2011 NBA Live Draft Thread

[illmatic99]

Totally underwhelmed by Felton.

 

[MickZagger]

Felton and Amare looked dandy in the pick and roll.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Why Smith?

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Another wasted pick.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

So....let me understand this correctly, we don't swap picks and so we have really done nothing to address any of the needs the Blazers have. I don't see the PG swap as making sense in-and-of-itself. And we draft another backup PG.

Yup.

Love it.

I'm excited.

Stoked.

 

[Ed O]

Uh, Felton had no options to go to under Larry Brown. Options make PG's look good, not coaches.

I disagree.

Felton's had one half of one good season in the NBA after being in the NBA for six years. That's an indication of an aberration, not true capabilities.

Ed O.

 

[RoyToy]

At least Nolan Smith should be 10x better than Mills

 

[B-Roy]

Fuck....

We've got such a glut now in the backcourt. If there aren't any further moves to get a big, I'm going to be pissed.

 

[EGame]

Felton and Amare looked dandy in the pick and roll.

Glad we do those often, to. Not working out.

 

[Mediocre Man]

so who do we take at 26?


We need a big....Tyler?

 

[PapaG]

Picks will be swapped, or there is no deal.

I just wonder if Denver is going to pay Miller to come off of the bench.

 

[Minstrel]

Felton and Amare looked dandy in the pick and roll.

Yeah, Amare is a good player, I agree.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Yay, we got Faried!!

Apparently we didn't.

 

[Ed O]

So....let me understand this correctly, we don't swap picks and so we have really done nothing to address any of the needs the Blazers have. I don't see the PG swap as making sense in-and-of-itself. And we draft another backup PG.

Yup.

Love it.

I'm excited.

Stoked.

You didn't mention that Smith is a combo guard, and that he's 23 next month.

NOW you're excited!

Ed O.
P.S. I still think we HAVE to be trading Smith. That pick makes no sense.

 

[B-Roy]

so who do we take at 26?


We need a big....Tyler?

We don't have the 26th pick.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

so who do we take at 26?


We need a big....Tyler?

Huh?

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

If we do in fact keep Nolan Smith. I can only trust that our interim GM and scouts think he's going to be good. They know far more than us message board geeks do.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Even if true, Smith is light years better then either Johnson or Mills

I guess that's true ... but where do you think Williams fits in then (or does it matter)?

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

NBA source: denver trades felton for andre miller, the 26nd pick from dallas and a future second ..check www.denverpost.com/sports

 

[ILOVEODEN]

Denver Post is reporting that Mavs are giving up No. 26 pick in Nuggets/Blazers deal that swaps Ray Felton and Andre Miller.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

FML. Part of the deal might have been for Portland not to *wink wink* take Faried.

Yeah, that would be my guess, too.

Do we get Dallas's 26?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I have that same feeling when we took Pendergraph over Dejuan Blair.

Fucking Larry Miller!

 

[RoyToy]

Apparently OKC doesn't care about Maynor

 

[B-Roy]

NBA source: denver trades felton for andre miller, the 26nd pick from dallas and a future second ..check www.denverpost.com/sports

What? Denver doesn't own Dallas's pick though.

 

[illmatic99]

Disastrous draft day if a Dre/Felton trade was it.

 

[mook]

I guess we added perimeter shooting at PG. But we gave up being the best lob team in the league. So that's (at best) a wash.

We gave up all of Miller's offensive creativity for....uh, a guy who is 7 years younger? Hmmm.

I'm kind of bummed.

 

[Ed O]

If we do in fact keep Nolan Smith. I can only trust that our interim GM and scouts think he's going to be good. They know far more than us message board geeks do.

Yep. Picking Pendergraph over Blair was genius.

They never make mistakes, and we message board geeks are incapable of looking at the current roster to see which positions we've already invested resources in.

Over the years people have continued to blindly defend decision-makers that keep getting fired. It amazes me.

Ed O.

 

[ILOVEODEN]

IF THAT IS ALL WE DID... SWAP MILLER FOR FELTON. MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR FAIL!

 

[B-Roy]

I guess we added perimeter shooting at PG. But we gave up being the best lob team in the league. So that's (at best) a wash.

We gave up all of Miller's offensive creativity for....uh, a guy who is 7 years younger? Hmmm.

I'm kind of bummed.

Felton is an average PG being paid as an above average PG.

We didn't get any better.

We still have our roster issues.

We're now stuck with mediocre for the next 3 years.

Fucking Larry Miller....

 

[Natebishop3]

This feels like the Randolph trade..... very shitty.

 

[Chuck Taylor]

Unless we are packaging Felton for Rondo, I am going to go to bed disappointed tonight.