Batum Playing in France in 2015

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BlazerManiac said:
Doesn't Matter if he is in a contract year or not, he needs to commit to the Blazers and take the summer to rest his body so he is 100% healthy when her shows up to training camp.
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He doesn't "need" to do anything; its a free country he can live his life as he pleases.
 
Batum should be the first person that Olshey moves. With CJ, and Aaron we have quality there. Yes Aaron optped out, however Olshey can sign him back. Move Batum for draft picks. He is more committed to the French National Team then he is the Blazers.
 
BlazerManiac said:
Batum should be the first person that Olshey moves. With CJ, and Aaron we have quality there. Yes Aaron optped out, however Olshey can sign him back. Move Batum for draft picks. He is more committed to the French National Team then he is the Blazers.
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Up until this past season Batum has improved every year. His game has exploded under Stotts. I'm not ready to write him off after one bad season. He's harder to replace than you think.
 
You know, people should be mad when we make the playoffs. It's much easier on a player's body to rest rather than keep playing. A finals run is MUCH harder on a player than a few games in some international competition. Tim Duncan has probably played at least a whole season extra of playoff games. So we should wish to avoid the post season so that our players are fresh for the next season.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
You know, people should be mad when we make the playoffs. It's much easier on a player's body to rest rather than keep playing. A finals run is MUCH harder on a player than a few games in some international competition. Tim Duncan has probably played at least a whole season extra of playoff games. So we should wish to avoid the post season so that our players are fresh for the next season.
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+> Mmmmm. A paradox. The goal of every owner and team is playoffs and revenue. The playoffs are more relevent than an 82 game season due to better teams and fan participation. However, to pay out millions for players that 82 game plan is necessary. I liked Popovich's idea of resting players. Avoiding post season would not allow players to be fresh for the new season. However, more teams and more playoff games with subtraction of a section of regular season games is an idea I would toss around.
 
Batum has a name worthy of a multiplayer trade. If LA is out I think retool includes Batum. For acquistion of a player on LA's level and a good second team SF, his name may come up as an asset.
 
Draco said:
He's costing himself tens of millions of dollars. If he had been rested and healthy his production would be much higher and he'd be in line for a larger contract next summer. If playing basketball is more important to Batum than money I have a hard time faulting the man.
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+> The power of Frenchman testosterone is legendary.
 
BlazerManiac said:
Batum should be the first person that Olshey moves. With CJ, and Aaron we have quality there. Yes Aaron optped out, however Olshey can sign him back. Move Batum for draft picks. He is more committed to the French National Team then he is the Blazers.
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I just don't get this. First of all, neither of those players can play SF except for maybe spot minutes. Second, what player are people watching when they say that Afflalo is "quality"? Look at his numbers this year, not even just as a Blazer. He pretty much sucks. He's not even an AVERAGE NBA player.
Third, how many times do I have to say it? Batum is essentially our PG. The only forwards to average more assists than him are LeBron and Blake Griffin. If you're going to replace Batum with either of those, then I guess I won't complain.

So: he's a six-foot-eight PG who guards PGs better than any small player on our roster. Find a player like that and you don't need Batum. As it is, he may be the most irreplaceable player on our roster.
 
Who cares, he sucks anyway. Fuck off Nic Batum. I said from the beginning he got too much money, I was never sold on his "potential" because I see how 95% of the time that doesn't play out.
 
Sinobas said:
Who cares, he sucks anyway. Fuck off Nic Batum. I said from the beginning he got too much money, I was never sold on his "potential" because I see how 95% of the time that doesn't play out.
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You know, I'm glad you got that off your chest, because up to this point I had no idea how you felt about Batum.
 
I'm confident every GM in the league values Nicolas Batum 1000x more than the majority of his team's fans. SMH
 
When Batum comes back healthy next year and has a good season I'm so going to enjoy the constant bitching that he's just playing for a contract.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Third, how many times do I have to say it? Batum is essentially our PG. The only forwards to average more assists than him are LeBron and Blake Griffin.
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That's why Lillard's shooting rhythm gets worse every year. Lillard will be much better next season with Batum gone.
 
BBert said:
I'm confident every GM in the league values Nicolas Batum 1000x more than the majority of his team's fans. SMH
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Awesome, that means we can trade him for Lebron James.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Up until this past season Batum has improved every year. His game has exploded under Stotts. I'm not ready to write him off after one bad season. He's harder to replace than you think.
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He's definitely a valuable role player and I'd like to bring him back. But he's one of the only contracts we can easily include in sign and trades and he has value around the league. I'd listen to offers for him and if it brings in a superior player or good assets I'm fine with pulling the trigger. If not I'll root for him next year here.
 
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