Hypothetical: LA To L.A.

[Charcoal Filtered]

Are you saying that an All-Star isn't going to want to come sign a max deal with the Blazers to play with Lillard, a rookie, and a bunch of role players?

If another star wants to play here, creating space should not be a problem since we have cap friendly contracts and they would want to play with Aldridge instead of a rookie.

 

[PapaG]

If another star wants to play here, creating space should not be a problem since we have cap friendly contracts and they would want to play with Aldridge instead of a rookie.

Right, but that wasn't being discussed. In the scenario I was responding to, LMA is traded to the Lakers, cap space is cleared, and a player who at the very least is at LMA's level wants to play for the Blazers on a max contract. Seems easier to just sign LMA to a max contract and try to upgrade the rest of the roster outside of LMA and Lillard via trade.

 

[Natebishop3]

I just don't see any point in trading LA at this juncture. We're not going to get back what we would need out of the deal.

At the very least, we would need a young star and a lottery pick. We're better off trying to pick up some more pieces for the bench and letting it ride. This team needs a bench. I think LA has AT LEAST two or three more really good years. With a better bench, I think this team could contend.

 

[dviss1]

Splitter 7ppg/6rpg for the series
LMA 22ppg/10rpg/ for the series

I guess we have different definitions for getting "owned."

Unless LMA is supposed to get 40/20 every game, while driving to the hoop like Tony Parker and banging in the paint like Shaq.

Forget the numbers. LA passed the "eye test" in that series? Not in my opinion.

 

[Rhal]

Forget the numbers. LA passed the "eye test" in that series? Not in my opinion.

He had a crappy series, he got good numbers but definitely didn't look great but he looked DOMINANT the series before and was a force almost all season.

 

[MAS RipCity]

Cleveland would do the deal for LaMarcus, right? They wanted him last year and he's even better this year. I doubt anything happens, but it's fun to discuss since it's going to be a long offseason.

 

[PapaG]

Forget the numbers. LA passed the "eye test" in that series? Not in my opinion.

You said Splitter "owned" LMA. I was merely posting the stats from that series. Nothing about an "eye test" was in the conversation.

 

[ripcityboy]

Would have to be for one of the top five players in the NBA, a Carmelo Anthony type. If they were dumb enough to do it this draft, with it's depth, I'd do it in a millisecond. Take Wiggins or that Aussie PG in a heart beat. Move Lillard to SG and wait a few years to have to best two guard combo in NBA history. Give's me a woody!!!!

 

[Natebishop3]

Cleveland would do the deal for LaMarcus, right? They wanted him last year and he's even better this year. I doubt anything happens, but it's fun to discuss since it's going to be a long offseason.

So would you do it? LA for the #1, Waiters, Thompson, and Varejao?

 

[PapaG]

Would have to be for one of the top five players in the NBA, a Carmelo Anthony type. If they were dumb enough to do it this draft, with it's depth, I'd do it in a millisecond. Take Wiggins or that Aussie PG in a heart beat. Move Lillard to SG and wait a few years to have to best two guard combo in NBA history. Give's me a woody!!!!

So where do Wiggins and Anthony fit in to Lillard moving to SG? Neither are PGs. As for the Aussie guard, who are you talking about? The Australian version of Ricky Rubio, or the next Patty Mills or Shane Heal?

 

[RR7]

So would you do it? LA for the #1, Waiters, Thompson, and Varejao?

My guess is Cleveland wouldn't offer all of that for Aldridge. I wouldn't want to do that deal. But it'd be awfully difficult to pass up.

Lillard/Matthews/Batum/Thompson/Rolo
Waiters/Wiggins/Robinson/Varejao
rotation.

 

[ripcityboy]

So where do Wiggins and Anthony fit in to Lillard moving to SG? Neither are PGs. As for the Aussie guard, who are you talking about? The Australian version of Ricky Rubio, or the next Patty Mills or Shane Heal?

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Dry a different aftershave, Flinty Narcissism isn't working for you.

 

[Mediocre Man]

So would you do it? LA for the #1, Waiters, Thompson, and Varejao?

Cleveland would not offer all that for LA.

 

[Natebishop3]

Cleveland would not offer all that for LA.

That's basically the offer they made last year. Aldridge is making 14 million so they would have to find some kind of filler.

 

[Mediocre Man]

That's basically the offer they made last year. Aldridge is making 14 million so they would have to find some kind of filler.

This years pick>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>last years pick

 

[Natebishop3]

This years pick>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>last years pick

They hate Waiters.

Thompson would have to be included.

Varejao is needed to make contracts work.

 

[Mediocre Man]

They hate Waiters.

Thompson would have to be included.

Varejao is needed to make contracts work.

Agreed. Just don't think they would offer all that for Adridge unless Lebron told them if they got Aldridge he'd sign as well

 

[Natebishop3]

Agreed. Just don't think they would offer all that for Adridge unless Lebron told them if they got Aldridge he'd sign as well

I really don't think they value those guys that much. Maybe Varejao, but he would be needed to make the salaries match.

 

[RR7]

I really don't think they value those guys that much. Maybe Varejao, but he would be needed to make the salaries match.

They have like15-20 million in cap space, they don't need to do a deal to match salaries, they just agree in principle to the deal. Whether they like Waiters or not, he's still young enough that they're not including him out of dislike they'd look to swap him for a better fit if need be.

 

[noknobs]

Now people want to give up the leading scorer and rebounder for a chance to draft a player that might someday be an All-Star.

Every summer, it's the same thing here.

Yes, now that we've reached the 2nd round of the playoffs with a good group of young guys who want to be here and are on the verge of contending, I'd say it's the perfect time to rebuild.

The draft is a girl in a pretty dress, but maybe we should be focusing elsewhere...

 

[Draco]

I really can't believe some of the dumb ideas I read on this board. It's an act, right?

Did you watch Lillard's shot against Houston? That proves he knows how to make personnel decisions. He should be in charge of assembling the teams roster. Right now he is over in Europe scouting prospects.

 

[ripcityboy]

Great teams never stop building even after they win Wold Series. Look at the Celtics and Lakers in the Seventies and Eighties, and San Antonoio now, the only way to stay hungry is to have hungry players. The rub is not changing too much.

 

[Sinobas]

LaMarcus is Cliff Robinson without a 3pt shot, and Cliff also developed into a good defender later in his career, which is more than can be said of LA. Puts up good numbers, but expendable.

 

[Strenuus]

Great teams never stop building even after they win Wold Series. Look at the Celtics and Lakers in the Seventies and Eighties, and San Antonoio now, the only way to stay hungry is to have hungry players. The rub is not changing too much.

San Antonio has pretty much been the same. lol.

 

[RR7]

LaMarcus is Cliff Robinson without a 3pt shot, and Cliff also developed into a good defender later in his career, which is more than can be said of LA. Puts up good numbers, but expendable.

this is just retarded.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

this is just retarded.

+1....

 

[Rhal]

this is just retarded.

You can't pay attention to Sinobas when talking about La, nothing LA does will make Sinobas ever forgive the turnaround fadaway.

 

[Sinobas]

You guys are living in a LaMarcus Aldridge fantasy land.

Just compare LaMarcus to a true top tier PF. Dirk Nowitski really the only top tier PF that made his living from the outside. Last year he shot 53% from 2pt range and 40% from 3.

LaMarcus rarely even shoots 3s and only shot 46% from 2pt range. He's a very inefficient scorer. He's not even in the top 100 in the NBA. This season, he only shot 50% or better 26 out of 69 games. His FG% is a full 4% lower than the team overall, and if opposing defenses shot the same rate as LA, we'd have one of the best defenses in the league. So opposing coaches want LA to take all the turn around fade aways he wants.

He's not any better than Cliff Robinson was at his age. In fact, you could say he's a poor mans Cliff.

 

[jlprk]

Big boss Aldridge.. You ain't so big. You just tall, that's all.

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[PapaG]

He's not any better than Cliff Robinson was at his age. In fact, you could say he's a poor mans Cliff.

If you're being serious, this is your dumbest post yet.