Player Options Poll

[Wizard Mentor]

Who to keep?

Babbitt, Smith, and Elliot Williams need to have their options picked up for next year by Oct. 31. Together they would take up $7 million.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i..._babbitt_nolan_smith_and_elliot_williams.html

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I went with Smith Only. I'm willing to attempt to sign the others (or not) after we sign a "big" free agent.

 

[Mediocre Man]

If Claver looks like he can do anything in the NBA, I say no option for Luke. I think Smith will be a solid player in the NBA for many years, and is very close to Lillard. For those reasons I would extend him. I would not extend Williams at all. Too many injuries

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Too fast, you're in before the poll!

 

[Mediocre Man]

LOL then you should have included my answer in the poll, silly. Some maybes

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I would not extend Williams at all. Too many injuries

Then why did you choose to extend Williams in the poll?

 

[BrianFromWA]

Pick up Babbitt. Let Elliott go. I'm 50/50 on Nolan. The guy basically played worse than any other "PG" last year not named Derek Fisher. Then again, he's also playing for basically the vet min, which for a backup PG seems ok.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Then why did you choose to extend Williams in the poll?

I didn't participate in the poll? You didn't have my choice, so I didn't vote

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Nothing personal against the three, but the Blazers should not extend any of them. Might need the cap space and what each brings to the team can be replaced.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Of those 3, the only one I like the potential of is Williams. Maybe Babbitt as he is a skilled shooter.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Nothing personal against the three, but the Blazers should not extend any of them. Might need the cap space and what each brings to the team can be replaced.

I understand the sentiment, but I'm not sure which FA we'd go after:
http://www.hoopsworld.com/2013-nba-free-agents/

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I understand the sentiment, but I'm not sure which FA we'd go after:
http://www.hoopsworld.com/2013-nba-free-agents/

Which one are you concerned will be tough to be replaced?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I said no Williams because I think with his injuries their won't be a lot of competition for his services after the season so we should be able to sign him after we use our $.

Do we keep his bird rights if we don't pick up his option?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Which one are you concerned will be tough to be replaced?

Nolan Smith. I think he'll have the opportunity to be really good. He was very tentative in a new situation last year.
In the game and a half he played in summer league he played as well as Lillard.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Nolan Smith. I think he'll have the opportunity to be really good. He was very tentative in a new situation last year.
In the game and a half he played in summer league he played as well as Lillard.

I don't know. When I look at Smith I don't see a whole lot of potential When I lok at Lilliard I see tremendous potential.

 

[Denny Crane]

I voted Babbitt and Smith.

You need cheap bench players and I don't see either one busting out and earning a big payday. Even if they did, it'd be a good thing.

 

[Natebishop3]

I voted Babbitt and Smith.

You need cheap bench players and I don't see either one busting out and earning a big payday. Even if they did, it'd be a good thing.

We have an abundance of cheap bench players.

I vote Smith and only Smith.

 

[Denny Crane]

We have an abundance of cheap bench players.

I vote Smith and only Smith.

I value Babbitt, perhaps more than others would. I like a guy who can be a 3pt specialist, generally. But when the guy has a bad night, he tends to be useless - but not Babbitt who'll at least grab some boards.

 

[HailBlazers]

AmMo > Babbit at this point. And it's not like Luke is going to blow up somewhere else if we let him go, even if he did, meh.

 

[Natebishop3]

I value Babbitt, perhaps more than others would. I like a guy who can be a 3pt specialist, generally. But when the guy has a bad night, he tends to be useless - but not Babbitt who'll at least grab some boards.

I guess I just really don't think he's a very good "three point specialist".

 

[Denny Crane]

I guess I just really don't think he's a very good "three point specialist".

I see a guy who shot .430 from 3pt on 2.5 attempts per game and a team leading 6.7 per 36.

What part isn't good?

 

[HailBlazers]

That it was all in garbage time, and he's never really done it in the rotation.

 

[tlongII]

Williams. He's the one with potential.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Williams. He's the one with potential.

He certianly has the most potential to be on the injured list year in and year out.

I think a good rule of thumb is if a player misses more games due to injury than actually plays when his extension comes up to not extend him.


In fact I will now add that to my other two rules

1. Never draft an American born white center in the lottery
2. Never draft or sign a player from Syracuse
3. Never extend a player that has missed more games due to injury than played

 

[BBert]

I'm not a cap or money guy, but why extend them? Is there going to be a bidding war for any of them if we don't? Every one of them is replaceable if there is. Chances are they'll be back, if we want them. I'd rather have the $7mil to play with.

 

[Natebishop3]

I see a guy who shot .430 from 3pt on 2.5 attempts per game and a team leading 6.7 per 36.

What part isn't good?

You know, it's funny, people keep citing that percentage but I never seem to see him make a three pointer. Ever.

 

[Boob-No-More]

I understand the sentiment, but I'm not sure which FA we'd go after:
http://www.hoopsworld.com/2013-nba-free-agents/

When I look at that list, one thing jumps out at me... it's extremely lucrative to be 7' tall. Man, there are some grotesquely overpaid centers on that list. Even guys that totally suck and rarely play pull down $3 - $4 million a year. DeSagana Diop, who scored a grand total of 31 points last season, on the worst team in NBA history, is making over $7.3 million this year. And, Kwame Brown must have the best agent ever. He's already made almost $60 million in his career, and has convinced the 76ers he's worth almost $6 million more over the next to years.

This makes me all the happier that we drafted Meyers Leonard with the 11th pick. With halfway decent centers being hard to find, and even completely horrible back-up journeymen commanding ridiculous salaries, drafting a young guy with great size and athleticism seems like a good investment. Meyers is going to make less over the next three seasons combined than Diop will make this year. Looks to me like we got a bargain.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

Williams. He's the one with potential.

I would like to invoke the Greg Oden rule on Williams.

If a player has a season-ending injury two years in a row, you can no longer talk about his "potential" until he logs a full season of play.

 

[Boob-No-More]

You know, it's funny, people keep citing that percentage but I never seem to see him make a three pointer. Ever.

He has a REALLY quick release. You need to pay closer attention. Blink, and you'll miss it.

Or, maybe you're one of those guys who stops watching during garbage time...

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

He has a REALLY quick release. You need to pay closer attention. Blink, and you'll miss it.

Or, maybe you're one of those guys who stops watching during garbage time...

BNM

I sure watched him break a shit ton of them in summer league. It's funny, because if someone like Nolan Smith does well in summer league, it means nothing because it's summer league and its shit competition. When someone does completely terrible in summer league (IE Babbitt), it means nothing because...... I'm not really sure. I never got a real answer on that one.

 

[RR7]

Only Nolan on extension. I'd look to keep Babbitt, but not extend his deal now, and I'd cut elliot today if we needed the space. Oh, but he has a 48" vertical!!! bleh.