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So how's everyone doing way, way over in this neck of the woods?
 
Scalma said:
Nice, missed the game. I’ll check the replay out. Looks like it’ll be worth it.

And yes I think he’s ready to come up.
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I assume he will after we make a consolidation trade.
 
Watched Baldwin’s game. Have nothing new to add except I noticed he wasn’t wearing a wrap on his hand anymore. Don’t know if that had anything to do with his good shooting night but can’t imagine it didn’t help.
 
Scalma said:
Napier should be trade bait. He’s one of our few valuable trade chips and is a total luxury on a team that can’t afford one.
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Yeah this does make sense. He makes 2.3 this year. Do we trade him for someone who is young, unproven but with a high upside that makes the same salary? Or do we trade him along with a larger contract for someone who makes the same salary as the 2 combined?

Either way we need a trade partner who needs a young PG and has an extra wing they can part with. Any ideas?
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Yeah this does make sense. He makes 2.3 this year. Do we trade him for someone who is young, unproven but with a high upside that makes the same salary? Or do we trade him along with a larger contract for someone who makes the same salary as the 2 combined?

Either way we need a trade partner who needs a young PG and has an extra wing they can part with. Any ideas?
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I’m down for a Napier/Barton swap.

Utah should be interested as well and some kind of package centered around Hood could be of interest. I know that’s been mentioned here by others.
 
Scalma said:
I’m down for a Napier/Barton swap.

Utah should be interested as well and some kind of package centered around Hood could be of interest. I know that’s been mentioned here by others.
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I wish one of those 2 could start at SF. Neither weighs in at 210
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I wish one of those 2 could start at SF. Neither weighs in at 210
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I haven’t seen enough of hood to comment on this, but I know Barton plays bigger than his size and we could probably get away with him at SF. He’s always been a good rebounder as well.
 
Scalma said:
I’m down for a Napier/Barton swap.

Utah should be interested as well and some kind of package centered around Hood could be of interest. I know that’s been mentioned here by others.
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I think Napier is way better than Barton...wouldn't do this swap myself
 
Baldwin looks good. He has some surprising hops. Almost looks like he’s playing in the Slamball league a few times.
 
Scalma said:
I’m down for a Napier/Barton swap.

Utah should be interested as well and some kind of package centered around Hood could be of interest. I know that’s been mentioned here by others.
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I'm definitely not. Napier is better than Barton in every single aspect except for rebounding. Downgrading for the sake of "positional balance" is a very bad idea.

Hood I'd be more interested in because he has legit upside. But trading for Barton makes Denver much better and us worse.
 
I think it's time for Blazers to pull IV in to the 'big boys' league and lets see how he does.
 
tester551 said:
I think it's time for Blazers to pull IV in to the 'big boys' league and lets see how he does.
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Yeah it’s time to give him a look, but who you going to play him over? If Napier is traded though he should be up quickly.
 
BonesJones said:
I'm definitely not. Napier is better than Barton in every single aspect except for rebounding. Downgrading for the sake of "positional balance" is a very bad idea.

Hood I'd be more interested in because he has legit upside. But trading for Barton makes Denver much better and us worse.
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I don’t think Napier is as good of a scorer as Barton. Not sure about the shooting either. Barton attempts way more shots and has more responsibility. Napier’s looks are usually cleaner. Numbers say Barton is a better passer as well. Defensively they’re both good, but one actually plays a position of need and is also versatile enough to defend three positions.
 
Scalma said:
I don’t think Napier is as good of a scorer as Barton. Not sure about the shooting either. Barton attempts way more shots and has more responsibility. Napier’s looks are usually cleaner. Numbers say Barton is a better passer as well. Defensively they’re both good, but one actually plays a position of need and is also versatile enough to defend three positions.
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Numbers say Napier is a better scorer. They average the same PPG per 36, and Napier does it much more efficiently. Barton does have 4.7 apg per 38 compared to Shabazz and his 3.9, however i attribute that to DENs reliance on Barton to create more for DEN compared to Shabazz whos always 2nd (and sometimes 3rd) in terms of responsibility to create as he almost always shares the floor with CJ or Dame and sometimes Turner. The eye test certainly says Napier is the better passer. Barton always seemed like an average defender to me. He's quick but weak. DBPM has him as a -0.2, and Shabazz has a 1.0. While Barton is a more versatile defender than Napier, I think Napier is better at guarding his specific position than Barton is at guarding any. It just depends on the teams makeup as to which is more valuable. I like Napier more because he's our only defender that knows how to effectively apply ball pressure beyond 25ft.
 
Scalma said:
I don’t think Napier is as good of a scorer as Barton. Not sure about the shooting either. Barton attempts way more shots and has more responsibility. Napier’s looks are usually cleaner. Numbers say Barton is a better passer as well. Defensively they’re both good, but one actually plays a position of need and is also versatile enough to defend three positions.
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Also I'd say Napier is more at a position of need for Denver than Barton is at a position of need for us. And since were competing against Denver, I could definitely see Napier coming back to bite us in the ass like Nurkic did for them.

I also don't like Barton guarding SFs. 6'6 and very skinny, I think he'd get exposed down low in the playoffs by guys like George, Durant, Kawhi, Butler, Wiggins, Klay, etc.
 
BonesJones said:
Also I'd say Napier is more at a position of need for Denver than Barton is at a position of need for us. And since were competing against Denver, I could definitely see Napier coming back to bite us in the ass like Nurkic did for them.

I also don't like Barton guarding SFs. 6'6 and very skinny, I think he'd get exposed down low in the playoffs by guys like George, Durant, Kawhi, Butler, Wiggins, Klay, etc.
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Funny you mention George because Barton got a lot of credit for the job he did defensively against him recently.

Not going to pretend like I watch him play every game, but I do know he plays bigger than his size.
 
Scalma said:
Funny you mention George because Barton got a lot of credit for the job he did defensively against him recently.

Not going to pretend like I watch him play every game, but I do know he plays bigger than his size.
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He does, I just think over the course of a 7-game series, a team would eventually find a way to exploit it.
 
I wonder what the deal with CJ Wilcox is. He got assigned a month ago and still hasn’t played. He’s been out so long I doubt we see him on an nba court this season.
 
Scalma said:
I wonder what the deal with CJ Wilcox is. He got assigned a month ago and still hasn’t played. He’s been out so long I doubt we see him on an nba court this season.
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He's not even dleague quality. ..
 
The G league is going to become more and more important (esp. as rules are changed regarding the draft.) We have a number of players there that could have a future. It's only a matter of time before we start another team.
 
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