AROUND THE NBA - April/Playoffs

[Draco]

I am afraid of Minnesota.

KAT is like, really, really good. Drives and shoots like a guard but plays defense like a giant Kawhi Leonard. He looks better than Anthony Davis when I get to watch him. He's pushing being a top 10 player in the league.....as a 20 year old rookie. If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will.

Not really that impressed with Wiggins, but he's got value and he's young and super athletic. He can turn into a great second banana.

Yeah I would take KAT over Anthony Davis for sure. Now if Davis always played 82 games it could be a debate. I still might even take KAT though. But with Davis injuries it's an easy decision. If I was starting a team today not many players I'm taking ahead of him. Probably Curry because he's 28 and should age well. Think I would take Kawhi next. Then its probably KAT. Maybe Durant is above him. Paul George rounds out my top5.

Will be very interested to see what Minnesota does in a few years.

 

[blue9]

KAT is like, really, really good. ... He looks better than Anthony Davis when I get to watch him.

I've only seen each play a handful of times, but I too am far more impressed by KAT than Davis. I would LOVE it if we could somehow get him on our team.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I've only seen each play a handful of times, but I too am far more impressed by KAT than Davis. I would LOVE it if we could somehow get him on our team.

Unfortunately, David Kahn is no longer the MIN GM. He had some weird obsession for former/current Blazer players.

BNM

 

[Draco]

Crazy because Duncan was a 22 year old 4 year college senior.

Towns came in as a 19 year old one and done freshman.

 

[handiman]

KAT was the best low post player I'd seen in college in years. I think I might have even compared him to Duncan. I'm still shaking my head that anyone questioned his readiness for the NBA. I didn't expect him to have such good range so soon, however.

 

[santeesioux]

It's Minnesota, they'll find a way to spectacularly mess it all up and never live up to the hype.

 

[Draco]

It's Minnesota, they'll find a way to spectacularly mess it all up and never live up to the hype.

Yeah I dunno; if they never win a title but get to multiple conference finals did they 'mess it up'? It's rare any team out there wins a title so if thats the case its a crazy bar to set. You can say every team is going to mess it up and 97% of the time you'll be right.

 

[Draco]

 

[Draco]

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Pretty ironic lol

 

[Natebishop3]

I still can't believe Minny got Wiggins for Love. They had no leverage. He was a UFA going into the next offseason. They were going to lose him for nothing. Cleveland is stupid as hell.

 

[Draco]

I still can't believe Minny got Wiggins for Love. They had no leverage. He was a UFA going into the next offseason. They were going to lose him for nothing. Cleveland is stupid as hell.

Still a great move by Cleveland; it was a condition to getting LeBron. Even underperforming Love has a lot of trade value; Boston would give up Brooklyn picks plus some nice pieces for him. A third team would send vets back to Cleveland.

 

[B-Roy]

Hinkie just got ousted in Philly. Holy shit.

 

[Draco]

Hinkie just got ousted in Philly. Holy shit.

Two days after he was on the Lowe Post podcast. Hahaha. I listened to half of it and he was just totally brutual to listen to. Part of being an NBA GM is selling your vision to fans, viewers, and players around the league.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

With the amount of assets the Sixers have now, a competent GM could turn them around rather quickly.

Hinkie was good at getting assets, just was a shitty talent evaluator.

 

[B-Roy]

Pretty ironic lol

No kidding right?

This man ran a top 10 offense for two years around posting up a big man who refused to use his post moves. Now, this year he's running a top 10 offense that's on pace to break the NBA record for least post up points in a season.

I'll take "Terry Stotts, Offensive Genius" for $2,000, Alex.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I still can't believe Minny got Wiggins for Love. They had no leverage. He was a UFA going into the next offseason. They were going to lose him for nothing. Cleveland is stupid as hell.

Something I wish Neil would've done with LMA.

I'm not high on Wiggins at all but KAT will be at least as good as KG.

 

[Natebishop3]

Something I wish Neil would've done with LMA.

I'm not high on Wiggins at all but KAT will be at least as good as KG.

Yup. The writing was the on the wall, and he should have been traded. Supposedly Golden State was interested. Could you imagine if we would have been able to pry Klay and Draymond away from them? The rumor at the time was either Klay/Lee or Barnes/Lee for LMA.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Yup. The writing was the on the wall, and he should have been traded. Supposedly Golden State was interested. Could you imagine if we would have been able to pry Klay and Draymond away from them? The rumor at the time was either Klay/Lee or Barnes/Lee for LMA.

Hell, I would've taken 1+19+Tristan Thompson in hindsight.

 

[B-Roy]

Hell, I would've taken 1+19+Tristan Thompson in hindsight.

In super hindsight, we could have just picked up 1+19 and drafted Antetokoumpo, CJ and Gobert.

In super hindsight.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

In super hindsight, we could have just picked up 1+19 and drafted Antetokoumpo, CJ and Gobert.

In super hindsight.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[PDXFonz]

Rockets down 3 with 5 seconds left and the ball. J.B Bickerstaff is drawing out his summer vacation plans on the white board.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Rockets down 3 with 5 seconds left and the ball. J.B Bickerstaff is drawing out his summer vacation plans on the white board.

So, it was "Hey James meet me at (insert strip club), we will ball out all summer"

 

[Natebishop3]

In super hindsight, we could have just picked up 1+19 and drafted Antetokoumpo, CJ and Gobert.

In super hindsight.

That would have been nice...

 

[BengalDuck]

Hinkie's resignation letter is pretty fascinating. Guy seems brilliant. Wonder if there's a role for him in our FO.

 

[GoBlazersGo]

Hinkie's resignation letter is pretty fascinating. Guy seems brilliant. Wonder if there's a role for him in our FO.

Huh, am I missing something... what about this guy seems so "brilliant"?

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Hinkie's resignation letter is pretty fascinating. Guy seems brilliant. Wonder if there's a role for him in our FO.

HAHAHAHA fuck no. The dude compared himself to Warren Buffet, and does that stupid John Canzano one word paragraph thing. This guy is a first rate asshat.

 

[handiman]

I still can't believe Minny got Wiggins for Love. They had no leverage. He was a UFA going into the next offseason. They were going to lose him for nothing. Cleveland is stupid as hell.

Weren't you telling me at the time how Love and Kyrie was so much more appealing to LeBron than an aging Wade and Bosh?

 

[B-Roy]

Two days after he was on the Lowe Post podcast. Hahaha. I listened to half of it and he was just totally brutual to listen to. Part of being an NBA GM is selling your vision to fans, viewers, and players around the league.

I just listened to the podcast. He started out making some sense. You could tell he wasn't good communicating his vision, not a great talker, whatever at least he made sense.

Then Lowe started asking him some difficult questions. Mentioned the Blazers and Celtics as alternative rebuilding options, and Hinkie had no answers. Basically said over and over that no matter what plan you go with the chances of winning a title are really low. Couldn't ever explain why his plan was the best alternative. By the end of the interview there were so many pauses and ums... He sounded like someone who really didn't know what he was doing.