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What strategy should we have?

  • Trade as many vets as possible this Summer, even for low value, to go full tank

    Votes: 23 48.9%

  • Hold on to our vets and play them to maximize value, but still tank

    Votes: 16 34.0%

  • Actually try to win (probably involving replacing Chauncey)

    Votes: 8 17.0%
  • Total voters
    47
Moses fucking Brown?? Ouch.
 
Foxx said:
I still make the argument we’re better off trying to acquire more 2025 lotto picks than to intentionally embrace a losing culture.
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Don't embrace a losing culture. Ship out vets who can win us meaningless games but who can't contribute to a winning culture for young players and draft picks who have more potential to do so.

Make sure we have the absolute best developmental coaching staff possible.

The losses will come as our young guys develop.

Any vets should be guys who have had success but are no longer capable enough to play heavy minutes.
 
Foxx said:
Package a couple future 1sts for a good pick this year. Someone will take the bait
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not in the lottery...no chance

I think the NBA operates mostly on immediacy. The 2025 draft is next, and most of the evaluations say it will be a historically good draft at the top. Teams with a chance at a top pick won't be trading out. And the Blazers don't really have a 1st to trade till 2029.
 
Phatguysrule said:
Don't embrace a losing culture. Ship out vets who can win us meaningless games but who can't contribute to a winning culture for young players and draft picks who have more potential to do so.

Make sure we have the absolute best developmental coaching staff possible.

The losses will come as our young guys develop.

Any vets should be guys who have had success but are no longer capable enough to play heavy minutes.
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yeah....I don't really buy the notion that any culture, good or bad, is being created right now. Players aren't stupid

if anything, benching the young guys to play the veterans big minutes in order to win 36-37 games will have more of a negative effect than anything else
 
wizenheimer said:
yeah....I don't really buy the notion that any culture, good or bad, is being created right now. Players aren't stupid

if anything, benching the young guys to play the veterans big minutes in order to win 36-37 games will have more of a negative effect than anything else
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100%
 
illmatic99 said:
Kevin Pelton on the Lowe Post mentioned that Blazer management was trying to follow the"Houston model," and start winning now.

Then the Nike Hoop Summit and related practices happened in Portland at the PF where everyone realized how loaded the 2025 draft is even beyond Flagg. He thinks there was a distinct pivot to building for the future long term with an appetite for losing short term.
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So... where are Jerami, Anfernee and Ayton ending up?
 
illmatic99 said:
Kevin Pelton on the Lowe Post mentioned that Blazer management was trying to follow the"Houston model," and start winning now.

Then the Nike Hoop Summit and related practices happened in Portland at the PF where everyone realized how loaded the 2025 draft is even beyond Flagg. He thinks there was a distinct pivot to building for the future long term with an appetite for losing short term.
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He was just referencing this.
 
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BigGameDamian said:
Our 3rd pick, supposedly franchise guy and still coming off the bench?
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its not a big deal if he doesnt start.


n 1998, 19 year old sophomore Kobe Bryant was selected as a starter for that years all star game. However, he was also the Lakers 6th man. Even funnier, despite being the only all star starter as 6th man, he did not win 6th man of the year that season.
 
BigGameDamian said:
Our 3rd pick, supposedly franchise guy and still coming off the bench?
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The posts in the comment section are what I can't understand. Starting Scoot and Ant together while bringing Sharpe off the bench makes no sense to me.
 
HailBlazers said:
I think Portland is the best "bad" team I've seen
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GM Joe maxed out Portland's salary cap. Play-in possibilities should not be excluded from fan expectations.

a sneakier stealth tank may be required to improve lottery percentages. There's just too many good rookies next summer to ignore.

stealth tanking involves coaching. Billups running offensive sets that invite easy opponent transition baskets. Defensively, the drop zones, the box zones, the standard 2-3 zones, the double team zones. Basically every Billups zone tends to get torched in the NBA. We even see players asking coach what zone to play, as opponents roar past guys for an easy bucket.

Trading a starter at the deadline for future picks can create a Jenga moment. Add in a sprinkle of starters who fake injuries, both timelines can be met. A team that looks better on paper, is more fun to watch, then tanks the living hell outta the final 2 months. Circa 2023 Cronin tank. Maybe if Portland gets lucky, an expensive starter will demand a trade to Miami. Jody's rich !! Let's draft
 
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