Moe Harkless to Portland for 2nd rounder

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RoyToy said:
Batum isn't a great rebounder either
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When Batum crashed the boards, he had many double digit rebound games.

He could be a great rebounder, when he wanted to. Not that I want him back.
 
Yeah fits a team not on target for the playoffs perfectly. This team is very deep in talented players, they are raw, but have high ceilings. What we hope is 3 or 4 of these guys pan out.
 
@JJRedick: @AlexKennedyNBA I'm a big fan of @moe_harkless. Still think he's got A LOT of room to grow.
 
Favorite line from the video I posted "Russel Westbrook blocked by Harkless......again"
Hell I would trade for him just for that!
 
Stotts better change his offensive philosophy of launching 3s all day and running pick and pops. With this group it will never work. Our offense is going to be Dame shooting 30 times per game and the other 4 guys crashing the offensive boards for offensive put backs.
 
We suddenly have a lot of guys that, at least in this part of their development, are best running and attacking the hoop. Are we about to run?
 
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LuckyShot said:
Stotts better change his offensive philosophy of launching 3s all day and running pick and pops. With this group it will never work. Our offense is going to be Dame shooting 30 times per game and the other 4 guys crashing the offensive boards for offensive put backs.
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We are gonna attack the shit out of the basket this year
 
I like the fact we're staying bad. Lots of minutes, lots of room. Next year is an 82 game tryout. We'll see who pans out.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
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Yes, I read today that he has a rep as a hard worker; there are very few players who ever spend time at these basketball workout places other than the month before they get drafted. As you said in an earlier post, we gave nothing for him; Paul Allen can buy 2nd round picks (in fact that may be how they are getting this particular pick). If he's bad, he can help keep us in the lottery; if somehow the coaches help him become something, well, great. By the way, when are we announcing the new player development coaches we are bringing in for all these young somewhat raw players?
 
LuckyShot said:
Stotts better change his offensive philosophy of launching 3s all day and running pick and pops. With this group it will never work. Our offense is going to be Dame shooting 30 times per game and the other 4 guys crashing the offensive boards for offensive put backs.
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hmmmm it is interesting to see if Stotts can adapt to these players - sorta seems more like a Thibs oriented team doesn't it? lol
 
oldfisherman said:
This trade is just another ho-hum move in an offseason full of ho-hum moves. Nothing to get excited about, or hate, but for the price, guess the trade is OK.

The real problem is, we only have one playoff caliber starter, two lottery team caliber starters, a few nice bench players that would have been nice to have 2 seasons ago, and a bunch of blue sky. We need another playoff caliber starter, not more bench players and blue sky.
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I believe this is about a two to four year "re-calibration".
 
It bothers me that the big knock on him is he doesn't play with a motor or with a lot of intensity. That's Doug Collins' take on him anyways.

We got rid of a SF that had the same problem
 
RoyToy said:
It bothers me that the big knock on him is he doesn't play with a motor or with a lot of intensity. That's Doug Collins' take on him anyways.

We got rid of a SF that had the same problem
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this one costs us chump change and a one season look in a season which is about just that, he's 22 knows this is his chance, well worth the very low cost gamble IMO
 
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We gave up a second-rounder. This is hardly a gamble. Another overlooked, but shrewd move by NO. One that could pay big dividends and if it fails, we won't think twice about.

NO is pretty good with those types of moves. Still waiting for him to really attempt something more risky. The Afflalo deal was the one risky move he's made (that I can really recall at the moment), but I don't really think of it as a "big" move, though it was intended to solidify the bench.
 
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