Pau Gasol to the Blazers

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Few hrs after processing this, still not getting the point. This is a really expensive signing for guy who cannot play anymore. A similar signing coulda been made in March. Confused about what Neil is doing-- can anyone spin this for me?
 
illmatic99 said:
Few hrs after processing this, still not getting the point. This is a really expensive signing for guy who cannot play anymore. A similar signing coulda been made in March. Confused about what Neil is doing-- can anyone spin this for me?
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A mentor for Zach maybe? That's my guess. It feels like when the team got Chris Kaman. In spot minutes he can do ok, but don't expect much...but really just as a vet for the younger players to lean on (Zach, Anfernee, Nasir, Skai).
 
julius said:
A mentor for Zach maybe? That's my guess. It feels like when the team got Chris Kaman. In spot minutes he can do ok, but don't expect much...but really just as a vet for the younger players to lean on (Zach, Anfernee, Nasir, Skai).
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Kaman could play tho. Gasol is one ankle turn away from the end of his career.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I'm happy to see anyone from here go on to bigger and better things. The dude grinded it out and got a gig on Comcast. Not bad. I hope @BonesJones does something similar. I also hope that you have greater success in whatever you what to be or attain. You're a good dude and deserve it.
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Who are we even talking about? And did dude really start here? Ain’t a lot of folks, with talent, that started here...
 
illmatic99 said:
Kaman could play tho. Gasol is one ankle turn away from the end of his career.
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Kaman had a decent 1st year in Portland, but his 2nd year it was obviously more as an assistant coach role.

Gasol is just 1 season away from averaging 10 points and 8 boards in 24 minutes. That's not to say last season was an aberration. He might be in the Caldwell Jones playing for Portland stage of his career. But as I said, I think he's more of a mentor role than anything. I'm not too worried about him averaging more than 8 minutes a night for about 55 games this year. If he can help Zach expand his game (modeling it after Gasol would be smart, imho), all the better.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I'm happy to see anyone from here go on to bigger and better things. The dude grinded it out and got a gig on Comcast. Not bad. I hope @BonesJones does something similar. I also hope that you have greater success in whatever you what to be or attain. You're a good dude and deserve it.
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What is the bones kid trying to do? Get his own show?
 
Ripcity4life77 said:
Someone said why should i care about what this person has to say from the vid clip up above -- this is what a forum is for or anything that gives a voice to people -- when i post i realize 99% might not give a damn what i say but i choose to say my peace and see what comes of it good or bad or maybe nothing but this is why we live in a great country it's called freedom of expression / speech.
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Why can’t I see this post?
 
illmatic99 said:
Few hrs after processing this, still not getting the point. This is a really expensive signing for guy who cannot play anymore. A similar signing coulda been made in March. Confused about what Neil is doing-- can anyone spin this for me?
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He will contribute WAAAAY more than Tolliver. That’s not saying much, but I’ll be glad to see Pau on the court over Anthony.
 
julius said:
Kaman had a decent 1st year in Portland, but his 2nd year it was obviously more as an assistant coach role.

Gasol is just 1 season away from averaging 10 points and 8 boards in 24 minutes. That's not to say last season was an aberration. He might be in the Caldwell Jones playing for Portland stage of his career. But as I said, I think he's more of a mentor role than anything. I'm not too worried about him averaging more than 8 minutes a night for about 55 games this year. If he can help Zach expand his game (modeling it after Gasol would be smart, imho), all the better.
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Then maybe hire an assistant coach and use the spot and luxury tax $ on someone who can help us on the floor?
 
illmatic99 said:
Then maybe hire an assistant coach and use the spot and luxury tax $ on someone who can help us on the floor?
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How many assistant coaches out there have the talent and knowledge of the game as Gasol? And what assistant out there would be a good model for Zach to base his game on?

And if we're really concerned about the 14th and 15th man on this roster...
 
hoopsjock said:
One of them was big man depth which we just filled.
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not to belabor the point, but we have 4 centers (hassan, gasol, zach, and skal), 4 SFs (hood, baze, mario, and little), and tolliver as our lone PF.

Zach at PF is a complete question mark for me.
 
illmatic99 said:
my concern is more opportunity cost. still some holes on the roster
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I'm not sure there's much of a player at the #14 and #15 spot that the team could have signed, that would've made a world of difference.
 
illmatic99 said:
not to belabor the point, but we have 4 centers (hassan, gasol, zach, and skal), 4 SFs (hood, baze, mario, and little), and tolliver as our lone PF.

Zach at PF is a complete question mark for me.
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The game has really moved away from typical PF's though.
 
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