THOMAS ROBINSON A BLAZER

[3RA1N1AC]

I thought we decided on nards

 

[Natebishop3]

I thought we decided on nards

I like Myle better hahaha

 

[Boob-No-More]

Yeah, that's really my point. Right now we're on the verge of being 2-deep at every position. I don't want to start going all Trader Bob and bringing in vets that demand minutes and fuck things up. Don't let Brandon Wright be our Detlef.

Or Rod Strickland - The Sequel.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

Or Rod Strickland - The Sequel.

BNM

Yeah, I was debating between Detlef and Strick, but I chose Detlef because I like saying Detlef.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I thought we decided on nards

He has to prove that he has some first.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Yeah, I was debating between Detlef and Strick, but I chose Detlef because I like saying Detlef.

Whitsitt REALLY fucked up a good thing. We had the best record in the league the day before he signed Strickland and hadn't lost more than 2 games in a row all season. We immediately lost 5 in a row, fell to the 8th seed in the West and got swept in the first round by the same Lakers team we took to 7 games (and fell one quarter short of beating) the year before.

BNM

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Whitsitt REALLY fucked up a good thing. We had the best record in the league the day before he signed Strickland and hadn't lost more than 2 games in a row all season. We immediately lost 5 in a row, fell to the 8th seed in the West and got swept in the first round by the same Lakers team we took to 7 games (and fell one quarter short of beating) the year before.

BNM

The first game we had Strickland, weren't we looking good early in the game, and then just crumbled (which was a microcosym of things to come).

 

[crandc]

The first game we had Strickland, weren't we looking good early in the game, and then just crumbled (which was a microcosym of things to come).

Yes. And I remember it was some kind of special occasion - can't remember what - retiring a number? Anyone? and they were playing the then Vancouver Griz, a really bad team.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Yes. And I remember it was some kind of special occasion - can't remember what - retiring a number? Anyone? and they were playing the then Vancouver Griz, a really bad team.

Yeah. I think it was Clyde we were retiring, no? Pretty certain it was.

 

[Natebishop3]

Strickland was a tool. He was extremely gifted, but Bob never knew how to stop acquiring talent.

KP overvalued chemistry.

Bob undervalued chemistry.

 

[Nikolokolus]

aka we want to develop him so we cant trade lma if we have to?

That's certainly one way to read it.

 

[e_blazer]

Yeah. I think it was Clyde we were retiring, no? Pretty certain it was.

Correct.

http://www.nba.com/news/drexler_ceremony_010306.html?nav=articlelist

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200103060POR.html

 

[Boise Blazer]

Simmons and Ford chat about Robinson:

http://blogs.trailblazers.com/Broad...188/EntryID/5045/BroadcasterID/4/Default.aspx

"Again, he comes into a dysfunctional franchise, as you pointed out, not a great fit for a player like Thomas Robinson. That was not a good fit for him. The Houston thing was a wash and my guess is they don't give him up if they don't go get the Dwight Howard deal, if they weren't going to move that direction and try to clear cap space."

 

[Boise Blazer]

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I would rather have Hickson at 5 mil/yr than T-Rob at 3.5

 

[Reep]

I would rather have Hickson at 5 mil/yr than T-Rob at 3.5

Not me. Robinson has a much higher ceiling. Can we hire Karl Malone as an assistant?

 

[Boise Blazer]

Not me. Robinson has a much higher ceiling. Can we hire Karl Malone as an assistant?

Too late. He signed on with Utah this year

 

[BBert]

The Blazers continue to fail to aggressively hire top notch coaching talent for their young players. It mystifies me.

At least they finally overhauled their medical/training staff somewhat.

 

[blue9]

I would rather have Hickson at 5 mil/yr than T-Rob at 3.5

I'd rather have Hickson at $5M AND Robinson at $3.5M than LMA at $14M.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Blazers continue to fail to aggressively hire top notch coaching talent for their young players. It mystifies me.

At least they finally overhauled their medical/training staff somewhat.

Even before Neil landed TRob this coach was on my list of big-man coaches they should try to pry away.

Considered the best big-man coach in college basketball.

 

[Nikolokolus]

I would rather have Hickson at 5 mil/yr than T-Rob at 3.5

Don't we already know what Hickson is at this point? A hustle player who doesn't/can't defend and will probably be nothing more than a good high energy backup. What good does it do having a guy with that resume' and starter's aspirations? At least with Robinson he's got a chance to be more than that ... for 1.5 million dollars less.

 

[blazerboy30]

The Blazers continue to fail to aggressively hire top notch coaching talent for their young players. It mystifies me.

How do you know this? Because we haven't hired a big name past player? It isn't guaranteed, at all, that the best players will make the best coaches.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Don't we already know what Hickson is at this point? A hustle player who doesn't/can't defend and will probably be nothing more than a good high energy backup. What good does it do having a guy with that resume' and starter's aspirations? At least with Robinson he's got a chance to be more than that ... for 1.5 million dollars less.

You are right, Robinson has a chance to be more than that, but also less than that. I would like to see the Blazers have a bench they can rely on and know what they are going to get out of it.

I understand all the excitement that comes with rookies and in this case the #5 pick (he is also a player two other teams didn't seem overly concerned with giving up the high ceiling) but he really hasn't proved anything yet, Hickson has. A good high energy backup for 5 million a yr sounds reasonable (plus I think Hickson can improve, but that is another discussion )

 

[Rhal]

You are right, Robinson has a chance to be more than that, but also less than that. I would like to see the Blazers have a bench they can rely on and know what they are going to get out of it.

I understand all the excitement that comes with rookies and in this case the #5 pick (he is also a player two other teams didn't seem overly concerned with giving up the high ceiling) but he really hasn't proved anything yet, Hickson has. A good high energy backup for 5 million a yr sounds reasonable (plus I think Hickson can improve, but that is another discussion )

Hickson wanted a chance to start and didn't want to play center. I don't think we had a shot at bringing him back unless like last year he got no good offers. 15/3 from a team he has chance to start on (he has to beat out Farried for it but thats possible) is better the same offer from a potentially worse team with no shot of starting.

 

[BBert]

How do you know this? Because we haven't hired a big name past player? It isn't guaranteed, at all, that the best players will make the best coaches.

You know, I realized after I posted that, that I don't even know who we have on staff this year to work with Meyers, or how they stack up. I was going on past history, where I've sometimes been pretty disappointed. (Caleb? Really?) But, there is in fact new management in town so maybe they are going in the right direction. When I look at how much Paul Allen pays his players, historically, I just don't know why the organization hasn't spent more, really a minute fraction of player costs, on the best support, training and coaching staff money can buy.

 

[handiman]

Didn't we make Grgs the highest paid assistant in the league?

 

[Further]

Didn't we make Grgs the highest paid assistant in the league?

Yes, and we have pad others very well too. But no matter how much you pay, you have to know who to hire. I trust Olshey completely, but not sure yet about Stotts.

 

[BBert]

Didn't we make Grgs the highest paid assistant in the league?

I didn't know that. How long has he been gone? It seems like an eternity.

 

[MickZagger]

Even before Neil landed TRob this coach was on my list of big-man coaches they should try to pry away.

Considered the best big-man coach in college basketball.

Why? Its not like KU has a recent history of good NBA big men.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I thought we decided on nards

It can't be nards because there is a d in nards, and Meyers game has no D