Free Michael Porter Jr. Thead Edit: MPJ gets his first minutes FUTURE MVP!

[Flex Grossman]

Relax. Malone is trying to build the “you have to earn it” culture. Jokic and Murray didn’t play much their rookie years either. MPJ will be getting 20 mins a game by all star break.

 

[Trot LaRoc]

Barton ain't that good ..he's a 15 minute guy...

I expect MpJ to start getting minutes by December

 

[Black]

We you a wiz.. nvm



But Grant's actually a legit starter in this league

Yeah I'm a wizard i didn't mean we as in myself. I was speaking as malone.

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

I'm not disagreeing

I'm just saying that's most likely the front office and entire organizational mentality of why he's racking up DNPs

It might not be Malone's fault necessarily

He should be getting minutes. I'm sure he will soon. But the org is clearly being very very cautious

He hasnt played in two years thats plenty of time to heal up, DNPs are not gonna help him. 5- 10 minutes a game is to much to ask. This is a Malone decision hes the nba version of jay gruden spiteful and would rather lose his way.

 

[Regular_P]

Dude must be super trash to not get any tick at SF on that squad.

How'd he look in preseason?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Wasn't there some guy who said that Porter would be the best player on the Nuggets the moment he stepped on the court and bring them a ring or some shyt like that?

 

[Jakarta]

he is fully healthy, a full year since his last back surgery and finished his rehab.

I thought I remembered seeing something about him hurting a knee in a scrim during the summer

 

[Regular_P]

Wasn't there some guy who said that Porter would be the best player on the Nuggets the moment he stepped on the court and bring them a ring or some shyt like that?

I've been meaning to dig that thread up but forgot which one it was. That poster knows who he is.

 

[Omar Little]

We you a wiz.. nvm



But Grant's actually a legit starter in this league

Legit Starter?


Rotational Guy... who can start for a few teams sure

 

[Hersh]

trade malike beasley (they wont match) .

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Legit Starter?


Rotational Guy... who can start for a few teams sure

The way he's making his threes he could start on a lot of teams.

There's gotta be at least 10-15 teams who could find a place for an energy guy who makes 40% of his threes while giving your 12 and 5 and playing strong defense. I mean look at the roles Artest/Marion/Battier/Kawhi/Iggy/J.R. (or Jefferson)/Green played on the last 11 championship teams. He's not at their level but you could legit say he's only one step down from most of them.

 

[NoMorePie]

I understand the whole "you gotta earn it" culture but how you expect them to earn it, or even show their potential on the team, if they aren't playing

Dude was projected top 5 overall it's not like he some scrub


At least Lonnie played a few minutes so far

 

[nyknick]

he is fully healthy, a full year since his last back surgery and finished his rehab. No one is saying he should start, but five to ten minutes a game especially when the offense is stagnant and no one can hit the broadside of a barn isn’t rushing him. Also the nuggets are not deep at the three, Grant can play both forward spots but he is used primarily at the 4 not the 3. Barton is not a 3. Craig and Juancho are and the later is glued to the bench and Craig is a 3 and d specialist.

Wasn't he wearing those Forrest Gump braces a couple of months ago? Guy had drop foot in June but The Coli docs have him game ready for full 12 months now

 

[MikelArteta]

Do it masai

 

[nightwing2016]

Wasn't he wearing those Forrest Gump braces a couple of months ago? Guy had drop foot in June but The Coli docs have him game ready for full 12 months now

his brace is off his right ankle and he only needed it for summer league. His personal doctor already told him he was ready to go. His surgeon told him the same thing and the team doctors have cleared him and I’m pretty sure they are not on the Coli.