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It's weird to think of him not being a good defender. He is 6'11" 290 lbs. LOoking at him and he looks like he's built like a tank. He may not block shots, but he should be good keeping other centers from backing you down in the paint.
 
magnifier661 said:
It's weird to think of him not being a good defender. He is 6'11" 290 lbs. LOoking at him and he looks like he's built like a tank. He may not block shots, but he should be good keeping other centers from backing you down in the paint.
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I have watched a couple of games, and what he does well is clog the middle. He is not a shot blocker, but he does slightly alter the opponents offense because of his size
 
Glad to know he wouldnt mind playing with lma or batum
 
We could offer Leonard + a couple players for Pek. Saves Minny money, since they would have their center on a small rookie scale contract.
 
Mediocre Man said:
I have watched a couple of games, and what he does well is clog the middle. He is not a shot blocker, but he does slightly alter the opponents offense because of his size
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Yeah that's what I was thinking too. Just his size alone makes it hard for players to score in the paint.
 
magnifier661 said:
It's weird to think of him not being a good defender. He is 6'11" 290 lbs. LOoking at him and he looks like he's built like a tank. He may not block shots, but he should be good keeping other centers from backing you down in the paint.
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While we certainly need someone who can keep other Cs from scoring at will, I think it's of even greater importance that we have a C who can deter other players from attempting to score in the paint. We need a C who can anchor a defense and knows how to rotate to stop someone from getting within 5' of the hoop - a true team-defender.
 
blue9 said:
While we certainly need someone who can keep other Cs from scoring at will, I think it's of even greater importance that we have a C who can deter other players from attempting to score in the paint. We need a C who can anchor a defense and knows how to rotate to stop someone from getting within 5' of the hoop - a true team-defender.
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When we've played against Minny, Pek seemed to rotate pretty well. Just my observation though.

Alas I doubt Khan would ever deal with us.
 
magnifier661 said:
You think they would do it though? They seem to have plenty of guards. I was thinking they would want a center of some sort in return.
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I read somewhere that they're looking for a wing.
 
magnifier661 said:
You think they would do it though? They seem to have plenty of guards. I was thinking they would want a center of some sort in return.
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They could lose him for nothing this summer. And what they have are a lot of PG's, not SG's. This way they get an average at best SG who can spot up while Rubbio creates for him
 
Mediocre Man said:
They could lose him for nothing this summer. And what they have are a lot of PG's, not SG's. This way they get an average at best SG who can spot up while Rubbio creates for him
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Well they don't have a lot of centers though. IN fact, Pek is pretty much their only big man that could play center. I suspect they would want leonard too.
 
I wouldn't consider Pek a good defender. He is good at offensive rebounds and scoring down low. Also, for as big as Pek is, he gets dinged up every season.

If the Blazers are going to dump players to have cap to make a run at a player, then Pek makes sense. I would hate to see Blazers pull a Kahn and dump players just to make a run at Pek, and then have Minny match.
 
magnifier661 said:
Well they don't have a lot of centers though. IN fact, Pek is pretty much their only big man that could play center. I suspect they would want leonard too.
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I hate Leonard, so no problem for me, but most like him, so simply say no thank you and offer him a deal this summer.
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
I wouldn't consider Pek a good defender. He is good at offensive rebounds and scoring down low. Also, for as big as Pek is, he gets dinged up every season.

If the Blazers are going to dump players to have cap to make a run at a player, then Pek makes sense. I would hate to see Blazers pull a Kahn and dump players just to make a run at Pek, and then have Minny match.
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Portland doesn't have to dump players to make a run at him. Renouncing players who either don't move the needle, or make the record skip is all we need to do to have enough to sign him to a max deal if we so chose to do so
 
Mediocre Man said:
Portland doesn't have to dump players to make a run at him. Renouncing players who either don't move the needle, or make the record skip is all we need to do to have enough to sign him to a max deal if we so chose to do so
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But if we could trade a Matthews and Leonard for Pek; we can still retain Hickson and have max MLE to offer someone like JJ Reddick this offseason.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Portland doesn't have to dump players to make a run at him. Renouncing players who either don't move the needle, or make the record skip is all we need to do to have enough to sign him to a max deal if we so chose to do so
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So to make the offer, the Blazers would have to renounce Babbit, Williams, Smith? Others? Barton?
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
So to make the offer, the Blazers would have to renounce Babbit, Williams, Smith? Others? Barton?
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All but Barton

They would also have to renounce Hickson, but if a deal fell through we could still use Bird rights to re-sign him. The others were not offered QO's for the sole purpose of having money this coming summer to sign someone
 
Why are we trading for him again? Can't we sign him outright? Kahn will not match a large deal.

Mediocre Man said:
The others were not offered QO's for the sole purpose of having money this coming summer to sign someone
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Plus the other suck ass and don't deserve extensions. I can see them all out of the NBA next year.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Why are we trading for him again? Can't we sign him outright? Kahn will not match a large deal.


Plus the other suck ass and don't deserve extensions. I can see them all out of the NBA next year.
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For flexibility for the summer. If you trade for him, then you get his bird rights. Basically, you can keep Hickson and still have around 5-6 million to offer another guard like JJ Reddick or Jack; then sign Hickson and match any offer for Pek. WE would be over cap; but it wouldn't matter. You would have a 3 big line-up of Hickson, Aldridge and Pek; with Freeland as the other guy if someone gets in foul trouble or injured.
 
If he's restricted, why would the Wolves let us have him? I think we should take a gamble on Andreq Bynum.
 
KingSpeed said:
If he's restricted, why would the Wolves let us have him? I think we should take a gamble on Andreq Bynum.
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I don't... We have the worst luck on players with knee issues (Roy and Oden). It would be a huge set-back if we used our free agent space to grab a player that has a known history of knee issues.
 
KingSpeed said:
If he's restricted, why would the Wolves let us have him? I think we should take a gamble on Andreq Bynum.
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$$$$ is why they would just let us have him.

Bynum is intriguing for sure. Money could be scary though, and he has never been able to stay healthy
 
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