MuscleChestbrook 489 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 17 hours ago, Dirty Little Birdie said: You’d be foolish not to stash him. He has league winning potential. You’re not going to find a better player off the wire at this point and if/when something happens to Whiteside he can put up top 25 numbers. You gotta taper expectations. He wasn't even top 25 even when he was healthy and going on a tear last year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ssolitare 118 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 He may get 16 games this season right? Link to post Share on other sites
KB24MVP 162 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 He is right on time guys, we will have him after the ASB what will lead to about 30 games from him and more importantly he has one month of getting in shape before the Fantasy playoffs come around... league winner potential!! Link to post Share on other sites
GuruPitka 6 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 does anyone know of anyone else that went through a similar injury and what it was like when they were brought back? This was a straight break rather then ligament damage right? Link to post Share on other sites
RipCity0 698 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I think Paul George had a similar thing and when he came back he wasn't that good in the 6 games he played that season. Of course George came back 3-4 months sooner than Nurk. Link to post Share on other sites
brickcitymamba 289 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, GuruPitka said: does anyone know of anyone else that went through a similar injury and what it was like when they were brought back? This was a straight break rather then ligament damage right? I believe it was. Can't weigh in on the comparisons, but I'm pretty sure I remember coming across Nurk saying something along the lines of wanting to take all the time necessary to come back at 100%, apparently he had rushed back from some injuries previously. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CFN 1,595 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, RipCity0 said: I think Paul George had a similar thing and when he came back he wasn't that good in the 6 games he played that season. Of course George came back 3-4 months sooner than Nurk. This is correct. They had very similar injuries. Nurk is about 50 lbs heavier (he was much trimmer last year ~275, maybe lighter), so that's working against him, but I think this kind of clean break should be easier to come back from than ligament damage. PG was indeed terrible in the limited games he returned, but Nurkic should have a bit more time to get back to form since his injury occured (3/25/19) about 4 months earlier with respect to the next season than George (8/1/14). And PG was totally fine the next season, he was back to being a total beast. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GuruPitka 6 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, CFN said: This is correct. They had very similar injuries. Nurk is about 50 lbs heavier (he was much trimmer last year ~275, maybe lighter), so that's working against him, but I think this kind of clean break should be easier to come back from than ligament damage. PG was indeed terrible in the limited games he returned, but Nurkic should have a bit more time to get back to form since his injury occured (3/25/19) about 4 months earlier with respect to the next season than George (8/1/14). And PG was totally fine the next season, he was back to being a total beast. any clue as to the kind of minutes PG was given when he came back? Link to post Share on other sites
smeeze 6,086 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, GuruPitka said: any clue as to the kind of minutes PG was given when he came back? https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/georgpa01/gamelog/2015/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GuruPitka 6 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Yikes. Link to post Share on other sites
CrockPot 48 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Yeah this guy is going to be someone else’s headache. Not touching him this year. Link to post Share on other sites
RLDN106 269 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 He's a fine stash if you have an open IR, I wouldn't count on much this year though (especially if Whiteside isn't traded). Link to post Share on other sites
kilslo 178 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 One of the Blazers beat writers have Hassan being traded at 50/50 Doubt it happens but I didn’t realize Hassan chances of getting traded were that high Link to post Share on other sites
Apollo_87 339 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 10 minutes ago, kilslo said: One of the Blazers beat writers have Hassan being traded at 50/50 Doubt it happens but I didn’t realize Hassan chances of getting traded were that high Likewise. I hear a lot of 'Whiteside's way better in fantasy, and not that good at real defense', but I was looking at some advanced metrics and they seem to suggest he's pretty good. Not sure if Portland should be trading Whiteside. And this is coming from someone stashing Nurkic. Link to post Share on other sites
kilslo 178 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Apollo_87 said: Likewise. I hear a lot of 'Whiteside's way better in fantasy, and not that good at real defense', but I was looking at some advanced metrics and they seem to suggest he's pretty good. Not sure if Portland should be trading Whiteside. And this is coming from someone stashing Nurkic. Yeh he’s been good for them (better then expected I bet) but trading him wouldn’t make much sense, unless they can fetch a first which I doubt seeing that he’ll be a UFA this offseason Maybe they are worried Hassan will react poorly as he did in Miami when Nurkic cuts into his minutes as Bam did I hope these ramped up workouts a week before the trade deadline are to see if Nurkic can handle a full workload so they can sell high on Hassan for whatever they can get Wishful thinking I know lol Link to post Share on other sites
RedDogNamedClippers 2,141 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I was always under the impression that Hassan was a rental for them in hopes of trading him away. He has performed better than his Miami days, but it has no contributed to wins unfortunately for the Blazers. They need to blow that team up, and I fathom he will be apart of the shrapnel. Link to post Share on other sites
Shkodran_plako 12 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I badly need Nurkic and OPJ back a few weeks before playoffs. The sooner the better so they can be on form during the playoffs Link to post Share on other sites
MWon 1,590 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Handcuffed Nurk (IL) and Whiteside together in one league. I honestly don't know how much better the Blazers would be if they traded Whiteside. They'd obviously need to improve their depth, but their C spot is a huge hole, and I doubt Nurk comes back anywhere near 100% by the IRL playoffs (even if the Blazers make it) in order to effectively help them. Sure, Whiteside might be awful IRL on defense by most accounts, but for me, he seems to be fairly active when I'm watching him on the court, and of course, he's been putting up some gaudy stats (and staying relatively healthy) for fantasy owners anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
beejay6020 114 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 yeh I think they only trade Whiteside if they can find a really good deal but I think they'd def be open to it knowing they have nurk to come back and next season it would be a waste if they kept both in a timeshare (+ have Zach collins to back up nurk) Link to post Share on other sites
m1dday 263 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 hours ago, kilslo said: One of the Blazers beat writers have Hassan being traded at 50/50 Doubt it happens but I didn’t realize Hassan chances of getting traded were that high Who knows how committed Whiteside is with the team - maybe someone will overpay him this offseason in a generally weaker FA class, hence why Portland would be looking to trade him to get some value back. It's definitely 50/50 since they're not a relatively big FA destination anyway, too. Link to post Share on other sites
Eltoro 518 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Hopefully this isn't too big a setback: https://www.blazersedge.com/2020/1/30/21116071/jusuf-nurkic-injury-news-calf-strain-portland-trail-blazers#comments Link to post Share on other sites
enbhie 7 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 52 minutes ago, Eltoro said: Hopefully this isn't too big a setback: https://www.blazersedge.com/2020/1/30/21116071/jusuf-nurkic-injury-news-calf-strain-portland-trail-blazers#comments Oh my .... for how long? hopefully not a major setback. Link to post Share on other sites
Tluser 0 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I doubt it's anything that keeps him out that long. Honestly, I'd expect the time table to remain the same. He returns right after All-Star Break. Link to post Share on other sites
beejay6020 114 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 exactly why I doubt hell be relevant. big guys after that much time off, massive chance of soft tissue injuries. look at PG with his hammy etc. calf strains can be tricky. will most likely add another 1-2 weeks onto his recovery Link to post Share on other sites
KB24MVP 162 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, beejay6020 said: exactly why I doubt hell be relevant. big guys after that much time off, massive chance of soft tissue injuries. look at PG with his hammy etc. calf strains can be tricky. will most likely add another 1-2 weeks onto his recovery would make him still ready for the Fantasy Playoffs.... Link to post Share on other sites
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