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Why do I have the feeling that Olshey values Clippers or ex-Clippers waaaaay more than the rest of us?
 
Kaman isn't even bad. Could be a better rebounder and could be more efficient....but he's more of a rim protector than Hickson.
 
My only hope is that we have people meeting or talking with agents of a number of different players at 9:00. Seems unlikely though....
 
RoyToy said:
I wouldn't give Kaman more than $4M

Fuck this. Neil's letting me down here.
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He could probably be had for cheap. That's probably one of the biggest reasons.
 
seemed we heard talk of a big who was a rim protector,a nd someone who didn't really need touches. That seems about the opposite of Kaman. Meh.
 
B-Roy said:
He could probably be had for cheap. That's probably one of the biggest reasons.
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Yep. Then use the remaining FA money on another veteran at a swing position.
 
PapaG said:
It will certainly be better than having Hickson play center.
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If that's the only way we're rating our FA period, we're guaranteed success! Paul Allen could blindfold Olshey, stick him in front of the list of F.A. centers, and have him pick one. They'd be better than Hickson at center.

Jokes aside, I don't hate Kaman....but he's older, injury prone, and no way does he "move the needle", especially in the long term.
 
RR7 said:
seemed we heard talk of a big who was a rim protector,a nd someone who didn't really need touches. That seems about the opposite of Kaman. Meh.
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Him and Aldridge don't fit together at all

I hope this is false
 
Chuck Taylor said:
If that's the only way we're rating our FA period, we're guaranteed success! Paul Allen could blindfold Olshey, stick him in front of the list of F.A. centers, and have him pick one. They'd be better than Hickson at center.

Jokes aside, I don't hate Kaman....but he's older, injury prone, and no way does he "move the needle", especially in the long term.
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The Blazers drafted Withey this year, and Leonard last year. I think they see Leonard as a viable starting C once he gets comfortable. He seems to work hard, at least.
 
Chuck Taylor said:
If that's the only way we're rating our FA period, we're guaranteed success! Paul Allen could blindfold Olshey, stick him in front of the list of F.A. centers, and have him pick one. They'd be better than Hickson at center.

Jokes aside, I don't hate Kaman....but he's older, injury prone, and no way does he "move the needle", especially in the long term.
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Like others said, this signing would be a huge vote of confidence for Leonard.
 
PapaG said:
The Blazers drafted Withey this year, and Leonard last year. I think they see Leonard as a viable starting C once he gets comfortable. He seems to work hard, at least.
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I agree...it is a move that seems to endorse Leonard. Another reason why it makes me nervous!
 
B-Roy said:
Like others said, this signing would be a huge vote of confidence for Leonard.
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Why is that?

There may just be the best they can do.

I don't buy that this says anything about Leonard at all, other then that the Blazers can't rely on their lottery pick to be a starter.
 
RoyToy said:
Why is that?

There may just be the best they can do.

I don't buy that this says anything about Leonard at all.
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The fact that they aren't moving Leonard for a better center says a lot.

Besides, why are people acting like this is a done deal? Free agency hasn't even started yet. Stop freaking out.
 
The writing has been on the wall for a while that this was going to be the type of short turn fix we could expect. We have exhausted every scenario possible and none of them except Asik seemed do-able. My expectations for a center have been lowered for a while. I am fine with Kaman for now. Center by committee.....
 
B-Roy said:
The fact that they aren't moving Leonard for a better center says a lot.

Besides, why are people acting like this is a done deal? Free agency hasn't even started yet. Stop freaking out.
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It takes two to make that deal happen

All I see is they know Leonard isn't ready to start, thus the reason the Blazers have a hole at center.
 
How do we know this is to start for us? Maybe the goal is to trade meyers and have kaman coming off the bench?

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I'm all for trading Meyers.

A center that doesn't rebound, block shots or play defense

Can you even call him a center at that point?
 
RoyToy said:
I'm all for trading Meyers.

A center that doesn't rebound, block shots or play defense

Can you even call him a center at that point?
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Don't be a colossal douche. He's only 21 and showed great strides last year.
 
Now we're talking to Pachulioil. Maybe we're saving money for a run at Mayo. ;)
 
Its a real stopgap signing. Niel must have high hopes for Leonard in the next year or two.
 
I think a lot of people are going to be dissapointed. With the FA targets we've been hearing I'm guessing Olshey is going after two medium level players rather than one high level player. After absorbing Thomas Robinson's salary, they only have around $9 million to play with. Do you even think someone like Tyreke Evans or Pekovic is going to take 9M/Year? Yeah, didn't think so.
 
magnifier661 said:
I really hope we don't go this route.
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What route would you like? Trade a couple second rounders and Leonard for Asik? It's not happening.

This is reality. People need to come to accept it. The options are all mediocre-bad.
 
RoyToy said:
He rebounded poorly for a center
His defense was atrocious
He didn't alter shots

These are all facts. Sorry.
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I love people who give up on rookie PROJECTS after one season. He was drafted as a project, pretty much everyone looked at him as a 2 to 3 year project before the draft and he showed a lot of good things but a lot of bad things to. He is the definition of a project and giving up on him after 1 season is quiet stupid.
 
Yep. This is the reality. The alternative is trading Aldridge or the few other assets we have. We are in asset acquisition mode, still.

So, if we sign a Kaman or Paculioil, does that mean we are punting trying to get a decent center until the 2014 free agency? Are we going to have any $$ to spend in 2014?
 
B-Roy said:
What route would you like? Trade a couple second rounders and Leonard for Asik? It's not happening.

This is reality. People need to come to accept it. The options are all mediocre-bad.
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This is definitely the "win now to appease Aldridge" route.
 
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