We ALL know how this offseason will go.

[Scalma]

While it’s fun to talk about different trade scenarios and it’ll keep us busy until the draft/FA, I think we’ve gathered enough intel on Neil to predict exactly how this offseason will play out.

Draft: This is the only place Neil might get aggressive. And by aggressive I mean he’ll move up a couple spots. He’ll draft a guy that no one really hates or loves.

FA: He’ll meet with some secondary FA on the eve of free agency. He won’t actually sign him, and will instead settle on someone else that most people will hate. Connaughton will be back because why wouldn’t he be. Olshey will mention how much he’s developed. The only players that will leave will be Layman and maybe Napier.

Then he’ll pick up some two way guys and vet minimum players that’ll excite us because we’ll be so desperate to forget how the first wave of free agency played out.

Can’t wait to bump this thread in a month.

 

[Jon]

pretty freaking accurate, honestly.

 

[BBert]

While it’s fun to talk about different trade scenarios and it’ll keep us busy until the draft/FA, I think we’ve gathered enough intel on Neil to predict exactly how this offseason will play out.

Draft: This is the only place Neil might get aggressive. And by aggressive I mean he’ll move up a couple spots. He’ll draft a guy that no one really hates or loves.

FA: He’ll meet with some secondary FA on the eve of free agency. He won’t actually sign him, and will instead settle on someone else that most people will hate. Connaughton will be back because why wouldn’t he be. Olshey will mention how much he’s developed. The only players that will leave will be Layman and maybe Napier.

Then he’ll pick up some two way guys and vet minimum players that’ll excite us because we’ll be so desperate to forget how the first wave of free agency played out.

Can’t wait to bump this thread in a month.

So, you'd describe yourself as a "glass half full" kind of guy?

 

[Gronk Brady]

He will also say “Look, I’m not just gonna make a trade to make a trade”... the same excuse for the 5th year in a row... maybe in another 5 years the perfect offer will fall into his lap as we let this mediocre cake bake and spoil

 

[CupWizier]

He will also say “Look, I’m not just gonna make a trade to make a trade”... the same excuse for the 5th year in a row... maybe in another 5 years the perfect offer will fall into his lap as we let this mediocre cake bake and spoil

Don't take this personally but man, your post really is annoying.

 

[Boob-No-More]

While it’s fun to talk about different trade scenarios and it’ll keep us busy until the draft/FA, I think we’ve gathered enough intel on Neil to predict exactly how this offseason will play out.

Draft: This is the only place Neil might get aggressive. And by aggressive I mean he’ll move up a couple spots. He’ll draft a guy that no one really hates or loves.

FA: He’ll meet with some secondary FA on the eve of free agency. He won’t actually sign him, and will instead settle on someone else that most people will hate. Connaughton will be back because why wouldn’t he be. Olshey will mention how much he’s developed. The only players that will leave will be Layman and maybe Napier.

Then he’ll pick up some two way guys and vet minimum players that’ll excite us because we’ll be so desperate to forget how the first wave of free agency played out.

Can’t wait to bump this thread in a month.

This post is brought to you by the Number 2...

You left out the part about the 2-way contracts/2nd round draft picks.

Neil will find some diamond in the rough, either by buying a second round pick, or picking up a young player that some other team (probably ORL) has cast off prematurely. They will spend most of their first year in the G League and probably tantalize us with either a late season call up or by winning the summer league MVP during the summer of 2019. In another year or two, they will eventually crack the rotation and prove to be a solid, if unspectacular NBA player, just in time for us to lose them to free agency because some other team will offer them more money than our maxed out/taxed out roster can afford.

Lather, rinse, repeat...

BNM

 

[BBert]

This post is brought to you by the Number 2...

You left out the part about the 2-way contracts/2nd round draft picks.

Neil will find some diamond in the rough, either by buying a second round pick, or picking up a young player that some other team (probably ORL) has cast off prematurely. They will spend most of their first year in the G League and probably tantalize us with either a late season call up or by winning the summer league MVP during the summer of 2019. In another year or two, they will eventually crack the rotation and prove to be a solid, if unspectacular NBA player, just in time for us to lose them to free agency because some other team will offer them more money than our maxed out/taxed out roster can afford.

Lather, rinse, repeat...

BNM

Oh, I thought you were talking about a different "Number 2". One that might also lead to "lather, rinse, repeat".

 

[Gronk Brady]

Don't take this personally but man, you really are annoying. Do you have friends?

I have real life friends... I don’t try to meet people in a forum like you. Why don’t you have me on ignore if you are so sensitive

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

While it’s fun to talk about different trade scenarios and it’ll keep us busy until the draft/FA, I think we’ve gathered enough intel on Neil to predict exactly how this offseason will play out.

Draft: This is the only place Neil might get aggressive. And by aggressive I mean he’ll move up a couple spots. He’ll draft a guy that no one really hates or loves.

FA: He’ll meet with some secondary FA on the eve of free agency. He won’t actually sign him, and will instead settle on someone else that most people will hate. Connaughton will be back because why wouldn’t he be. Olshey will mention how much he’s developed. The only players that will leave will be Layman and maybe Napier.

Then he’ll pick up some two way guys and vet minimum players that’ll excite us because we’ll be so desperate to forget how the first wave of free agency played out.

Can’t wait to bump this thread in a month.

While I think this is a very likely scenario, I hope it’s not true...

 

[Labinot41]

The roster will be the same like this Season, and the reason is because Nobody want's to Deal with the Blazers because of all these garbage contracts

 

[Boob-No-More]

Oh, I thought you were talking about a different "Number 2". One that might also lead to "lather, rinse, repeat".

It's elementary, my dear...



BNM

 

[Labinot41]

Neil olshey in Interview before the new Season: we were incredibly aggressive to make Deals but we couldn't make it

 

[BonesJones]

Olshey sounds to have a different mindset going into this off-season.. I'm not just going to continuously whine about the opportunities he hadn't missed yet. There will be plenty I'm time for that if/when he does.

 

[Gronk Brady]

Olshey sounds to have a different mindset going into this off-season.. I'm not just going to continuously whine about the opportunities he hadn't missed yet. There will be plenty I'm time for that if/when he does.

Well we should know by draft day... there is no cap room, so if he doesn’t make any major deals on draft day then we are probably bringing back same roster for the most part...

 

[KingSpeed]

Neil can't make people trade with him and a trade just to make a trade IS a bad idea. He's right about that. Do you really want him to make a CJ trade that ends up making us worse just for the sake of doing something?

 

[BonesJones]

Well we should know by draft day... there is no cap room, so if he doesn’t make any major deals on draft day then we are probably bringing back same roster for the most part...

There's creative ways to improve this team.. He hasn't shown the level of creativity needed in his tenure here.

But the notion of "if nothing happens on draft night then nothing will happen" is false.

We have a TPE, which can be used through July.. we also have future picks, and could trade whowever we draft with 24 if we don't sign him right away. Plus, a lot of teams will bet looking to make certain deals depending upon what happens in free agency.

 

[BonesJones]

Neil can't make people trade with him and a trade just to make a trade IS a bad idea. He's right about that. Do you really want him to make a CJ trade that ends up making us worse just for the sake of doing something?

So if a car salesman sells no cars in a quarter, is it okay because "he can't make people buy them"?

Of course he can't make people do anything, but it's his job to, and trades aren't some elusive thing...

Nobody has brought up CJ in this conversation...

 

[KingSpeed]

There's creative ways to improve this team.. He hasn't shown the level of creativity needed in his tenure here.

But the notion of "if nothing happens on draft night then nothing will happen" is false.

We have a TPE, which can be used through July.. we also have future picks, and could trade whowever we draft with 24 if we don't sign him right away. Plus, a lot of teams will bet looking to make certain deals depending upon what happens in free agency.

Getting Nurk and Collins for RHJ and Blake was pretty creative.

 

[BonesJones]

Getting Nurk and Collins for RHJ and Blake was pretty creative.

No it wasnt, those were two, straight across deals. You obviously don't understand what I mean by creativity.

 

[Gronk Brady]

So if a car salesman sells no cars in a quarter, is it okay because "he can't make people buy them"?

Of course he can't make people do anything, but it's his job to, and trades aren't some elusive thing...

Nobody has brought up CJ in this conversation...

Exactly!!! This is the best analogy ever! It’s Neil’s job! He can make that excuse one trade deadline or offseason... but after 5 years people need to realize he is the problem!

 

[BonesJones]

Exactly!!! This is the best analogy ever! It’s Neil’s job! He can make that excuse one trade deadline or offseason... but after 5 years people need to realize he is the problem!

At this point, the team is gonna give him anther chance, so I've resigned myself to that. Not gonna complaim about him, just gonna wait and see.

 

[Scalma]

I made this thread as somewhat of a joke, hoping this reverse psychology thing works. I don’t actually believe everything I said, but also wouldn't be surprised if that’s exactly how it played out. I’m prepared for the worst hopeful for the best. I don’t even hate Olshey, but he’s pretty predictable.

 

[Labinot41]

At this point, the team is gonna give him anther chance, so I've resigned myself to that. Not gonna complaim about him, just gonna wait and see.

But you created the i'm sick and tired of Neil olshey thread lol

 

[BonesJones]

I made this thread as somewhat of a joke, hoping this reverse psychology thing works. I don’t actually believe everything I said, but also wouldn't be surprised if that’s exactly how it played out. I’m prepared for the worst hopeful for the best. I don’t even hate Olshey, but he’s pretty predictable.

I agree with everything in here except I kinda hate Olshey just a little teensy bit.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Yes, we know how it'll go:

He'll make another Robin Lopez-type (value) deal.
Several on the board will melt down.
He'll make another Aminu-type (value) signing.
Several on the board will melt down.
We'll make it out of the 1st round, but it'll take us 6 games to clinch it.
Several on the board will melt down.
We'll lose to GS in 6, losing the 6th game by 3 points.
Several on the board will melt down.

\end thread.

 

[BonesJones]

But you created the i'm sick and tired of Neil olshey thread lol

Yup, over a month ago.

I can't accept the fact that he's been given another chance and deal with it without constantly conplaining about the same stuff?

 

[Labinot41]

Yup, over a month ago.

So your oppinion has changed? Or you give him one last Chance this Summer?

 

[BonesJones]

Yes, we know how it'll go:

He'll make another Robin Lopez-type (value) deal.
Several on the board will melt down.
He'll make another Aminu-type (value) signing.
Several on the board will melt down.
We'll make it out of the 1st round, but it'll take us 6 games to clinch it.
Several on the board will melt down.
We'll lose to GS in 6, losing the 6th game by 3 points.
Several on the board will melt down.

\end thread.

Lmao. Another Aminu level roll player isn't taking us anywhere.

 

[BonesJones]

So your oppinion has changed? Or you give him one last Chance this Summer?

My opinion hasn't changed at all. Just resigned to the fact that he's still gonna be here so I'm just gonna hope he does something this summer, instead of constantly complaining about the same stuff that people have heard a million times.

 

[Labinot41]

My opinion hasn't changed at all. Just resigned to the fact that he's still gonna be here so I'm just gonna hope he does something this summer, instead of constantly complaining about the same stuff that people have heard a million times.

well i expect nothing from him, and it's simple, because Nobody want's to Deal with the Blazers, even hinkie couldn't make a good trade with this roster without including Dame or CJ.