Game Thread GAME# 72: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - MARCH 28, 2015 - SATURDAY, 7:00 PM (PST), KGW

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How many points will Barton score tonight against his former team?

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Even though Lillard had a poor shooting night, he got 10 assists, and was only one shot short of a double double.

Like his rebounding effort versus the Clippers, it's great to see him finding ways to stay involved in the game, and contribute, even when his shot is off.
 
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S550 said:
Great win !

Also, someone want to put out an APB for Lillard? The entire starting lineup outscored him, along with two bench players.
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Yes but his A/M was a damn fine 1.429 The Blazers would be in the finals hunt with that coming every night.
 
KingSpeed said:
I would hope that the entire starting line up outscored him. That would be embarrassing if 4 players couldn't match Lillard. By the way, one of the reasons his teammates played well is because Lillard (10 assists) got them the ball in a position to score.
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Can't think of a more important roll for him.
 
The only thing A/M Ratio could stand for is Ass To Mouth ratio... am I close?
 
Loved Afflalo's game tonight. I don't expect 8-11 every time, but if he could stick to the type of shots he took tonight it would help.
The one area he does better than Wes is attacking the basket. And coincidentally that is something we need from our wings. Still a few too many TO's but overall he had a great game.
 
The growth of mccollum is exciting. Glad to say I gave up too quick and was wrong about him
 
East coast fans should get an award. I hate life right now but cant miss a win.
 
I think The Thrill is going to be a really solid player in this league with 1-2 years of meaningful playing time.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
I think The Thrill is going to be a really solid player in this league with 1-2 years of meaningful playing time.
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Yeah, maybe, and we may not retain Afflalo after this season to boot. If Barton and T-Rob develop into good players, we lose a draft pick and Afflalo. And it seems Alonzo Gee is losing his spot to Wright, he's been playing well.
 
Sinobas said:
Yeah, maybe, and we may not retain Afflalo after this season to boot. If Barton and T-Rob develop into good players, we lose a draft pick and Afflalo. And it seems Alonzo Gee is losing his spot to Wright, he's been playing well.
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Yeah, they're not going to lose Afflalo, especially with Wesley's uncertainty.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
I think The Thrill is going to be a really solid player in this league with 1-2 years of meaningful playing time.
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That's funny...I kind of watched the game and thought Wow? Glad we got rid of that guy. He is still making bonehead decisions. Still leaves his feet and then looks to pass. Still tries to score when he has absolutely no way to the rim. The whole time he was on the floor i was thinking "Good Job Niel" "Great Trade!".
Not taking anything away from the kid as a person. Real nice guy and a solid individual. Has a personality the size of Colorado. But he just didn't seem to be any different even with all the PT he is getting.
 
julius said:
Yeah, they're not going to lose Afflalo, especially with Wesley's uncertainty.
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Afflalo has a player option. He can choose to stay at the same money or he can opt out and see what he can get. Wesley's injury makes the latter more plausible IMO. Why not? Matthews return will be uncertain and he can secure a longer deal. Even if it is for the same money per year he can look for job security for an additional 3 years if he gets a 4 year deal. With him being 29 that would put an additional 30-35 mil (Assuming he gets the same money $8 mil.) in his pocket and secure him until 34 years old. This is a No-Brainer in my book.
 
kjironman1 said:
Afflalo has a player option. He can choose to stay at the same money or he can opt out and see what he can get. Wesley's injury makes the latter more plausible IMO. Why not? Matthews return will be uncertain and he can secure a longer deal. Even if it is for the same money per year he can look for job security for an additional 3 years if he gets a 4 year deal. With him being 29 that would put an additional 30-35 mil (Assuming he gets the same money $8 mil.) in his pocket and secure him until 34 years old. This is a No-Brainer in my book.
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I'm confused by your wording. Are you agreeing with me or discounting what I said?

What I'm reading from your post seems to say both.

Imho, he either re-signs with Portland (for the extra year teams with Bird Rights can offer) or risks it by not opting out and going into next summer as a free agent when the salary cap increases a lot.

To me, if he values the extra $$ and year (and being on a team where he'll play an important role and help compete for at title) he'll re-sign with Portland, no brainer.

What team out there, in the situation Portland is in, has cap room to spend on a player like him and will likely spend it on him?
 
julius said:
I'm confused by your wording. Are you agreeing with me or discounting what I said?

What I'm reading from your post seems to say both.

Imho, he either re-signs with Portland (for the extra year teams with Bird Rights can offer) or risks it by not opting out and going into next summer as a free agent when the salary cap increases a lot.

To me, if he values the extra $$ and year (and being on a team where he'll play an important role and help compete for at title) he'll re-sign with Portland, no brainer.

What team out there, in the situation Portland is in, has cap room to spend on a player like him and will likely spend it on him?
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Not disagreeing with you. But i was merely pointing out that he has a "Player Option". I would think he will "Opt Out" of that player option and get a longer deal. Some feel that if he opts out the Blazers could lose him to a team offering more money. This is always a possibility. The point is the best business decision here is for him to get a 4 year deal if he can at at least the same money or more. The Blazers obviously would be in the running for that but saying they are "Not going to lose AAA" might not be the case because of the injury. So yes i guess i was disagreeing to some extent?
 
kjironman1 said:
That's funny...I kind of watched the game and thought Wow? Glad we got rid of that guy. He is still making bonehead decisions. Still leaves his feet and then looks to pass. Still tries to score when he has absolutely no way to the rim. The whole time he was on the floor i was thinking "Good Job Niel" "Great Trade!".
Not taking anything away from the kid as a person. Real nice guy and a solid individual. Has a personality the size of Colorado. But he just didn't seem to be any different even with all the PT he is getting.
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Hence "1-2 years of meaningful playing time".
 
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