Official: Welcome Earl Watson thread

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Jason Quick: Earl Watson said he chose Portland because of his relationship with GM Olshey, who he has known since he was 17 Twitter @jwquick


Jason Quick: "I want to mentor one of the best point guards in the league in Lillard ... and CJ too. Make them better on and off the court,'' Earl Watson Twitter @jwquick


Jason Quick: Watson, who turned 34 last month, said he played most of last year with a sports hernia, which he didn't realize until the end of the season Twitter @jwquick

 

[ABM]

Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

Roy Hibbert just said this about Earl.....

Watson, I presume.

 

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Jason Quick: Earl Watson said he chose Portland because of his relationship with GM Olshey, who he has known since he was 17 Twitter @jwquick


Jason Quick: "I want to mentor one of the best point guards in the league in Lillard ... and CJ too. Make them better on and off the court,'' Earl Watson Twitter @jwquick


Jason Quick: Watson, who turned 34 last month, said he played most of last year with a sports hernia, which he didn't realize until the end of the season Twitter @jwquick

That's exactly what we want out of a third string pg, ability to play in case of emergency, and happy to just be part of the team and spread whatever knowledge he has to those who play ahead of him.

 

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this is a great signing. Earl knows he's going to be a mentor, but he can also still play. seriously, this guy could earn the backup pg spot and CJ would be the third. i understand that's not the plan, but that's how absolutely shrewd this signing is!

 

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this is a great signing. Earl knows he's going to be a mentor, but he can also still play. seriously, this guy could earn the backup pg spot and CJ would be the third. i understand that's not the plan, but that's how absolutely shrewd this signing is!

Yep yep!!!!!

 

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this is a great signing. Earl knows he's going to be a mentor, but he can also still play. seriously, this guy could earn the backup pg spot and CJ would be the third. i understand that's not the plan, but that's how absolutely shrewd this signing is!

You could be right, but if that happens McCollum was a big mistake.

 

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You could be right, but if that happens McCollum was a big mistake.

It may only be for a year. Patience, grasshopper.

 

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At age 34 he's probably bossy like all old people. He ruins our average age stat.

 

[PDXKass]

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You could be right, but if that happens McCollum was a big mistake.

that's always a possibility. hopefully not though.

 

[jlprk]

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Olshey is all about nurturing positive relationships: with agents, with GMs, and with players. Pays off in the end.

Pritchard did that with the local media. But he was the opposite in negotiations, an asshole, and all GMs hated him. So he had to depend upon the draft and made about one trivial trade per year.

Watson, I presume.

Watson was a teammate of a Livingston 3 times: Randy (Seattle 2001-02 and 2006-08), and Shaun (OKC 2008-09).