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We got Claver, Pendergraph, and Cunningham. We traded Sergio for a little bit of cap space.

Edit: we now also have Patrick Mills.
 
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filled 3 needs: banger (tall long one), traded sergio and drafted a very high euro to stash....
 
3 guys who will never play for Portland. It has to be an F. Explain the moves that were made? I don't get any of them. Would rather had Brockman.
 
Pendergraph was a good pick, and Claver looks like he has real potential. Definitely more than Freeland.
 
At face value it looks pretty benign. I like Pendergraph, Claver is probably going to be a pretty good player in a couple of years, Cunningham looks like a bust to me, but I'm guessing the real value of the trades and selections made today won't be known until we see some trades for veteran players made or moves made in free agency.

I've got nothing but idle speculation and some rumors that have been floated to base this off of, but I think the Blazers already have a deal in place to make a move for Hinrich and Deng and Cunningham and Claver will be included in that deal along with Blake and Travis.
 
C

Pros
Got rid of sergio
Got Pendergraph

Cons
Passed on Blair 3 times
Took Claver WAY too high
Tired of stashing players in Europe who never pan out
 
We don't have that pick do we? I thought it was included in the epin two spot move?


This draft has sucked on the surface. Hopefully it makes a lot more sense come free agency.


Right now it's an F-
 
(I) as in incomplete.

The grade can only be given after I see what KP does with the extra cap space he created tonight.
 
yuyuza1 said:
(I) as in incomplete.

The grade can only be given after I see what KP does with the extra cap space he created tonight.
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Agreed with this. Looking at the surface and the talent, I don't expect any of the players will be big rotation guys. But KP and the gang clearly made it their goal that free agency/trades come July 1 is where they will make it happen.

Or at least I hope so...
 
Uther TheGardener said:
filled 3 needs: banger (tall long one), traded sergio and drafted a very high euro to stash....
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We filled ZERO needs. Pendergraph isn't a banger (well, at least not a good one). He is an average, at best rebounder. I'd rather keep S-Bo.

Claver is years away from being NBA ready - and if he has any success in Europe, he'll stay there where he can make more money.

Dante who?

Seriously, we could have had a guy who was a better rebounder in college than Paul Millsap (who we passed on three times in 2006) and is REALLY a banger. Instead, we get three guys who will contribute absolutely NOTHING in the upcoming season - if any of them even make the team. If any of these guys are in our top 12, our bench just got worse.

BNM
 
Nikolokolus said:
I've got nothing but idle speculation and some rumors that have been floated to base this off of, but I think the Blazers already have a deal in place to make a move for Hinrich and Deng and Cunningham and Claver will be included in that deal along with Blake and Travis.
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From your lips to KPs ears.
 
I think the people who are giving this draft a F or D had totally unrealistic expectations. Did you people want another rookie? Did you expect KP to get in the Top 5 and take? I was thinking we would trade out of this draft, and possibly end up with Kirk by the end of the night, but in reality I wasn't expecting to draft anyone. I think Claver is easily our best pick up, he will be good in one or two years and 2nd Round picks are generally worthless anyway. If Pendegraph turns out to be a decent back up PF I think we will have come out of this draft looking pretty good. Moving Sergio gets my approval cause it guarantees Bayless more playing time. I gave it a B.
 
Nate4Prez said:
I think the people who are giving this draft a F or D had totally unrealistic expectations. Did you people want another rookie? Did you expect KP to get in the Top 5 and take? I was thinking we would trade out of this draft, and possibly end up with Kirk by the end of the night, but in reality I wasn't expecting to draft anyone. I think Claver is easily our best pick up, he will be good in one or two years and 2nd Round picks are generally worthless anyway. If Pendegraph turns out to be a decent back up PF I think we will have come out of this draft looking pretty good. Moving Sergio gets my approval cause it guarantees Bayless more playing time. I gave it a B.
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No I think trading out of the draft would have been better than what happened. At least we would have saved the cash.
 
Would've been interesting to see if Claver would've been there at 31. I guess we'll never know.
 
I think Pendergraph and Mills stick while the others are traded/not signed or however it works.

Penderpraph will take Frye's slot, Mills will take Sergio's.
 
ehizzy3 said:
mills was a good pick.
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Yeah, just stellar. Weaknesses:

- Ability to get to free throw line
- Ability to play at different speeds
- Decision making
- Not a true point guard
- Settles for bad shots
- Shot-selection
- Ability to contest shots
- Defensive fundamentals
- Level of competition
- Assist to turnover ratio
- Ability to finish through contact
- Frail frame
- Undersized
- Low shooting percentages

Sounds absolutely awesome. Can I change my grade to F-?

BNM
 
hasoos said:
No I think trading out of the draft would have been better than what happened. At least we would have saved the cash.
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all that cash spent on #22 OMG! second rounders are not guaranteed contracts...so... 500k down the drain?
 
hasoos said:
No I think trading out of the draft would have been better than what happened. At least we would have saved the cash.
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Well as they say "Spending Paul Allen's money"

If PA and management wants to float the cash to Sacramento to give the team more cap room while also shedding a player who was never going to stick and in the process did nothing but accumulate a 500-600K caphold (I'll have to check Larry Coon's FAQ to be sure) and added Jeff Pendergraph and Patty Mills who don't have to be given contracts until after free agents are signed or trades are made then I think the team accomplished it's goals. It didn't really get any younger (at least in guaranteed contracts) and they added cap space for the summer.

It's not a big win, but I'd say it's an inch or two closer to the goals they have this summer.
 
RoyToy said:
Penderpraph will take Frye's slot, Mills will take Sergio's.
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So we gave up a PG who has good size, is a good passer, but can't play defense and can't shoot for one who can't pass, can't shoot, can't play defense and is undersized and frail. Great.

BNM
 
No way to grade the draft yet because it's indelibly linked to free agency. If we've got a deal lined up for Hinrich that we're waiting until July to seal, it would completely change our grade. If KP was approaching this draft looking only for our new backup PF, I'd give it a B. I'm a big fan of Blair, but Pendergraph isn't bad either, could be a Leon Powe. Claver is intriguing and Mills has a solid shot to make the team, that's all you can really expect that late. Not too sure about Cunningham, we'll see.
 
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No way to grade the draft yet because it's indelibly linked to free agency. If we've got a deal lined up for Hinrich that we're waiting until July to seal, it would completely change our grade. If KP was approaching this draft looking only for our new backup PF, I'd give it a B. I'm a big fan of Blair, but Pendergraph isn't bad either, could be a Leon Powe. Claver is intriguing and Mills has a solid shot to make the team, that's all you can really expect that late. Not too sure about Cunningham, we'll see.
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Thank you for bringing some sanity into the thread.
 
Boob-No-More said:
So we gave up a PG who has good size, is a good passer, but can't play defense and can't shoot for one who can't pass, can't shoot, can't play defense and is undersized and frail. Great.

BNM
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First of all, Sergio is garbage. Let's just get that out of the way.

Second, Mills is a pretty fast player that can flat out score the basketball and averaged over 2 stls a game. He doesn't need to be a true PG. He's not the perfect player but it's good value for a 2nd rounder.
 
c- as far as the draft goes.


UNLESS....we've spoken with Minny and we'll only know for sure after July 8th.

Rumors galore over the next ten days!


Just not holding my breath any more! :dunno:



Is Blair still available? :ohno:
 
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