[ABM]

Even though he was "only" 5-12 from the field, his heady play (i.e. forcing the 3 free throws, etc.) and clutch free throws were a big part of the reason the Blazers won this game.

 

[Goldmember]

He still took too many bad shots. But he did make some good plays. This was a total team win all the way though. Monia, Jack, Outlaw, and Dixon all made good contributions.

 

[furball]

He still took too many bad shots. But he did make some good plays. This was a total team win all the way though. Monia, Jack, Outlaw, and Dixon all made good contributions.

Man, some of you guys are never happy. Dixon has been a godsend this season so far. He started out a little cold at he beginning of the year, but he has exceeded my expectations. He has single handedly carried this team for stretches when Darius and Zach can't buy a bucket. Plus, he is a great team guy with outstanding character.

 

[Dan]

Man, some of you guys are never happy. Dixon has been a godsend this season so far. He started out a little cold at he beginning of the year, but he has exceeded my expectations. He has single handedly carried this team for stretches when Darius and Zach can't buy a bucket. Plus, he is a great team guy with outstanding character.

agree'd. The last 5 games have changed my opinion of Juan. I think he'd be a better backup pg than a sg, but he's not dissapointing as of now.

 

[dkap]

Did anyone else think we got lucky with that call at the end of the third (fouled on the 3)? Sure looked to me like his right foot was on the line, but they never gave us a good look.

Dan

 

[gatorpops]

agree'd. The last 5 games have changed my opinion of Juan. I think he'd be a better backup pg than a sg, but he's not dissapointing as of now.

He does seem better suited to the PG except for his ballhandeling. I think he has been a very good pickup and it now shows why Nate kept playing him in the early going. He seems to want to learn and that is good. Good team guy as far as helping the other players as well.

gatorpops

 

[Goldmember]

Man, some of you guys are never happy. Dixon has been a godsend this season so far. He started out a little cold at he beginning of the year, but he has exceeded my expectations. He has single handedly carried this team for stretches when Darius and Zach can't buy a bucket. Plus, he is a great team guy with outstanding character.

Who said I wasn't happy? He just takes too many bad shots. For every good play he had one bad one. Until that changes I wont be sold on Juan.

 

[Utherhimo]

yeah he hit the big shots today and good

 

[Trader Ed]

He had a very nice game. Nice to know we have our clutch FT shooter in Juan

I am cautiously optimistic

 

[MercyKersey]

Watching the game today there was a couple times i was watching him move without the ball
and he reminded me alot of his former teammate rip hamilton. The way he catches and shoots off
screens.. Nice lil spark off the bench. Starting to like him more and more..

 

[soonerterp]

Watching the game today there was a couple times i was watching him move without the ball
and he reminded me alot of his former teammate rip hamilton...

Agreed ... the Blazers games I have actually SEEN this season bear that out as well (I didn't get to SEE this one I don't have League Pass and was at work anyway ... but I listened to the game on the internet).

However, if memory serves, Rip Hamilton was sent to Detroit (in exchange for Jerry Stackhouse) during the 2001-2002 season, while Dixon was still a senior at Maryland.

OTOH, Dixon is all too familiar with Memphis' Shane Battier ... maybe he thought he was back at Cameron Indoor Stadium, where the Terps ruined Battier's Senior Night in 2001. Either way, Portland has a very valuable off-the-bench contributor in Dixon. I envy you because I sorta wish he was still a Wiz.

Sorry, had to get that in.

 

[Ed O]

Dixon has hit some big shots, but he's missed a lot, too.

Juan might be my least favorite Blazer since Clifford Robinson. I hate the way that he plays the game and I cringe every time he shoots the ball. That he's getting so many minutes--let alone so many shots--is one of the biggest disappointments and most ringing indictments of this team IMO so far this year.

Ed O.

 

[ABM]

Dixon has hit some big shots, but he's missed a lot, too.

Juan might be my least favorite Blazer since Clifford Robinson. I hate the way that he plays the game and I cringe every time he shoots the ball. That he's getting so many minutes--let alone so many shots--is one of the biggest disappointments and most ringing indictments of this team IMO so far this year.

Ed O.

I have a distnict hunch that Martell's minutes will be increasing.

 

[Ed O]

I have a distnict hunch that Martell's minutes will be increasing.

I think that EVERYONE would be happy with that (save Juan and his fans). Martell sure looked like he deserved it at the end of last night's game.

Ed O.

 

[shookem]

damnit, i drafted juan in a fantasy league thinking that he and portland would be doing better this year...oh well, at least the team looks pretty good.

 

[ABM]

Time to go back to the Dixon project.

 

[MARIS61]

He has single handedly carried this team for stretches when Darius and Zach can't buy a bucket. Plus, he is a great team guy with outstanding character.

Actually, He has single handedly carried this team for stretches when Darius and Zach were wide open screaming for the ball.

He has worse tunnelvision than Zach and shows it with the lowest assist to points-personally-scored ratio on the team.

He's a pretty good one on one scorer 40% of the time but thinks the rest of the guys are just there to set screens and picks. If you want to see the Blazers play as a team, get Dixon out of there.