Blazers pursuing C Joel Przybilla

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Sign me up. I think he would be great to have back. Could really help Leonard learn NBA defense and toughness.
 
Wonder if the potential knee injury to Freeland has the Blazers thinking that they need to have plenty of reserve "bigs"
 
Zybot said:
Wonder if the potential knee injury to Freeland has the Blazers thinking that they need to have plenty of reserve "bigs"
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I'm not sure Joel "moves the needle" Portland has a shit load of bigs without Freeland

Aldridge
Hickson
Leonard
Claver
Babbitt
 
Mediocre Man said:
I'm not sure Joel "moves the needle" Portland has a shit load of bigs without Freeland

Aldridge
Hickson
Leonard
Claver
Babbitt
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He doesn't "move the needle". Which is why if he's brought back, it will likely (it better be!) be a short-term contract.
 
I don't really care much either way, he was very terrible his last two seasons. I just don't know if he'll ever regain the athleticism to be a decent bench player like he once was. I guess I'm somewhat concerned he could get minutes I'd rather see go to Hickson, Freeland, or Leonard. Also would he eliminate our chance of being a few bucks under the cap and gaining a small asset in a trade? But we may have actually stayed over the cap this offseason so then signing Pryz wouldn’t have any effect…

He would be a familiar face to have on the team so that would be fun from a fan perspective. I don’t think it’ll help us in any way basketball wise but if it doesn’t hurt then what the heck sign him up.
 
I like the idea of bringing him in as a mentor for Leonard. I think Joel would like the kid.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I'm not sure Joel "moves the needle" Portland has a shit load of bigs without Freeland

Aldridge
Hickson
Leonard
Claver
Babbitt
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Why not include Batum in this list if you're going to list Babbitt and Claver, players who are expected to play at the 3?
 
HailBlazers said:
Bring back the Gorilla.



Would rather have Pavlovic for a backup 3, than Babbitt for a 3.5/4/whatever the heck he is.
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Really? At least Babbitt can shoot.

Pavlovic hasn't had a PER over 8.6 in 5 seasons. He's a throwaway player who will be thrown away soon enough.
 
Draco said:
I don’t think it’ll help us in any way basketball wise but if it doesn’t hurt then what the heck sign him up.
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We need consistent rebounding to go along with our defense if we want any chance of success. Joel gives us both.

PapaG said:
Really? At least Babbitt can shoot.
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At least Pavlovic can play defense.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Why not include Batum in this list if you're going to list Babbitt and Claver, players who are expected to play at the 3?
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With Batum's fat contract, and all of those guys at 4, no way they let Batum get knocked around by bigs
 
I'm not against signing him, but I think a lot of people need to recognize that his best days are well behind him.
 
HailBlazers said:
Bring back the Gorilla. Would rather have Pavlovic for a backup 3, than Babbitt for a 3.5/4/whatever the heck he is.
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I agree with this. Babbitt's the one to go, not Sasha. If Babbitt stays, maybe Joel could teach him how to play center. Babbitt's not a SF.
 
I don't see much point in using a roster spot on Przybilla. If it gets to the point that he gets playing time, we've got bigger problems because Hickson/LA/Freeland/Leonard suck or are injured.

If you want him as a mentor, hire him as an assistant coach or whatever.
 
Everyone keeps listing Hickson as a substitute at center, but he's not big enough. He's a PF who can look spectacular when he plays like a SF. He subs down, not up.

We need Przybilla because Freeland has been injury-prone for years, Leonard missed a third of his college games, and without Jerry Sloan coaching us, Aldridge is a pussy. We need Przybilla.
 
jlprk said:
Everyone keeps listing Hickson as a substitute at center, but he's not big enough. He's a PF who can look spectacular when he plays like a SF. He subs down, not up.

We need Przybilla because Freeland has been injury-prone for years, Leonard missed a third of his college games, and without Jerry Sloan coaching us, Aldridge is a pussy. We need Przybilla.
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Hickson gets listed as a center because he'll probably start at "LMA doesn't want to be called Center" while LMA starts at "please call me a Power Forward", like Dante Cunningham did a while back.

Also, I totally miss the days when Sloan coached LaMarcus and he was all tough and shit.
 
jlprk said:
Everyone keeps listing Hickson as a substitute at center, but he's not big enough. He's a PF who can look spectacular when he plays like a SF. He subs down, not up.

We need Przybilla because Freeland has been injury-prone for years, Leonard missed a third of his college games, and without Jerry Sloan coaching us, Aldridge is a pussy. We need Przybilla.
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The starting unit on opening day will most like be:

Lillard
Matthews
Batum
Aldridge
Hickson

Position does not matter. Those are the five best right now.
 
Natebishop3 said:
The starting unit on opening day will most like be:

Lillard
Matthews
Batum
Aldridge
Hickson

Position does not matter. Those are the five best right now.
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I wouldn't rule out Leonard, Freeland, or Przy at the 5, at least to start games. The bench is very thin, and Hickson's scoring and rebounding may be better used by playing fewer minutes with LMA, even if it's only an extra 6 minutes or so of time with LMA off the floor and Hickson on it, instead of them playing together.
 
Natebishop3 said:
The starting unit on opening day will most like be:

Lillard6
Matthews
Batum
Aldridge
Hickson

Position does not matter. Those are the five best right now.
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Yes, they're the best 5 unless we get Przybilla. (When Hickson was cut, I was his biggest advocate here.) But we should trade Babbitt for a #2, have Hickson sub at PF and SF, and start Przybilla at C.

If we don't sign Joel, Jeffries could be a placeholder at C while Leonard and Freeland sit on the bench in foul trouble every game. I just don't see Hickson as a reliable C.
 
Can never have to many bigs. Coming in at 18th in DRB% and 22nd in ORB% last year, we need all the help we can get on the boards.
 
HailBlazers said:
Can never have to many bigs. Coming in at 18th in DRB% and 22nd in ORB% last year, we need all the help we can get on the boards.
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Absolutely. Bringing back Przy is much more important than having Pavlovic wearing street clothes every night behind the bench.
 
PapaG said:
I wouldn't rule out Leonard, Freeland, or Przy at the 5, at least to start games. The bench is very thin, and Hickson's scoring and rebounding may be better used by playing fewer minutes with LMA, even if it's only an extra 6 minutes or so of time with LMA off the floor and Hickson on it, instead of them playing together.
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I could maybe see Freeland starting, but I think they'll work Leonard in slowly. I think it will either be Hickson or Freeland starting on opening day, but my gut says Hickson only because he's a proven commodity in the NBA.
 
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