Nurkic is a Blazer!!

[H.C.]

Nurkic huh.
Portland has 3 first round picks.
I'll check back before bed to see if Portland has acquired Okafor.
Even though Okafor's twitter handle location has been changed from Philly, to Chicago.
I can still hope.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Like the deal. Plumlee wouldn't have been afforrdable.

Now dump Meyers and Crabbe and things will be looking up.

Leonard/Crabbe and three firsts to Sac for DMC. If we have to we will take rudy gays contract.

 

[blue9]

His car was broken into

...and spray painted, and a group of homeless dudes had an orgy in it.

 

[e_blazer]

Only the start of a weird day? What does this mean? Another trade for the Blazers? Denver is going to trade him already?

http://www.csnnw.com/portland-trail...orable-sunday-involves-break-and-trade-denver

 

[Natebishop3]

Dame better figure out real soon that this is a business.

I'm tired of him whining about every move. Trying to talk Neil out of making trades. Our team is under performing bro. It's time to recognize that changes needed to be made.

 

[Scalma]

Dame better figure out real soon that this is a business.

I'm tired of him whining about every move. Trying to talk Neil out of making trades. Our team is under performing bro. It's time to recognize that changes needed to be made.

He handled it better than CJ, who looked like he was about to cry.

Hey, if you want you and your boys to stick together, win, or at least put some effort in defensively. Plumlee is gone largely because he's not built to make up for Dame and CJs mistakes.

 

[e_blazer]

He handled it better than CJ, who looked like he was about to cry.

Hey, if you want you and your boys to stick together, win, or at least put some effort in defensively. Plumlee is gone largely because he's not built to make up for Dame and CJs mistakes.

Plumlee is gone because the Blazers can't afford to go into the luxury tax to pay him next summer and because he's not the answer at center on a future contending version of the Blazers. I love Plumlee's smarts and hustle, the way he can distribute and handle the ball for a big man, and just because he's a really good dude. But he's undersized and not a gifted defender or scorer.

 

[barfo]

Earlier that morning, as he approached his SUV in the parking garage of his Pearl District complex, he noticed someone had broken into his car.

His mind raced. Gone was his checkbook. His wallet.

“I went in early to the facility to start cancelling my checkbook, my credit cards,’’ Plumlee said. “And someone said, ‘Neil wants to meet with you.’’’

Wtf? Who keeps their checkbook and wallet in the car?

And why did he need to go to the practice facility to cancel his cards? Does he not have a phone? Or a computer at home?

barfo

 

[Scalma]

Plumlee is gone because the Blazers can't afford to go into the luxury tax to pay him next summer and because he's not the answer at center on a future contending version of the Blazers. I love Plumlee's smarts and hustle, the way he can distribute and handle the ball for a big man, and just because he's a really good dude. But he's undersized and not a gifted defender or scorer.

There were other ways to avoid the luxury tax than trading Plumlee. He just doesn't fit with Dame and CJ, and that's the main reason he's gone. That's how I see it at least.

 

[barfo]

...and spray painted, and a group of homeless dudes had an orgy in it.

Fake news! Not all of us were homeless!

barfo

 

[Chris Craig]

From the Nuggets' standpoint, a center rotation of Jokic & Plumlee is pretty damned solid. They have Jokic on a cheap rookie contract for two more years and plenty of salary room so they can afford to pay Plumlee next summer. Not sure if they see Plums as the starter for the rest of this season, but I think that rotation puts them in the driver's seat for the 8th playoff spot this year.

You think Plumlee will stay in Denver

 

[Orion Bailey]

Rice would have called him Nerf Kirk and that would just have to become his name.

I think somehow around here that might just become his name regardless.

 

[e_blazer]

There were other ways to avoid the luxury tax than trading Plumlee. He just doesn't fit with Dame and CJ, and that's the main reason he's gone. That's how I see it at least.

I agree that there were other ways to avoid the luxury tax, but I think that Olshey sees it the way I said in my previous post. As good as he is, Plumlee's inability to be a true rim protector, coupled with his limitations as a scorer, preclude him from being the center on a contending team. Given that, it doesn't make sense to give up players that you otherwise want to keep simply to avoid Plumlee's luxury tax implications.

 

[e_blazer]

You think Plumlee will stay in Denver

I don't know. They get the chance to take him for a test drive the rest of this season and then decide if they want to pay him the big bucks. Given that they included a 1st rounder in the deal, I think that they must see him as a likely part of their future.

 

[riverman]

You think Plumlee will stay in Denver

no

 

[BonesJones]

I think they play Plumlee a lot at PF. His athleticism translates better to play PF than Nurkic. Plumlee and Jokic would be a great passing frontcourt.

 

[riverman]

I think Plumlee will end up in the eastern conference

 

[Orion Bailey]

I would be happy to be proven wrong but Vonleh just does not seem to be "getting it"

I don't think it is so much him not getting it as victim of dysfunctional roster...that just got a bit more balanced.

We have plenty of players who can shoot from outside. Part of the reason that they don't maker more of their shots is because they are hounded due to no low post presence.

Plumlee playing point Center, as talented as he is at it, is not what we need from the center. We need a guy down low who can take the dish and dunk. A guy who can block shots and push opposing bigs out of the paint.

Now that we have that guy, he will help Vonleh on both ends of the court. Vonleh can now work the perimeter more without fear of getting beat with Nurkic in the paint. Noah is a unique beast who can move side to side very well for his size. Id like to see him worked similar to D Green on the defensive end. A guy who can guard bigs, but can also hedge the perimeter.

On offense, now Noah can play a bit more out and crash the boards on shots. He can be used in picknroll nad picknpop situations and with Nurkic available down low for a dish, I see many ways Nah can have more freedom to improve his post up and mid-long range game.

 

[noknobs]

Good. This shows you how comfortable they got. I like the emotion. Maybe we'll see some on the court now. No ones safe. Time to step up, or the rest of their buddies will be next.

Hey, if you want you and your boys to stick together, win, or at least put some effort in defensively.

There are legit reasons the Blazers made this trade, but this is a ridiculous take.

God forbid the players like each other and have chemistry. Just because they lost games doesn't mean they got lazy and comfortable. You really think that before the day began they weren't already aware that losing games would make it more likely there'd be a trade? Maybe the team just wasn't constructed properly, or maybe they're just not good defensively no matter how hard they try. You're acting like it will motivate players when you trade away a great teammate and friend. It often has the opposite effect.

I just hope the legit reasons the Blazers made this trade end up working out.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

He handled it better than CJ, who looked like he was about to cry.

He really did.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

no

If not, the first rounder-for-a-second-rounder was a bit odd.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It's funny, if we'd've got Nurkic instead of Plumlee for Hollis-Jefferson, I would've been a lot happier at the time.

That's a sign of how surprisingly good Plumlee turned out to be but also how Nurkic has since failed to live up to a very promising rookie year.

 

[Nikolokolus]

no

If he fits in with their personnel, then I'll bet there's a decent chance he does stay. That Nuggets have tons of money to throw around this summer. If he's not a good fit, then maybe not, but I think he'll do well there next to Jokic.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I just want to say that this trade makes me uneasy.

Can't we get someone to take Meyers off our hands? I don't even care who we get in return!

Ugh... you know what this trade means? We're going back to having our big man sag off of ball screens 100% of the time, because Stotts doesn't want Nurkic leaving the paint, and Nurkic will get 6 fouls in 10 minutes of game time having to guard endless 2 on 1's.

guys, a true center is what half this roster has needed. Meyers can play outside without fear of getting beat. He wont have to bang anymore. lol

 

[Orion Bailey]

It's really sad that this is the biggest win of the season.

Glad to see Neil saw that this team was horrible and is trying to fix it. This team just isn't good enough... now at least we have some movement - hope more is to com.

Come on Stren, Patience man. It takes two parties to make trades, and you don't just make moves to make moves. Yes this was an obvious must do move, but at the beginning of the season the talk was giving up Plums and a pick for Nurkic. NO did good in this getting another pick. Look at where this team was two years ago compared to now? Everyone openly says you know we cant draw FA's, so with that said, NO has been absolutely doing the right thing overall. He missed the salary mark on a couple players who aren't playing to potential. Cant win them all and sometimes you sound as if you think he ca just wave the magic wand and poop a ring out of his ass for you or something. lol.
Patience bro. These things aren't easy. Or every team would be a contender.

 

[Strenuus]

Come on Stren, Patience man. It takes two parties to make trades, and you don't just make moves to make moves. Yes this was an obvious must do move, but at the beginning of the season the talk was giving up Plums and a pick for Nurkic. NO did good in this getting another pick. Look at where this team was two years ago compared to now? Everyone openly says you know we cant draw FA's, so with that said, NO has been absolutely doing the right thing overall. He missed the salary mark on a couple players who aren't playing to potential. Cant win them all and sometimes you sound as if you think he ca just wave the magic wand and poop a ring out of his ass for you or something. lol.
Patience bro. These things aren't easy. Or every team would be a contender.

Umm... That was my way of saying he did a good job.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

He handled it better than CJ, who looked like he was about to cry.

Hey, if you want you and your boys to stick together, win, or at least put some effort in defensively. Plumlee is gone largely because he's not built to make up for Dame and CJs mistakes.

IMHO, Plumlee's gone because we re-signed Crabbe.

 

[Orion Bailey]

he also got his car spray painted when the stupid protests were going on

Okay well I remembered reading that and got it wrong. Sorry, what the fuck do you want me to say? does it matter? for fucks sake

Cippy bro, Sorry man. It ain't no big thing, but it is accuracy and that kinda stuff is how incorrect info spreads and changes the facts through history. There is actually a huge difference between almost and did. no matter what the situation is. He almost committed murder. He DID commit murder.
The truth is all we really have to live by in this world of so many falsities being spread by media movements and individual ignorance.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Umm... That was my way of saying he did a good job.

Well damn, you are hardcore then! lol.

 

[barfo]

There is actually a huge difference between almost and did. no matter what the situation is.

I had sex with that woman for three hours.
I had sex with that woman for almost three hours.

barfo