Neil Olshey says Trail Blazers probably done with offseason moves (IN 2014!)

[SlyPokerDog]

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...tml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I don't mind all that much if he is, but notice he said "until they give us a 16th roster spot" - in other words, his answer really just covered adding people. He doesn't (in saying that) rule out trades.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I don't mind all that much if he is, but notice he said "until they give us a 16th roster spot" - in other words, his answer really just covered adding people. He doesn't (in saying that) rule out trades.

"There remains a possibility that Olshey could make a trade, of course, and if a no-brainer proposal came across his desk, he certainly would pounce on it. But while he left open such a possibility on Thursday, saying he and his front office would "keep our eyes open," the Blazers are most likely done making moves this summer."

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Saying this is a nice way to get the press to leave him the fuck alone for a while.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Well I have got to say Neil Olshey hasn't done much to impress me since he's been in Portland.

 

[Reep]

So Wright gets another year to fix his game? And Claver? I wish they would cut him. I hate to see a guy like that just sitting for a year. He could play well somewhere.

 

[HailBlazers]

Well I have got to say Neil Olshey hasn't done much to impress me since he's been in Portland.

Yea, sucks we lost out on Rich Cho.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Well I have got to say Neil Olshey hasn't done much to impress me since he's been in Portland.

Well, he drafted Lillard, retained Batum on what now looks like a bargain deal, traded ziltch for a Lopez and Robinson, then added Blake+Kaman to extremely team friendly contracts.

I'd say he has done as good or better than what is realistic for a team in Portland.

 

[Reep]

Well, he drafted Lillard, retained Batum on what now looks like a bargain deal, traded ziltch for a Lopez and Robinson, then added Blake+Kaman to extremely team friendly contracts.

I'd say he has done as good or better than what is realistic for a team in Portland.

I would add that so for Olshey seems to have a gift for adding players that we all say "Meh" to, but then after they start playing we are shocked at how well they worked out. Yes, he has not brought a superstar to Portland, but how can you not like the synergy created by his moves?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I would add that so for Olshey seems to have a gift for adding players that we all say "Meh" to, but then after they start playing we are shocked at how well they worked out. Yes, he has not brought a superstar to Portland, but how can you not like the synergy created by his moves?

We already have the superstar pillars in Lillard and LA so no need to try and get a Melo level player to fuck with the chemistry.. I love all the little moves he has made, bring in good character players who improve on what is already a team with great chemistry.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I noticed they gave away Mo's number already

 

[julius]

Well I have got to say Neil Olshey hasn't done much to impress me since he's been in Portland.

Even if you don't give him credit for Lillard, getting Lopez and Robinson for next to nothing is impressive enough for people who have realistic expectations.

 

[BBert]

The team improved by how many wins in one season, before winning a first round playoff series for the first time in how many years?

Nope. Olshey hasn't done anything to impress me either.

 

[Duckhook]

We already have the superstar pillars in Lillard and LA so no need to try and get a Melo level player to fuck with the chemistry.. I love all the little moves he has made, bring in good character players who improve on what is already a team with great chemistry.

Well said.

 

[riverman]

Neil has done a commendable job given the situations he's had over the last two years and I agree with his theory that most teams don't have the patience to develop a deep team that's locked into a system as the Spurs have been for a long time. I'm tired of revolving doors for roster pieces and coaches. Ready for some stability and culture that builds a championship team. I think we're well on the way. The entire organization has impressed me. Since Stotts has become coach and Olshey the GM, I've been a serious fan of the way it's unfolding. I've been a critic of many, many past GMs coaches and players that have come and gone here but I'm going to enjoy this Blazer chapter for what it is. One of the best since the Drexler, Porter era. It's truly time to enjoy being a Blazer fan and it hasn't always been that way. I was 23 when we won the last championship and I hope I get to see another one this year

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Portland's best moves maybe the one Houston and the rest of the west could not make. The west hasn't gotten a whole lot better after one draft and a free agency period Of course a lot more has yet to unfold. But with how lackluster this team and General Manager has been, they are really fortunate to still be right there.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I just can't see how they are done. The Blazers are over loaded at the SG position.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Underwhelming clap...clap...clap.clap.clap

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Damn it! Why didn't Olshey clear cap space to sign Lebron or Bosh?!?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Damn it! Why didn't Olshey clear cap space to sign Lebron or Bosh?!?

It's not all or nothing. Kaman and Blake are severely underwhelming

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Damn it! Why didn't Olshey clear cap space to sign Lebron or Bosh?!?

lol. You act like that there is ABSOLUTELY nothing he can do to improve this team. Forget the cap space! It's not a situation, "Welp, I've fit Steve Blake into this slot and Chris Kamen into this 'slot'. I guess I'm done. Shouldn't be that simple minded.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

lol. You act like that there is ABSOLUTELY nothing he can do to improve this team. Forget the cap space! It's not a situation, "Welp, I've fit Steve Blake into this slot and Chris Kamen into this 'slot'. I guess I'm done. Shouldn't be that simple minded.

It's pretty clear that Olshey has been stroking it to shoot his wad next off season.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

-sometimes the best move is not to make a move

-don't just trade for the sake of trading

-the best defense is a good offense

-a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link

-beauty is in the eye of the beholder

-don't put all your eggs in one basket

-diamond is forever

 

[SlyPokerDog]

-sometimes the best move is not to make a move

-don't just trade for the sake of trading

-the best defense is a good offense

-a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link

-beauty is in the eye of the beholder

-don't put all your eggs in one basket

-diamond is forever

-let the cake bake

-calm waters

-slypokerdog sucks

 

[Natebishop3]

-sometimes the best move is not to make a move

-don't just trade for the sake of trading

-the best defense is a good offense

-a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link

-beauty is in the eye of the beholder

-don't put all your eggs in one basket

-diamond is forever

The rockets sure should have listened to that second to last one.


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[Rastapopoulos]

-sometimes the best move is not to make a move

-don't just trade for the sake of trading

-the best defense is a good offense

-a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link

-beauty is in the eye of the beholder

-don't put all your eggs in one basket

-diamond is forever

What you give is what you get.
You've made your bed, you better lie in it.

 

[julius]

-sometimes the best move is not to make a move

-don't just trade for the sake of trading

-the best defense is a good offense

-a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link

-beauty is in the eye of the beholder

-don't put all your eggs in one basket

-diamond is forever

-You take the good

-You take the bad

-You take them both

-And there you have

-RLEC

 

[jlprk]

Bob Whitsitt traded and signed year-round. One reason I disliked Pritchard was that he would say about now that he was done looking for deals until the next draft. What a lazy GM.

So Olshey's the same, eh?

 

[BigGameDamian]

Bob Whitsitt traded and signed year-round. One reason I disliked Pritchard was that he would say about now that he was done looking for deals until the next draft. What a lazy GM.

So Olshey's the same, eh?

It's OK he has the Golden Gut!

 

[OneLifeToLive]

Bob Whitsitt traded and signed year-round. One reason I disliked Pritchard was that he would say about now that he was done looking for deals until the next draft. What a lazy GM.

So Olshey's the same, eh?

This could all be by design just as one suggested above, I have concerns it's an excuse for a larger problem. But only time will tell.