I want Eric Bledsoe

[STOMP]

Jason Kidd couldn't shoot when he came into the league either.

players who develop a jumper while in the league are an outlier statistically. The odds are Bledsoe remains a poor outside threat throughout his career

STOMP

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Oh well. I don't mind the Suns, I guess:

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 2m Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler will go to the Suns, Jared Dudley and JJ Redick to the Clippers and 2 2nd-round picks to Bucks, sources tell Y

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Suns are putting together a nice young team.

Bledsoe/Dragic/Len

 

[3RA1N1AC]

So the suns just traded Jared dudley for him?

Oh, and a 2nd

 

[Pinwheel1]

Suns are putting together a nice young team.

Bledsoe/Dragic/Len

Who else do they have? 2 PG's and an injured center is not that impressive.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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Not that I still want him especially, but I wonder where he'll end up.

 

[cmeese47]

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Not that I still want him especially, but I wonder where he'll end up.

Lol at all the people preferring Maynor, but I think he goes back to the Suns at around 13.5 million a year not max but more than the 12 million he turned down. Then I see them dealing Dragic this season.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I know there's very little chance of getting him, but I would dearly love it if we could acquire Bledsoe. The Clippers like him, for good reason (he's Russell Westbrook II) and he's under contract for at least the next season. But I hope Olshey (who drafted him) has him on his radar, because I think he would make a great Backcourt pairing with Lillard. He's a tenacious defender, and has the length to defend SGs and the speed to bother PGs. You could put him on the opponent's best backcourt player and hide Lillard a bit on the lesser. Like Westbrook (or Avery Bradley, whom the Celtics started at 2G in a move that pissed off Ray Allen) he's not a true PG, but he can allow Lillard to play off the ball some, as Maynor does now, but without the defensive issues.

I figure the Clippers are going to have trouble hanging on to him eventually, because there's no way he stays backing up Chris Paul for the next five years.

Of course, they could just start him at 2G, like I want to, and probably that's what they'll end up doing.

I would offer the Clippers any combination of a re-signed Hickson, Maynor, our #10 pick, Meyers Leonard, and the chance to offload some bad contract. I still don't think they'd bite, though.

[Shit: I just checked, and they don't really HAVE any bad contracts. Well, I think Jordan is a bad contract, but if GMs round the league overvalue him like Golden State's did, they could get actual value for him. Caron Butler earns $8M for the next year, but he's actually still good. When did the Clippers get to be well-managed? I also forgot that Chris Paul is a FA, so they'll want to hang on to Bledsoe just in case...]

I'm sure he'll take to much time away from CJ.

 

[NewsSource]

Not that I still want him especially, but I wonder where he'll end up.

Someplace where he'll make a lot more money than Portland would pay him is my guess, and where he'll be the starting PG.

 

[dviss1]

Lol at all the people preferring Maynor, but I think he goes back to the Suns at around 13.5 million a year not max but more than the 12 million he turned down. Then I see them dealing Dragic this season.

EB's not going back to the Suns. And Dragic will get the max. He's a MUCH better player than EB.

 

[BigGameDamian]

So the Blazers have one open roster spot to fill?

 

[cmeese47]

EB's not going back to the Suns. And Dragic will get the max. He's a MUCH better player than EB.

Well lets watch if he resigns with the Suns one of the three Thomas, Dragic or Bledsoe will be dealt. I believe it would be Dragic although I think that would be foolish.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Here's a theory for you.

 

[RR7]

Here's a theory for you.

I really hate when people write on a forum like they're writing some school paper in high school
In conclusion...

 

[Draco]

We'd have to give Bledsoe a $12million+ contract. I'd rather keep Wes on the team. If we could somehow add him without giving up a starter I'd love to do it. Wes or Eric Bledsoe off the bench would be a huge advantage and give us tons of options for versatile lineups. But that doesn't seem realistic. I'm excited to see our starters as is next season.

 

[Blazinaway]

You are right. I was all in favor of going after Bledsoe early in the season, but watching him up close he is a poor outside shooter. He still is good at other things, but Maynor is a much better outside shooter.

he is also becoming "Roy'esque" in the lack of cartilage dept

 

[jlprk]

Well lets watch if he resigns with the Suns one of the three Thomas, Dragic or Bledsoe will be dealt. I believe it would be Dragic although I think that would be tragic.

Fixed.

 

[jlprk]

I've seen (in press conference videos a year or two ago) Olshey speak worshipingly about Kaman and Bledsoe (self-praise because he picked them).

 

[Rhal]

We'd have to give Bledsoe a $12million+ contract. I'd rather keep Wes on the team. If we could somehow add him without giving up a starter I'd love to do it. Wes or Eric Bledsoe off the bench would be a huge advantage and give us tons of options for versatile lineups. But that doesn't seem realistic. I'm excited to see our starters as is next season.

This is the big thing for me, Bledsoe wants the max and i'd rather keep Wes for 8m a year then Bledsoe at 14m.

 

[riverman]

This is the big thing for me, Bledsoe wants the max and i'd rather keep Wes for 8m a year then Bledsoe at 14m.

Bledsoe can only get a deal like that with a lottery team like Philly or the Bucks. He's not a 14mil player to me. He also wants to start and we're set at the starting 5

 

[Natebishop3]

This is the big thing for me, Bledsoe wants the max and i'd rather keep Wes for 8m a year then Bledsoe at 14m.

I don't think Wes will be making 8m a year after next season. I think he'll be in the 10-12 range.

 

[Rhal]

I don't think Wes will be making 8m a year after next season. I think he'll be in the 10-12 range.

Portland discount with a wink wink that he gets to use Paul Allens yatch in the off season

 

[Minstrel]

Portland discount with a wink wink that he gets to use Paul Allens yatch in the off season

Just don't put it in writing.

 

[Blazinaway]

Just quit wasting time on him, PA is likely very gun shy of paying someone a lot of money with knee issues, and frankly that makes perfect sense as the Suns with arguably the best med/training staff in the leagues seem to feel the same way

 

[BigGameDamian]

Shawn Marion is still available.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It's 4 1/2 years later, and this is no longer true. (I just saw the thread at the bottom when I was reading the current Bledsoe thread.)

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I clicked on it and saw Mags had posted and wondered WTF was going on until I saw the date.

 

[SportsAndWhine]

Shawn Marion is still available.

Still true today

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I clicked on it and saw Mags had posted and wondered WTF was going on until I saw the date.

I miss that mother fucker

 

[Voodoo]

I miss that mother fucker

What happened to him?