Harkless' contract

[Scalma]

Tobias Harris his ass

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

You can match and trade later. Maybe I'm wrong.

I think the new CBA kinda killed the s&t

 

[Draco]

We can only work a trade before a team puts a offer on him. Once they try to sign him we can only match or decline. We can't trade him at that point.

So it is rare and we are very unlikely to get something for him.

Yeah exactly, we can't trade him until December. If he signs an offer sheet we can't trade him to that team for a year. If he struggles as he always has or gets injured as he often has we're stuck with a contract that has huge negative value. It could prevent us from keeping CJ, Plumlee and Vonleh down the road. No thanks.

 

[Scalma]

Or couldn't they work something out where instead of matching they agree to a sign and trade?

 

[Sinobas]

When did I say he was a premier player? I don't know what he is, he's not done developing. I'm saying you don't not pay a guy because he's not a ballhandler.

I asked you if you thought he was a premier player, because it seems you want to play him like one. I don't think he is. He's a good bench player. If he were so great, why is Stotts only playing him 26 minutes per game?

 

[Scalma]

Nevermind then

 

[Draco]

Tobias Harris his ass

So we can match, have a disgruntled player in the locker room, bench more deserving players and end up with Ersan Illyasova. Great plan.

 

[Natebishop3]

I think the new CBA kinda killed the s&t

Not for RFA players. It just negated the advantage of an UFA sign and trade.

 

[Scalma]

I asked you if you thought he was a premier player, because it seems you want to play him like one. I don't think he is. He's a good bench player. If he were so great, why is Stotts only playing him 26 minutes per game?

Have you checked out our backcourt? 26 minutes is quite a lot for a bench player. He also plays a lot late in games. That should tell you what the coaches think of him

 

[Sinobas]

And I disagree that crabbe is an average defender. He's been above average since day one.

What evidence do you have for that? If you look at his defensive percentages, they are basically a wash.

 

[Sinobas]

Have you checked out our backcourt? 26 minutes is quite a lot for a bench player. He also plays a lot late in games. That should tell you what the coaches think of him

That supports what I said, a good bench player.

 

[Trackjack]

I don't see Crabbe getting over 10 mil I see Olshy trying sign Aminu type contract same with Harkless. Now Myers no telling if I was the GM I would hope someone try give a tender contract and don't match.

 

[Scalma]

That supports what I said, a good bench player.

Bench players don't close games. He's pretty much a 6th starter for Portland. They're lucky to have a guy like him coming off the bench. He would start for a lot of teams.

 

[Draco]

I don't see Crabbe getting over 10 mil I see Olshy trying sign Aminu type contract same with Harkless. Now Myers no telling if I was the GM I would hope someone try give a tender contract and don't match.

$10 million is less than Aminu contract with the cap going up.

Aminu $8mil of $70mil cap = 11.4%
$10 mil of $108mil cap = 9.3%

An Aminu sized contract would be $108mil x 11.4% = $12.3 million

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't see Crabbe getting over 10 mil I see Olshy trying sign Aminu type contract same with Harkless. Now Myers no telling if I was the GM I would hope someone try give a tender contract and don't match.

There have already been articles about other GM's noticing Crabbe. I think he definitely gets over $10 million per year with the new salary cap.

 

[Pinwheel1]

God i hope you're wrong. Meyers is trash. Complete, utter, trash.

Come on. Very few guys in the NBA are "trash". I like small ball and prefer Harkless on the floor, but I really don't understand the need for the extreme descriptions of our players.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Why the hell would you hope I'm wrong? You wouldn't want another team trading for him? Huh?

You said you'd match ANY OFFER for him

 

[Sinobas]

Bench players don't close games. He's pretty much a 6th starter for Portland. They're lucky to have a guy like him coming off the bench. He would start for a lot of teams.

That's what they call a 6th man, but Stotts could really give him starters minutes by playing Henderson less. He could be a starting quality player, but he'd be mediocre in that role.

 

[The Professional Fan]

This is a thread I never expected

 

[Sinobas]

This is a thread I never expected

I thought Hark looked really good in the pre-season and early on in the year, it looked like he was playing himself into a nice contract, then he totally dropped off.

 

[Scalma]

You said you'd match ANY OFFER for him

Is that where you stopped reading?

 

[SIeepwalker]

Id match any offer for Meyers. If some other team really wants him they can pony up a pick or a player thank you.

I would be glad to trade him for two waffles and a bottle of milk

 

[Blazers Roy]

Hark had a few good games after he was given DNPs for several games.
Mayers owns the heart of Terry Stotts, he will continue to take minutes from Hark and as a result Harkless will get shitty offers in free agency.

Thank you Mayers!

 

[Blazinaway]

Hark had a few good games after he was given DNPs for several games.
Mayers owns the heart of Terry Stotts, he will continue to take minutes from Hark and as a result Harkless will get shitty offers in free agency.

Thank you Mayers!

I don't know, number one is that Stotts likes to WIN, playing Hark over Meyers sure seems to lead to more wins lately, I think Terry rides that horse as longs as it runs

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Come on. Very few guys in the NBA are "trash". I like small ball and prefer Harkless on the floor, but I really don't understand the need for the extreme descriptions of our players.

It's all relative. For an NBA player, Meyers is trash. It's not like calling him trash means I think I could do better or something.

 

[dviss1]

Come on. Very few guys in the NBA are "trash". I like small ball and prefer Harkless on the floor, but I really don't understand the need for the extreme descriptions of our players.

Huh? That's basketball talk. Saying someone is "trash" or "garbage" simply means you don't think he can play.

And for the record, Meyers is garbage.

 

[BrianFromWA]

By June, .when the entire NBA gets to see 3 or 4 rounds of playoffs out of our guys, they'll start getting noticed. And then they'll get paid.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Huh? That's basketball talk. Saying someone is "trash" or "garbage" simply means you don't think he can play.

And for the record, Meyers is garbage.

I will have to disagree with you on that. We have seen a lot stiffs come through over the last 45 years, and to put Meyers in the "garbage" category is ridiculous IMO.
He may be inconsistent, he may not deserve major minutes, and he may not deserve a big contract, but he still has skills. I guarantee he will be in the league for another 10 years (Unless he gets hurt) and you don't last that long if you are worthless.

I don't get why this guys is so polarizing to Blazer fans. Was it because he was a lottery pick? I was pissed as hell when we drafted him. I wanted a SG (Jeremy Lamb) and I am still a little ambivalent about Meyers, but I do acknowledge that he turned out to be better than Lamb. Meyers can help a ball club. Just not as a starter.

 

[BBert]

I would be glad to trade him for two waffles and a bottle of milk

At least hold out for some strawberries and whipped cream. I think they'll bite.

 

[Natebishop3]

I will have to disagree with you on that. We have seen a lot stiffs come through over the last 45 years, and to put Meyers in the "garbage" category is ridiculous IMO.
He may be inconsistent, he may not deserve major minutes, and he may not deserve a big contract, but he still has skills. I guarantee he will be in the league for another 10 years (Unless he gets hurt) and you don't last that long if you are worthless.

I don't get why this guys is so polarizing to Blazer fans. Was it because he was a lottery pick? I was pissed as hell when we drafted him. I wanted a SG (Jeremy Lamb) and I am still a little ambivalent about Meyers, but I do acknowledge that he turned out to be better than Lamb. Meyers can help a ball club. Just not as a starter.

For me, it's because he's annoying and goofy and he makes stupid mistakes. He has one of the most punchable faces in the league. Babbitt was polarizing too, but there wasn't nearly as much hate for him.