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riverman said:
Hibbert has pretty much agreed on Golden States offer and the Knicks are giving Afflalo 12 mil if they haven't already
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I think it's obvious Neil had Aminu in his back pocket before he traded Batum.

I'd much rather have Aminu for 7.5 than Afflalo for 12.

Blazers are building a young, athletic, high-motor team, that frankly is better suited for the playoffs.

I'm starting to like this Olshey guy.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Defense
37/40
This would be why Aminu is making the cut. He's a true lockdown defender who can routinely take on the toughest wing assignments, especially because he's so good at preventing points while working on the ball. His off-ball work can be a bit sloppy, but you're not going to score against him in a one-on-one situation unless you manage to work your way into the post.
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I am very pleased to get a player who can play defense. And in all honesty, if all the shit hadn't gone down that has gone down, and this was our ONLY roster move, I would probably be perfectly content. It's just pretty funny in the context of LaMacapocalipse (or whatever it's called). Come on - surely even people who like this move can see that? There are no doubt a lot of national writers mocking the Blazers about now.

I also wish we could get a solid all-around player. We seem to be acquiring offensive OR defensive players. I like players who can do both - like Middleton and Draymond Green. The knock on Aminu has always been that he doesn't have that many actual basketball skills - just a high motor and great athleticism.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
So, you expected Neil to retain all of our starters, as well as assemble a bench consisting of CJ, Henderson, Aminu, Leonard, and Plumlee, plus young unproovens like Frazier, Crabbe, and Vonleh. Makes sense...
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I'd be perfectly happy without Henderson and Vonleh, actually.
 
I'm just keep it simple and call him "Vitamin". Much easier. His name sounds like some sorta drug or vitamin.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Think
Gerald Wallace
Stacey Augman
Bruce Bowen
Or maybe even Jeromw Kersey

Nice defense, and hustle guy. Not great handles. Needs some work on his jumper. Probably will be a fan favorite
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thanks! I'm down with those comparisons
 
MickZagger said:
At this point I think letting Aldridge walk and signing Monroe and looking for a 3rd star might be more prudent. I dunno. I'm not going to be torn to shreds if Aldridge leaves like most.
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Honestly, I can accept it if it happens. We have other options.

Ultimately, I root for laundry, and Olshey runs a pretty good laundry service.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I'd be perfectly happy without Henderson and Vonleh, actually.
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So, then, you basically expected Neil to retain all our FA's, draft RHJ, sign an MLE guy, not make any other changes, and figured that team would be a contender.

Embrace change, dude.
 
I have not watched Aminu play all that often. But when I watched us play Dallas, I know that Aminu gave Aldridge a lot of trouble when Aminu was guarding him. I was very impressed with his defense and wanted him on our team.

I think this is a good pick up and I think of Aminu as a poor man's Draymond Green.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
So, then, you basically expected Neil to retain all our FA's, draft RHJ, sign an MLE guy, not make any other changes, and figured that team would be a contender.

Embrace change, dude.
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You mean "stop caring about the team winning"? I guess I've done it before, I just didn't think I'd need to do it again so drastically.
 
blazerboy30 said:
I think this is a good pick up and I think of Aminu as a poor man's Draymond Green.
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I guess I don't see it other than the defense. But Draymond is only as valuable as he is because he can do everything. He's a very good passer and can hit the three. He's like Anthony Mason with a jump shot. Aminu can play defense, yes, but there's a reason he was limited to 18mpg while Draymond would play 48 mins a game if Kerr could get away with it.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I am very pleased to get a player who can play defense. And in all honesty, if all the shit hadn't gone down that has gone down, and this was our ONLY roster move, I would probably be perfectly content. It's just pretty funny in the context of LaMacapocalipse (or whatever it's called). Come on - surely even people who like this move can see that? There are no doubt a lot of national writers mocking the Blazers about now.

I also wish we could get a solid all-around player. We seem to be acquiring offensive OR defensive players. I like players who can do both - like Middleton and Draymond Green. The knock on Aminu has always been that he doesn't have that many actual basketball skills - just a high motor and great athleticism.
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The point is we still can add those all-around players and I am sure we will try. But adding Aminu has nothing to do with any of that. They are either coming to Portland this year or they are not, but we still need to fill out a roster.

And with the cap going up to 90 million in the next couple of years, Aminu is a solid addition.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
You mean "stop caring about the team winning"? I guess I've done it before, I just didn't think I'd need to do it again so drastically.
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No, I mean, realize that the way the team was built last year isn't the ONLY way they can win, and look for the positives in the new roster and how it might be able to be successful.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I guess I don't see it other than the defense. But Draymond is only as valuable as he is because he can do everything. He's a very good passer and can hit the three. He's like Anthony Mason with a jump shot. Aminu can play defense, yes, but there's a reason he was limited to 18mpg while Draymond would play 48 mins a game if Kerr could get away with it.
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Maybe you don't get what the term "poor man's" means?

If he could do everything Draymond Green could do, he'd be looking for close to max deals and wouldn't be a "poor man's" Draymond.
 
It appears Aminu is similar to Bruce Bowen? Maybe Shane Battier? But not as good at shooting as either?
 
Clip reminded me of Stacey Augmon.
 
blue9 said:
It appears Aminu is similar to Bruce Bowen? Maybe Shane Battier? But not as good at shooting as either?
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Aminu will play more PF than he will SG so I see Bowen/Battier comparisons as off.

We have alot of youth at the 4 now.
 
Charcoal Filtered said:
Aminu will play more PF than he will SG so I see Bowen/Battier comparisons as off.

We have alot of youth at the 4 now.
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Didn't Battier play SF?
And given that we have Leonard/Vonleh/Plumlee/Kaman I think Aminu's primary position will be SF - after all, he's the ONLY SF we have!
 
Rasta...
It continues to amaze me that somehow you believe that signing RESTRICTED FA's rather than UFA's would result in new players for us. I disagree based upon our history. I predict that ALL RFA's this year will sign or be matched by their current teams. This process also wastes valuable time.

I will agree with you that they are more attractive players - but I don't see them wearing Black and Scarlet!

Olshey is doing the best he can with limited funds and limited available players.
 
blue9 said:
Didn't Battier play SF?
And given that we have Leonard/Vonleh/Plumlee/Kaman I think Aminu's primary position will be SF - after all, he's the ONLY SF we have!
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Battier did but he could also keep the defense honest with his shot and could play SG. No way Aminu does that.

The season is still far away but do not see Aminu playing huge minutes at SF.
 
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