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4 more hours.

At the least, I'm expecting some cost cutting moves.
 
Neil O. Shyster said:
You are obviously happy with mediocrity... that was a cute little run we had lat year before getting swept by Warriors again. Probably the worst thing that could’ve happened to this franchise because it temporarily covered the flaws of this roster. Blazers will never get near that success again in Dames prime if Neil wastes Whiteside expiring contract. He will not re sign here to be a backup to a player he is arguably better than. Also, the Warriors will be back next season, and with a top 5 pick to trade. Purgatory
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If Whiteside re-signs will you promise to start using only one handle from now on?
 
illmatic99 said:
Not exactly free, we'd have to waive or find a place for Caleb/Mario/etc to open up a spot ourselves.
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Technically we still have a roster spot available for Bolden until one of Skal/Collins/Nurk comes back because of the Hood DPE. I have a feeling one or both of Mario and/or Caleb will be dumped today anyway.
 
Neil O. Shyster said:
Look at the return Miami got for all their bad contracts from 2016... and then realize Neil will have nothing to show for his when he doesn’t trade Whiteside and he walks at end of year
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Miami's going to owe 3 Unprotected 1sts over the next 5 years, not exactly smart considering they aren't close to winning a title still.
 
Neil O. Shyster said:
You are obviously happy with mediocrity... that was a cute little run we had lat year before getting swept by Warriors again. Probably the worst thing that could’ve happened to this franchise because it temporarily covered the flaws of this roster. Blazers will never get near that success again in Dames prime if Neil wastes Whiteside expiring contract. He will not re sign here to be a backup to a player he is arguably better than. Also, the Warriors will be back next season, and with a top 5 pick to trade. Purgatory
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Since 2012 they've had 2 years below .500 and 3 years with 50+ wins that maybe isn't elite but it's not mediocrity. I want a championship too and have wanted changes but purgatory is Orlando, Phoenix, Sacramento, not teams that are fairly consistently in the playoffs.
 
hoopsjock said:
Miami's going to owe 3 Unprotected 1sts over the next 5 years, not exactly smart considering they aren't close to winning a title still.
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I disagree... they might be best defensive team in league... they definitely have a chance to win a title. So what if they gave up 3 picks in the 20-30 range.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Since 2012 they've had 2 years below .500 and 3 years with 50+ wins that maybe isn't elite but it's not mediocrity. I want a championship too and have wanted changes but purgatory is Orlando, Phoenix, Sacramento, not teams that are fairly consistently in the playoffs.
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Cool story bro... over half the league makes the playoffs every year... the Blazers are the epitome of mediocre.
 
Neil O. Shyster said:
Cool story bro... this dean is the epitome of mediocre.
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This team is completely wrecked by injuries. Last year's team may have slightly over-achieved to get to the WCF's but they did it and won 52 + 1(sac) games in the process, without their 2nd best player, and their back up center having a separated shoulder, they got wrecked on the boards vs GS too.
All the non-moves you say Neil makes, he basically changed the whole team right after making it to the WCF's. This team with all the injuries is below mediocre honestly. But just making a risky move means nothing, it could just make them worse, then they go draft a guy who gets hurt and never works out and their just bad for years that'll fix it.
 
BoomChakaLaka said:
in OLSHEY we Trust!

something’s coming....

a) a Whiteside extension?
b) a CJ trade?
c) an Ariza trade
d) a Whiteside / CJ trade to Minny for Townsend and pick?

I don’t see much happening outside of a, b, or c above
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I see zero chance of any of those happening.
 
There is actual conversation on the Minny RealGM forum about them wanting to trade KAT.

If their management even has a fraction of alignment with their fans on that thought, we need to have Neil on the phone making offers now. I'd trade the whole team but Dame for KAT. He can learn to play defense later once people finally realize that he's miscast as a 5, but he and Dame would make the best big-small combo in the league on offense. And if we could manage to keep Nurk, that trio would absolutely be deadly.

Start with CJ + Whiteside for KAT + Wiggins.
 
Just to confirm. People want a trade to maybe move from 9th to 8th, to play the Lakers, when the team is getting Nurkic and Collins back, then Rodney Hood next year. DO IT NEIL
 
Can we take and save KAT from the Wolves and join Dame and company in ripcity?
 
calvin natt said:
Just to confirm. People want a trade to maybe move from 9th to 8th, to play the Lakers, when the team is getting Nurkic and Collins back, then Rodney Hood next year. DO IT NEIL
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No, people want a trade to use Whiteside’s contract to gain another big money asset to have in future, else we lose another asset for nothing. Think a little.
 
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Dame - Wiggins - Ariza - KAT- Nurk. Damn, that's exciting.

KAT has all the tools to play defense, he has a motivation problem on that end especially this year. But he might end up being the best offensive big man ever in the history of the league. Going unnoticed with all his losing and bad habits he's built. And Wiggins came into the league as a defensive stalwart. All has gone downhill in the NBA because of motivation/instability/etc.

These are two reclamation projects that I think would work perfectly with Dame's style of leadership. They cowered when Jimmy challenged them but they were unarguably better. Just imagine what they would do with Dame.
 
BTW, in case anyone's interested, looks like the Blazers Uprise guys are having a deadline day livestream. Don't know if there's much for them to talk about, but they're doing it anyway.

 
illmatic99 said:
CJ + Simons + unprotected picks? I think his value is lower than it might ever be.
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That was the first thing that came to my mind too and I would definitely do that. Would probably be A LOT of picks.
 
Hoopguru said:
He has taken a huge risk when other teams wouldn't with signing Melo.
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that wasn't a risk at all. Portland was in a 'nothing-to-lose' situation and Melo's contract wasn't even guaranteed when signed

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I'm thinking people have a different definition of risk than I do. For me, trading Turner for Bazemore wasn't a risk because Portland was not risking anything. Meyers & Harkless for Whiteside was very little risk, because again, they weren't risking much, and Whiteside's skills were known. Letting Layman and Curry walk was again, small risk. I really don't think risk is very cumulative. 3 or 4 tiny risks don't equal a bigger risk. Mainly, futzing around with the lower end of the rotation isn't much risk. Neither is exchanging role players

the biggest risk Olshey took last summer was betting that better offense and floor spacing was going to offset the loss of perimeter defense and rebounding. But that bet didn't fail because of who he got rid of, it failed because of who bet on...c'mon Neil, really? Bazemore, Hezonja, Tolliver, and injured Gasol? The perimeter defense was gone but the better shooting never showed up. Changing the roster so much wasn't a big risk as much as it was poor execution.

IMO, real risk occurs at a higher level in the rotation, above the average role-players. It happens when you change the core. Perhaps like a Capela for a Covington

Olshey is risk-averse. That's often worked out for him because he seems to be really tuned into the NBA's version of Craig's List. He's always rooting around in the dusty corners of other teams' garages and avoids the man-caves where all the big screen TV's are. The light from those screens is unforgiving and asses are uncovered

I can't recall Olshey ever taking a big risk; nothing even close. Maybe the closest was the Afflalo trade, and that was a failure, and it was still low-level risk. His Batum trade was a bust but circumstances gave him an excuse. Maybe Plumlee for Nurkic, but Plumlee was not a core piece and the primary motivation for that trade was to kick the can of RFA a year or two down the road

personally, I believe Portland has to take a big risk pretty soon otherwise the high water mark of the Dame/CJ team team may very well have been last season. I know many here believe that all Portland needs is just another decent supporting player, or two. But I don't think supporting players alter a team's trajectory
 
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