Scout's-Eye View

We had the great fortune to sit down with Mike Born, the Blazers’ Director of NBA Scouting, for the first half of last night’s game versus Minnesota. Mr. Born shared his impressions of Summer League, player development, and what the team is looking for. I wanted this piece to be live, giving first-hand impressions of the ongoing action, but the arena was too loud for a tape recording device to be employed effectively. Therefore the reflections attributed to Mr. Born are from notes. They are conceptually accurate but the responsibility for the literal wording is mostly mine. In other words, take the broad picture from the discussion but don’t get hung up reading too much into specific wording. more...