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 | re: If we pick Burke…? - morsatun on 6/17/13 at 10:05 pm
This was not intended to be a thread on picking Burke or not, that is why I wrote IF we pick him. The question was who would be starting at PG who would be backup, and when...
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| re: If we pick Burke…? - morsatun on 6/17/13 at 7:34 pm
If you are right and he starts from day one, do you think Vasquez will be cool being his backup? It is very different being the backup of a rookie, than being the backup PG of an elite player. ...
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| If we pick Burke…? - morsatun on 6/17/13 at 6:50 pm
It is starting to look like Burke is the pick. If that is the case, what would be the point guard situation next year? A few questions come to mind:
1 is Burke ready to start in the NBA straight away?
If the answer is yes, then do we keep Vasquez as backup or trade Vasquez and trust Robert...
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| re: Can Vasquez improve enough? - morsatun on 5/26/13 at 9:35 pm
[quote]I'm not defensive, and I'm sorry if I'm conveying any harsh sounding emotion in my comments. I'm honestly just sharing my opinion. And its one I feel quite strongly about because if the position is not upgraded, I think that will be a huge roadblock to our rebuild
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Fare enough...
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| re: Can Vasquez improve enough? - morsatun on 5/26/13 at 8:52 pm
[quote]No. He can't. For the reasons I just said. He's a good backup PG in the league. And that's his ceiling. For gods sake, that's what he was drafted to be. 28th overall I believe. Drafted to be a good backup player if that. He has lived up to that expectation, but he will not move past it
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| re: Can Vasquez improve enough? - morsatun on 5/26/13 at 8:34 pm
OK, this is going too much into Vasquez been able to become a better athlete or not. I just want to know, if you think that a PG (whoever it is) with Vasquez's defensive limitations, and posting the stats I posted (15 PPG, 9.5 APG, 48% FG%, 38% 3p% 3 TO pg, 13 shots PG and 0.5 hero per game, could b...
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| re: Can Vasquez improve enough? - morsatun on 5/26/13 at 7:53 pm
I think I may have chosen the wrong title for my post. I am not asking if people think Vasquez can improve or not. I am asking if the improvement I posted (hypothetical) would be enough to offset his defensive liability...
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| Can Vasquez improve enough? - morsatun on 5/26/13 at 7:32 pm
In my last post there was a bit of a discussion on weather Vasquez has reach his ceiling or not. IMO he can improve in some aspects, and not in others.
If Vasquez was to be our starting PG next season and his numbers were to be:
15 PPG up from 13.9
9.5 APG up form 9.0
3 TOPG down from ...
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| re: Vasquez will have surgery in both ankles - morsatun on 5/22/13 at 9:38 pm
[quote]Did the article describe the surgery or injury in any detail?[/quote]
It says (I am translating) "to remove loos particles"
By the way I still like Vasquez a lot, I just want the team to have all the cards available during the off season that is all...
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| re: Vasquez will have surgery in both ankles - morsatun on 5/22/13 at 9:34 pm
I am not that worry about how slow he gets, I am worry that his trade value for this off season my go down a lot...
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| Vasquez will have surgery in both ankles - morsatun on 5/22/13 at 9:29 pm
Just read in the Venezuela news that Vasquez will have surgery in both ankles next Friday...
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| Who is more serviceable for next year Lopez or Vasquez? - morsatun on 5/22/13 at 9:17 pm
We all seem to agree, that both Lopez and Vasquez in their respective positions showed good progress, but also limitations. Although not ideal in most people minds, it is certainly a possibility that either one of them or both would be our starting players next season (note I am not saying that is i...
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| re: We may be in trouble - morsatun on 5/21/13 at 11:32 pm
[quote]According to Hollingers PER ratings we had two of the top 12 most productive PFs in the league chief
4. Anthony Davis
12. Ryan Anderson
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I was talking about small forward, I corrected it in the original post....
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| We may be in trouble - morsatun on 5/21/13 at 11:18 pm
I know a lot of people are excited about the next season, and expect the Pelicans to be competitive, (may be not play off favorites, but 8 spot candidates at least). Nevertheless, no matter how much I think about it, I can see us improving, but not that much. I will explain why:
There are 3 main ...
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| re: Austin Rivers wants to play PG next year - morsatun on 5/1/13 at 8:32 pm
[quote]he's probably only repeating what Monty told him
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Monty did not sounded so convinced about this in the fans interview posted in Pelicans. com today. He was specifically asked about Rivers playing PG and he said that he likes having the versatility that allows him to have Rivers at...
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| re: How many shots will GV take today? - morsatun on 3/18/13 at 7:12 pm
GV was just interviewed and promised not to take that many shots today. Lets see if he keeps it up...
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| re: How many shots will GV take today? - morsatun on 3/18/13 at 7:00 pm
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How about facilitating growth in Roger Mason?
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Growth in Mason? he is 33, he is what he is....
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| re: How many shots will GV take today? - morsatun on 3/18/13 at 6:56 pm
[quote]i don't care how many times he shoots....just make your shots, Gravy[/quote]
so you would give him green light?...
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| How many shots will GV take today? - morsatun on 3/18/13 at 6:50 pm
During the post-game talk yesterday Monty was asked if he was upset about GV taking 25 shots in the game, and he answered that if Gordon and Anderson are not scoring then GV has to take more shots. With Gordon out today, I wonder if GV will have green light, or will Monty keep him on a short leash?...
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| Mistake in last game's official stats - morsatun on 3/15/13 at 12:43 am
This is not particularly relevant, but I am surprised that it can happen and no one seams to notice for the official stats.
According to the NBA stats page in the last games Vasquez scored 15 points and 14 assists. If you checked the “play by play” record, when there where 1:56 minutes lefts it ...
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| re: Magic-105 Pels-102 FINAL- TANKKKKKK - morsatun on 3/4/13 at 7:21 pm
Vasquez has not taken one shot yet...
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| re: Point guarding the pelicans for the next two seasons - morsatun on 3/2/13 at 10:15 pm
I think you guys misunderstood what I wss trayng to say.
I am not saying Vasquez is the long term solution or the ideal player for us. I just think that in terms of strategy it is better to run with him next year and trade him the year after....
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| Point guarding the pelicans for the next two seasons - morsatun on 3/2/13 at 8:05 pm
After more than 50 games of the season I am prepare to make a prediction about the Vasquez-New Orleans relationship. I am fairly confident that Vasquez will be the starting point guard next year and then he will be traded in the 2014 off season. Here are my reasons:
Next year he will cost the tea...
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| The Gordon situation is killing us - morsatun on 2/27/13 at 11:04 am
I really think that the biggest problem we have at the moment is call Erick Gordon. I am not saying he is a bad player, but between the fact that he cannot play in back to backs, and the lack of consistency he has shown, the team has not been able to develop clear and consistent game style.
We h...
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| re: How much would Vasquez get in his next deal? - morsatun on 2/12/13 at 7:01 pm
[quote]He will make $7m per year. Could jump up into $8m+ if he sustains his current play.
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I really don't see any team giving him $8/y...
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| How much would Vasquez get in his next deal? - morsatun on 2/12/13 at 4:10 pm
This thread is not intended to re-discuss whether Vasquez will be with us or should be our starter in the future. I just want to have an idea of how much you think he will get regardless of weather he is with us, or with someone else.
I am thinking about a 4 year deal, and I post 3 scenarios: A-...
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| re: NBA Point Guard Power Rankings (Bleacher Report) - morsatun on 1/23/13 at 4:27 pm
I think at the moment he should be between 10 and 14th (so 12 is about right),
If he keeps going with the same level, by the end of the season he would average 15.5 ppg and 9.5 apg, so then he would probably be between 10 and 12th (10th in average.
If he then continues next year with a season ...
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| re: Greivis Vasquez should get more recognition - morsatun on 1/21/13 at 7:42 pm
As you know I am one of the biggest Vasquez fans in this forum, but I think he is getting plenty of recognition. Every time we have a non Hornets Tv broadcast, the commentators can not stop mentioning how good he is and he got the player of the week earlier this month. I sometimes get a bit upset wi...
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| re: The hardest game of Vasquez career. - morsatun on 1/17/13 at 3:38 pm
[quote]In this case, I found the OP to be absolutely short-sighted. Out of every game in his career or even this season, this was the toughest? And he played poorly, so this is some excuse? I'm not buying that this was his toughest challenge. That's pure drivel. [/quote]
I am not trying to justif...
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| The hardest game of Vasquez career. - morsatun on 1/17/13 at 12:07 am
When you think about it this game had all the ingredients to become the hardest game Vasquez had played yet.
-We were playing against a 6 wins in row Celtics
-He had to face Rondo and Bradley, and without Gordon they could both put pressure on him.
-He was not 100% physically (he had a cold...
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