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Natebishop3 said:
As good as Deron is, he's nowhere near the talent that Chris Paul has been. The Nets are fucking terrible with supposedly one of the best point guards in the country, yet the Hornets were never very talented and Paul had them playing to the utmost of their potential. I'd still take Deron if he's available, but the guy doesn't seem to make everyone around him better.
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Yes, but:

Chris Paul is not a free agent. So, why is he mentioned?

Chris Paul has bum knees. Who knows how long he can play well.

Deron may not be as good as Paul, but he is by far the best free agent this summer, and the only one worth a MAX contract.

I would rather pay Deron a MAX deal than pay someone like Brook Lopez a near MAX deal, for example.
 
Masbee said:
Yes, but:

Chris Paul is not a free agent. So, why is he mentioned?

Chris Paul has bum knees. Who knows how long he can play well.

Deron may not be as good as Paul, but he is by far the best free agent this summer, and the only one worth a MAX contract.

I would rather pay Deron a MAX deal than pay someone like Brook Lopez a near MAX deal, for example.
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Simply because I'm thinking Deron might not be the savior that some people would think he is. He's been mentioned as one of the best point guards in the league, but in terms of making others around him better, I don't think he's on the same level as Paul.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Simply because I'm thinking Deron might not be the savior that some people would think he is. He's been mentioned as one of the best point guards in the league, but in terms of making others around him better, I don't think he's on the same level as Paul.
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Yeah, well, I think only Nash during his prime compares to Paul in that area, so it is pretty much an unattainable dream.

We can't get Paul without trading most of our talent away, which defeats the purpose. Besides, he has knee trouble.

Nash is old and out of his prime. Besides, he is and was a truly terrible defender.

Rose is untouchable.

Deron isn't perfect, but he is a very good scorer, and has the complete arsenal to his game. Is a good setup PG. Has nice size. Can defend. Can play big minutes. He may not be the very best in the NBA at any area, but he has no glaring holes like a lot of players.

Deron is at least a free agent, and could be offered a contract by the Blazers. He probably prefers other teams, but you never know how these things play out and he just might accept the offer as being best for him.
 
Was it already mentioned? NJ just lost the lottery tiebreaker to Sacramento.
 
mgb said:
Not if Sac jumps into the top 3, then our luck is extremely good, especially after our own pick jumps to #1.
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If we jump to #1, that would be a miracle. We have less than a 1% chance at it.
 
Boo! That blows. No to JS! Barnes needs to leap up in there to make the others drop!
 
Ooh. A 6'9" Center? Yay. It seems they have us picking for "need". Boo. And Jared Cunningham? I saw him play quite a bit, in person, and not once did I ever think I was watching a future NBA player.

I'm OK with Terrence Jones, but did whoever did that mock have Portland take him and Cunningham because of Oregon ties? That's no way to run a draft.
 
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Rather have us take one of the PGs instead of Sullinger.
 
According to Tokito......... we have a 41.3% chance of getting the 6th pick.........BUT, last year, with exact same odds at No. 6, Utah ended up with the No. 3 pick. Jazz got that pick as part of DWill trade from ... Nets.
 
Only a little over a month to go until we find out if we get the pick or not...
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Funny that G-Dub is testing free agency. I really felt like he would have opted-in, if he had stayed here. Tells you about his time in NJ.

Of course, we never know about the "behind-the-scenes" things, secret handshakes, and winks. For all we know, their owner told Gerald they want him back, but they want the cap flexibility first, and that they'll make it worth his while and re-sign him to a longer deal if he opts-out. It's risky, because if NJ were to back out of their end of the agreement, G-Dub loses. But it'd be a risk worth taking if I'm him.
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I never got this way of thinking. Wallace said multiple times that he was going to opt out if he was healthy at the end of the year. He wanted one more long term contract. He is one of the top FA and the top FA at SF this year.
 
Rhal said:
I never got this way of thinking. Wallace said multiple times that he was going to opt out if he was healthy at the end of the year. He wanted one more long term contract. He is one of the top FA and the top FA at SF this year.
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??? At the beginning of the year, he was quoted numerous times saying he had yet to make a decision.
 
santeesioux said:
http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/4/29/2986036/deron-williams-in-his-own-words-again

He also wants to have a contract before the Olympics.
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I think this quote is actually in our favor:

"I want to win, that’s first and foremost. So I’m going to go where I feel we have the best chance to win. I know we might not win a championship in the first year or two, but hopefully, (the place I go) has the chances of building something special, and has flexibility — just somewhere where I believe they’re headed in the right direction.’’
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That sure sounds like Portland to me.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think this quote is actually in our favor:



That sure sounds like Portland to me.
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Green font?

It's been en entire year without a real GM and the roster moves have been atrocious outside of Hickson.

Heading in the right direction would mean to fire Larry Miller and Chad Buchanan and bring in real NBA management.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Green font?

It's been en entire year without a real GM and the roster moves have been atrocious outside of Hickson.

Heading in the right direction would mean to fire Larry Miller and Chad Buchanan and bring in real NBA management.
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We have flexibility, which he mentioned. We have a young All-Star big man in Aldridge. We have two lotto picks. Sounds an awful lot like what he was talking about.
 
Natebishop3 said:
We have flexibility, which he mentioned. We have a young All-Star big man in Aldridge. We have two lotto picks. Sounds an awful lot like what he was talking about.
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That's the scary part. It's been mentioned by many in the media that this is currently a rudderless organization and they could very well screw up these high draft picks.
 
NBAdraft.net with an update:

#6: Bradley Beal
#11: Perry Jones
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
That's the scary part. It's been mentioned by many in the media that this is currently a rudderless organization and they could very well screw up these high draft picks.
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Who in the Media has been saying this? Besides Blazers edge and Dwight Jaynes I haven't really heard that we could very well screw up the draft picks. The Rudderless part has been thrown around a lot but mostly stems from the fact we don't have a GM.
 
HCP said:
NBAdraft.net with an update:

#6: Bradley Beal
#11: Perry Jones
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I'm good with Beal, but Jones doesn't thrill me. Maybe we could package our second pick with Matthews and move up.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I'm good with Beal, but Jones doesn't thrill me. Maybe we could package our second pick with Matthews and move up.
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If thats our draft i'd much rather just trade our picks for proven talent.
 
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