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if he's a reasonable price, then hell yeah id take him
 
I did swype on my other phone. Was typing racism, and tacos came up as autocorrect until I swyped down to the m. No joke.

Who's racist now? Seems we're pushed that way by Corporate America!

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I've been thinking about pulling back my devotion and not watching as many games or posting as much, esp since it will be tough to beat OKC and pretty impossible to beat Miami for the next 5 years. BUT if we get Nash, I'm back in. I'll watch every damn game. It would be fun.
 
Of course, Nash would instantly make us better short term. I mean, seriously, look at the flaming bag of crap we had running our offense last season. It would also make the team fun to watch. But most importantly, it would teach our young guys what it's like to run an offense with lots of player and ball movement. And that alone would be worth the price. He'd also be a terrific mentor for any young PG we draft. The only other better PG available is Deron Williams and I'm pretty sure Portland isn't on his "short list".

BNM
 
Yeah, I know he's old, but he's still damn good. The last two seasons, he's posted AST% of 53.15 and 53.11 - the two highest of his career and the 7th and 8th highest in the entire history of the NBA. He's still a PER > 20 player, had a TS% of .625 and has averaged 11.0, 11.4 and 10.7 APG over the last three seasons.

Sure, his numbers are down a little (but surprisingly little) from his back-to-back MVP seasons, but the decline has been very gradual. Probably because he's a player who has always relied more on his brain than his athleticism.

BNM
 
KingSpeed said:
I've been thinking about pulling back my devotion and not watching as many games or posting as much, esp since it will be tough to beat OKC and pretty impossible to beat Miami for the next 5 years. BUT if we get Nash, I'm back in. I'll watch every damn game. It would be fun.
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Totally agreed.
 
Hire Jerry Sloan and sign Steve Nash. Great entertainment watching them. Either we win big or they drive each other crazy.
 
jlprk said:
Hire Jerry Sloan and sign Steve Nash. Great entertainment watching them. Either we win big or they drive each other crazy.
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Either way, I say we'd be tough, young but tough. Depending who we draft and how it plays out, it wouldn't be a stretch to slide into the playoffs at 7-8, and make a very formidable team.
 
KingSpeed said:
I've been thinking about pulling back my devotion and not watching as many games or posting as much, esp since it will be tough to beat OKC and pretty impossible to beat Miami for the next 5 years.BUT if we get Nash, I'm back in. I'll watch every damn game. It would be fun.
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Nash wouldn't make us much more likely to beat OKC or Miami, so I don't really understand this. I'm a fan of the Blazers, and always will be. How good other teams are doesn't change that in the slightest.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
Nash wouldn't make us much more likely to beat OKC or Miami, so I don't really understand this. I'm a fan of the Blazers, and always will be. How good other teams are doesn't change that in the slightest.
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Well, neither would any guy we drafted (unless we move to top 3) or any free agent we get that isn't a top 10 player in the league.

What a Nash signing will do is put a smart veteran presence, high basketball IQ and leadership back on the team. look at the team in the beginning of the season...we were winning and people were saying we were a darkhorse for the NBA finals.....and...then inconsistency happened. A guy like nash addresses those inconsistencies
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Well, neither would any guy we drafted (unless we move to top 3) or any free agent we get that isn't a top 10 player in the league.

What a Nash signing will do is put a smart veteran presence, high basketball IQ and leadership back on the team. look at the team in the beginning of the season...we were winning and people were saying we were a darkhorse for the NBA finals.....and...then inconsistency happened. A guy like nash addresses those inconsistencies
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I don't think you got my point.. It wasn't how much better it would make us. My point was that adding, or not adding, Steve Nash would neither increase nor decrease my desire to watch or talk about the Blazers.
 
Have you ever watched Steve Nash play? He's a delight to see on the court.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Well, neither would any guy we drafted (unless we move to top 3) or any free agent we get that isn't a top 10 player in the league.

Excellent^. What a Nash signing will do is put a smart veteran presence, high basketball IQ and leadership back on the team. look at the team in the beginning of the season...we were winning and people were saying we were a darkhorse for the NBA finals.....and...then inconsistency happened. A guy like nash addresses those inconsistencies
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You need a veteran player to teach and mold your young guys. We get 2-3 guys in this draft, add Freeland, re-sign Bat, JJ.... Well be young. Who better than to learn the nuances of the craft from? OKC didn't sign Fisher for his on-the-court talent.
 
Just sign the best, Nash and Sloan. If they fail, start over a season later. The Celtics got old stars and it's kept them elite for 5 years.

Stop being so picky about how young they have to be.
 
jlprk said:
Just sign the best, Nash and Sloan. If they fail, start over a season later. The Celtics got old stars and it's kept them elite for 5 years.

Stop being so picky about how young they have to be.
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Yup. Rebuilding is not a "process". If you make it one, you'll always remain mediocre. It happens quickly. Gamble like a motherfucker, if it doesn't work, blow it up and try again.
 
The nice thing about getting old stars is that you give them 1 year, not 5, before dumping them and starting over. In the 5 years you could have given young guys, you get 5 separate tries with old guys.

One of those tries works, the team becomes desirable to FAs, and soon you have young guys too.
 
KingSpeed said:
I've been thinking about pulling back my devotion and not watching as many games or posting as much, esp since it will be tough to beat OKC and pretty impossible to beat Miami for the next 5 years. BUT if we get Nash, I'm back in. I'll watch every damn game. It would be fun.
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what's this, your're "back in" if we get Nash? WTF is this about, are you a fan or not or just a fair weather one?
 
Signing Nash may well become our best course of action. Houston is likely to retain Dragic, Deron Williams has always been an extreme longshot. Lin is a risk because he was such a flash in the pan, and NY is more likely to keep him now the early bird rights.

If we sign Nash, and draft a PG to sit behind him a couple of years, it could really work out well.
 
Sinobas said:
Signing Nash may well become our best course of action. Houston is likely to retain Dragic, Deron Williams has always been an extreme longshot. Lin is a risk because he was such a flash in the pan, and NY is more likely to keep him now the early bird rights.

If we sign Nash, and draft a PG to sit behind him a couple of years, it could really work out well.
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I like the Nash idea overall but I have one concern, He'd be great as a mentor/teacher espcially if we go the rebuild route which it seems we area. He only costs us capspace which we very possibly might not use much of otherwise to avoid overpaying for someone. However Nash could cost is a top 5 or much worse pick (or even lose the pick) in next year's draft because he does make us a lot better IMO. Is my concern out of whack or valid?
 
Blazinaway said:
I like the Nash idea overall but I have one concern, He'd be great as a mentor/teacher espcially if we go the rebuild route which it seems we area. He only costs us capspace which we very possibly might not use much of otherwise to avoid overpaying for someone. However Nash could cost is a top 5 or much worse pick (or even lose the pick) in next year's draft because he does make us a lot better IMO. Is my concern out of whack or valid?
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I don't think it's "out of whack" but from what I've read next year could be the best time to lose that pick as the draft sounds to be pretty weak outside the top 3. Even without Nash I doubt we are bottom 3 bad next year.
 
Blazinaway said:
I like the Nash idea overall but I have one concern, He'd be great as a mentor/teacher espcially if we go the rebuild route which it seems we area. He only costs us capspace which we very possibly might not use much of otherwise to avoid overpaying for someone. However Nash could cost is a top 5 or much worse pick (or even lose the pick) in next year's draft because he does make us a lot better IMO. Is my concern out of whack or valid?
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i'd say being concerned about tanking before the season starts is maybe just a little out of whack : )
 
Sinobas said:
Signing Nash may well become our best course of action. Houston is likely to retain Dragic, Deron Williams has always been an extreme longshot. Lin is a risk because he was such a flash in the pan, and NY is more likely to keep him now the early bird rights.

If we sign Nash, and draft a PG to sit behind him a couple of years, it could really work out well.
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I love the idea of having a proven vet to show a young point guard how to play in the NBA. It's said every year that it's the most difficult position to learn for a rookie.
 
NWDJ said:
I love the idea of having a proven vet to show a young point guard how to play in the NBA. It's said every year that it's the most difficult position to learn for a rookie.
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Except the majority of good PGs in the league don't learn the position that way.
 
RR7 said:
Except the majority of good PGs in the league don't learn the position that way.
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Yea most of them are given pretty much free reign to screw up their first two years. Its why we never had an above avg point guard tell Miller under McMillian.
 
Sinobas said:
It's interesting that Nash would put Portland on his list. Must just be because we have cap room?
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Without cap holds, Toronto has ~$42M committed salaries, Portland has ~$35M, and Phoenix has ~$32M (and his bird rights).

He's not looking to chase a ring on the cheap, he's looking for a big payday.
 
Denny Crane said:
Without cap holds, Toronto has ~$42M committed salaries, Portland has ~$35M, and Phoenix has ~$32M (and his bird rights).

He's not looking to chase a ring on the cheap, he's looking for a big payday.
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Seems like he wants to be on a playoff team as well as get a decent payday. Two of those three teams are likely a 7-8th seed with him.
 
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