re: Josh Hart with 23 points in his Blazers debut

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No one is debating that BI has so far lacked the want for it, that was literally the thesis of my argumen

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Same here. I really don't understand why you're so angry about this.

Is it because you got out over your skis about how good he was defensively in LA? It's ok. It happens to everyone, myself included.

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has never been a plus defender. Which again, is wrong. He's shown the ability, not just once, but a number of times

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"Saying Garrett Temple can't be an excellent 3pt shooter is wrong. He has shown the ability to be an excellent 3pt shooter, not just once, but a number of times."

Playing good defense once, or even a number of times, in an 82 game season isn't worth that much. Ingram has never had a season (yet) where he has been above average on defense. We're about halfway through his career. I'm glad you're optimistic about his potential; maybe your analysis will be correct. Forgive me waiting to see it first before I believe he can do it

But let me help you out in this thread: here's an article arguing that both his passing and his defense have been improving over a larger sample than not just once, but a number of times.

LINK

You're welcome. I can't wait to see what names you call me next