Neil Olshey is the man

[Natebishop3]

The players he added last summer have come up HUGE.

Mo Williams - huge in game four.

Dorell Wright - huge in game two.

Robin Lopez - where would we be without him to guard Dwight?

Robinson - his effort and his hustle have made a difference in the games that he's played in.

I can't wait to see what Neil comes up with this summer.

 

[magnifier661]

And how does Houston feel trading us T Rob for cap space?

 

[LuckyShot]

And how does Houston feel trading us T Rob for cap space?

Someone should yell that at TRob whenever he makes a play. "Cap space! They traded you for cap space!"

 

[magnifier661]

Someone should yell that at TRob whenever he makes a play. "Cap space! They traded you for cap space!"

Fuck yeah!!!!

 

[KingSpeed]

The players he added last summer have come up HUGE.

Mo Williams - huge in game four.

Dorell Wright - huge in game two.

Robin Lopez - where would we be without him to guard Dwight?

Robinson - his effort and his hustle have made a difference in the games that he's played in.

I can't wait to see what Neil comes up with this summer.

I second the motion. Thank you Neil!

 

[Natebishop3]

I want to see more of Robinson. In 6 minutes he logged 3 boards, 2 points, an assist, and a wicked block on Dwight Howard. I love his energy and his hustle. He's exactly the kind of guy I want in the playoffs.

 

[H.C.]

Someone should yell that at TRob whenever he makes a play. "Cap space! They traded you for cap space!"

oh this is good. don't know if it's original or not but it's good.

repped.

 

[KingSpeed]

I want to see more of Robinson. In 6 minutes he logged 3 boards, 2 points, an assist, and a wicked block on Dwight Howard. I love his energy and his hustle. He's exactly the kind of guy I want in the playoffs.

Agreed

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I want to see more of Robinson. In 6 minutes he logged 3 boards, 2 points, an assist, and a wicked block on Dwight Howard. I love his energy and his hustle. He's exactly the kind of guy I want in the playoffs.

have we seen him really try to defend Howard in the post? As in, do we have any idea if he can? He's big enough (since Howard's not but 6'10"), quick enough, likely strong enough...I'd like to see him have a shot.

More T-Devil at center for game 5, please.

 

[crandc]

Sunday's SF Chronicle had a short take on RoLo and how much he likes it in Portland, saying he's a pretty weird guy and fits right in.

None of these guys are stars but they sure filled a lot of holes.

 

[Eastoff]

I want to see more of Robinson. In 6 minutes he logged 3 boards, 2 points, an assist, and a wicked block on Dwight Howard. I love his energy and his hustle. He's exactly the kind of guy I want in the playoffs.

I felt that LaMarcus was doing a poor job trying to rebound, UNTIL Thomas came in and lit a fire under the team.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I guess Neil is a chemistry major?

 

[BBert]

The players he added last summer have come up HUGE.

Mo Williams - huge in game four.

Dorell Wright - huge in game two.

Robin Lopez - where would we be without him to guard Dwight?

Robinson - his effort and his hustle have made a difference in the games that he's played in.

I can't wait to see what Neil comes up with this summer.

Trob saved our ass for a spell last night. Seriously, he was a man going for those rebounds.

 

[magnifier661]

Trob saved our ass for a spell last night. Seriously, he was a man going for those rebounds.

I wish Stotts would play him more. His hustle is what's needed when Houston goes small. I think all Stotts has to do when Houston goes small is bring in T. Rob and it's negated. Lets see if Stotts sees this.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I actually like the way Stotts has been using Robinson - small doses seem to inject some energy and hustle into the team, but if he's in there for too long you can almost hear him spinning up like an engine that's about ready to blow. Maybe in another year or two, the game will have slowed down enough that he'll be key cog in the lineup.

 

[magnifier661]

I actually like the way Stotts has been using Robinson - small doses seem to inject some energy and hustle into the team, but if he's in there for too long you can almost hear him spinning up like an engine that's about ready to blow. Maybe in another year or two, the game will have slowed down enough that he'll be key cog in the lineup.

I agree that he shouldn't play big minutes, but at least 5-10 a game. Use him only when the Rockets go small. T. Rob is a beast at getting boards and being a help defender.

 

[Prue]

I think that's how Houston actually announces him during the rosters....At foward, T-cap space-Robinson.

 

[BlazerBeav]

How did Dorell go from being a three-point specialist all season, to a block machine in the playoffs?! I believe he now has 11 in this series!

 

[PapaG]

The players he added last summer have come up HUGE.

Mo Williams - huge in game four.

Dorell Wright - huge in game two.

Robin Lopez - where would we be without him to guard Dwight?

Robinson - his effort and his hustle have made a difference in the games that he's played in.

I can't wait to see what Neil comes up with this summer.

Most importantly is the trade Olshey didn't make. One that many here insisted he should make.

 

[Prue]

I think Olshey's next move should be to obtain Lopez 2.0 and bring Brook in to come be 6th man of the year. Smash-bros tag team!

 

[PapaG]

I think Olshey's next move should be to obtain Lopez 2.0 and bring Brooke in to come be 6th man of the year. Smash-bros tag team!

On a veteran minimum contact ... maybe. Problem is BroLo is due ~$33m through the 2015-16 season. So, not for 2 years, at least.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I like T-Rob coming in for spot minutes when the team needs energy. He adds bit of toughness and chaos to the game.

As far as getting him for salary cap space, Houston used that space to get Howard. So the deal was a win/win for both sides.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Sunday's SF Chronicle had a short take on RoLo and how much he likes it in Portland, saying he's a pretty weird guy and fits right in.

None of these guys are stars but they sure filled a lot of holes.

http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_24901720/robin-lopez-fits-well-trail-blazers-weird-portland

In case someone wants to read it . . .

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I hope Olshey finds a way to sign Jordan Hill and Paul Pierce while finding a way to move Leonard in the draft for a pick (possible replacement for Mo?).

 

[maxiep]

#1 on the Dime is how unusually this team was built.

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-140427/another-wild-finish-blazers-steady

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Imagine how happy Neil is that he left the Clippers now!

 

[Natebishop3]

I think I'd like to see us add a vet big this summer. I wish we'd been able to add Jermaine O'Neal because I think he would have been perfect. Jermaine or maybe Scola.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Defense is everything in the playoffs and we have our two go-to guys in Lillard and Aldridge.

This summer I think it's pretty clear what Neil has to do: Improve the defense!

With this core I think this would be a perfect spot and a risk well worth taking:

LARRY SANDERS

The tricky thing would be making it work financially as I think he could be had relatively cheaply due to the constant behavioral issues. This year he was paid $3m but his contract really kicks in next year at $11m/per for four years.

Aldridge/Thomas
Lopez/Sanders

The other issue with that second unit would be a legit scorer -- is Mo really the long-term answer?

PJ Tucker is another guy I'd look at.

 

[Natebishop3]

Defense is everything in the playoffs and we have our two go-to guys in Lillard and Aldridge.

This summer I think it's pretty clear what Neil has to do: Improve the defense!

With this core I think this would be a perfect spot and a risk well worth taking:

LARRY SANDERS

The tricky thing would be making it work financially as I think he could be had relatively cheaply due to the constant behavioral issues. This year he was paid $3m but his contract really kicks in next year at $11m/per for four years.

Aldridge/Thomas
Lopez/Sanders

The other issue with that second unit would be a legit scorer -- is Mo really the long-term answer?

PJ Tucker is another guy I'd look at.

I've got a better suggestion:

Roy Hibbert.

Indy is on the cusp of elimination. Something is going to change there. I don't think firing their coach is going to make a difference. That team has bad chemistry. I would love to take Hibbert off their hands, but what would we do with Rolo? Bring him off the bench?

I think Sanders has a real problem. Hibbert looks like he has lost his will to work with his egotistical teammates.

 

[BBert]

I agree on Hibbert. I think he can be 'rehabilitated' in the right environment, and probably grateful to be in a team oriented situation like Portland. Sanders, perhaps he's hopeless, IDK.

The problem is, Hibbert is so danged expensive.