Which FA center will we end up with?

[Mediocre Man]

I don't mind.

Well then, How you doin'?

Wait, I already have too many women in my life with my beautiful wife of 26 years and Anna Kendrick

 

[Spud147]

The only reason I'd ever want Howard is because he'd wear #12.

Oh, see I did not think of this... I've got an unused Aldridge jersey (gifted to me at Christmas 6 months before he bolted) and a sharpie... lets do this!

 

[ripcityboy]

If we crap out on Whiteside. I wouldn't mind with getting Ezeli.

 

[Natebishop3]

Well then, How you doin'?

Wait, I already have too many women in my life with my beautiful wife of 26 years and Anna Kendrick

I can't believe you forgot about Mrs. HCP?!?

 

[Spud147]

If we crap out on Whiteside. I wouldn't mind with getting Ezeli.

On a side note, every time they mentioned Festus Ezeli during the play offs I thought - This is currently the coolest name in the NBA.

 

[riverman]

I think of this guy whenever they call his name but most of you folks are too young to remember Gunsmoke

 

[ripcityboy]

I think of this guy whenever they call his name but most of you folks are too young to remember Gunsmoke
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Got really sick a couple of years ago and lived on Gunsmoke for a few weeks. Couldn't figure our if Festus was actually a crotchety old Southern man or an escaped mental patient that had something that passed an accent.

 

[PDXFonz]

Either 23 people read this as "want to end up with" or 23 people have a lot more faith in Whiteside than I do. I'm not sure he gives us much thought at all. The thing about Howard is that he's coming off of a few pretty bad moves involving different markets (LA and HOU) which I think might make him more likely to go to a "small market" like Portland.

Whiteside is like a puppy, new to the game and everyone is going to be throwing him a bone. He will probably end up going not only wherever he gets the most money, but wherever he thinks he will get the most fame/exposure, which isn't going to be Portland. If you are holding out on Whiteside in order to be happy about how FA goes for us, then you might end up disappointed.

 

[PDXFonz]

At the same time if Howard goes somewhere that doesn't offer him a good chance of winning (I think Portland is one of the top places for him in that regard) then he's a bullshitter and I don't want him anyways. Feels like a win/win situation regarding his decision.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm gonna say...... Jake Voskuhl.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I can't believe you forgot about Mrs. HCP?!?

She's a side piece, not like my beautiful wife and Anna.

 

[Natebishop3]

She's a side piece, not like my beautiful wife and Anna.

You talk about your wife the same way that Maris talks about Beautiful Central Oregon.

 

[Mediocre Man]

You talk about your wife the same way that Maris talks about Beautiful Central Oregon.

Both my wife and Anna have beautiful peaks, just like central Oregon

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Both my wife and Anna have beautiful peaks, just like central Oregon

If I compared my wife to a large chunk of a state she'd be pissed whether I complimented her cans or not.

 

[Schilly]

Getting Howard would be a good move IMO he does all the things we talk about needing a center to do. He doesn't block shots like Whiteside but he still alters shots a lot. He also seems more stable than Whiteside. I have a lot of concerns about Whitesides maturity. I think Dwight gets a bum rap from going to LA then finding out Kobe is about Kobe 1st then Kobe 2nd and 3rd too. Then he goes to Houston and finds the beard is an aloof version of Kobe.

Dwights usg% has dropped each year in Houston while the Beards has gone up. I saw the stat of rebounding percentages brought up earlier. Check this out.

Whiteside 23%
Howard 19.9%
Plumlee 16.3%
Meyers 13.7%
Horford 12.4%

 

[Blazinaway]

Both my wife and Anna have beautiful peaks, just like central Oregon

being a Central Oregonian I have the tall timber while the wife has the beautiful peaks and canyons

 

[Schilly]

If we were to end up with any of the centers mentioned, I would add Bogut to the list for giggles, which of our forwards would you pair them with?

Howard - Leonard
Whiteside - Leonard
Horford - Vonleh
Biyombo - Leonard
Bogut - Vonleh

 

[andalusian]

Both my wife and Anna have beautiful peaks, just like central Oregon

So what you are saying is that the weather is frigid in the winters?

 

[Schilly]

So what you are saying is that the weather is frigid in the winters?

And hot and dusty in the summer?

 

[illmatic99]

How much will you guys freak out if we blow our load on Harry Barnes and come back with the same C rotation?

Bump.

heheh

 

[illmatic99]

Phoenix will probably give up Tyson Chandler for pretty much nothing.

He's got (a now reasonable) 3yrs, 52 mil contract left. We just need to clear up 13 in room to get him.

 

[Blazinaway]

Koufus on the block, he signed a 4 yr 33 mi deal last yr with Kings - that seems like a huge bargain now

 

[HailBlazers]

I voted None, hope I'm wrong!

 

[Gronk Brady]

Definitely disappointed we didn't get Whiteside, but in the end, I don't want players that don't want to be here... Hopefully now we can close the deal with Parsons and pair him with Dwight, Biyombo or Kanter!

 

[TBpup]

It's disappointing to not even be able to get a meeting though.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

It's disappointing to not even be able to get a meeting though.

I think the blazers knew yesterday that MIA was ready to offer max. No reason to have him on the radar at that point.

Also, he was never serious about Dallas, that was all a negotiating ploy.

 

[Hey]

Hibbert

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Sounds like Blazers still mentioned as suitor for Dwight

 

[Mediocre Man]

"mentioned" is an overstatement. Sort of just mumbled it out there as an oh by the way.

I have a feeling I am going to be right with my WABC prediction

 

[Boob-No-More]

"mentioned" is an overstatement. Sort of just mumbled it out there as an oh by the way.

I have a feeling I am going to be right with my WABC prediction

We're getting Cole Aldrich??????

Or did you mean the white, American born center we already have - Msaon Plumlee?

BNM