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Since I don’t believe the tax MLE will be enough to bring back Kanter or Hood, I wonder what/who would be the target. Would they split it up like they did last year? If they throw it all at one guy, who? I think it’d be enough to land Markieff Morris, but does he fit culturally? He’s probably got something to prove after this season, and he’s always played with a chip on his shoulder. His reputation among teammates doesn’t really match up with the narrative the media has pushed either. Sound familiar, cough Nurkic cough cough.

Morris could start at the four until Nurk came back, and profiles well next to him after he does, alongside Collins as well.

I also wonder what Teodosic’ plans are because he would be an awesome player to have running the second unit.
 
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Labinot41 said:
Open up the Full MLE, i expect Curry, Hood and Kanter gone, so Matthews would sign the Minimum and Temple and Carroll the MLE
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Matthews aint signing for the minimum, and you actually think Hood is going to make more than the MLE?
 
BonesJones said:
Matthews aint signing for the minimum, and you actually think Hood is going to make more than the MLE?
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Who knows? He signed his huge contract 4 years ago, maybe money isn't the priority anymore?. And yes, Hood showed how valuable he can be in the right Team, A wing who can score from anywhere and plays Defense, thats exactly the Player you want, i think one Team will give him something like 35-40/4
 
Scalma said:
I think Aminu is going to walk. The situation kind of reminds me of Ed Davis last year. I know the whole team sucked, but Davis really did not play well in the playoffs and his inability to be a threat from anywhere offensively was exposed. Many still figured he would be brought back.

Aminu is in a similar situation now. He had a solid season, but was exposed in the playoffs, mainly by Millsap in the Denver series. His inconsistent offensive contribution also reared its head again. I’m not even sure he should be brought back on the cheap anymore. I think it’s in the teams best interest to find a four with more size and/or a more versatile/consistent offensive skill set.

I’m also maintaining that Hood, Kanter, and Curry will all leave. Don’t think we’ll afford the first two, and Curry is going to get more minutes elsewhere.

So if this all plays out, Olshey will have four rotation players to replace. I know we have Simons to potentially replace Curry, but I’m not sure they go into next season depending on him. He’s still young and more importantly, inexperienced.
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I think you're underestimating the fact that Neil drafted Aminu.

Hood has been traumatized by playing elsewhere, making it very possible he signs here.
 
I dont have Instagram, but if it's true i think Evan Turner is gone. MCW is probably a little upgrade over Turner. I could interpret too much into it, maybe i'm totaly wrong who knows, but it sounds realistic

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Labinot41 said:
Who knows? He signed his huge contract 4 years ago, maybe money isn't the priority anymore?. And yes, Hood showed how valuable he can be in the right Team, A wing who can score from anywhere and plays Defense, thats exactly the Player you want, i think one Team will give him something like 35-40/4
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Money is a priority for everyone, and if it isn't, then he'd do something like go to New York to be their starting SG if they land Kyrie and KD.
 
Labinot41 said:
I dont have Instagram, but if it's true i think Evan Turner is gone. MCW is probably a little upgrade over Turner. I could interpret too much into it, maybe i'm totaly wrong who knows, but it sounds realistic

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You're reading far too much into it. MCW is worse than Turner. He's awful. If he's in our rotation next year I'll lose my mind.
 
Labinot41 said:
I dont have Instagram, but if it's true i think Evan Turner is gone. MCW is probably a little upgrade over Turner. I could interpret too much into it, maybe i'm totaly wrong who knows, but it sounds realistic

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MCW and Dame are boys. They're always discussing boxing, etc on twitter. But this is interesting.
 
I thought MCW was pretty solid for Orlando against Toronto, in game 1 he was even pretty good. I mean, we all know what we get from Evan, stupid bad midrange shots, turnovers, bad passes, overall negative player for the Blazers, why not give MCW a shot if we cant get a better in free Agency? I doubt he's worse than Turner
 
Labinot41 said:
I thought MCW was pretty solid for Orlando against Toronto, in game 1 he was even pretty good. I mean, we all know what we get from Evan, stupid bad midrange shots, turnovers, bad passes, overall negative player for the Blazers, why not give MCW a shot if we cant get a better in free Agency? I doubt he's worse than Turner
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He averaged 7 pts on 37% shooting and 13% from 3, with a 3/2 ast/to ratio. He has shot < 40% from the field the past 4 seasons. He's trash. So is Evan -- i don't want either on our team
 
Let’s be real MCW is exactly the type of player Olshey loves to acquire. Lottery pick that hasn’t panned out. But not panning out sometimes has more to do with circumstance. Not saying MCW hasn’t had opportunities, but has he ever been around a winning (aka healthy) culture? He would also cost nothing.
 
Scalma said:
Let’s be real MCW is exactly the type of player Olshey loves to acquire. Lottery pick that hasn’t panned out. But not panning out sometimes has more to do with circumstance. Not saying MCW hasn’t had opportunities, but has he ever been around a winning (aka healthy) culture? He would also cost nothing.
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Will he ever be able to shoot? This is the biggest problem. Since we know he may never be a consistent shooter...

I'd rather get Ant some time.
 
So, Bleacher Report [insert usual laughs] proposed AD for CJ and Nurkic, plus picks. Not sure replacing Nurkic and CJ with AD gets you deeper in the playoffs. Curious of others thoughts. I guess the thought is you would pair Dame with AD and Collins and fill in the rest. I like Collins, but would almost rather pair Dame with AD and Nurkic and trade Collins. Just not sure Dame, AD, Collins, Harkless, Ant/Hood/? is enough.

I guess that would be a heck of a perimeter defensive team.
 
dviss1 said:
Will he ever be able to shoot? This is the biggest problem. Since we know he may never be a consistent shooter...

I'd rather get Ant some time.
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Me too. I want them to clear time for Anfernee to go take his lumps so to speak. I don't want him to get hurt, or injured. Just to go out there and get experience, hopefully, he gets some rope to make mistakes without having his playing time cut dramatically.
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Me too. I want them to clear time for Anfernee to go take his lumps so to speak. I don't want him to get hurt, or injured. Just to go out there and get experience, hopefully, he gets some rope to make mistakes without having his playing time cut dramatically.
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This is my thought as well. Instead of rolling out guys that give you consistent but unspectacular production, spend some time developing the projects already on the team. Let Anfernee run the point like Turner did this season. If he becomes even rotation level it changes the complexion of this team entirely. Not only because it gives us a cheap roatation player, but he could become a trade chip in a deal to bring back someone that can make a difference.
 
Reep said:
So, Bleacher Report [insert usual laughs] proposed AD for CJ and Nurkic, plus picks. Not sure replacing Nurkic and CJ with AD gets you deeper in the playoffs. Curious of others thoughts. I guess the thought is you would pair Dame with AD and Collins and fill in the rest. I like Collins, but would almost rather pair Dame with AD and Nurkic and trade Collins. Just not sure Dame, AD, Collins, Harkless, Ant/Hood/? is enough.

I guess that would be a heck of a perimeter defensive team.
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If by picks, they mean NOP's picks coming back to us, then I'd listen. (And yes, I know that's not what they mean.) Otherwise, I say "fuck outta here!".
 
Anthony Davis thought that the camera makes him look 13+ feet tall in the Mobil Oil ad is really getting old. Maybe this is a good indication how slippery he is.
 
blue9 said:
If by picks, they mean NOP's picks coming back to us, then I'd listen. (And yes, I know that's not what they mean.) Otherwise, I say "fuck outta here!".
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I'm slowly talking myself into this one. I love the way Nurk and Dame work together, but if there was a way to run a lineup of Dame, Hood, Harkless, AD and Collins, that lineup would be fun to watch on the defensive end.
 
Reep said:
I'm slowly talking myself into this one. I love the way Nurk and Dame work together, but if there was a way to run a lineup of Dame, Hood, Harkless, AD and Collins, that lineup would be fun to watch on the defensive end.
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I feel like that just makes the Blazers the 2018 Pelicans.
 
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