Blazers to meet with Kaman

[Pinwheel1]

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.

Kaman (or O'Neal) and Maynor has been my guess. I am just not seeing that space eater/ aggressive rebounder that LMA wanted, out there. That combo is hard to find with out spending max money.

 

[RoyToy]

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.

I didn't like Meyers to begin with, so no, I'm not really giving up on him as I was never a big fan of his.

He's soft and it shows. Not a fan and never will be.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm not going to freak out until we actually start seeing some numbers. If Kaman could be had for 5 million, that's fine with me.

 

[Draco]

If Kaman is our main free agent acquisition I think its important to get him on a deal with only one guaranteed year. Perhaps a 3 years $25mil deal with the last two years 0% guaranteed. Yes his salary would be $8 million all of our cap space but he would then be a valuable expiring contract during the year if a trade opportunity presents itself. We would still have the $2.5mil room exception for a value priced free agent.

 

[Natebishop3]

I will be extremely disappointed if we blow all our cash on Kaman.

 

[B-Roy]

This is definitely the "win now to appease Aldridge" route.

I honestly don't think Olshey views it that way. I don't think Olshey views Aldridge as the centerpiece of a championship team, and would probably not hesitate to deal him IF the right deal came along (which it obviously hasn't).

I think Olshey is just looking to gather assets. You can dislike guys like Pachulia and Kaman all you want, but it does not change the fact that if they sign, we essentially get an asset for free. Given the names that have been rumored, I seriously doubt that any contract they sign will be unmovable. They are short term guys that can not only play, but provide flexibility in trades/asset acquisition in the future. If they work out, great. If not, you didn't really lose anything by signing them, and they'll be off your cap in one or two years. No big deal.

 

[MickZagger]

I didn't like Meyers to begin with, so no, I'm not really giving up on him as I was never a big fan of his.

He's soft and it shows. Not a fan and never will be.

Go cry in a pillow.

 

[Natebishop3]

I honestly don't think Olshey views it that way. I don't think Olshey views Aldridge as the centerpiece of a championship team, and would probably not hesitate to deal him IF the right deal came along (which it obviously hasn't).

I think Olshey is just looking to gather assets. You can dislike guys like Pachulia and Kaman all you want, but it does not change the fact that if they sign, we essentially get an asset for free. Given the names that have been rumored, I seriously doubt that any contract they sign will be unmovable. They are short term guys that can not only play, but provide flexibility in trades/asset acquisition in the future. If they work out, great. If not, you didn't really lose anything by signing them, and they'll be off your cap in one or two years. No big deal.

So you think Kaman is a short term fix until we figure out what to do with LMA?

 

[oldmangrouch]

Don't be a colossal douche. He's only 21 and showed great strides last year.

He is hardly the only one here who believes Lynyrd's future (if any) is at PF. Right now, he is a poor man's Kelly Olynyk.....without the shooting touch.

 

[RoyToy]

Right now he's a 7-1 SF

He's soft. Always has been soft. Always gonna be soft.

The sooner people realize that the better

 

[MickZagger]

He is hardly the only one here who believes Lynyrd's future (if any) is at PF. Right now, he is a poor man's Kelly Olynyk.....without the shooting touch.

An 80% free throw shooting 7 footer has no shooting touch? Give me some of that grass that you're smoking.

 

[B-Roy]

So you think Kaman is a short term fix until we figure out what to do with LMA?

He's something.

Whether he leads us to the promise land or not (lol) is irrelevant. He's an asset that can be moved later if necessary.

 

[oldmangrouch]

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.

Unless you believe the team was in no position to take on a high risk/low reward "project" in the first place!

 

[STOMP]

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.

on the enthusiastic meter I'd put attaining Kaman a notch or two below Meh. Not the direction I'd hope to see them go

STOMP

 

[RoyToy]

If Neil Olshey would have listened to me he would have drafted John Henson at 11

Too bad for him

 

[Natebishop3]

on the enthusiastic meter I'd put attaining Kaman a notch or two below Meh. Not the direction I'd hope to see them go

STOMP

Yeah, that's pretty much how I feel as well. I wasn't expecting Dwight Howard, but Kaman is just so.......

 

[B-Roy]

I'm not exactly sure what people ARE expecting. Could someone come up with a plausible scenario they would actually like?

 

[PapaG]

This is definitely the "win now to appease Aldridge" route.

But that's not what LMA said, though.

Why do you continually deny reality?

 

[Natebishop3]

But that's not what LMA said, though.

Why do you continually deny reality?

He didn't say he wants to win now?

 

[PapaG]

He is hardly the only one here who believes Lynyrd's future (if any) is at PF. Right now, he is a poor man's Kelly Olynyk.....without the shooting touch.

This is a misinformed take, IMO. Leonard shot 55% from the field last year, 81% from FT, and even 43% from three.

Plus, he's two years YOUNGER than Olynyk.

 

[PapaG]

He didn't say he wants to win now?

No, he didn't. Perhaps you missed his actual quotes while you had your meltdown after PMing me repeatedly (again).

 

[MickZagger]

This is a misinformed take, IMO. Leonard shot 55% from the field last year, 81% from FT, and even 43% from three.

Plus, he's two years YOUNGER than Olynyk.

22-21 is 1.

Simple math sometimes gets in the way of a horrible argument.

 

[Natebishop3]

No, he didn't. Perhaps you missed his actual quotes while you had your meltdown after PMing me repeatedly (again).

Could you please leave that shit at the door.

Link me the quote.

 

[PapaG]

22-21 is 1.

Simple math sometimes gets in the way of a horrible argument.

Oh, my bad.

 

[PapaG]

Could you please leave that shit at the door.

Link me the quote.

It's already been linked on the board, as well as his recent Tweets.

 

[santeesioux]

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

 

[Natebishop3]

It's already been linked on the board, as well as his recent Tweets.

You love to ask for links.

No link?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Kaman or Zaza make a lot of sense for a desperate team that's ok with mediocrity.

Can someone find Olshey's quote from last year saying he dient want to spend money on short term guys.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Just getting up. Kaman? This is a bad joke, right?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Kaman's last game vs Portland:
26 points 11 rebounds on 57% shooting.

Which is why we're not re-signing JJ. When a player as mediocre as Kaman does that against you, you know you've got to make a change.