How much to get Przybilla?

[tlongII]

I think Joel will play this year, but I don't know what kind of contract he'll get. Could the Blazers sign him for the MLE? Is that too much? Or not enough?

 

[Blazinaway]

I think Joel will play this year, but I don't know what kind of contract he'll get. Could the Blazers sign him for the MLE? Is that too much? Or not enough?

MLE? are you serious. I love Joel but after that injury he looked really bad, vet minimum if we can't get anyone else. maybe he gets more but no thanks

 

[Mediocre Man]

Dear God no!!!!!!!


This team isn't going to win shit, so why bring in a guy that has maybe 1 year left, and wasn't very good to begin with anyway? Spend that money on a youngster and hope you strike gold

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

He'd be a nice third-string center if you're a title contender.

We're l | l this close to being a lotto team. He makes no sense.

 

[tlongII]

C'mon you guys! If he's healthy he's an excellent center. He says he feels great.

 

[tlongII]

We're nowhere near to being a lottery team! We're nearly guaranteed to be in the 2nd round imo.

 

[Mediocre Man]

We're nowhere near to being a lottery team! We're nearly guaranteed to be in the 2nd round imo.

Why do you say that, Tlong?

 

[Brock]

I'd rather see Chris Johnson personally. One thing I notice with sport fan bases, they love to go backwards when it comes to former players.

 

[tlongII]

Why do you say that, Tlong?

1. We gave Dallas their toughest series.
2. Gerald Wallace is a beast and will be with us from the start this year.
3. Batum is developing as a "go to" player on his national team. He'll be good.
4. Felton should be as good as Miller at PG.
5. LaMarcus is a burdgeoning superstar.
6. Matthews has a healthy ankle. Something that wasn't the case before.
7. Oden will be back imo.

 

[tlongII]

I'd rather see Chris Johnson personally. One thing I notice with sport fan bases, they love to go backwards when it comes to former players.

I'm not saying we should sign him. I'm just curious as to what it would take. If he's completely healthy he would be a good signing. I won't know until I see him play though.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I would probably go young as well. It has been 8 months so he could have gotten healthier, but they might as well take a chance on someone younger for that spot on the bench.

 

[Brock]

FWI... Jason Quick... said on the MSP that he hears Chris Johnson looked amazing this summer from his sources.

 

[tlongII]

FWI... Jason Quick... said on the MSP that he hears Chris Johnson looked amazing this summer from his sources.

I heard he put on some muscle which would be good to see.

 

[Mediocre Man]

FWI... Jason Quick... said on the MSP that he hears Chris Johnson looked amazing this summer from his sources.

I heard he put on some muscle. Hopefully he can give us 5-10 a night

 

[RR7]

I hope by 5-10 it's 5 points, 10 rebounds.

And I hear every year that someone looks amazing, and then they show up and look like shit. So I'll temper my expectations.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I hope by 5-10 it's 5 points, 10 rebounds.

And I hear every year that someone looks amazing, and then they show up and look like shit. So I'll temper my expectations.

Thus my 5-10. And no, that's not points and rebounds LOL

 

[RR7]

blocks and rebounds? lol

 

[HailBlazers]

Quick:

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2011/11/former_trail_blazers_center_jo.html

Pryzbilla FWIW:

“I can play. I feel great. This is the best my body has felt in a long, long time,’’ Przybilla said. “But I honestly don’t know if I will play. We’ll see. We’ll see what my options are.’’

“....there’s a side of me that doesn’t want to look back and regret that I didn’t play for one or two more years. Because I wake up now and my back doesn’t hurt, my knees don’t hurt, and I haven’t had that in a long time.’’

 

[Carlito]

Leave the past in the past.

 

[Draco]

I would possibly consider signing Joel for the vet minimum, but no more. He had a second serious injury after being traded to the Bobcats and missed the remainder of the season. He was a bench player at best before any injuries and the ones he had are usually career ending, except in McDyess' case he was able to go from an all-star to a role player.

MLE is a joke, he may be a worse prospect then scrubs like Chris Johnson or Jeff Pendegraph.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'll respect Joel for everything he did for this team over the years, but frankly the full MLE is insanity ... even if it's for only a year.

It's time to move on.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'm not saying we should sign him. I'm just curious as to what it would take. If he's completely healthy he would be a good signing. I won't know until I see him play though.

Guys who have suffered the kinds of injuries he's suffered at his size and his age are NEVER "completely healthy." Those injuries are like the canary in a coal mine.

 

[Carlito]

Chris Johnson is our 3rd best big man till and when and if Greg ever plays.

Typing that was fairly upsetting I'm not gonna lie to you.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Chris Johnson is our 3rd best big man till and when and if Greg ever plays.

Typing that was fairly upsetting I'm not gonna lie to you.

For Chris Johnson to have as many search results as he does is troubling at best.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Leave the past in the past.

I'd rather take a flier on Pendergraph.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

1. We gave Dallas their toughest series.
2. Gerald Wallace is a beast and will be with us from the start this year.
3. Batum is developing as a "go to" player on his national team. He'll be good.
4. Felton should be as good as Miller at PG.
5. LaMarcus is a burdgeoning superstar.
6. Matthews has a healthy ankle. Something that wasn't the case before.
7. Oden will be back imo.

I'll see all of that and undo some of that positivity by noting that Nate is back. Batum may be looking like a go-to guy on the national team but Nate tends not to let people (at least most people) have much leash and hence, that go-to-idness you see developing in Batum will quickly be squelched by Nate.

The Felton/Miller evenness is a question mark

Oden may be back but when and in what condition?

Maybe not lottery but I'm also not overly optimistic.

Gramps...

 

[RoyToy]

He was one of the first people Chad called today

I'd definitely see how he looks before writing him off. I trust that he's been working hard to getting back in shape. Never have to worry about that with Przy.

He was meh last year, but he also came back early and was like 65-70% at best. You'd have to think he looks much better now. It's not like he still wasn't a pretty good rebounder last year anyways.

And if the Blazers do keep Roy, you're not exactly going to have great options with the lesser MLE anyways, and you need the depth in the frontcourt.

 

[MickZagger]

I like what Chris Johnson brought us last year. Great length, a shot blocking presence and a chippyness about him.

 

[noknobs]

I'm not writing Joel off yet. If he can still play I'd like to get him back. He'll be cheap as he's said it's more about the situation than the money. Come back where fans love you and where you spent your best years. He's exactly the type we could use, and not just on the court. But if they determine after he's evaluated that he's never gonna be what he was, then he can simply slide into becoming the new free-throw coach.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I'd give him the BAE, and he would get a better offer from someone else.

Fun bet, though...who gets more minutes in a Blazer uniform this year? Oden, Roy or Joel?