Nate

[BoomChakaLaka]

I think the addition of a tough little guy named Nate would bring a tenacity, a toughness to this team.

Use Sergio and Frye to pull a sign & trade scenario with New York and bring in the little bugger! I think he'd make a significant difference to this team.

Package up whatever else (Blake #24 & #32) to move up and obtain DeJuan Blair so that we have a banger to replace Frye's absence (well, I guess he was pretty much absent when he was a Blazer!).


Robinson / Bayless / (best TALL PG available in the second round)
Roy / Rudy
Batum / Webster / Outlaw
Aldridge / Outlaw / Blair
Oden / Pryz / Randolph

This should preserve some cap space for re-signings and we keep Travis or Webster as a "trade-deadline pawns" if he's his old self. The 2010 trade deadline may be where we get that "big piece" in a fire sale. [as in Travis or Webster plus 2010 1st Round pick for the likes of Jaimison from Washington or Prince from Detroit....someone that will add some veteran leadership down the stretch, if needed]

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[Mediocre Man]

Over rated


Oh sorry, I thought this was a word association game about Mr. Sonic.





I like lil Nate, but I don't think he is the player we should be targeting.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

That's a pretty funny post. Let's start a PG that Damon could post up and the back up be a player that has yet to prove he deserves the minutes.

I suppose we could just go back to losing 50 games per season.

 

[RickyRubio]

That's a pretty funny post. Let's start a PG that Damon could post up and the back up be a player that has yet to prove he deserves the minutes.

I suppose we could just go back to losing 50 games per season.

Wow you really think that bringing Nate in would lose us more games? I disagree.

I like lil Nate. I like that he is friends with Roy and Martell. He wants to play in Portland. He is from the North West. All those things fit in with our culture. I wouldn't lose sleep or worry if we were able to get him for Sergio and Frye. But I wouldn't do a back flip.

We can do better then that. I kind of would rather have Blake then Nate.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Wow you really think that bringing Nate in would lose us more games? I disagree.

I like lil Nate. I like that he is friends with Roy and Martell. He wants to play in Portland. He is from the North West. All those things fit in with our culture. I wouldn't lose sleep or worry if we were able to get him for Sergio and Frye. But I wouldn't do a back flip.

We can do better then that. I kind of would rather have Blake then Nate.

I'll grant you that he can be an offensive spark plug off the bench at times, but he doesn't run a team and he shoots too much. His defense is 110% non existant. I just can't see that as our starting PG. It's clearly a few steps backwards.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Starter? Absolutely not, but if we acquire that starting PG whether it be Andre Miller, Ramon Sessions, Conley, or Devin Harris and all our backup PGs are gone ala Bayless & Blake, lil Nate would be terrific off the bench.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

I think the addition of a tough little guy named Nate would bring a tenacity, a toughness to this team.

Use Sergio and Frye to pull a sign & trade scenario with New York and bring in the little bugger! I think he'd make a significant difference to this team.

Package up whatever else (Blake #24 & #32) to move up and obtain DeJuan Blair so that we have a banger to replace Frye's absence (well, I guess he was pretty much absent when he was a Blazer!).


Robinson / Bayless / (best TALL PG available in the second round)
Roy / Rudy
Batum / Webster / Outlaw
Aldridge / Outlaw / Blair
Oden / Pryz / Randolph

This should preserve some cap space for re-signings and we keep Travis or Webster as a "trade-deadline pawns" if he's his old self. The 2010 trade deadline may be where we get that "big piece" in a fire sale. [as in Travis or Webster plus 2010 1st Round pick for the likes of Jaimison from Washington or Prince from Detroit....someone that will add some veteran leadership down the stretch, if needed]

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By way of of some self-defense on this idea, allow me to expand upon these thoughts:

We could most likely have enough cap space this summer to add Ramon Sessions and/or Andre Miller. In my scenario above, I'd go with Miller - simply because we'd be losing Blake and having a bit of veteran leadership would be helpful, for sure.

Miller / Robinson / Bayless / (Roy)
Roy / Rudy / (Robinson)
Batum / Webster / (Outlaw)
Aldridge / Outlaw / Blair
Oden / Pryz / Randolph or perhaps a Cole Aldrich out of Kansas (one of our second round selections - and perhaps a future Pryz-type)


Our "possible" weakspot remains at SF. Although if Webster makes a nice return and Batum matures..we've got one of the deepest teams by far....with plenty to play with come mid-season trade deadline, if necessary.

RECAP:

We get this done by seeing only Sergio, Blake, Frye and picks go. This is "tinkering" not "major overhaul" work. But look at the change in personality and depth.