Koponen!

Petteri rounding into form in the league that produced Brandon Jennings!

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blazers hidden jewel

shhhhh

"shaq and zach randolph have the same trainer... "

best one liner i ever heard.

by bowdown on Nov 22, 2009 6:37 PM PST reply actions

His name isn't Steve Blake, ergo he will NEVER start as long as Nate and Brandon are here.

by dario argento on Nov 22, 2009 6:46 PM PST reply actions

what does brandon have to do with koponen starting?

Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!

by CroRupt on Nov 22, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions

Joke is that

Nate and Brandon only ever want Steve Blake to start.
And Koponen is not named Steve Blake.

….unless you’re being sarcastic.

by CaptainSexyJacob on Nov 22, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions

Geez maybe if Andre Miller would have taken 30 minutes a day over his decade long NBA career to practice 3's he'd have the one skill he needs to start for the Blazers.

Oh and by the way, Koponen is a good enough shooter that he could one day start in our system.

I'm calling for 57 wins this season.

by 123_G.O._RipCity on Nov 23, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions

axe grind much?

It’s sharp enough already.

by Marvin100 on Nov 23, 2009 12:19 AM PST up reply actions

I just calls it like I sees it.

by dario argento on Nov 23, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions

over & over & over again.

by Marvin100 on Nov 24, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions

Seeing is Believing

Interesting posts… I think Koponen has potential… however, that’s all it is at this point. He’ll need to prove himself against NBA quality players. Down the road, maybe. Today, not so much.

Next off-season should be interesting.

by icedan on Nov 22, 2009 9:13 PM PST reply actions

Does Tony Parker qualify? He held him down pretty good in the Eurobasket qualification

But I agree, this is still all about him developing his game. He has the tools as a big (in size) combo guard to defend both positions, and is learning to lead the team and score. He benefitted a lot from Earl Boykins leaving and now gets the playing time he’ll need for the next year or two. I still have a hard time seeing him as an NBA-level starter, but who knows?

Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam

by Norsktroll on Nov 23, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions

Koponen still isn't playing at a level that indicates he is likely to have sucsess in the NBA

Then again, Jennings didn’t do that well in Italy either.

by trk on Nov 23, 2009 12:13 AM PST reply actions

Jennings did other things.

Scouts who watched him noticed he was playing much better on defense and buying into a team concept more. Since he already scored like crazy in high school (Broke Carmelo’s record) people shouldn’t have been worried about his low scoring numbers. It was all the other stuff he needed to get better at.

I’d like to here what people say about Koponen’s defense. If he’s improving that, then maybe he has a shot at the NBA.

by Nick Van Excellent on Nov 23, 2009 1:06 AM PST up reply actions

Koponen is #1 defender in his team!

In yesterdays game he had the best /- (19)… And this was against the best team in the league! Apperently Koponen was defending Avellinos best scorer Dee Brown, who’s +/- was -19!

by The Finnisher on Nov 23, 2009 1:19 AM PST up reply actions

That's good to hear.

by Nick Van Excellent on Nov 23, 2009 2:19 AM PST up reply actions

Thanks meru

by tominhawaii on Nov 23, 2009 6:33 AM PST reply actions

Koponen has been bumped around...

…not just played at PG. But that might be a GOOD thing. He CAN play PG as well as Blake (if not better) and plays PG for the national team. But he’s also been forced to play off the ball with a ball dominant PG (Scoonie Penn, and others), so he has to be able to be useful as a SG. But he’s also 6’5", and a good defender, so is asked to guard the opponent’s best wing player. Guess what? He sounds like a Better Blake! And we could play the “3 guard” lineup but pretend we’re just putting Koponen at SF. That way Brandon could feel comfortable AND we can have the offensive flexibility.
Right now I feel like letting Blake walk in the off-season would be too risky. But if K. keeps it up, I’d have no problem essentially swapping Blake for PK.

by meru on Nov 23, 2009 9:41 AM PST reply actions

Koponen is very very good defender,

Didn’t any1 saw France – Finland Match. Koponen was all time in court when parker was. He stay front of parker, don’t give easy lay ups… Parker played big minutes and he shooting % was like 30? If trailblazers pick koponen to they starting five, then theres one sure thing. Parker will not score against Blazers…

by Crysta on Nov 23, 2009 11:38 AM PST reply actions