Nik, Please Don't Shoot Me...

[ABM]

It's become addictive behavior on my part...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ard-strike-nba-gold-once-again-this-offseason

 

[Nikolokolus]

*bam*

 

[mook]

However, mulitiple sources, including ESPN, confirmed that Portland and Detroit talked extensively about a deal including Sergio Rodriguez, Travis Outlaw, and Tayshaun Prince. The deal was not finalized however, most likely due to Detroit's position in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

I don't remember that deal ever being mentioned. Was there an ESPN article on it?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I could see Prince starting for a few years and then backing up Batum.

It's like we wouldn't lose a step for the next decade. Batum is a virtual clone of Prince.

 

[Minstrel]

I can't imagine Detroit considering that deal. Prince is a superior player to Outlaw and a key to their team. He's also young enough to be a building block for their next good team. Rodriguez does not make up the difference.

 

[number 10]

LaMarcus Aldridge has blossomed into a bruising power forward

sorry, what?

 

[mook]

I can't imagine Detroit considering that deal. Prince is a superior player to Outlaw and a key to their team. He's also young enough to be a building block for their next good team. Rodriguez does not make up the difference.

I agree. But bad deals happen all the time in the NBA. When you have a relatively cheap player who has insane athleticism and a growing rep for clutch shooting, they seem to be more common. If all you saw were the highlight reels of Outlaw and Prince, you'd probably think Outlaw was the better player.

I don't know that it'll happen, but it's got me wondering if there's somebody out there we could sucker into trading some quality for Outlaw.....

 

[Minstrel]

I agree. But bad deals happen all the time in the NBA. When you have a relatively cheap player who has insane athleticism and a growing rep for clutch shooting, they seem to be more common. If all you saw were the highlight reels of Outlaw and Prince, you'd probably think Outlaw was the better player.

Agreed, but Dumars is a fairly competent GM. He's not going to go by highlights. And the title team he built was through what one might call "undervalued" players...Sheed, Ben Wallace, Prince, Billups...until they won a title in Detroit, they were all considered questionable talents in some way or another.

I don't know that it'll happen, but it's got me wondering if there's somebody out there we could sucker into trading some quality for Outlaw.....

Let's not sell Outlaw completely short. He is a quality player, just no star. He makes plenty of mistakes, but if he didn't, he might be close to a star. As he is, he's a useful player as a pure scorer. Suckering another GM should get Portland a near-star/star player, not just "some quality."

 

[HailBlazers]

Make no mistake, Portland has defied all the odds this season. They are the youngest team in NBA history to win 50+ games, though moves most likely will be made this off-season.

Impressive stat I'd say

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

KP could hit a homerun this summer if he's able to land Stephen Curry!