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Re: Moses Brown. It's not so much that he looked like a budding star, it was that there was no need NOT to keep him. He cost next-to-nothing and even if we didn't play him, he's more use to us than Giles. But, I've never been that eaten up about letting Jermaine go because in all likelihood he needed a change of scene (see also Zach Randolph) so we can be happy for Moses. At least he's not dong this for the Lakers or Nets or something.
 
kjironman1 said:
Are you guys really trying to make Stotts or Olshey look bad for getting rid of Moses Brown? Really?
Seriously this is almost a sickness with some of you now? We're talking Moses Brown. MOSES BROWN. Who plays big minutes for the Thunder. The OKC Thunder. Moses Brown SMH....

Moses Brown was just 1-5 and put up a dismal 4-10 from Free Throw 40% with 6 total points (4 from the FT line) was a -24 in a 21 point loss to the Mavs. Yes he got 9 rebounds in 30 minutes.

If a Blazer put up numbers like that you all would be crucifying Stotts and Olshey for not playing Giles who wouldn't do much better.

Absolutely Ridiculous.
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I'm not because I know if he was on our team he'd be languishing on the end of the bench with Blevins. We'd have no idea he was even capable of this.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
No, YOU'RE confused. The point of every thread on every subject is to figure out a way to bash Stotts and/or Olshey!

There haven't been many pictures recently posted on the bodacious babes thread, do you know why? Fucking Stotts.
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I appreciate you using the green font. I would have been concerned for sure.
Also why can’t I see the “Bodacious Babes” thread? Who has me on Ignore dammit!
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Re: Moses Brown. It's not so much that he looked like a budding star, it was that there was no need NOT to keep him. He cost next-to-nothing and even if we didn't play him, he's more use to us than Giles. But, I've never been that eaten up about letting Jermaine go because in all likelihood he needed a change of scene (see also Zach Randolph) so we can be happy for Moses. At least he's not dong this for the Lakers or Nets or something.
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He looked like a budding star? He didn't even garner a mention from you in the ranking Blazer youngins, where you said none even looked like legit nba players, let alone a budding star.

Rastapopoulos said:
I think if we ranked them by possible value as trade chips to other teams it would be:
1. Simons
2. Little
3. Nobody
4. Everybody else

Not one of them has proved himself a legit NBA player. Trent played a fair amount recently but had horrible +/- numbers doing it. I probably have the most hope for Little just because there are useful NBA role players like him and he has the right attitude to become one. Simons is boom or bust. I think he could legitimately put up good numbers... as a starter on a TERRIBLE team. He's not a player who can be a good role player: he needs to be the main scorer or he has very little value.

I was also pleasantly surprised by Gabriel - I think he'll find a role somewhere in the league, even if it's not with us. It would help if he was a bit taller - he's something of a Dante Cunningham, in that he has PF skills in a SF body but he also seems to have the right attitude.
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Rastapopoulos said:
Let's not get TOO excited: Moses wasn't just playing against G-League players, he was playing against BENCH G-League players. And he and Hoard had the worst minus scores on the team.

Having said that, it would be hard not to be a better player than Hezonja at the moment. I'd like to see HIM in the G-League (maybe he can work on his handle).
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But yeah, star potential.
 
RR7 said:
He looked like a budding star? He didn't even garner a mention from you in the ranking Blazer youngins, where you said none even looked like legit nba players, let alone a budding star.





But yeah, star potential.
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Read it carefully and you'll see that I was saying he DIDN'T look like a budding star.
 
RR7 said:
He looked like a budding star? He didn't even garner a mention from you in the ranking Blazer youngins, where you said none even looked like legit nba players, let alone a budding star.





But yeah, star potential.
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how dare you use someone's own words against them!
 
you can't judge Brown by his 21-23 game. That isn't his baseline...c'mon guys. He's not Gobert on steroids. for all we know, the last two weeks could be the highlight of his career

I'm all for trashing Olshey at every opportunity, and maybe there's a tiny reason to drill Olshey for Brown showing this talent on another team. But with Nurkic already on the roster, however injury prone he is; and with Kanter available and not only familiar with Stottsfence but willing to play any role for Portland, the Blazers had their quota of traditional C's. What they needed, and still do, is guys who can swing between PF and C; rim-runners and floor-stretchers. Guys like Christian Wood rather than a poor man's Gobert at an absolute ceiling; guys like Myles Turner or Bobby Portis or Mike Muscala. That's not Brown

that said, OKC has Brown locked up, if they want, for about 2.1M/year for the next 3 seasons. The Blazers sure could use a contract like that
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Re: Moses Brown. It's not so much that he looked like a budding star, it was that there was no need NOT to keep him. He cost next-to-nothing and even if we didn't play him, he's more use to us than Giles. But, I've never been that eaten up about letting Jermaine go because in all likelihood he needed a change of scene (see also Zach Randolph) so we can be happy for Moses. At least he's not dong this for the Lakers or Nets or something.
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I didn't mind Zbo at all in hindsight but I was pissed about Jermaine but I wasn't a huge Zbo fan and I was a pretty big Jermaine fan. So I liked the Zbo trade initially and wasn't too enthused about giving up Jermaine even if it was for a Davis brother.
 
No disrespect to Brown, but he played horrible while on the floor for us. Plain and simple! just a few weeks ago, nobody was crying about how they can’t believe we haven’t picked up Moses Brown for our roster. Just like right now nobody is wanting (insert name of any bench scrubs who have guarded the Gatorade for us in the past).Good on him for stepping up when given a chance. Wish he had done that for us.
 
THE HCP said:
No disrespect to Brown, but he played horrible while on the floor for us. Plain and simple! just a few weeks ago, nobody was crying about how they can’t believe we haven’t picked up Moses Brown for our roster. Just like right now nobody is wanting (insert name of any bench scrubs who have guarded the Gatorade for us in the past).Good on him for stepping up when given a chance. Wish he had done that for us.
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It might've taken being cut by us to light a fire under his ass. It's common to wonder what would've happened if we'd've kept Zach Randolph, but I think he only bothered to learn defense after bouncing around the league so much he knew he was on his last chance. I would regret losing Moses more if he looked like a defensive stud, but he shows no signs of being Gobert Mk. II, despite his physical similarities.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
It might've taken being cut by us to light a fire under his ass. It's common to wonder what would've happened if we'd've kept Zach Randolph, but I think he only bothered to learn defense after bouncing around the league so much he knew he was on his last chance. I would regret losing Moses more if he looked like a defensive stud, but he shows no signs of being Gobert Mk. II, despite his physical similarities.
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If it means anything, he’s a very nice kid and a hard worker, easy to root for!
 
THE HCP said:
Since I now have basically not been around the team for 13 months, I can only tell you about the ones I personally know.
Of the 8 I have interacted with, all quality dudes!
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Yeah, but they say YOU'RE an asshole.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Are there any assholes currently on the team?
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THE HCP said:
Since I now have basically not been around the team for 13 months, I can only tell you about the ones I personally know.
Of the 8 I have interacted with, all quality dudes!
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So, you know 8 assholes on the team personally and they're all quality dudes?
 
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