The OFFICAL Welcome to Portland, Robin Lopez thread!

[RoyToy]

Three-way footnotes: Portland also gets Terrel Harris w/Robin Lopez, pays Lopez's $1.6M trade kicker and sends two second-rounders to SAC
4:40 PM - 4 Jul 2013

We basically traded 6 second rounders in a week. 2 for Crabbe, 2 for TRob, 2 for Lopez. It becomes 8 if you count the two euros.

Either way, awesome move.

I mean, hell, even Mediocre man is positive.

The move in of itself is a good value move

But the Blazers are still far away and big moves still have to be made.

No reason to be so excited about this move. It's just a good value deal, nothing more. The Blazers haven't drastically altered their team potential.

 

[Boise Blazer]

From what I could find Harris is set to make $884, 293

 

[B-Roy]

From what I could find Harris is set to make $884, 293

Yes, but if he's waived by 10/31/13 (which he obviously will), he'll only be owed about 150k.

 

[Further]

Yes, but if he's waived by 10/31/13 (which he obviously will), he'll only be owed about 150k.

I hope he gets a Blazer hat on his way out.

 

[Shooter]

The Blazers are still far away and big moves still have to be made.

No reason to be so excited about this move. It's just a good value deal, nothing more. The Blazers haven't drastically altered their team potential.

I disagree. Our bench was the NBA's worst last year, and was responsible for a lot of our losses. Now that we have a much improved bench, we'll be able to hold more of those leads and win games. It's the little things that often add up to big things.

If Olshey does make a big move this off-season, I will welcome it, but already we are significantly better than last year.

 

[Further]

I disagree. Our bench was the NBA's worst last year, and was responsible for a lot of our losses. Now that we have a much improved bench, we'll be able to hold more of those leads and win games. It's the little things that often add up to big things.

Yep!

This is basically spot on brother. Repped.

 

[Boise Blazer]

I disagree. Our bench was the NBA's worst last year, and was responsible for a lot of our losses. Now that we have a much improved bench, we'll be able to hold more of those leads and win games. It's the little things that often add up to big things.

Agreed. If we hadn't tanked the last 13 and had gone even .500 in those games that would have been 6 more wins right there. I don't think it hard to imagine this team making a good jump.

 

[BBert]

less because we also have Terrel Harris, im not sure how much he costs.

Does Harris even have a contract for next season? I thought he was just signed till the end of the year. He's pretty much a D-Leaguer, no? Maybe we got him to include in our next deal?

 

[RoyToy]

I disagree. Our bench was the NBA's worst last year, and was responsible for a lot of our losses. Now that we have a much improved bench, we'll be able to hold more of those leads and win games. It's the little things that often add up to big things.

If Olshey does make a big move this off-season, I will welcome it, but already we are significantly better than last year.

Just because the bench should be better than last year doesn't mean it's a great bench. Right now the main players off the bench look like

Robinson/Leonard/McCollum

It's still a young bench that will lean on first and second year guys. The bench will probably still be a weak spot for the Blazers. We have to hope they can handle it and that McCollum will be as good as advertised and Robinson can be better than last year.

 

[magnifier661]

Agreed. If we hadn't tanked the last 13 and had gone even .500 in those games that would have been 6 more wins right there. I don't think it hard to imagine this team making a good jump.

+15 wins

 

[magnifier661]

Just because the bench should be better than last year doesn't mean it's a great bench. Right now the main players off the bench look like

Robinson/Leonard/McCollum

It's still a young bench that will lean on first and second year guys. Let's hope they can handle it and that McCollum will be as good as advertised and Robinson can be better than last year.

You are giving claver little credit. All he needs is a shot and he's right up there.

 

[Natebishop3]

I love this move. Can we extend Neil's contract?

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[RoyToy]

I love this move. Can we extend Neil's contract?

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Taking a terrible team to respectable is the easy part.

Taking a respectable team to a contender is the hard part.

Neil Olshey still has a bunch of work to do.

 

[MickZagger]

Hats off to Olshey for making acquisitions to make the team better in a shitty free agent market and virtually no tradeable assets coming into the offseason. This team has gotten better and without a doubt deeper. We didn't have a problem with our starting 5 last year, it was the fact that we had no depth. We've addressed those concerns.

 

[Mote]

Hats off to Olshey for making acquisitions to make the team better in a shitty free agent market and virtually no tradeable assets coming into the offseason. This team has gotten better and without a doubt deeper. We didn't have a problem with our starting 5 last year, it was the fact that we had no depth. We've addressed those concerns.

Absolutely spot on. Repped!

 

[BBert]

This off-season supports the premise by some of us that last off-season's abysmal bench signings were purposefully intended to get us a lottery pick this summer. Then our starters and coach almost blew the entire plan. We were lucky to end up with anyone even as good as C.J.

 

[B-Roy]

Taking a terrible team to respectable is the easy part.

Tell to that Milwaukee, Charlotte, Sacramento, Toronto, Minnesota, etc.

 

[Shooter]

Taking a terrible team to respectable is the easy part.

Taking a respectable team to a contender is the hard part.

Neil Olshey still has a bunch of work to do.

Are you kidding me?? Olshey has done a sensational job so far, and I'm stunned that you can't see it. At the center position alone, we now have Lopez, Leonard, and Withey, a significant upgrade from last year. It's also worth pointing out that Lopez shot 53% from the field last season. Center can now fairly be called a position of strength for us.

 

[santeesioux]

Better than any of the realistic FA centers. Who would honestly rather have Kaman or Zaza?

 

[magnifier661]

Are you kidding me?? Olshey has done a sensational job so far, and I'm stunned that you can't see it. At the center position alone, we now have Lopez, Leonard, and Withey, a significant upgrade from last year. It's also worth pointing out that Lopez shot 53% from the field last season. Center can now fairly be called a position of strength for us.

I agree! A+ offseason with what we had to work with so far

 

[Pinwheel1]

Just because the bench should be better than last year doesn't mean it's a great bench. Right now the main players off the bench look like

Robinson/Leonard/McCollum

It's still a young bench that will lean on first and second year guys. The bench will probably still be a weak spot for the Blazers. We have to hope they can handle it and that McCollum will be as good as advertised and Robinson can be better than last year.

I kind of agree with you. This can be addressed with one veteran PG. Without one the bench will struggle or Lillard will never come out. A good back up PG will help a young bench tremendously. It will make a huge difference. If they go with SG as the back up PG, it will make the rest of the 2nd unit look worse.

But I am confident Neil won't make that mistake again. The bench was much better with Maynor than pre-Maynor. He will find someone else.

 

[RoyToy]

Tell to that Milwaukee, Charlotte, Sacramento, Toronto, Minnesota, etc.

There are always exceptions. Those are just historically terrible organizations in every sense, with only Sacramento making a real run at it for a few years.

We should ultimately judge Neil Olshey on how the Blazers perform during the season and in the playoffs.

 

[Shooter]

I agree! A+ offseason with what we had to work with so far

Yep. I can imagine Aldridge and Lillard already getting excited about the coming season. Portland has made significant strides and can be right in the thick of the playoff race this year.

 

[B-Roy]

There are always exceptions. Those are just historically terrible organizations in every sense, with only Sacramento making a real run at it for a few years.

We should ultimately judge Neil Olshey on how the Blazers perform during the season and in the playoffs.

I think your statement is wrong when almost a third of the league has a problem going from terrible --> respectable. Just saying.

 

[RoyToy]

Are you kidding me?? Olshey has done a sensational job so far, and I'm stunned that you can't see it. At the center position alone, we now have Lopez, Leonard, and Withey, a significant upgrade from last year. It's also worth pointing out that Lopez shot 53% from the field last season. Center can now fairly be called a position of strength for us.

I've said a few times that he's making good value deals. I'm not going to say they're sensational, though.

 

[RoyToy]

I think your statement is wrong when almost a third of the league has a problem going from terrible --> respectable. Just saying.

Since 2007 the only teams that haven't made the playoffs are Minnesota and Sacramento.

It's not that hard to get to respectable.

 

[B-Roy]

Since 2007 the only teams that haven't made the playoffs are Minnesota and Sacramento.

It's not that hard to get to respectable.

You're forgetting how long it took teams to get out of celler dweller status. Teams like the Knicks, Nets, Warriors, Clippers (Led out by NO btw).

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I guess 2 backup centers might make 1 real center?

Meh

That was my thinking. I'd rather start Meyers and let him learn that have Learch Adams.

I hope we got him for a second round pick.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I think Withey will see more time than Leonard. Remember, Withey is actually older, and has a defined skill. I see Leonard and Crabbe as our D-League all-stars.

Remember also that Claver and Barton saw more minutes in the end-of-season tankfest and didn't look terrible.

 

[RoyToy]

You're forgetting how long it took teams to get out of celler dweller status. Teams like the Knicks, Nets, Warriors, Clippers (Led out by NO btw).

Clippers won a playoff series in 2006, started over and rebuilt, won another one again last year
Nets were in the ECF in 2007, made the playoffs again this yea (5-year span)
Warriors won a playoff series in 2007, started over and rebuilt, won another series this year
Knicks didn't make the playoffs for 6 years until they made made it again in 2010-2011, and have made it 3 years in a row

Idk, I think my point stands. It's just not that hard to get to become a respectable team in the NBA.

Fuck

Over half the league makes the playoffs