Notice Monday, 11/23: Blazers Press Conference @ 11am

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Scalma said:
So if we’re not adding a 15th guy the only hope of keeping Wenyen is on a two way. Seems he’s better than that but there aren’t many roster spots left around the league, so maybe we get lucky.
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Irritated that no one asked about him in the PC. Our media contingent blows
 
illmatic99 said:
Prolly not a popular opinion but I wabt Dame playing no more than 34 mpg. Save him for the playoffs. Hard to believe hes in yr 9.
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I would love it if after Dame plays the entire 1st quarter--because you know he will--he didn't come back in until about 4 minutes left in the first half. Then full 3rd, and last 6 min of the game--there's your 34mpg. Maybe take the entire 4th off when games are comfortably in hand. Wouldn't that be great?
 
Trent jr has played 1443 minutes in the NBA (bout same as Giles), Zach has played over 2700. I WISH Zach has shown me something like Gary has, I hope he does. Harry will likely get some decent minutes before Zach gets back in later Jan, lets see what he can show us
 
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Natebishop3 said:
I have a real issue with playing Giles over assets that could potentially be here long term. We only signed the guy one year, so we have zero bird rights for him. What is the incentive to play him and boost his value if he's just going to leave at the end of the year? I totally understand playing him if people are injured or foul trouble, etc, but I'm really not seeing the point of developing someone that won't be here long term.
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Playing him at a point in the game he’s needed to try and WIN THE GAME?
It’s not always about boosting value.
 
I can bet that Zach will backing up Nurk when he comes back or they have about 3 weeks to see Jones in that starting lineup to see if it works. So Zach will get his starting job back or he will backup Nurk. Olshey mind Zach is long term for the team and Kanter is not and Jones have player option.
 
TBpup said:
Neil instantly got bristley with the 'back-up PG' PG question. His answer was.....interesting....
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I noticed his hand went up to his nose every time the moderator said "next question from Jason Quick". I don't know what that means....
 
Of course Olshey is going to get defensive when someone asks him about backup point guard, Simons is his golden child. He’s gonna double, triple down on him. For our sake I hope he’s right, and if he’s not, I hope he fixes it at the deadline.
 
B-Roy said:
Neil says we spent 95% of possessions with Dame/CJ at point guard, and Ant is better than any minimum point guard we could sign.
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I would like to see Lillard and CJ play 100% of possessions at PG. Trent and Hood can play most of their minutes at SG; no reason to play undersized Anf unless he can prove he can shoot the lights out consistently. This would give more minutes for Little also.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Oh I get it, CJ is our backup. I don't like it, but that's just how it is.

With that said, the hyperbole about Simons is a little ridiculous.
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Would you prefer he says Simons really sucked but we are stuck trying him as the 3rd string guy at the start of the season?

You have to remember everything Neil says can get back to players and the team so he has to be positive; until the day he pulls the trigger on a trade or releases a guy, etc.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I would like to see Lillard and CJ play 100% of possessions at PG. Trent and Hood can play most of their minutes at SG; no reason to play undersized Anf unless he can prove he can shoot the lights out consistently. This would give more minutes for Little also.
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To be completely honest, I don't want to see either Simons or Little on the floor this year. They're not ready. And we have more than enough talent to not need them unless there are injuries.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I have a real issue with playing Giles over assets that could potentially be here long term. We only signed the guy one year, so we have zero bird rights for him. What is the incentive to play him and boost his value if he's just going to leave at the end of the year? I totally understand playing him if people are injured or foul trouble, etc, but I'm really not seeing the point of developing someone that won't be here long term.
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Unfortunately we have the same problem with Jones although the salaries are a lot different.
 
OFF TOPIC: how likely is it that the Buccaneers will beat the Rams tonight? I wanna put some money on the Buccaneers
 
Scalma said:
So if we’re not adding a 15th guy the only hope of keeping Wenyen is on a two way. Seems he’s better than that but there aren’t many roster spots left around the league, so maybe we get lucky.
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I noticed at the end he listed off all the young players and left out Gabriel. I sure hope they can find a way to keep him but I think some club will offer him a spot and in a couple years he'll be a pretty darn good player.
 
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TBpup said:
It was Imodium related...
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Like "Imodium" A.D...:oldman:
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I thought Neil carried himself pretty well today. One thing bugs me a little bit though and I think he has been consistent in all his pressers. I think we know that in drafting and determining trade and free agent targets that scouts and other talent evaluators do most of the work, but I have never heard Neil give them credit for all their hard work. (Of course, maybe he doesn't involve them much; I can't imagine any of them suggesting he give Evan Turner a $70 million contract).
 
Natebishop3 said:
To be completely honest, I don't want to see either Simons or Little on the floor this year. They're not ready. And we have more than enough talent to not need them unless there are injuries.
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I disagree, I hope to see them consistently get 5-8 minutes a game because it is a blowout.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
I thought Neil carried himself pretty well today. One thing bugs me a little bit though and I think he has been consistent in all his pressers. I think we know that in drafting and determining trade and free agent targets that scouts and other talent evaluators do most of the work, but I have never heard Neil give them credit for all their hard work. (Of course, maybe he doesn't involve them much; I can't imagine any of them suggesting he give Evan Turner a $70 million contract).
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He talked about how CJ Elleby pick was driven by the analytics guys.
 
B-Roy said:
He talked about how CJ Elleby pick was driven by the analytics guys.
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Yeah, Olshey said his analytics guys called Elleby a "Green Lantern" because his stats/metrics light up green across the board.

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Natebishop3 said:
Neil thinks Simons is a better backup point guard than anyone available.

El oh El
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Neil also said that Ant was "as gifted as anyone I've drafted" so the real takeaway is that Neil expects Dame or CJ to be the PG 95% of the time.
 
blazerkor said:
Neil also said that Ant was "as gifted as anyone I've drafted" so the real takeaway is that Neil expects Dame or CJ to be the PG 95% of the time.
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He looks at Dame and CJ as tied to the hip 2/3 of the core.
 
I’d like to actually get an honest answer from Olshey as to how Simons is a better backup point than anyone available.

Like for example, what makes him better than Reggie Jackson? Certainly isn’t anything on paper.
 
TBpup said:
CJ Elleby: "He's young."

Aren't you glad you tuned in. :bgrin:
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I told you that the vibe I was getting from that pick was that Neil didn't like anyone available and just took the next guy on his draft board. Neil usually has a target or a sleeper and I think due to the lack of scouting opportunities and possibly some guys going earlier than he thought or this just being as shitty of a draft class as many in the media had said, Neil had very little interest in this draft. That's probably very frustrating for Neil because the draft is his thing and he may feel like his thing was taken from him this year.
 
B-Roy said:
Why does it matter? 3s and 4s are the same. All that matters is who they (the 3/4) decide to guard on the other end.

Look at the rest of the western conference, who are the starting 3/4s?

LeBron/AD
Kawhi/Morris
MPJ/Millsap/Barton?
Bogdonavic/O'Neale
Wiggins/Oubre
Bridges/Crowder/Johnson?

Outside of AD, who is really a center, who are they struggling against? All those guys are switchable wings.
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Not to mention RoCo might legitimately be our best guy to fuck up what AD is trying to do. He has a long reach, great footwork and is tough as nails. Sure ideally Zach will get better and be able to match up with AD better than RoCo but at this moment that's not the case.
 
"Previous teams haven't done much here"
Certainly a straight shooter.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I didn't realize Neil was in charge of the lineup lol
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You don't think that Neil and Terry talked and Neil is the guy on this team, I'm sure he's not overbearing with Terry but most of the time in these news conferences when he's named starters they've been the starters barring injury on day one.
 
Scalma said:
I’d like to actually get an honest answer from Olshey as to how Simons is a better backup point than anyone available.

Like for example, what makes him better than Reggie Jackson? Certainly isn’t anything on paper.
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The fact that Jackson still doesn't have a home for next season makes me question his value....
 
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