Bazz or Ed

[The Professional Fan]

if you had to choose, who’d you keep?

 

[H.C.]

Ed. Solid Center when Nurk isn't playing the best.

 

[Chris Craig]

Both

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Ed (in a close one) but we won't have to choose imo. Paul Allen is going to want to keep both.

 

[The Professional Fan]

Having another scoring guard off the bench in a guard dominated league with rules that favor guards, I lean Bazz. I think he solidifies a major role on the next team he signs with. I’d rather that team be ours

And, hate to say it, but I slightly fear ed is only playing for a contract where bazz wants to be great. I could be wrong but it certainly has crossed my mind multiple times

 

[riverman]

Ed....my 2nd favorite Blazer..we'll probably keep both

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Whoever Dame wants.

 

[rotary111]

Ed... but it's closer than I thought it would be.

 

[ripcityboy]

Ed. He'd just be too difficult to replace. The intensity he brings every night is insane.

 

[Pinwheel1]

If we only could keep one?.....Ed.
I like Napier alot and want to keep him as well, but a back up PG is a little easier to replace than a back up Center.

 

[tlongII]

Both. They are both big parts of this team.

 

[dviss1]

Edward Adam Davis.

 

[dviss1]

Why can't people just answer the question?

Sure we'll keep both, but for shits & giggles, which would you keep if could only keep one?

 

[StumptownHoliday]

Tough but I'd go with Ed. A lot of people say you can replace backup guards easier than bigs, and although that is probably true, bazz is a pretty special player. Push comes to shove, I think ed's intangibles and drive makes him more valuable to the team.

 

[tlongII]

Why can't people just answer the question?

Sure we'll keep both, but for shits & giggles, which would you keep if could only keep one?

Because I rate them even in value to the team.

 

[KingSpeed]

Ed has said he wants to finish his career in Portland and he loves Stotts.

 

[dviss1]

Because I rate them even in value to the team.

Just choose one man. 3 words:

Shits and giggles.

 

[42N8Bounce]

Ed. Consistency.

 

[RR7]

Dame wants Ed so I choose Ed.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Why can't people just answer the question?

Sure we'll keep both, but for shits & giggles, which would you keep if could only keep one?

Ed

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Because I rate them even in value to the team.

Then the cheaper contract would be a good answer

 

[42N8Bounce]

Nurk, Ed, Bazz and Connaughton are all free agents this summer. Ed is unrestricted.

The MLE next year will be around $8.5M. Ed and Bazz will probably grab somewhere close to that. I'm guessing Nurk will be closer to $15M. If the Blazers want to resign all of them (at around those numbers), they will be about $24M over the tax line, resulting in a tax bill of about $61M. Ouch.

 

[KingSpeed]

Nurk, Ed, Bazz and Connaughton are all free agents this summer. Ed is unrestricted.

The MLE next year will be around $8.5M. Ed and Bazz will probably grab somewhere close to that. I'm guessing Nurk will be closer to $15M. If the Blazers want to resign all of them (at around those numbers), they will be about $24M over the tax line, resulting in a tax bill of about $61M. Ouch.

It all depends on how well we do in playoffs.

 

[handiman]

And, hate to say it, but I slightly fear ed is only playing for a contract where bazz wants to be great. I could be wrong but it certainly has crossed my mind multiple times

Ed is playing like he did two years ago, before the injury. He wasn't playing for a contract then, and I don't think he is now.

I would answer the question as: Ed you have to keep, Bazz would be nice to keep.

 

[Orion Bailey]

ID just like to say to the NO haters. He got bazz for cash considerations!!!!

 

[Lukee]

Ed all day long.

 

[jonnyboy]

Ed because there is NOBODY on this team who can clean up in the paint the way he does. I love Bazz and he's become an amazing player but we already have back court. Ed is absolutely essential to this team at the moment the way he's been playing.

 

[tlongII]

It all depends on how well we do in playoffs.

I agree. If we do well in the playoffs Paul won't have a problem going well over the salary cap and paying Lux tax.

 

[Denny Crane]

Ed. I don't see why this is a question.

There is a glut of guys like Bazz. I'd be shocked if his numbers couldn't easily be replaced. Bazz' contribution to the team culture may be a big consideration, though.

 

[tlongII]

Ed. I don't see why this is a question.

There is a glut of guys like Bazz. I'd be shocked if his numbers couldn't easily be replaced. Bazz' contribution to the team culture may be a big consideration, though.

Who is the last guy we had that performed like Bazz? Greg Anthony? That was a loooong time ago.