Pat Connaughton

[Rastapopoulos]

I think people are giving three year deals to 2nd rounders now so they get their Bird rights? That means you can go over the cap to re-sign them and another team can't steal them away.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I think people are giving three year deals to 2nd rounders now so they get their Bird rights? That means you can go over the cap to re-sign them and another team can't steal them away.

exactly, too many 2nd rounders excelling. Teams caught without bird rights have been ruing.

 

[Scalma]

Eventually when he's an established player I want to see him play baseball Jun-Sep then back to the Blazers. We've never seen a dual sport NBA MLB

I'd rather he focus on basketball.

 

[e_blazer]

But it's for peanuts. Doubt 625K gets in the way of us making a roster move, and if we really needed a spot, even eating his contract won't be a big deal.

Surprised he took that litte

Man, I wish somebody would drop a paltry $650K on me this year.

But, yeah, I agree with you.

 

[riverman]

I think PC is the sleeper signing of the offseason for the Blazers. Might just become a really solid 2 guard in the rotation.

 

[magnifier661]

But it's for peanuts. Doubt 625K gets in the way of us making a roster move, and if we really needed a spot, even eating his contract won't be a big deal.

Surprised he took that litte

He's sure of himself because he knows he's gonna earn the big payday after the third year!

 

[magnifier661]

I'd rather he focus on basketball.

Yes, we don't need another Batum

 

[jlprk]

Paul Allen drafted him for the Master Plan. With a baseball star already here, MLB will be forced to grant Allen a Portland a franchise or else Connaughton's talent will be wasted.

 

[Scalma]

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I move to change his nickname to White Flight, because it's vaguely offensive.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Eventually when he's an established player I want to see him play baseball Jun-Sep then back to the Blazers. We've never seen a dual sport NBA MLB

Danny Ainge?

 

[B-Roy]

I move to change his nickname to White Flight, because it's vaguely offensive.

He can form a trio with the other members of the White Flights: Legend and Plumdog.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

He can form a trio with the other members of the White Flights: Legend and Plumdog.

Gentrification Bros.

I'm going to hell.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Gentrification Bros.

I'm going to hell.

The florescent bulbs?

 

[BrianFromWA]

But it's for peanuts. Doubt 625K gets in the way of us making a roster move, and if we really needed a spot, even eating his contract won't be a big deal.

Surprised he took that litte

it's actually only 101k more than his cap hold. We only lost 101k in cap space with this signing

 

[HailBlazers]

Danny Ainge?

Pat kinda shoots like Danny.

 

[LizardKing]

looks like a young Jimmy Butler out there

 

[DryHeat]

“I try to disprove that day in and day out,” he said. “People try to compare me to (Atlanta Hawks guard) Kyle Korver right off the bat just because I can shoot a little bit and I’m a white basketball player.

“It’s just a matter of coming out and playing and showing that I can be just as athletic.”

Asked who in the NBA he thinks his game most closely mirrors, Connaughton is ready with a response – Portland Trail Blazers swingman Wesley Matthews, who is black. Like Connaughton, Matthews was a glue guy in college (at Marquette) who could shoot it with distance and battle with the bigger bodies. He just played. Matthews was an undrafted free agent coming out of college, but has since made it big in the NBA (he’s averaged 14.0 points in 32.0 minutes a game the last six seasons) because of his skill set.

 

[LizardKing]

He's a LOT more athletic than Ol' Wes

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I think PC is the sleeper signing of the offseason for the Blazers. Might just become a really solid 2 guard in the rotation.

It may be PC to like PC while typing on my PC, but I like him. The problem? Barring injury, he won't see the court much.

 

[LizardKing]

More than Crabbe, I hope...

 

[DryHeat]

He's a LOT more athletic than Ol' Wes

Just thought it was interesting that is who he compared himself to before the draft.

Yes he is a lot more athletic version.

 

[DryHeat]

It may be PC to like PC while typing on my PC, but I like him. The problem? Barring injury, he won't see the court much.

I think he will get playing time. He just seems to always be in the right spot.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I think he will get playing time. He just seems to always be in the right spot.

over CJ at the 2? Maybe some minutes at the 3? Over our 3 SFs? I just don't see it.

PC can play, you can see it, I can see it. But he won't get time so he'll rack up crap stats. Then 3/4 of the people on this board will pontificate about how he's mayyyybe a 5th guard. He will then finally get some PT, kick ass, and then everyone will say how they knew he would be awesome and make up their own nickname for him to prove to everyone how smart they were...

Sigh, such is life.

 

[LizardKing]

He'll play, though it's not likely to ever be that consistent. The dude will show up when he's in the game though

 

[Scalma]

He's nowhere near as physical as wes though. Maybe that'll develop over time but he's not there yet.

 

[magnifier661]

He's nowhere near as physical as wes though. Maybe that'll develop over time but he's not there yet.

I don't know if he will ever be as physical as Wes. I don't know too many players that can. I would venture to say he's definitely more "athletic" though.

 

[LizardKing]

He's nowhere near as physical as wes though. Maybe that'll develop over time but he's not there yet.

He's not as strong, but his game is very engaged an in your face on D. I though he blocked that blown dunk in the first summer league game, and he got robbed at least one rebound by the buzzer. It's not like he's gonna just step in and be awesome, but it's closer to that than I think we had any right to hope for with the 41st pick. Just how afraid was everyone that he was gonna play baseball?

 

[DryHeat]

He's pretty strong watch the Kentucky game, he was guarding a 6'10 250 lbs Trey Lyles.

Out rebounded all of their bigs combined, not long rebounds either under the basket banging with those boys.

 

[maiboii]

looks like a young Jimmy Butler out there

This is my wish for him, Butler's athleticism and defense makes him my favorite player. A Wes Matthews on steroids.