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Chris Craig said:
He thinks he is going to get better? Ha
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When his career blew up, I thought his best basketball was ahead of him for like two seasons after he left the Sixers. The guy was Rookie of the Year, he was a three time all star, he was an all defensive first teamer twice and an all nba third teamer once. He's 29 and won't turn 30 until next off season. I'm still sad that this dude never got his mind right after that Atlanta series. It's a real shame.
 
blazerkor said:
When his career blew up, I thought his best basketball was ahead of him for like two seasons after he left the Sixers. The guy was Rookie of the Year, he was a three time all star, he was an all defensive first teamer twice and an all nba third teamer once. He's 29 and won't turn 30 until next off season. I'm still sad that this dude never got his mind right after that Atlanta series. It's a real shame.
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Yeah it's sad, but that was probably the only offer he was going to get.
 
Blazinaway said:
Giddey 22, same age and better stats than Shae and probably similar D, maybe a bit better off of last year, just looking at possible comparisons
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statistically, for what it's worth, Giddey is a lot better defensively than Sharpe. He's a lot better statistically on both ends of the floor

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wizenheimer said:
statistically, for what it's worth, Giddey is a lot better defensively than Sharpe. He's a lot better statistically on both ends of the floor

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Thx for the numbers, seems like a fair deal for Giddey, wonder what Shae and agent think he should get? will they bet on nexy year or perhaps extend? will a new owner coming make current ownership more likely to wait on giving out extensions?
 
BigGameDamian said:
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I don't think Jordan ever beat a team as good as the Warriors team that LeBron dragged a mediocre Cavs team to victory over.

PLUS: Jordan only ever won with Phil Jackson as coach (who then went on to coach the Lakers to five titles). LeBron's won titles with 3? different coaches, none of whom will be going in the hall of fame.

LeBron's fame will only grow in the years after he retires.
 
Lebron can replace MJ in all his championship teams and win as much.

I doubt MJ can beat the 16 warriors with love and kyrie.
 
Question.

How has Garrett Temple been around for 15 years, while shooting a career 40% and 34% from 3 and scoring in double figures for a season once? I get that players can be useful in other ways, but 15 years?
 
HailBlazers said:
How about Toumani.
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obviously Camara is better on defense. Giddey really improved on that end of the floor

overall, Giddey probably has a bigger impact because of his offense; big edges in passing and rebounding. About even in shooting efficiency

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looks like next summer the Blazers will have to re-sign both Sharpe and Camara. I doubt they will get both re-signed for 50M; might be closer to 60M
 

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wizenheimer said:
obviously Camara is better on defense. Giddey really improved on that end of the floor

overall, Giddey probably has a bigger impact because of his offense; big edges in passing and rebounding. About even in shooting efficiency
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Who would you rather have? I would prefer an all-NBA type defender who is decent on offense over a good offensive player.
They seem harder to find. But I guess it comes down to team needs
 
Chris Craig said:
Yeah it's sad, but that was probably the only offer he was going to get.
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I’d be fine if he came to Blazers for the minimum. He’s still a useful player and would be another great defender on our bench. He’s not an All Star but he’s not a zero either.
 
SheedSoNasty said:
Question.

How has Garrett Temple been around for 15 years, while shooting a career 40% and 34% from 3 and scoring in double figures for a season once? I get that players can be useful in other ways, but 15 years?
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The real answer is: he's an amazing lockerroom guy, and NBA teams know how valuable they can be. See Haslem, Udonis.
 
I don’t think bringing Simmons to Portland would be good at all. That guy just seems toxic on a bunch of levels.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Who would you rather have? I would prefer an all-NBA type defender who is decent on offense over a good offensive player.
They seem harder to find. But I guess it comes down to team needs
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it depends....like you said, team needs

if it is the Giddey for most of his career in the NBA, probably Camara. If it's the Giddey of the last 25 games of last season after the Bulls traded Lavine, when Giddey averaged 20.5 - 9.5 - 8 while shooting 45% from three and playing solid defense....maybe Giddey. But I'd be a little hesitant because those numbers came when he was either option 1a or 1b sharing with Coby White. Maybe 1c if you count Vucevic. Maybe I'm overestimating his option role; he was 4th on the team in usage and FGA. He did lead the Bulls into the play-in...where they lost. Anyway, If Giddey is a 1st or 2nd option and arguably a team's best player, that team isn't going anywhere. Similar situation as Avdija IMO. They might be good enough as 2nd options and secondary facilitators on a contender, but not as best players

now, if it's Giddey at 25M/year vs Camara at 28-30M/year, it begins to be a different discussion

Blazinaway said:
Thx for the numbers, seems like a fair deal for Giddey, wonder what Shae and agent think he should get? will they bet on nexy year or perhaps extend? will a new owner coming make current ownership more likely to wait on giving out extensions?
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yeah, it's probably a good deal for the Bulls getting Giddey at 25M/year. There's still a little bit of a worry because Giddey really went wild over the last 25 games of the year. Averaged over 20-9-8 with 6 triple doubles while shooting 45% on three's. If he comes back to earth in a big way, he might be overpaid. If he builds on that late season surge, the Bulls got a steal
 
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kjironman1 said:
I don’t think bringing Simmons to Portland would be good at all. That guy just seems toxic on a bunch of levels.
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Have him move into Lillard's house and have Dame mentor him. If there is anyone who can get Simmons' mind right, it's Dame.
 
blazerkor said:
I do think this is a little bit lame just on principle but it will likely result in a lot more makes at the end of quarters which will be fun.
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So you’re saying there are players which wouldn’t shoot it because of their FG% which now will shoot it because it won’t matter?

Hmmmm… Idk…. I guess it’s blatantly happened before so maybe it would follow that it’s less likely it will happen again. But I think most of the times the players aren’t even thinking of their FG% when they throw up a prayer.
 
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