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Which Free Agent would you most like to see in a Blazer uniform?

  • Dwight Howard

  • Hassan Whiteside

  • Al Forford

  • Kevin Durant

  • Harrison Barnes

  • Bismack Biyombo

  • Bring back Nic Batum

  • Other

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craigehlo said:
I can't believe I'm sticking up for Kanter, but his minutes in the Thunder series should have been more. Donovan was very conservative and it obviously killed them in the end. Kanter should have had more of a chance against the GS small lineup.
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In OKC's three wins over GS, Kanter was:
18 minutes, +2
18 minutes, -17 (quite an achievement, given that OKC won by 28!)
8 minutes, +6 (OKC won by 24, so that was probably garbage time)
 
Mediocre Man said:
I was trying to remember, but I don't think so.

I thought I remembered reading and or hearing that they asked Lillard who he liked, and Lillard said Leonar_. And THAT was led by Neil Olshey.

Please don't get me wrong, he's not close to a bad GM. I just think some people think his shit doesn't stink, and there is definitely an odor
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So he doesn't get credit for the win.... but he gets the loss?
 
Natebishop3 said:
So he doesn't get credit for the win.... but he gets the loss?
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Which win and loss are you referring to?

I believe the scouting team had Lillard penciled in. He certainly gets credit for not fucking that up and taking someone else.

I also believe he asked Dame's opinion and chose Leonar_

I am pretty sure that is accurate
 
Mediocre Man said:
Which win and loss are you referring to?

I believe the scouting team had Lillard penciled in. He certainly gets credit for not fucking that up and taking someone else.

I also believe he asked Dame's opinion and chose Leonar_

I am pretty sure that is accurate
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Dame is pretty clearly the "win" and Leonard is pretty clearly the "loss."

With that said, that draft sucked pretty hard. It's pretty funny because we actually have two other guys taken after Leonard in that draft: Harkless and Plumlee.
 
Howard should want to come here to resuscitate his image. Would be a total feel good story. Plus I want to see Laker fans hate on us that much more.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I personally wouldn't have blamed Neil for picking Lillard, so I won't give him credit either
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So tell us what you think of the Meyers Leonard pick. No never mind don't. We already know what you think about WABC and players from Syracuse. You can't have it both ways. You can't indict him for picking Leonard without praising the Lillard pick. You HAVE to give NO credit for Lillard.
 
craigehlo said:
Howard should want to come here to resuscitate his image. Would be a total feel good story. Plus I want to see Laker fans hate on us that much more.
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Laker fans would hate us if that happened. The hate between the two fanbases has been getting soft lately, we need something like this to reinvigorate hate.
 
dviss1 said:
So tell us what you think of the Meyers Leonard pick. No never mind don't. We already know what you think about WABC and players from Syracuse. You can't have it both ways. You can't indict him for picking Leonard without praising the Lillard pick. You HAVE to give NO credit for Lillard.
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Why though? It has been reported that tge staff loved Lillard well before Neil was hired. It was also reported that Neil asked Dame who he preferred as a big. I give Neil credit for not vetoing the pick of Dame
 
Mediocre Man said:
Why though? It has been reported that tge staff loved Lillard well before Neil was hired. It was also reported that Neil asked Dame who he preferred as a big. I give Neil credit for not vetoing the pick of Dame
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So you think he asked Lillard, who hadn't played in the NBA yet, who he should draft and that's the main reason he drafted Leonard? Also, it doesn't matter if the scouts loved Lillard, Olshey still picked him.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Why though? It has been reported that tge staff loved Lillard well before Neil was hired. It was also reported that Neil asked Dame who he preferred as a big. I give Neil credit for not vetoing the pick of Dame
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NO still did the diligence of attending workouts, had interviews, dinners ect. Neil made the pick. Not the scouts.

If congress has the purse strings, why does the president get blamed for spending?
 
VanillaGorilla said:
So you think he asked Lillard, who hadn't played in the NBA yet, who he should draft and that's the main reason he drafted Leonard? Also, it doesn't matter if the scouts loved Lillard, Olshey still picked him.
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It was reported he asked Lillard
I also said i give neil credit for not going against the scouts
 
dviss1 said:
NO still did the diligence of attending workouts, had interviews, dinners ect. Neil made the pick. Not the scouts.

If congress has the purse strings, why does the president get blamed for spending?
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Cause he sucks?
 
You're deflecting. And again, you can't have it both ways.
 
dviss1 said:
You're deflecting. And again, you can't have it both ways.
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I'm not though. Neil said in interviews that the scouts had Lillard pegged. Also said he asked Dame and then chose the other guy. I give him all the credit for not going against the scouts, picking CJ, finding nice role players in FA. He's a good GM. However, he has swung and missed also.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I'm not though. Neil said in interviews that the scouts had Lillard pegged. Also said he asked Dame and then chose the other guy. I give him all the credit for not going against the scouts, picking CJ, finding nice role players in FA. He's a good GM. However, he has swung and missed also.
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They all swing and miss. Just like hitters in baseball, if a GM can bat .300-.350, he's doing pretty good. Even with all of the advanced stats, it's not an exact science figuring out which rookies have games and personalities that are going to translate to the NBA. There's also the cold reality that, no matter how good Olshey may be and how well he identifies which players to go after in free agency, he can't control what those guys are going to decide to do. I don't think that there's any doubt that Olshey is a good GM and is a good fit here in Portland. I just think that we're going to need a longer time frame than this summer to determine just how good/successful he will ultimately be.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I still don't understand the Whiteside love. He's shown flashes, but he's been injured and been inconsistent. Is this a guy we want to use our max on?
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I have to say he worries me. If the Blazers get him I'll be holding my judgment and holding my breath.
 
Sorry,
BBert said:
I have to say he worries me. If the Blazers get him I'll be holding my judgment and holding my breath.
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I am seriously leaning Biyombo if we decide to throw all our money at one big.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Sorry,

I am seriously leaning Biyombo if we decide to throw all our money at one big.
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What's Biyombo's advantage over Whiteside? His offense is much worse and his defence is not even as good. Maybe rebounding at top form but even then Whiteside's an excellent rebounder so it's equal at best.
 
craigehlo said:
I can't believe I'm sticking up for Kanter, but his minutes in the Thunder series should have been more. Donovan was very conservative and it obviously killed them in the end. Kanter should have had more of a chance against the GS small lineup. He was excellent against the Spurs and Mavs.
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Blame coach Westbrook.
 
Sarni said:
What's Biyombo's advantage over Whiteside? His offense is much worse and his defence is not even as good. Maybe rebounding at top form but even then Whiteside's an excellent rebounder so it's equal at best.
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Maturity, better teammate, hasn't had two separate knee injuries with one requiring surgery. He's shorter, so for me that means less chance of knee and foot injuries going forward (literally no science behind that for me)
 
Mediocre Man said:
I am seriously leaning Biyombo if we decide to throw all our money at one big.
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He's not worth anything near Whiteside, bu if we can get him and another big like Ryan Anderson for the cap we have, I'm fine with it. Biyombo by himself isn't a big upgrade, whereas Whiteside will win you probably 5 games ALONE added to the roster.
 
BonesJones said:
If we sign Biyombo at $15M then Lillard will never have a chance at getting a ring
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That might actually be true. You're stuck with Biyombo for 4 years if you get him for $15M and there's a good chance he won't turn Blazers into contenders.
 
BonesJones said:
If we sign Biyombo at $15M then Lillard will never have a chance at getting a ring
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Depends on other moves made. Bismack for 14M and Horford for 26M works by renouncing everybody outside Crabbe.

Dame - CJ - Aminu - Horford - Bismack / XXX - Crabbe - MLE Guy - Davis - Plumlee
 
Sarni said:
That might actually be true. You're stuck with Biyombo for 4 years if you get him for $15M and there's a good chance he won't turn Blazers into contenders.
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There's a good chance that there's nobody available outside of James and Durant who turns the Blazers into true contenders. Winning a title in the NBA is damed hard.
 
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