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RoyToy said:
I don't see depth. None of those players should see more than 10 minutes besides Wright.

Those guys are buried in the 10-15 spots on a team with real depth.
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Wright is someone that could log more than 10 minutes per game. He was a decent starter for Golden State. Claver is someone that I think could take over the primary backup spot. Guys like Crabbe and Barton have some promise. I think Crabbe has more promise honestly. I think he's a guy who could be a nice scorer off the bench with some development. He already looks a million times better than he did during summer league.
 
No, we need at least 25-30 games of this team to start getting attention from other teams to even make a trade. Right now we are so young and unproven but have quite a bit of talent.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
No, we need at least 25-30 games of this team to start getting attention from other teams to even make a trade. Right now we are so young and unproven but have quite a bit of talent.
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The biggest concern right now is injuries. We have been plagued by injuries ever since training camp started. I would love to see our main rotation healthy and playing together. By that I mean, Lillard, Wes, Batum, LMA, Lopez with Mo, Wright, Robinson, and Leonard coming off the bench.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Wright is someone that could log more than 10 minutes per game. He was a decent starter for Golden State. Claver is someone that I think could take over the primary backup spot. Guys like Crabbe and Barton have some promise. I think Crabbe has more promise honestly. I think he's a guy who could be a nice scorer off the bench with some development. He already looks a million times better than he did during summer league.
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Totally disagree. Claver, Barton, Crabbe are total scrubs. If they improve to more than that great but at this point they are scrubs. Luke Babbit played at a higher level in the 2011-12 season than any of them ever have. There are hundreds of guys on their tier that never get minutes in the NBA and deservedly so.

I hope they turn into something but penciling them in for minutes in a rotation is a big mistake. Unless the team wants to tank.
 
Draco said:
Totally disagree. Claver, Barton, Crabbe are total scrubs. If they improve to more than that great but at this point they are scrubs. Luke Babbit played at a higher level in the 2011-12 season than any of them ever have. There are hundreds of guys on their tier that never get minutes in the NBA and deservedly so.

I hope they turn into something but penciling them in for minutes in a rotation is a big mistake. Unless the team wants to tank.
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What exactly are you basing this on?

Crabbe has played two games for us, so far, in his career. Last night he dropped 14 points, 6-11 shooting, 2-4 from deep. 24 minutes of play. The night before that, Crabbe had 6 points, 6 boards, and 2 blocked shots in 24 minutes. Not bad production from a rookie.

Barton scored 13 last night. 5-6 shooting. 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocked shots in 25 minutes. The night before he had 7 points off 3-5 shooting in 18 minutes.

I don't think either guy is polished yet, or ready for huge minutes, but I think they've shown enough promise to warrant some PT. Barton has played in much more control than he ever did last season. Crabbe seems to be shaking off his jitters from summer league. Claver isn't a star, but he's a decent glue guy. They're not scrubs, as you called them.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Please, Wook, you need to self-edit. This is way too much analysis.

At least give us a tl;dr.
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Heheheheheh! I only had a moment at the time, lol.

I don't see why people are as high as they are on Barton. I hope I'm wrong about him, but he looks like a wrecking ball out there. IMHO, Wes is WAY more valuable to us than his quantifiable skill set says he is.
 
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I would not trade Wes with the idea that Barton, Crabbe can fill his shoes. I think that would be a big downgrade at the SG position.

I'm the one who has been pretty vocal about not been very excited about Lopez. But at this stage you almost have to go with him for the first part of the season.

If there is any trade talk for the Blazers during the season, I think it will be about LA.
 
BlazerWookee said:
Heheheheheh! I only had a moment at the time, lol.

I don't see why people are as high as they are on Barton. I hope I'm wrong about him, but he looks like a wrecking ball out there. IMHO, Wes is WAY more valuable to us than his quantifiable skill set says he is.
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I actually like Crabbe more than Barton. You're right that Barton is like a wrecking ball. He's like a skinnier Ruben Patterson. Crabbe reminds me of Kevin Martin a bit, but not as polished. He can shoot, he can drive, he is athletic. I think he has a lot of promise.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I actually like Crabbe more than Barton. You're right that Barton is like a wrecking ball. He's like a skinnier Ruben Patterson. Crabbe reminds me of Kevin Martin a bit, but not as polished. He can shoot, he can drive, he is athletic. I think he has a lot of promise.
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I haven't seen Crabbe yet, and with CJ hurt, you couldn't pay me enough to trade Wes.
 
I'm not sure how this got back to trading Wes, who would have little value to Houston. I think the only trade could be Batum. Nothing else is realistic from their point of view.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Would mid-season be too late to salvage the season if things aren't working out?
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If we're even remotely considering a Batum trade at mid-season, it means that we're twelve games below .500, Lililard is hurt, and LaMarcus is on the block wearing a "Fire Sale" sign.
 
BlazerWookee said:
If we're even remotely considering a Batum trade at mid-season, it means that we're twelve games below .500, Lililard is hurt, and LaMarcus is on the block wearing a "Fire Sale" sign.
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If Aldridge is on the block, I don't think Batum is going. He's still very young and the potential is too high to dump. I'm talking about trying to salvage the season as a playoff team. What holes do we have? It's hard to see at this juncture because of the injuries and because we've only played in two games.

I think center could be a big hole. I'm not sure if Lopez is going to be the answer. Leonard is unreliable. He could end up being a good player down the road, but as a backup for a playoff team, I don't see him as a realistic option. He's the Jermaine O'Neal on this team. We need someone stable. Lopez would be a great backup. If we could get Asik, I think he would be a great front court partner with Aldridge.

The question is cost. How much would Asik cost us?
 
Natebishop3 said:
If Aldridge is on the block, I don't think Batum is going. He's still very young and the potential is too high to dump. I'm talking about trying to salvage the season as a playoff team. What holes do we have? It's hard to see at this juncture because of the injuries and because we've only played in two games.

I think center could be a big hole. I'm not sure if Lopez is going to be the answer. Leonard is unreliable. He could end up being a good player down the road, but as a backup for a playoff team, I don't see him as a realistic option. He's the Jermaine O'Neal on this team. We need someone stable. Lopez would be a great backup. If we could get Asik, I think he would be a great front court partner with Aldridge.

The question is cost. How much would Asik cost us?
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My guess: Batum
 
Barton and Crabbe need to do more before trading Wes. If we can upgrade at center though, you have to do it.
 
If they aren't going anywhere after 30 games than yeah. I think we ought to play the Wiggin sweepstakes and see to it that the Lakers don't land him.
 
Rockets fans have been talking Asik-to-Portland all summer....


......for LaMarcus Aldridge (or Kevin Love)

No, I'm not joking. Gives you an idea of how delusional they are about Asik's value.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Rockets fans have been talking Asik-to-Portland all summer....


......for LaMarcus Aldridge (or Kevin Love)

No, I'm not joking. Gives you an idea of how delusional they are about Asik's value.
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Christ!!! Didn't think anyone was more homer than blazer fans
 
Natebishop3 said:
I wonder if they would do Asik/Parsons for Batum/Leonard.
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Would be ecstatic with this trade.
Really like the way Parsons plays the game.

Not sure if Houston takes the offer seriously though.
 
KingSpeed said:
Lopez is going to be an above average center in the league this season. Can't judge anything by preseason.
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He has never been anywhere close to an above average center. Why would he become one this season?
 
Natebishop3 said:
I wonder if they would do Asik/Parsons for Batum/Leonard.
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Hahaha. An Asik for LaMarcus trade is far more fair to both teams.

Parsons is regarded just as highly as Batum (ranked #57 vs 58 on espn top500). So that would boil down to a Leonard for Asik swap. Umm not a chance in hell.

Hey I'd love to add Asik to our squad but its going to have to upgrade one of Houstons starters.
 
Draco said:
Hahaha. An Asik for LaMarcus trade is far more fair to both teams.

Parsons is regarded just as highly as Batum (ranked #57 vs 58 on espn top500). So that would boil down to a Leonard for Asik swap. Umm not a chance in hell.

Hey I'd love to add Asik to our squad but its going to have to upgrade one of Houstons starters.
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I understand the laugh of the trade if Parsons is that good. But the LA for Asik is just as laughable from a Blazer perspective.
 
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