Has anyone been watching Von Wafer lately?
by Arby on Jan 7, 2009 11:26 PM PST
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Seems like he's really coming into his own. He had a game winning 3-pointer in Boston while shooting 4-6 from downtown, and is averaging 15 points a game in the last 5 games, while shooting 56% overall and 61% from 3 point range.
Did the Blazers give up on him too early? Did he just get drowned out behind Roy?
I personally liked him for the very limited amount of time we had him, unfortunately he just never got an opportunity.
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he's von wafer my man
von. wafer.
he wasnt drowned out behind roy… he was drowned out behind all out guards. it’s happenstance that he’s started coming into his own. regardless, i don’t think von wafer would be the piece to put us over the top anyway :p
Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
He certainly wasn't going to play point.
So I’d say that limits who he had to take minutes from to Roy …maybe the occasional PG who switched to SG when Roy needed a break.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
Von Wafer has a chance to be a solid backup 2 guard in the NBA
He didn’t have a future in Portland
Boomshakalaka
For Von Wafer to do well
he would have had to have shot himself into some games to get comfortable. We didn’t really have the time or shots to give him in bulk to get the production from him that he’s capable of.
Chris Dudley for three!
Also
Aaron Brooks 19 points. The dude is a legit NBA Baller. Good for him.
"When I have the ball, I experiment." #5
Von is a chucker
He can shoot 7-8 for 18 points some nights and 1-7 for 3 points other nights. He just shoots. And shoots and shoots.
He may be an NBA player, but he was never going to cut it as a Blazer.
I loved that movie and haven't watched it in a while
I think I’ll rent it though. That dog in the hot tub scene cracks me up every time I think about it.
did you know?
Von Wafer has the lowest career fg percentage among active players with at least 150 attempts?
Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.
-Joe Stalin-
Wafer?
I never liked him after he left Nilla…
* "Chick flicks are illegal in my house... the only girly thing my girl watches is Project Runway." Which Blazer yelled this out in the locker room? Who else? Channing Frye. I know that's going to be somebody's signature.
by BlazermaniacAndy on Jan 8, 2009 1:48 AM PST reply actions
Von Wafer is a NBA player
But like others pointed out, he’s a backup. I compare him to Matt Carroll— good shooter, streaky, good enough athlete overall but not much compared to NBA perimeter players, decent size, and kept playing for teams that didn’t need his services much (Blazers with Roy, Denver with AI). Carroll found a home as a shooting role player for the Bobcats, and I bet Von Wafer will find a home somewhere too.
Maybe it’s Houston, and he’s doing what he does for them.
He could keep developing more and sticking in one place will likely help him a ton, but he’s just a Matt Carroll type. We ain’t gonna lose much sleep over losing him, but wish him all the best.
Mortimer
He got Block of the Night too!
That it may surprise you how he did it.
Von Wafer’s Block of the Night
"It's like, 'Urrrrrrgh!'" Rodriguez says, his cupped hands turning into fists. "It is a good feeling. Good feeling."
by sergioFTW on Jan 8, 2009 9:08 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
i dont know why, but i really liked Von wafer
and wanted us to resign him. but since we had rudy to think about, i dont really see how it would have been possible. i do hope he duz well, and try to pay attention to him when im watching the rockets, him and brooks
December 18, 2008.
"Roy is Roy, and if I were to bet my life on a game of 5-on-5, I’d bet on whichever team Roy was playing on." by HurraKane212
he had some good hustle
when he did come in for a couple games for us.
"She turned me into a newt!
A newt?
...I got better."
Why?
Because he was such a good fit here, or perhaps because his name makes him sound like a Bavarian prince…?
I know a little about a lot and a lot about very little.
by Good Work Doc Roberts on Jan 8, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
i really dont know
but i never cried about it, i just liked him, and still dont see a reason to have not. i got it from the beginnning that we had roy and rudy was commin, so i never REALLY thought we were gonna keep him. i just thought he might be a baller, and maybe someday he will.
December 18, 2008.
"Roy is Roy, and if I were to bet my life on a game of 5-on-5, I’d bet on whichever team Roy was playing on." by HurraKane212
and when i say i dont see a reason to have not
i meant that i dont see a reason to have not liked him
December 18, 2008.
"Roy is Roy, and if I were to bet my life on a game of 5-on-5, I’d bet on whichever team Roy was playing on." by HurraKane212
Meh.
We have B-Rex.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I want to put points on your face."
-Rudy to Pau Gasol
NorrisHopper30: "someone injure pubert jones"
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