Team Question Mark

[e_blazer]

Man, I was just looking at the roster and I wonder whether any team has ever had more roster decisions needing to be made than the current Blazers mess:

Brandon Roy: To waive or not to waive...Has been discussed ad nauseum.

Greg Oden: Let him play out the season on the QO, sign him to a new deal, or match (or not match and let him walk) another team's offer?

Gerald Wallace: To trade or not to trade...Has a player option next summer. Is he a long term fit with Batum needing time at the same position? Prior to the deadline may be the best time to get value for him.

Raymond Felton: How does he fit in the long run, or can he even be had after this season if we want him since the Blazers don't have Bird Rights on him and he'll be an unrestricted free agent next year?

Wesley Matthews: Is he good enough to be the starting SG for the team's future?

Nicolas Batum: Offer him an extension before the start of the season or go the Oden route and make a QO and let him be a RFA next summer?

Filling out the roster: Yeah, there are a few questions there.

Seems perfectly logical that this team hasn't made a push to get a GM on board and is leaving these decisions to a neutered Chad Buchanan and the Vulcan suits.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Good questions.

But at this point the lack of a "NEW" GM does not concern me. I would not trust someone new to make those decisions before the season starts. I can see the argument by some fans for keeping Cho, but bringing in a new guy over the summer to make those important decisions without knowing the players as well as Chad, Nate , and even Larry, would not help that much. Actually I can see it hurting more than helping. Unless that new GM was a Geoff Petrie type.

They might as well make the decisions and then bring the new one in for the future. I would prefer the New GM to have hands on knowledge of the players before making those decisions. How many of us have had new "Bosses" come in and make changes in their first month? It is annoying as hell because they really don't know as much as the people that have been there for several years.

 

[HailBlazers]

As much as everyone around here (S2) would like, I don't see the Blazers making too many changes until after the season. I'm sure they have a plan in place for this season and will see how the chips fall in order to make some tough decisions for next season.

I'm with you Pinwheel, bring in a GM once the plan has been laid out and then let him get comfortable before making any big decisions.

 

[oldmangrouch]

http://www.hoopsworld.com/six-moves-the-portland-trail-blazers-should-make/

Take it FWIW.

Given the horrible bench, I don't see how the team can stand pat...unless tanking the season is their real goal.

 

[Nikolokolus]

As much as everyone around here (S2) would like, I don't see the Blazers making too many changes until after the season. I'm sure they have a plan in place for this season and will see how the chips fall in order to make some tough decisions for next season.

I'm with you Pinwheel, bring in a GM once the plan has been laid out and then let him get comfortable before making any big decisions.

You don't bring in a GM AFTER you have a plan in place. You hire a GM so that they can develop the damn plan!

Then again maybe you're perfectly happy with Bert Kolde as the shadow GM and Chad Buchanan the puppet?