Cronin said no more stepping back. This summer is the last crop of rookies, then full steam ahead like the Rockets play-in contender. Not full playoffs, otherwise Chicago gets Portland's pick.
Blazers 4-4 in last 8
Joe is so full of shit. The dude says one thing and does the opposite almost always, yeah he lies to us much more politely than Olshey but I don't trust the dude at all... and it's not actually his job to tell us what to expect so I don't hate him for it or anything I just roll my eyes because the dude just says what he thinks will be good PR and has not yet followed through.
Blazers have 4 picks this summer. There will have to be a rookie purge.
We'll likely just end up in the 5th spot which got us to number 3 last year and this draft doesn't have a huge prize at the top anyways. I just don't get running our most talented guys until their wheels fall off when we're in this situation.
The schedule is tough. We have 17 games remaining. We might win 2 of those.
It's too early to pull the plug with the starters. Blazers are on severe tank watch after last season's droop for Scoot. I'd say 8-10 games left is when Simons and Ayton get yanked for Hagans and Rupert
Blazers travel to Charlotte in 3 weeks. That's a winnable matchup. It's all playoff teams until then. Big test for the new and improved .500 this month Trailblazers.
it's been a rough season. So many losses it's OK to win a few. Ayton was all smiles in the locker room. The big guy is on fire
Why would he be, you seen the players available?
There are two that would help this team. Problem is they will go 1st and 2nd.
There are players in every draft that are difference makers. We supposedly have one of the best scouts/draft gurus in the game. Cody Williams has looked like a more offensively gifted version of his brother and just as good on defense even if his numbers on D aren't as good, he is playing in a better conference. This guy is fourth on my draft board overall and would be third on my board for our team because the number two guy Topic is a point guard and I don't think the difference in talent between him, Risacher (an extremely long and athletic 3 and D SF) and Williams is big enough that I would take him over those two. I think both small guards out of Kentucky will have solid careers as starters in the league. I'm sure there are guys after that, that I'm missing who will also be high impact starters in this league.
I think Topic (who isn't a great fit for our needs) might go before Risacher and maybe even Sarr. I also think Cody Williams would help this team instantly.
