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Neil.... The clock is ticking. Just sayin.' Sometimes the fans are right.
 
Gronk Brady said:
After a full training camp, and after almost 3/4 of the season to evaluate, Blazers have a team that can’t beat anyone unless their star players are out... and even then they struggle. Also Blazers are dead last in assist and fast break points... and Neil wants to keep rolling with this team. The flaws are glaring and he is sitting on his hands because he knows Blazers are just good enough to make playoffs... and that is good enough for most fans... this is really disappointing. Neil is a coward!
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Mods, can I please break the "no personal insults" rule? Please?
 
What do you think it would take for Neil to part with CJ or Collins? Not that I’m clamoring for them to be traded just for the sake of making a movd but, if the last three years of mediocrity isn’t enough to convince him we need big changes what will be? Are we going to see him tinker with the roster up until Dames contract year before he decides to make a ballsy move? Honest question of your opinion.
 
Gronk Brady said:
After a full training camp, and after almost 3/4 of the season to evaluate, Blazers have a team that can’t beat anyone unless their star players are out... and even then they struggle. Also Blazers are dead last in assist and fast break points... and Neil wants to keep rolling with this team. The flaws are glaring and he is sitting on his hands because he knows Blazers are just good enough to make playoffs... and that is good enough for most fans... this is really disappointing. Neil is a coward!
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https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...ne-date-time-and-everything-you-need-to-know/
 
Gronk Brady said:
Do something Neil!!!
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Gronk Brady said:
After a full training camp, and after almost 3/4 of the season to evaluate, Blazers have a team that can’t beat anyone unless their star players are out... and even then they struggle. Also Blazers are dead last in assist and fast break points... and Neil wants to keep rolling with this team. The flaws are glaring and he is sitting on his hands because he knows Blazers are just good enough to make playoffs... and that is good enough for most fans... this is really disappointing. Neil is a coward!
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Apparently Neil only had 12 minutes to answer Mr. Gronk Brady's request. Since he missed the 12 minute deadline, Mr. Gronk Brady is unhappy, and thinks Neil is a coward!
 
LayneStaley said:
I really hope we don’t take on a mediocre wing on a horrible contract just to save face to Dame.
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Weird, I hope they DO take on a mediocre wing on a horrible contract....
assuming they'll take back some horrible contracts.

A "mediocre wing" who can shoot the 3 is better than what we've got.
 
Schilly said:
How many deadlines have passed without Neil making at least a small trade?
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That’s the problem... every year it’s a small trade... he keeps telling us to be patient, then says there were no deals available. After 6 years it’s the same excuse... scared to shake things up... this team as constructed , on top not being very good, is not fun to watch.
 
It will be fun to watch a DeAndre led Clippers team snatch the last playoff spot from Blazers after Neil stands pat at the deadline tomorrow
 
lamlor said:
Rearranging deck chairs is not shaken up...it is just rearranging deck chairs. Just my 2 cents.
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How is it rearranging deck chairs if it's a completely different roster? That makes no sense.
 
I have a hunch the Blazers will try hard for DeAndre tomorrow though.
 
Scalma said:
I like Amick and he says there’s a SURPLUS of wings available.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...ns-lou-williams-nba-trade-deadline/314549002/

By the time the NBA trade deadline arrives at 3 pm EST on Thursday, at least a few general managers will be relaying the bad news to their owners.

“Well sir, we weren’t able to land that first-round pick for our expendable, talented wing player because it turns out there were quite a few of those to go around…”

From Tyreke Evans to Jamal Crawford, with plenty of productive options in between, there is an excess of scorers and capable defenders that far exceeds the demand in this year’s market. As if that’s not bad enough, many executives believe Golden State's dominance is depressing the market even further.


Call it the White Flag effect. Even with the Warriors’ recent struggles – three losses in their past four games after they fell to Oklahoma City on Tuesday night – it’s hard for general managers of playoff teams to part ways with precious first-rounders when the gap between them and the champs is so wide. And as one executive was quick to point out, the players on this list would have been traded already if those elusive first-round picks had already been put on the table.


Tyreke Evans (Memphis; 19.5 points, five rebounds, five assists per game; $3.2 million expiring contract)

The Grizzlies are expected to find a home for Evans, as evidenced by the fact that they sidelined him on Wednesday as a way of protecting their asset. While Philadelphia, Boston, and Denver are known to be interested, there are – according to a person with knowledge of the situation – seven teams in the running in all. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because trade talks aren’t shared publicly.

Marcus Smart (Boston guard; 10.1 points, 4.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds per game; $4.5 million expiring)

Smart has been out since Jan. 24 after punching a picture frame out of frustration, and he isn’t expected back until after the All-Star break. He’s a natural candidate to be moved both because of his skillset and his looming restricted free agency that will come at a significant cost.

Rodney Hood (Utah guard; 16.8 points, 2.9 rebounds per game; $2.3 million expiring)

Hood, like Smart, is nearing restricted free agency that may be too rich for his current team’s blood. But in today’s shooting-heavy game, his career-high mark of 39.7% from three-point range is tailor made for a contending team.

Avery Bradley (Clippers guard; 14.8 points per game; $8.8 million expiring)

The 27-year-old Bradley remains one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, someone whose rare ability to slow the Warriors’ Stephen Curry during his time with the Boston Celtics hasn’t been forgotten by league executives. He has struggled offensively this season, shooting 41.3%.



Marco Bellinelli (Atlanta guard; 11.4 points per game; $6.6 million expiring)

The 31-year-old was sidelined by his team on Tuesday because the Hawks fully expect to trade him before the deadline. While no deal is done just yet, they are known to be mulling several reliable options.


Kent Bazemore (Hawks guard; 13.2 points, four rebounds, 3.6 assists per game; $37.3 million combined in the next two seasons, including a player option for the 2019-20 campaign)

Much like Clarkson, Bazemore is a good player who likely stays put because of the high price tag.

DeMarre Carroll (Brooklyn small forward; 13.2 points, 6.3 rebounds per game; $15.4 million owed next season)

The 30-year-old has been productive for the struggling Nets, and could certainly help a contender. Oklahoma City, perhaps?

Jeremy Lamb (Charlotte guard; 13.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game; $7.4 million next season)

The Hornets are looking to shed all sorts of salary, and Lamb is just the kind of affordable scorer that contenders could use.

Other notable wing options

  • Stanley Johnson (Detroit small forward; 8.2 points, 3.8 rebounds per game; ($3.9 million next season in the final year of his rookie deal);
  • Evan Fournier (Orlando small forward; 17.8 points per game; $51 million combined in the next three seasons, including a player option in 2020-21)
  • Courtney Lee (New York guard; 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists per game; $25 million combined in the next two seasons)
  • Jamal Crawford (Minnesota guard; 9.8 points per game; $4.5 million player option for next season)
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Was there a reason you omitted Jordan Clarkson? He's in my opinion the one where I would give up a first round pick for. Could we use our Crabbe trade exception to go get him?
 
lamlor said:
Same players that just go by different names. Rearranging the deck chairs.
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Going into 2012-2013 they got a new coach and GM after being well below .500 and drafted Damian. That seems like shaking things up.

They get over 50 wins for a couple seasons. Then after the 2014/2015 season their best player strings them along in Free agency and ultimately leaves. So the team goes in a different direction and by the end of the summer four of the five starters are gone. That also seems like shaking things up.

Then all the shit that happened in the summer of 2016.

I fail to understand how anyone can say the team hasn’t been shaken up in the last 6 years…
 
Gronk Brady said:
After a full training camp, and after almost 3/4 of the season to evaluate, Blazers have a team that can’t beat anyone unless their star players are out... and even then they struggle. Also Blazers are dead last in assist and fast break points... and Neil wants to keep rolling with this team. The flaws are glaring and he is sitting on his hands because he knows Blazers are just good enough to make playoffs... and that is good enough for most fans... this is really disappointing. Neil is a coward!
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We beat healthy OKC twice.
 
noknobs said:
Going into 2012-2013 they got a new coach and GM after being well below .500 and drafted Damian. That seems like shaking things up.

They get over 50 wins for a couple seasons. Then after the 2014/2015 season their best player strings them along in Free agency and ultimately leaves. So the team goes in a different direction and by the end of the summer four of the five starters are gone. That also seems like shaking things up.

Then all the shit that happened in the summer of 2016.

I fail to understand how anyone can say the team hasn’t been shaken up in the last 6 years…
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How about this: different players, different everything, same results.
 
RipCityDSCPL said:
Was there a reason you omitted Jordan Clarkson? He's in my opinion the one where I would give up a first round pick for. Could we use our Crabbe trade exception to go get him?
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No I just accidentally skipped him while copying and pasting. But I don’t think we’d trade the exception for him, or anyone else.
 
Propagandist said:
How about this: different players, different everything, same results.
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I mean, if you're talking about the Ricky Bobby Memorial binary "Win Championship/Suck at Life" result tree, then sure.

If not, then I disagree. We retooled twice and have made the second round twice in 5 years. Which is as much as we did from 1993-2012. Heck, we've made the playoffs 4 straight years when we made in 3 total of the previous 10.

Since 2012: Same Coach. Same GM. Same Owner. Same Stadium. Similar shitty TV contracts. Same poor valuation of draft capital.
Different alpha player. Different "Robin". Different offensive philosophies. Different defensive philosophies. Different philosophies on FA spending.

Still 2 2nd-rounds in 4 years.
 
Scalma said:
No I just accidentally skipped him while copying and pasting. But I don’t think we’d trade the exception for him, or anyone else.
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Why not? Is Neil seriously going to let 12-13 million dollars just expire and not do anything with it? That would be incredibly stupid. What was the point of getting the trade exception in the first place?
 
RipCityDSCPL said:
Why not? Is Neil seriously going to let 12-13 million dollars just expire and not do anything with it? That would be incredibly stupid. What was the point of getting the trade exception in the first place?
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I don’t think that was a goal. It just came with dumping part of Crabbes contract.
 
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