I already know who we should pick with our 09 Pick

[umair]

hahahhahaa, its funny how you guys think you're gonna be a top 4 team. LMAO. Are you serious?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

^ Scared much?

 

[umair]

No, its just funny how you guys think that just by having Greg Oden in his 1st year, you guys are going to be a top 4 team. No way you guys win the division, and if you do you won't have a better record than Nuggets/Rockets/Hornets.

 

[andalusian]

hahahhahaa, its funny how you guys think you're gonna be a top 4 team. LMAO. Are you serious?

You do not need to be a top-4 team to be out of the lottery. You need to make the playoffs - and Portland has an excellent chance of doing it.

I agree that Curry will make an excellent NBA player and would probably fit well next to Roy - I just doubt we have what it takes to get him - but who knows... KP has managed miracles before - maybe he will again.

 

[umair]

I was talking about the guy who said "we could be a top 4 team"

 

[The landlord]

If we win our division we should have more wins then the nuggets I think?

 

[Ed O]

If we win our division we should have more wins then the nuggets I think?

Shh... let him live in his confused world where Blazers fans are the ignorant ones.

Ed O.

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

"Why so [troll-ish]?"

 

[GMJ]

It is unbelievable how butthurt you blazer fans get; we're talking colonoscopy levels.

I'm also unsure why you would draft Curry when you just drafted Bayless.

 

[BengalDuck]

Curry, as much fun as he is to watch at the college level, is Adam Morrison part 2. He will be a nice spot up shooter - if his D is good enough where teams will play him.

Or he could develop in to a passing PG.

But he will never be able to get shots off against any solid NBA defender. He just doesn't have that kind of explosion. He would never be able to score on a N. Batum.

(Or he could be Brandon Roy... strong, ability to get the shot he wants, etc... but I foresee Morrison part deuce.)

 

[Da_O]

Ok first off Curry will not be anything like Roy. Just look at him, he's a toothpick. He's also much shorter than Roy. His skills are also not of a PG, he's definitely a SG and an undersized one at that. Not to mention but I think Curry will be a considerably better 3 point shooter than Roy.

 

[BalancedMan]

I love Curry and haven't seen many other players I'd be interested in. Hansbrough would have been picked 18th overall three years ago, two years ago, one year ago. He will be better than some of the players drafted above him, but I can't say that I'm particularly a fan either.

 

[Drink Your Milkshake]

Hell no. That guy will suck balls as a pro.

 

[Bosco]

Since I project we will be a top 4 seed in the playoffs, our pick will be low. We have our stars, so we need to fill our role players via the draft, free agency.

If he is still on the board, I really want to draft Tyler Hansbrough

They call him Psycho T for a reason. Not only does he bring it 110% on the court, all the time, he has a tremendous work ethic. I am watching a ESPN bit on him and he can not be taken out of the weight room and gym. Even Roy Williams has to tell him a day off is okay once in a while. He is very disciplined and I think his intensity/toughness would work PERFECTLY with Pryzbilla. We need some nastiness with this team. Yes, there will be better foreign prospects on the board or some one may drop, but we need Indians, not Chiefs. I also don't see Frye or Diagu here next season, so a backup 4 to play sparingly would be beneficial. He is the type of player who you HATE to play against and LOVE to have on your team.

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/tyler-hansbrough
NBA Comparison: Eduardo Najera/Mark Madsen
Strengths:
Approaches each game with a high intensity level and great determination
Has an uncanny knack of scoring after contact occurs in the paint
Has a tremendous work ethic which has enabled him to improve in numerous facets of the game
Hansbrough does a great job of drawing fouls from opposing defenders he's able to capitalize on this with his solid free throw shooting ability

Please do not say he will be a Madsen clone. Madsen never won the Wooden award,let alone twice(He is the favorite to win it this year)

I bet he goes top 10 and I doubt we buy our way into that again this year. Maybe! Who knows

 

[Colonel Ronan]

Call in the cavalry GMJ!

 

[julius]

I like Tyler but I think he'd be gone by the time the Blazes picked.

I like Tylers crazed look he gets, like the time he was bleeding after being fouled hard. Hopefully he won't be just another Josh McRoberts 18th man.

 

[MrJayremmie]

I'm also unsure why you would draft Curry when you just drafted Bayless.

Exactly... I think Bayless will be a better pro also... Bayless KILLED IT in the Pac-10 as a freshman (20, 4 and 3) and has all the skills we need in the backcourt with Roy...

Curry does have the Monta Ellis/Jerryd Bayless thing going though, but I think Bayless is by far the best PG out of all of those players.

 

[Da_O]

Honestly Curry reminds of Juan Dixon coming out of college.

Patrick Mills everyone.

 

[Dufferduck]

Hasheem Thabeet 7'3" Center UCONN. I wish we could trade a couple of players along with our draft picks to move up and draft the big man from UCONN. I have followed his career in the Big East and he has come along way. His offensive game is "raw" to say the least. Defensively I think this year he will break out and be a major factor. I could see UCONN riding Thabeet deep into the tourney with his definsive pressence alone.

H Thabeet has GREAT footwork. He is silky smooth for a man his heigth and weigth. I would compare his footwork to H Olajuwon's at this point. I would only compare his footwork at this point and nothing else. He has that soccer goalie footwork. Keeps his feet together and is very disciplined in the paint.

I have watched him this year already and you can tell he worked hard this summer. Although still a project, he has progressed nicely in the few years he has been in college.

Hearing the story about Ike being upset having to guard G.O in practice makes the case that we need a big strong body who is not a stiff and can develop into a serviceable back-up center. I think this is the reason we kept the Mountain man as long as we did. Also being a Rookie he has a great attitude and was willing to do whatever it took to get better.

We could clear out some roster space for Batum, Bayless if we were able to send out possibly Outlaw, Blake, Frye our first round pick plus our 4 2nd picks this year. Those are very attractive assets to a struggling team in the lottery just to exchange say pick # 4 for a pick like #17 ?

Also look at how many teams would love to have Pryz right about now. Chicago anyone.??

My offseason moves for 09 would be to thin out the roster. Free up minutes for Batum and Bayless, especially Batum.

Sign the only FA who is worth anything this year, and that would be Hedo Turkoglu. Great spot up perimter shooter. Draft a Center (Maybe Thabeet) and let him develop behind G.O and Joel.

No major tweaking. Just adding a vet who can shoot and a back-up center for the future.

Thoughts ??

 

[bluefrog]

Since I project we will be a top 4 seed in the playoffs, our pick will be low. We have our stars, so we need to fill our role players via the draft, free agency.

If he is still on the board, I really want to draft Tyler Hansbrough

They call him Psycho T for a reason.

I wish we could get him! I think he'll go too early in the draft though. UNC has a few good NBA prospects...

 

[BalancedMan]

Ok first off Curry will not be anything like Roy. Just look at him, he's a toothpick. He's also much shorter than Roy. His skills are also not of a PG, he's definitely a SG and an undersized one at that. Not to mention but I think Curry will be a considerably better 3 point shooter than Roy.

Honestly if you've watched Curry very much you can understand the Roy comparisons. But, he is 4 inches shorter and not a natural PG, so I don't think he'll be as good in the league. But he is a very good college player and it is easy to see why. He has that same sort of confidence and aura that Brandon seems to exude.

 

[Da_O]

Honestly if you've watched Curry very much you can understand the Roy comparisons. But, he is 4 inches shorter and not a natural PG, so I don't think he'll be as good in the league. But he is a very good college player and it is easy to see why. He has that same sort of confidence and aura that Brandon seems to exude.

Lot of players exude confidence, his game is nothing like Roy's.

 

[BalancedMan]

Lot of players exude confidence, his game is nothing like Roy's.

Guess we're not watching the same video. I seem to remember him making numerous clutch shots, including some drives and layups that look remarkably similar to someone else.

 

[anonymous gambler]

Actually, I'd prefer to trade the draft pick. We have enough young talent to develop- let's package with Raef in a trade for consolidation or lets trade for a future pick.

 

[Da_O]

Guess we're not watching the same video. I seem to remember him making numerous clutch shots, including some drives and layups that look remarkably similar to someone else.

No we're not, Curry is not the slasher type that Roy is. He doesn't have a strong body and isn't able to back his man down like Roy. Curry's game is strictly off of jumpshots, a catch and shoot type of player while Roy isn't the strongest jumpshooter. Besides maybe Basketball IQ I don't see anything about Curry that reminds me of Roy.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I don't think he's Roy....it's that I think he's a better Blake. And that's probably the reason he's back at school this year: to develop himself into a PG that can really shoot, rather than a short SG.

 

[WarriorFan]

I know it would cost them games so it won't happen but I really wish Davidson's coach would let him play the point so that he has a chance to develop his game and show NBA execs what he's capable of. As it is, I think he's a late first round pick, similar to Quincy Douby- elite college scorer but not enough size to play 2 or ability to play 1.

 

[Da_O]

Patrick Mills is the better PG prospect.