Our roster

[KingSpeed]

I kind of love it. 8 new faces with varying levels of experience and talent.

http://www.nba.com/blazers/roster/

 

[Mediocre Man]

That's not our roster though

Minus

Joel Przybilla
Craig Smith
Jonny Flynn

Add

Joel Freeland
Victor Claver
Jared Jeffries
Sasha Pavlovic
Ronnie Price

 

[jlprk]

C
Jeffries, Jared
Leonard, Meyers
Freeland, Joel

PF
Aldridge, LaMarcus
Hickson, J. J.
Babbitt, Luke

SF
Batum, Nicolas
Claver, Victor
Pavlovic, Sasha

SG
Matthews, Wesley
Williams, Elliot
Barton, Will

PG
Lillard, Damian
Smith, Nolan
Price, Ronnie

 

[Mediocre Man]

C
Jeffries, Jared
Leonard, Meyers
Freeland, Joel

PF
Aldridge, LaMarcus
Hickson, J. J.
Babbitt, Luke

SF
Batum, Nicolas
Claver, Victor
Pavlovic, Sasha

SG
Matthews, Wesley
Williams, Elliot
Barton, Will

PG
Lillard, Damian
Smith, Nolan
Price, Ronnie

WTF?

 

[bigbailes]

WTF?

i had the exact same reaction.

 

[Tince]

i had the exact same reaction.

I bet we see JJ play some center this year....

 

[Mediocre Man]

I bet we see JJ play some center this year....

Hickson, sure

 

[BBert]

Hickson should play "center" before Jeffries.

And LaMarcus "Don't Call Me a Center" Aldridge should play "center" before either of them.

It doesn't matter what you call them though, I think we'll see LaMarcus in the high post and Hickson in the low post at times this year. It would be nice though if Leonard and Freeland could cover the position.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

While Jeffries is tall, I think he us more of a small forward.

 

[jlprk]

Aldridge should be the center and Hickson the starting PF. But only a rough Jerry Sloan coach or a smart Kevin McHale coach could make a man out of Aldridge, and Olshey is hiring a Clipper-quality coach to drive this team into the ground.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Aldridge should be the center and Hickson the starting PF. But only a rough Jerry Sloan coach or a smart Kevin McHale coach could make a man out of Aldridge, and Olshey is hiring a Clipper-quality coach to drive this team into the ground.

So Tim Duncan is not a man? Dirk Nowitzki?

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I see a lot of small ball this year as Blazers weed out just exactly who are the true young valuable assets.

Good point raised about LA. Hope he doesn't get worn down this year. (Mysterious illness for a year?)

While anticipating a lot of losses, I'm hoping for a lot of excitement with some small ball and running the floor. With all the new faces it will be interesting at the very least. But if Lillard doesn't immediately contribute, the honeymoon period will wear off fast.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I definitely like some of the new additions on paper, but Eric you're kidding yourself if you think adding 7 rookies is going to be a big recipe for success. Better than half this team won't be here in two years; mark it down.

 

[mook]

The Heat won a championship with 6'8 LeBron at PF and 6'10 Bosh at C. So yeah, I think Hickson/LMA at C/PF is certainly doable, and is probably our best option on opening night. But Hickson will hopefully be looking over his shoulder all season because Freeland and Leonard are gunning for his job.

We'll never be contenders without a big, quality center, because we just don't have the overall talent to beat teams like Miami and OKC. Our best shot is to go big and try to force them to adjust to us.

 

[tlongII]

Meyers Leonard will start at center. We're going to throw that boy in the deep end and see if he sinks or swims.

 

[Tince]

Hickson, sure

Hickson as well. I'd still bet JJ gets some center minutes this season (not saying I like it).

 

[THE HCP]

I crack up whenever people think the Luke can play the PF.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Hickson as well. I'd still bet JJ gets some center minutes this season (not saying I like it).

Yeah if people call Hickson a center when he's playing alongside Aldridge, I don't see how you can't say the same thing about Jeffries.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

I crack up whenever people think the Luke can play the PF.

He can't really play SF any better though.. He split his time between SF and PF equally last season.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

And Babbitt's PER at SF was 6.2 and it was 15.9 at PF. Much better at scoring from the PF spot, with significantly less turnovers. He can't defend either position.

 

[THE HCP]

He can't really play SF any better though.. He split his time between SF and PF equally last season.

He's a PF just like Outlaw was.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Unless Lillard and Batum play at a high level this roster is going to lose a lot of games.

Outside Batum/LMA the rest are rookies or second year guys, and a bunch of fodder (Jeffries, Pavlovic, Price, Babbitt, etc.)

 

[gatorpops]

Babbitt will win at least four games this year woth those 5 feet behind the line threes. Bank on it.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Babbitt will win at least four games this year woth those 5 feet behind the line threes. Bank on it.

Thanks Taurean

 

[gatorpops]

Thanks Taurean

No, it was Nate that said it , maybe he wasn't talking about Taurean after all?

 

[Mediocre Man]

I crack up whenever people think the Luke can play the PF.

Neil Olshey said he was a stretch 4.

 

[drexlersdad]

I kind of love it. 8 new faces with varying levels of experience and talent.

http://www.nba.com/blazers/roster/

gonna be fun to play as all these new guys on 2k13!

 

[mook]

Neil Olshey said he was a stretch 4.

Luke Babbit is a stretch NBA player.

 

[THE HCP]

Luke Babbit is a stretch NBA player.

Mr. Mook...... You are a stretch poster!

 

[mook]

Keith Benson is a stretch poster.

Yo mama a stench hoster.