So what "VET PG" do we go after?

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RR7 said:
I disagree, personally. Force feed him the minutes.
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That's the sign of a bad team, IMO. Bad in the sense that a guy who's not ready to contribute will build bad habits and bad in the sense that a guy who's not ready to contribute will result in more losses.

Lillard might be good enough to be a legit starting PG in the NBA, but I'd rather him have to earn it than it be handed to him.

Ed O.
 
Has anyone mentioned Nick Van Exel?

Wait ... I know ... Bonzi Wells! He said he wants to come back to the NBA and that his time in Portland was his best. Who better to show the young guys everything to not do?
 
Ed O said:
That's the sign of a bad team, IMO. Bad in the sense that a guy who's not ready to contribute will build bad habits and bad in the sense that a guy who's not ready to contribute will result in more losses.

Lillard might be good enough to be a legit starting PG in the NBA, but I'd rather him have to earn it than it be handed to him.

Ed O.
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Westbrook started in his first year after 17 games of sitting behind Earl Watson. That was a 23 win team, so I guess it sort of proves your point in the short run about it being a bad team. Maybe Westbrook would be a little less me-first if he'd sat on the bench longer.

Anyway, if Lillard winds up averaging 25 points/6 assists or so in summer league (he was robbed of at least 2 assists in his first game) I'd say he's more than earned a starting job. If I didn't feel that way, then I'd basically feel like no rookie PG should ever start at the beginning of a season unless they're on the tier of Chris Paul/Magic Johnson.
 
Ed O said:
That's the sign of a bad team, IMO. Bad in the sense that a guy who's not ready to contribute will build bad habits and bad in the sense that a guy who's not ready to contribute will result in more losses.

Lillard might be good enough to be a legit starting PG in the NBA, but I'd rather him have to earn it than it be handed to him.

Ed O.
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I don't get the sense at all that he's not ready to contribute. And I doubt he would go at 6 if that were the case. Ready to be better than someone like, say, Aaron Brooks who we could have brought in? Maybe not. But does it help his development playing under someone like that, or even someone like a Steve Blake, who might be able to beat him out in the "more ready to contribute" category? I don't necessarily think so.
Was Tony Parker ready to contribute at 19? But he started after the 4th game of the season. Would he be better off if he learned behind Tony Daniels?
The Bulls could have easily let Derrick Rose learn from Kirk Hinrich instead of starting him. Would he have been better off for it? Paul could have just learned from Speedy Claxton. Etc.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Thinking outside the box:

With Mayo and Collison on board, I think Roddy Buckets would be a solid target. Has the length to guard most SG's and it would appease Batum, the second highest paid Blazer.
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I think this is a solid idea, but what do you think Dallas will want for him? I think the price may be kind of steep. You want to give up Matthews (who is looking like a team leader) or Elliot Williams for a 2nd PG? I think I would rather just go the FA route.
 
So, to get any other PG of note in terms of cap space, and assuming Batum's RFA offer is matched, the Blazers have a day and a half left, right?
 
PapaG said:
So, to get any other PG of note in terms of cap space, and assuming Batum's RFA offer is matched, the Blazers have a day and a half left, right?
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I have heard that they have like $4 mill or so if they match Batum. If they want to sign someone to a higher salary though they need to do it in the next day and a half.
 
I completely agree with the talent over mentor thing. If Lillard is any damned good he'll be the starter because his talent demands it, and having a guy who actually knows how to play and has enough left in the tank to do so at an NBA level, is going to be far more valuable as a practice opponent and somebody who will push him through competition, than having some washed up, over-the hill, old man dispensing sage advice from the end of the bench.

Granted our options are pretty limited at this stage of free agency, but maybe something will be worked out via trade?
 
Jason Quick: Possible free agent target for Blazers for their backup PG position: A.J. Price. His agent Jeff Schwartz chose not to comment now

Quick's been on it of late, so I won't doubt him.
 
Jason Quick: To answer question @cminor asked, Blazers have not shown interest in Leandro Barbosa, according to agent who works for Lagardere Unlimited about 9 minutes ago


Jason Quick: Barbosa is more of a combo guard, and is more than the Blazers would like to spend for their backup PG. about 8 minutes ago
 
What about Nate Robinson? He always seems to do great against us, maybe he could do as well for us, he'd certainly bring some scoring punch off the bench. Nate has said in the past that he'd like to come to Portland.

But Nolan Smith is looking more like a capable backup. He's had a very good summer league.
 
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Sinobas said:
What about Nate Robinson? He always seems to do great against us, maybe he could do as well for us, he'd certainly bring some scoring punch off the bench. Nate has said in the past that he'd like to come to Portland.

But Nolan Smith is looking more like a capable backup. He's had a very good summer league.
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Nate is signed with GS I think. But they traded for Jarret Jack, so maybe they would be willing to trade him.
 
Sinobas said:
What about Nate Robinson? He always seems to do great against us, maybe he could do as well for us, he'd certainly bring some scoring punch off the bench. Nate has said in the past that he'd like to come to Portland.

But Nolan Smith is looking more like a capable backup. He's had a very good summer league.
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Too bad he got hurt. Summer league is a time for experimenting and he needed to play some minutes as the PG. I have not watched the game yet but by the box score he played the whole game as the sg last night. I assume they planned on giving him a least one game where he ran the team. That sucks that he is done (per his sister) for the rest of the week.

Regardless they need to find another backup. What is the difference in our available money between Today and Tomorrow (after we sign Nic) ?
 
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