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R-I-G-H-T?!! :lol:
 
Seven players in double figures. Been awhile. :)
 
Or at least 3/5ths of one. Hopefully the Blazers can add one one this offseason. We really only need 9 players in the rotation.
 
Loving the bench mob. Maynor has made a world of difference.
 
Wait for it. It won't be long, though, when someone will stop by to semi-scold....reminding us that this so-called bench improvement has been against the likes of the T-Pups and Bob-Pussies.
 
I like what I've seen the past few games from the Maynor/Lillard/X/Claver/Leonard lineup Stotts has been rolling out. Offensively Maynor and Leonard look like a good tandem with nice chemistry, and Lillard off the ball seems to work really well (plus I think even with the terrible form Leonard is probably our best pick setter, ad Damian is a beast with even an average pick). Plus I just like how smart Claver plays, hopefully his shooting keeps getting better, and I'm impressed with him holding his own vs PFs.

The test is how does that lineup do vs a team that isn't Minny or Charlotte, both of which are bad defensively but also run lineups with multiple small guards. Gotta see what happens when Lillard has to be matched up vs a true wing instead of a combo guard.
 
I have always loved a 2 PG line up. Throw in Nic and you have 3 guys who can dribble and pass on the floor........ at the same time! Claver works well with that unit as well. I love small ball. Even if it is only for 5-10 minutes a game.
 
I think if we add a starting center and someone who can score off the bench, this team will be ready for the playoffs.

I would like to get Redick and Dalembert.

I wonder if we could keep Maynor and sign Redick and Dalembert.

Lillard/Maynor
Redick/Matthews
Batum/Claver
Aldridge/Freeland
Dalembert/Leonard

That's a pretty good team, I think.
 
Claver shows some of the best consistency on our bench. He's really coming around to be a well rounded bench player
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think if we add a starting center and someone who can score off the bench, this team will be ready for the playoffs.

I would like to get Redick and Dalembert.

I wonder if we could keep Maynor and sign Redick and Dalembert.

Lillard/Maynor
Redick/Matthews
Batum/Claver
Aldridge/Freeland
Dalembert/Leonard

That's a pretty good team, I think.
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That's not that easy when reddick wants 10 mil per.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think if we add a starting center and someone who can score off the bench, this team will be ready for the playoffs.

I would like to get Redick and Dalembert.

I wonder if we could keep Maynor and sign Redick and Dalembert.

Lillard/Maynor
Redick/Matthews
Batum/Claver
Aldridge/Freeland
Dalembert/Leonard

That's a pretty good team, I think.
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I think Olshey is going to put all our eggs in one basket again and go for a big time free agent. He just doesn't seem like the type to sign 2-3 decent players on crappy contracts.
 
Would you rather sign Dalembert or Reddick? That's a toughie for me.
 
B-Roy said:
I think Olshey is going to put all our eggs in one basket again and go for a big time free agent. He just doesn't seem like the type to sign 2-3 decent players on crappy contracts.
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Anyone know.....where's a good site to find a comprehensive FA listing?
 
Thanks guys! :)
 
[video=youtube;RUsdfgom2eE]

Here's Olshey talking about free agency last summer. The guy has a plan and he's sticking with it.
 
magnifier661 said:
That's not that easy when reddick wants 10 mil per.
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Good luck with that, Redick...

He's a great player and maybe the best shooter in the entire league, but if some team pays him $10 mill per, that'll go down as one of the worst contracts of free agency.
 
NOVoodoo said:
Good luck with that, Redick...

He's a great player and maybe the best shooter in the entire league, but if some team pays him $10 mill per, that'll go down as one of the worst contracts of free agency.
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...I heard that he hired Jerry Maguire -- show him the money!
 
NOVoodoo said:
Good luck with that, Redick...

He's a great player and maybe the best shooter in the entire league, but if some team pays him $10 mill per, that'll go down as one of the worst contracts of free agency.
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Yeah.... he's not getting 10 mil.
 
Yeah my guess would be 8 million for Redick. Although he is only worth about 7
 
HAAK72 said:
...for Shooting Guards I like:

OJ Mayo
JJ Reddick
JR Smith
Kyle Korver
Lance Stephenson
Chase Budinger (SF'ish)
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Not sure I would spend a lot of money on any of those guys as two guards. There are some good jump shooters in that group, but none that gives us what we need, which is someone who can attack the basket . (Although to be fair I have not watched Lance play)

Right now I love Lillard as the back up SG for about 10 minutes, and Nic another 10 minutes. Don't get me wrong all these guys would be OK, but for how much. The centers are more intriguing....
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Yeah my guess would be 8 million for Redick. Although he is only worth about 7
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That's what I was thinking. He'd be great a contender, but with the current change in the luxury tax looming, I can't any contenders dropping serious money on him, nor can I see a rebuilding team investing up to $10 mill on a player that has proven to be an ancillary asset on rebuilding teams as is.

He'd be a fit for Memphis, in that they need perimeter shooting, and they did make the Gay trade to skirt the luxury tax and open up some cap room, but I think the intention there was to re-sign Tony Allen, and honestly, I'd take Allen over any of the other SG free agents. He might lead the league in missed layups, but his defense is significantly undervalued in a game that places too much of an emphasis on just one side of play.
 
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I wanna add Gordon Hayward to our bench this offseason.
 
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