Thank You Travis Outlaw

by blazerbeliever97504 on Apr 12, 2009 10:07 AM PDT

Thank You Travis for a season of improvment and hard work. I remember earlier this year how i would allmost cringe when Trout had the ball, it was allways jab step - 19ft jumper. Which to his credit he is so long and jumps so high allmost no one can block it but come on when your a decent to good shooter you dont want your bread and butter to be a %40 jump shot. Look at Roy and LMA, they both love to shoot the jumper but understand that your bread is buttered in the paint. Trav is learning this as of late, the few games i get to watch (no comcast) lately Travis is still shooting alot of jumpers but it seems they are falling more regularly and he is driving to the hoop more than i have ever seen him. I can think of 2 seperate dunks that looked like something from NBA 2k9.

I am starting to see the player he is becomeing, i mean he plays the PF the SF and i have seen them play him at SG.(not this year though to my knowledge) He is getting better at defense, he is getting better rebounding, he is taking it to the hoop more regularly.......He is really starting to become something special. Plus he and Roy have a competition going about who is more clutch in the 4th quarter. Never hurts to have 2 clutch 4th quarter guys.

Thank you Trout and keep up the good work!

P.S. Thank you to my fellow Bedgers who have encouraged and motivated me regarding these "thank you" posts.

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you are welcome

I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.

by bow4meow on Apr 12, 2009 10:13 AM PDT reply actions

FYI

Steve Blake

Bayless

RLEC

Sergio(maybe i saw one but i dont think so)

The final three, seem to be all thats left if anyone needs to know or wants to post a “thank you” post fo there own just please leave the final three for last if possable.

by blazerbeliever97504 on Apr 12, 2009 10:15 AM PDT reply actions

And then one to God, thanking him that the inanity is at an end.

Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...

by timbo on Apr 13, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions

yw

Bedge or go home.

by Ojala John on Apr 12, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions

Travis

has had a good season. His production leveled off but he has contributed to games more often than in the past when he’d have an awesome outing followed by four embarrassing ones.

—Dave

by Dave on Apr 12, 2009 12:01 PM PDT reply actions

Did the levelling off correspond with the pinky problem?

I love that Brandon busts his chops about him making excuses for himself.

That’s our job.

Travis strengths already make him unuaually valuable. He will be a sixth man winner as we get better and command more national media attention. His game is well suited to the award. His friendship and position in the team is pretty important ( reconciling Brandon and LMA).

I believe as we develop a more and more dominant interior defense, and as they play more and more together, his defense and rebound issues will become less costly.

TY Travis. You are a classy, fun asset on and off the court. Work hard this summer.

Bedge or go home.

by Ojala John on Apr 12, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions

I guarantee that Travis Outlaw will never win the NBA Sixth Man Award at any point in his career.

by AK1984 on Apr 12, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

you cannot POSSIBLY

guarantee that.

The Michael Ruffin of BlazersEdge, cuz Amlmart said so.

by BlazersOrBust on Apr 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Nope, but now and again I do enjoy dabbling in a bit of hyperbole.

Yet, in all seriousness, Travis Outlaw is clearly shown to be laughably overrated by countless advanced metrics — including PER, Wages of Wins, various +/- stats, et cetera — regardless, casual fans seem to love him nonetheless. The other fallacy people toss out is that Outlaw is supposedly clutch in crunch-time situations, even though he’s shooting a paltry 40.3% so far this season in 130 minutes during that time frame according to http://www.82games.com

I’m of the thought that most people who’re enamored with Outlaw are ignorant to the nuances of the game. Sadly, basketball fundamentals like ball handling, getting teammates involved on offense, man-to-man defense, rotating on help defense, blocking out, and several other facets are unimportant to them.

by AK1984 on Apr 12, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

So were in agreement then Shotgun.

Even if you did contradict yourself.

The SMOY award is like jr high school homecoming queen:

1. Don’t start.
2. Score a lot.
3. Be on a winning team.
4. Smile pretty.

5. Win

Bedge or go home.

by Ojala John on Apr 12, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Hyperbole is

THE GREATEST THING EVER!!!!!!

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

by haildablazer on Apr 13, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions

You are half right.

As the second unit develops they will need Outlaw less, and less; and unfortunately he hasn’t show an ability to work hard on the off-season and develop the other intangibles of his game. Most likely they will trade him, because if he were to stay here, he will become more and more a limited role player.

by MotoMan045 on Apr 13, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions

im glad hes taking it to the hoop more often, but he still needs to work on his defense in the off season

by elconquistador on Apr 12, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions

#25

Are we going to address wrong by silencing the right? --Dave

by prezofdeath on Apr 12, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs

rec

#25

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Apr 12, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

you're the original; I'm just a follower

Are we going to address wrong by silencing the right? --Dave

by prezofdeath on Apr 12, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Travis has done a great job of maintaining his trade value this season!

Just kidding… He’s lookin’ good. Hopefully that pinky heals and his 3 pointer starts dropping again.

by tominrehab on Apr 13, 2009 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Nice Prez.

Me too Anne.

Bedge or go home.

by Ojala John on Apr 12, 2009 4:05 PM PDT reply actions

if theres one thinks travis really needs to work on, its BOXING OUT HIS FREAKING MAN!!!!!!!!

I love Trout and everything hr brings, but seriously. Odom had like 5 O rebounds just because of Trout. The coaches need to make this issue numero uno.

by dario argento on Apr 12, 2009 4:49 PM PDT reply actions

that being said thank you Travis.

by dario argento on Apr 12, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed

Also, without any fanfare, his passing and movement without the ball has been improving steadily.

#25

More Blazing, Less Trailing

by Bretski on Apr 13, 2009 12:01 AM PDT reply actions

On the contrary, Travis Outlaw's assists to turnover of 0.9 is unacceptable no matter how you slice it.

by AK1984 on Apr 13, 2009 5:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Except that his role is score score score

And, had he gone to college, he’d only now be in his second or third year in the NBA. I say we give Trav one more year. I think he’s starting to get that consistency. I just want to see him have more of those nights where he gets to the freethrow line 15 times.

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

by haildablazer on Apr 13, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions