Outlaw and Websters breakout season

by skott75 on Jul 8, 2010 12:51 PM PDT

I'm tired of all the lbj talk so I thought I'd float this out there. With Both Outlaw and Webster joining struggling teams, are we going to see career seasons from both of them? I for one think that both guys are going to thrive in there new homes. Both will likely start for their new teams and should see significantly more time on the floor. I can see both players averaging double didgets and making reall names for themselves. I don't think either is destined for stardome, but I think both will finally get a chance to show what they can do. I think The blazer fans always expect their young players to turn into stars, so we are disappointed when they simply settle into solid players. With these lowered expectations I believe we will see them truly settle into the players they really are. While neither will be winning a lot, I think both will be much happier and more appreciated in their new surroundings. Lets be honest, would we really have been so hard on these guys if all we wanted out of them was solid bench play? Congrats to them, and I hope they do well. I now have a reason to watch NJ and MIN games.

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It will be very interesting to see what happens, I hope they have great years, then we can hear the reasons why that didn’t happen in Portland. LIke J. O’neal.

by twggyy on Jul 8, 2010 1:02 PM PDT reply actions

I'm sure both of them will improve their stats

however, I think they will both remain the inconsistent players they were in Portland.

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by JuwanMVPHoward on Jul 8, 2010 1:07 PM PDT reply actions

Webster, yes....

but Trout is Trout, no matter where he goes.

Webster is more likely to “Jermaine” us…

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by The Penguin on Jul 8, 2010 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

Read Ben's post on Outlaw

before getting all hipped up.

The POST is accurate.

by spencerbutte on Jul 8, 2010 1:47 PM PDT reply actions

I wonder

…if ‘Dave’ who posted “#25!” in the comments on that article is our Dave. If so, well played, sir, well played.

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by DonkeyShins on Jul 8, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Outlaw has is going to have to fight Williams, and James for minns.

Webster could blow up though.

by Kaanyr Vhok on Jul 8, 2010 1:50 PM PDT reply actions

My guess is they plan on using him the same way we did

Come off the bench for Favors, spell LeBigShot for a bit, and T-Will plays pack-up swingman. He’ll see more minutes as the 4 than he did here, but LeBron is big enough that it won’t be a problem if they have to play the 3/4 interchangeably. With both Williams and Favors still developing, Outlaw provides exactly what the Nets need, especially if they sign James and need a shooter.

by HailOden! on Jul 8, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm not talking about LeBron James.

I think his name is Damion James. That rook is nasty.

by Kaanyr Vhok on Jul 8, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

For as much as people talk about players who leave here and "blow up"...

… how often has it really happened in the modern Blazers era? Sergio? Out of the league. Frye? He improved due to an ideal offense, but he’s nowhere near the allstar cusp. He was just as good for us during times that Aldridge went down (with less three pointers). Case in point, the legendary 12 game winning streak. Jack? Hahaha! Ruffin? Raef? Miles? Even Travis fell on his face when he went to the Clippers. What better opportunity to shine than on the Clippers?! So, who have we let go lately that fulfilled the doomsday prophecy of held back potential bursting into superstardom?

by zaruga on Jul 8, 2010 2:22 PM PDT reply actions

Travis was injured for most of his Clippers tenure

And Steve Blake, by the way, did a lot better in LA than he did in Portland. He increased his assists 50%, improved his field goal shooting by 40 points, and improved his three point shooting by a whopping 60 points.

Of course, no superstars have emerged. But we haven’t really let go of anyone who had the potential to. Marty still has a very high ceiling if he can produce for Minny or another team the way he did for us mid-season. He’ll for sure be more productive there than he was here. The same might go for Travis, but it’s a little more dubious.

by HailOden! on Jul 8, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

About Blake, there was one more stat that changed significantly.

His turnover rate went from 15.0% to a whopping 26.6%. Overall, I’d say Blake did about as well with the Clippers last year as he did with the Blazers. The increase in shooting efficiency and assists was balanced out by the fact that he lost the ability to not throw the ball away. Sure, an increase in assists and turnovers indicates he had to change his role and he also had to get used to new teammates; however, that turnover rate is simply unacceptably high and hurt his team.

I agree that Martell still has some potential. He had his best season after missing practically a full season due to injury, which is impressive. I doubt he’ll blossom into a star, but I think he could be a very nice glue-type starter.

by poster on Jul 8, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Jack? Hahaha!

I don’t don’t understand the laughter re: Jack. Across the board his stats all took a nice bump upwards last year with the Raptors. While I don’t regret the draft-night trade and I don’t want JJ back on the Blazer’s roster, he’s certainly outperformed Webster (so far) from that 2005 draft class

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by two4larue on Jul 9, 2010 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions