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I've got say that makes me feel better too. It just didn't add up. He's really seemed happy to be a part of the team.
 
Trade Nate, and watch Sergio, Rudy, TO, Batum, Bayless and Greg flourish.

Keep Nate and watch their talents go to waste.

Nate can't keep up with the running game, and has no understanding of a big man's game at all.

Oden's success has always been in an uptempo offense. These are 2 words Nate doesn't know the meaning of.
 
Blazed said:
That makes me feel better, i really don't want to trade sergio.
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Uh, KP said exactly the same thing about ZACH just a day or two before he was traded - LOL KP will do whatever is best for this club, don't believe that BS for a second.
 
SpanishFly said:
Uh, KP said exactly the same thing about ZACH just a day or two before he was traded - LOL KP will do whatever is best for this club, don't believe that BS for a second.
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The first thing a good GM will do when a situation like this arises is to diffuse the situation, otherwise you will lose trade value.
 
The best fit for Sergio is New York. They don't have a PG on that roster! Mardy Collins sucks. Chris Duhon sucks. Nate Robinson is a 5'8" SG. Coach Mike needs a PG to run his system and Sergio fits that bill.

David Lee is the player I would target. Obviously he's worth more than Sergio, we have enough pieces to throw at NY. If we could come out of this month with David Lee and Gerald Wallace, KP should anointed Mayor of Portland.
 
noknobs said:
Sergio Rodriguez is not being traded any time soon, Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said Friday morning, despite a report in a Spanish newspaper that Rodriguez and his Spanish agent, Jose Ortiz, are demanding a trade.

"We like Sergio, and we are not in any discussions,'' Pritchard said. "We want to see this team, and we want to see this team grow. It's awfully early to be even talking about this stuff.''

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Pritchard said this is an "old story" and that internally the issue has "passed". He said he chooses not to deal with Ortiz, instead opting to talk with Rodriguez's American agent, Herb Rudoy.
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Fez said:
The best fit for Sergio is New York. They don't have a PG on that roster! Mardy Collins sucks. Chris Duhon sucks. Nate Robinson is a 5'8" SG. Coach Mike needs a PG to run his system and Sergio fits that bill.

David Lee is the player I would target. Obviously he's worth more than Sergio, we have enough pieces to throw at NY. If we could come out of this month with David Lee and Gerald Wallace, KP should anointed Mayor of Portland.
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David Lee isn't going to be content to come here and be Aldridge's caddy. He's good enough to start in the NBA, so he's not going to welcome being a long-term reserve. The first chance he has to leave via free agency, he will. And he may agitate for a trade long before that...like Sergio is, but with much, much greater justification.

In any case, if we deal LaFrentz, Outlaw and Frye to Charlotte, I don't think Portland has the trade chips to get Lee. Rodriguez is certainly not enough, and I don't think even adding Webster is enough. Would you want to deal Fernandez, Bayless, Batum or Przybilla? I wouldn't, not for a player who wouldn't to stay on the team.
 
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Trade Blake and let Bayless/Serge fight for starters minutes. I am really starting to go on the anti-nate train
 
MARIS61 said:
Lottery team.
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So you think Portland is a lottery team as currently constructed? Or you think the loss of Sergio and his 5-10 minutes a game is enough to send the team to the lottery?

I hope it's the former, because if not you've gone even further off the deep-end. I didn't think that was possible.
 
Who will play and who will not will be sorted out by the players. Bayless is coming on from what I have heard, and that is what most of us expected to happen. He hasn't got any time lately, but you never know when it will happen. If some players get no playing time, then start playing better. It solves all your problems, and is much better than making excuses.
 
UPDATE from Quick

*UPDATE AFTER PRACTICE: Sergio is upset. He had a 20-minute sitdown with Pritchard, then spoke about his frustrations about playing time. He didn't necessarily ask for a trade, but he made it known he is having a tough time dealing with his situation. More to come ...

P.S. His leaving the bench last night was to use the bathroom.
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MAS RipCity said:
Trade Blake and let Bayless/Serge fight for starters minutes. I am really starting to go on the anti-nate train
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There's plenty of room on board with us. :) But get on quickly, it's getting more crowded every day.
 
Fez said:
The best fit for Sergio is New York. They don't have a PG on that roster! Mardy Collins sucks. Chris Duhon sucks. Nate Robinson is a 5'8" SG. Coach Mike needs a PG to run his system and Sergio fits that bill.
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I do not know where this comes from. True, Steve Nash is a fantastic assist man and plays very little defense - but D'Antoni's system requires great shooters and Steve Nash is one. Sergio, in contrast is shooting what? 29% this year? With his "improved" mechanics?

Having a point guard that can't shoot in D'antoni's system is about as useful as having a fast-break point in Portland's half-court system...

Sergio is the product of his own deficiencies...
 
Foulzilla said:
So you think Portland is a lottery team as currently constructed? Or you think the loss of Sergio and his 5-10 minutes a game is enough to send the team to the lottery?

I hope it's the former, because if not you've gone even further off the deep-end. I didn't think that was possible.
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No, i think it's a Title team as currently constructed.

I think it's a Lottery team as currently coached.
 
andalusian said:
Having a point guard that can't shoot in D'antoni's system is about as useful as having a fast-break point in Portland's half-court system...
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When did Chris Duhon learn to shoot, I'd like to know?
 
Looking at the rosters I think San Antonio would be a team that could really use Sergio. Outside of their big-3 that roster is very depleted.

If his buyout wasn't so large (or long-term) I'd ship Sergio for Tiago Splitter in a heartbeat.
 
Trade him. He is no better than any other european the team has had since petro. Maybe we can get a couple draft picks.
 
MARIS61 said:
No, i think it's a Title team as currently constructed.

I think it's a Lottery team as currently coached.
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Damn straight, If John Wooden was 40 years younger and Oden was healthy, they could probably lead this team to an NCAA title.
 
SnakeOiler said:
You're right forgot about him. He doesn't really count. He didn't have to prove himself. He was already a star.
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I think some people would argue that Rudy, with his excellent play in Europe and the Olympics, is already a star, too.

Ed O.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
When did Chris Duhon learn to shoot, I'd like to know?
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When did the D'antoni Knicks become successful?

If the Knicks led by Duhon as his PG become anywhere as succesful as his Nash lead teams were - come to me and tell me I am wrong...
 
Minstrel said:
David Lee isn't going to be content to come here and be Aldridge's caddy. He's good enough to start in the NBA, so he's not going to welcome being a long-term reserve. The first chance he has to leave via free agency, he will. And he may agitate for a trade long before that...like Sergio is, but with much, much greater justification.

In any case, if we deal LaFrentz, Outlaw and Frye to Charlotte, I don't think Portland has the trade chips to get Lee. Rodriguez is certainly not enough, and I don't think even adding Webster is enough. Would you want to deal Fernandez, Bayless, Batum or Przybilla? I wouldn't, not for a player who wouldn't to stay on the team.
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Unfortunately for David Lee he wouldn't have a choice. Fortunately for David Lee he can play 3 different postions making it a lot better situation. I'm not sure that its Sergio thats making as big of deal of this as his Spanish agent is.

In a perfect world Sergio would realize that he has a great role on a team destined to be great with a locker room that he even says is great. Its too bad if anything materializes out of this because he's a great backup to bring in and give a spark off the bench.
 
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