Blake for Gortat?

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Bulls traded both Eddie Curry and Jamal Crawford as BYC players. It can be done, but you need some hefty salaries in/out for both sides so the BYC difference is in the noise.

Of course, the BYC difference might be really small and not make it so tough.
 
No, no and no.

I'm all for trading Blake and getting a big back. But Gortat makes zero sense unless we plan on completely giving up on Oden or completely giving up on Joel. I don't think we're going to do either.

If we're going to trade for a pure center, it's gonna be a stop gap player with a much shorter contract.

I would much rather see us take a run at Tyrus Thomas and play small ball SSOL for the year.
 
If the BYC is really small then we are fine because we are under the cap.
 
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hoojacks said:
No, no and no.

I'm all for trading Blake and getting a big back. But Gortat makes zero sense unless we plan on completely giving up on Oden or completely giving up on Joel. I don't think we're going to do either.

If we're going to trade for a pure center, it's gonna be a stop gap player with a much shorter contract.

I would much rather see us take a run at Tyrus Thomas and play small ball SSOL for the year.
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You are making a huge mistake my friend. Blake for Gortat would be a fantastic trade.
 
Small for big. You'd have to do it.
 
hoojacks said:
No, no and no.

I'm all for trading Blake and getting a big back. But Gortat makes zero sense unless we plan on completely giving up on Oden or completely giving up on Joel. I don't think we're going to do either.

If we're going to trade for a pure center, it's gonna be a stop gap player with a much shorter contract.

I would much rather see us take a run at Tyrus Thomas and play small ball SSOL for the year.
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I disagree. Joels contract ends soon I believe. We will still need a backup center.
 
hasoos said:
I disagree. Joels contract ends soon I believe. We will still need a backup center.
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Right. And like I said, getting Gortat would mean that we would either have to give up on Greg (unlikely) or Joel.

Joel > Gortat.
 
hoojacks said:
Right. And like I said, getting Gortat would mean that we would either have to give up on Greg (unlikely) or Joel.

Joel > Gortat.
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Way wrong. Gortat is a defensive threat and can score. Joel can only score if it is a total gimme.
 
I know Joel can opt out, but he's taken a huge step back this year. Unless something changes in his game, his salary next year ($7.405MM) will be better than anything he can garner on the open market.
 
hasoos said:
Way wrong. Gortat is a defensive threat and can score. Joel can only score if it is a total gimme.
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I just don't think you swap one of the most efficient centers in the league, our enforcer, a fan favorite... for a dude that is a relative unknown. I'll stick with Joel.
 
maxiep said:
I know Joel can opt out, but he's taken a huge step back this year. Unless something changes in his game, his salary next year ($7.405MM) will be better than anything he can garner on the open market.
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I'm guessing his numbers are going to jump. I have this distinct feeling he'll be playing a lot more minutes now. I don't know why. Call it a hunch.:devilwink:
 
hoojacks said:
I just don't think you swap one of the most efficient centers in the league, our enforcer, a fan favorite... for a dude that is a relative unknown. I'll stick with Joel.
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He really isn't a relative unknown. He got major minutes on a team that went to the finals last year, and I considered him a vital cog of that team, as that team, much as the Blazers, was in rough waters any time Howard got in foul trouble. Gortat was a very able fill in during those periods. I understand Joel is a fan favorite. Unfortunately, fan favorites are half the reason Portland gets its teeth kicked in season after season. Guys like Pryzbilla, Sergio, Outlaw and Blake are loved by fans. But they suck.
 
hoojacks said:
I'm guessing his numbers are going to jump. I have this distinct feeling he'll be playing a lot more minutes now. I don't know why. Call it a hunch.:devilwink:
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It has little to do with his minutes and more to do with his play. It's been mediocre, even by Joel's standards. I've never seen worse body language from him.
 
Joel's defensive ratings are atrocious right now. I don't know what's happened, but no one seems to want to see that this isn't 2008-09 Joel right now. Whether that's b/c of physical or mental reasons, I don't know. But he's NOT playing well right now.
 
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