Nate McMillan harbours a homoerotic crush on the kid.

THAT’S JUST HOW THE WORLD WORKS AND WE ALL MUST AGREE.

Mortimer

that I think Bayless will have the greater impact in his first year simply because of how the team is built but that Rudy may well be the player who makes the long-term impact. Which one is likely to score more and play more key minutes this year? Bayless. Which one is more likely to be traded eventually? Also Bayless.

I never refrain from commenting for fear of offending people, even the players. But on this matter I truly am rooting for both because obviously it would be good for the team if each could contribute. That doesn’t mean I’m neutral, though. I just don’t see any legitimate sides here to be neutral between.

—Dave

Dave’s main asset is his knowledge. Ben, on the other hand, is surprisingly cunning. Dave is straight ahead at you. Ben dips around. Dave is a rock. Ben is the wind. Dave loves the info in his hands. Ben moves without it. Dave defends by getting up in your grill. Ben plays the spaces in between. Dave has focused vision. Ben sees all around him. Dave likes to score off of the dribble. Ben can catch and shoot. Dave is aggressive. Ben is sneaky. Dave will hit you hard. Ben will annoy you until you hit him. These are two bloggers with a lot of weapons, neither one much like the other.