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Old 02-19-2008, 09:10 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Re: Granger vs Outlaw
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Originally Posted by ProfitByProphet View Post
It was hard to understand because you were talking about past tense, but writing in present tense.

You said, "the Portland situation isn't the best for young players to develop in." Which means that Portland is currently not a good place for young players to develop. I think what you were trying to say was that, "the Portland situation wasn't a good place for young players to develop at the time Outlaw was drafted.

But with that I have to disagree anyway. Outlaw was drafted specifically for the purpose of long term development and has been brought along slowly. There's been no pressure on him and he's been with McMillan since 2005. I'm not sure I see a better situation for him.
Actually I said those things, not HKF. And it's still not the ideal development environment because the kids don't get enough playing time against vets (because there just isn't enough time to go around). This has been a problem there the last three or four years as the Blazers dumped all their vets. It doesn't really hurt the Brandon Roys and LaMarcus Aldridges because they're good enough to get all the playing time they need in NBA games. It does hurt guys like Webster and Outlaw when they don't have any vets to practise against and don't get enough time on a nightly basis to develop their games. So their growth is slowed.
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