@highkin So, when do you think Scoot will be starter? Seems we're about to the point that his per-minute numbers, impact metrics, on/off are better than Simons. Surely with your top prospect you gotta give him the job once he earns it. Also, rapport with Ayton Press Chauncey!

@ripcitydc @JCigan @blazerbanter Scoot Henderson and Ayton used to suck, now they are good Deni is a star, Camara best wing def in the NBA, good 4th scorer too

@ripcitydc @JCigan @blazerbanter we've been better than Houston for three weeks missing the playoffs this year is fine, keep the Bulls pick team is ready to win now, take them over Houston next season

@KevinOConnorNBA depends what you mean by star players lotta false narratives about Tatum being not a star but real ones know his well-rounded game makes him top 10 if all your players are role-playerish but several of them are +3 or better you're gonna win a ton of games

Amen and Sengun are good and fun and interesting players, both pretty weird to build a team around I buy Ayton's resurgence and think Scoot-Ayton is an all-star small-big pairing I'll take Scoot's career over Amen's right now I'll take Deni over anyone on both teams still believe in Sharpe

be patient

@BlazersGR I'm focused on the 10 games bc only the present and future matter, the past doesn't Grant could be useful matching salary if a fun trade comes along in the next 1-2 years if not his salary rolls off around Scoot's extension kicking in

@JCigan @blazerbanter Portland's core suddenly looks better and with higher upside than Houston's

@BlazersGR Grant is a solid role player vet and our young winning core is ready for solid role player vets Wembanyama isn't walking through that door, POR's rebuild is about size, athleticism, depth and it's working

@BlazersGR making the 10 seed with this group would be a fantastic sign for the future

@ryancconnell seems to me Scoot is coming into his own as a leader and his per-minute numbers have *just now* surpassed Simons in my view Billups needs to make that switch

@ryancconnell the team is already good man lol Scoot, drafted and developed Camara+Deni identified as trade targets, brilliantly

if you're a Trail Blazer fan and your position is that we should tank until a "top 5 player in the league" is on the team, you're telling on yourself, you want to lose forever because you have a loser mindset

@ryancconnell how is development being sacrificed? results suggest the opposite, as Camara and Scoot have broken out big-time, and the hard-coaching of Sharpe is also paying off Scoot/Deni/Camara is our franchise pillar don't look now but Ayton is also realizing his potential

@ryancconnell winning basketball is what I want from the Blazers how about you?

@ooWisewun I think erring on the side of patience has turned out to be a strength of Joe's in the aggregate and Grant is contributing right now

@ooWisewun it will be enough to contend in the coming seasons imo, all the core players are improving rapidly and have all star upside