Blazers draft day thread

DusterBuster · Post #61 » by **DusterBuster** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:29 am

Man this has been a painfully boring draft.

JasonStern · Post #62 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:30 am

zzaj wrote:I'd rather than gamble on Upshaw than gamble on Hibbert at this point, for the cost.

rather than gamble on Upshaw than gamble on Hibbert? and I'm the forum drunk! :D

Jsun947 wrote:who the **** is upshaw?

shot blocking center who played at Fresno State and Lossington before being kicked off for drug offenses, but according to his pre-draft interviews, he's totally legit now. the fact he has slid this far makes me seriously question that it was just pot...

DusterBuster wrote:
Jsun947 wrote:who the **** is upshaw?

Talented defensive bigman who REAALLY likes hard drugs and got kicked off his team.

allegedly really loves hardcore drugs. but if he can limit his vices to pot and strippers, he's perfect for Portland. for all we know, he could have fallen for medical reasons, like chronic pain.

I'll see myself out.

Wizenheimer · Post #63 » by **Wizenheimer** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:36 am

Jsun947 wrote:Blazers working on trade for hibbert? he just opted in so he can be moved.

Vonleh home town guy, CJ gives them another ball handler and cap space

good god I sure hope not

Hibbert is vastly overrated around here and his game is becoming a dinosaur in the evolved NBA

besides that, Portland would have to send out 10.3 million in salary to pass CBA muster

I suppose a package of Henderson, Kaman, & Blake is acceptable...that would only take 2 million off Portland's potential cap-space. Still, I wouldn't want Hibbert as a Blazer, especially with Stotts as coach

JasonStern · Post #64 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:37 am

Joe Young to Indiana...

Masterfully · Post #65 » by **Masterfully** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:38 am

Love Connoughton!

GreenRiddler · Post #66 » by **GreenRiddler** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:39 am

BS Plumlee sucks ass hats.

Masterfully · Post #67 » by **Masterfully** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:39 am

Yeah but we got Pat! And Blake is gone!

GreenRiddler · Post #68 » by **GreenRiddler** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:40 am

Yep good riddance to Blake. Now Stotts can't play him, but who is pat? and Plumlee sucks ass hats.

Masterfully · Post #69 » by **Masterfully** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:42 am

Pat Connaughton! The white guy with a 79" vertical. He hits threes in big moments and rebounds like a mother!

Post #70 » by **DeBlazerRiddem** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:42 am

Disappointing

JasonStern · Post #71 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:43 am

how in the hell did Marcus Thornton get drafted? I could have sworn he plays for the Suns...

Masterfully · Post #72 » by **Masterfully** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:44 am

I like Pat over RHJ. Did Brooklyn pick up the option on Plumlee?

Wizenheimer · Post #73 » by **Wizenheimer** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:45 am

would somebody please link the reports on the trade?

GreenRiddler · Post #74 » by **GreenRiddler** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:47 am

Pat seems pretty good. Still kinda awkward given the Dame tweet and stuff.

JasonStern · Post #75 » by **JasonStern** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:48 am

Jaiteh get!

Masterfully wrote:Pat Connaughton! The white guy with a 79" vertical. He hits threes in big moments and rebounds like a mother!

79" vertical sounds very optimistic.

Wizenheimer wrote:would somebody please link the reports on the trade?

https://twitter.com/wojyahoonba

PDXKnight · Post #76 » by **PDXKnight** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:49 am

I actually like the plumlee move. Get a cheap center who put up relatively efficient numbers and offload blake and all we gave up was a late first. Plumlee ran out of favor in hollins's system but he's on a rookie contract and he's probably better than a number 23 pick is on average by himself, add to this the fact that we got a first round pick six spots lower and this is a great value.

DavidSterned · Post #77 » by **DavidSterned** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:49 am

Not a fan. Plumlee is average and the other's guy got a low ceiling.

Masterfully · Post #78 » by **Masterfully** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:49 am

I think it frees up a few million more in cap space. Downside of Connoughton is that he may be headed to MLB before I figure out how to spell his last name.

GreenRiddler · Post #79 » by **GreenRiddler** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:50 am

Pat seems like a really good roleplayer. Like Parsons for a SG. How was he so low?

Masterfully · Post #80 » by **Masterfully** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 3:52 am

JasonStern wrote:79" vertical sounds very optimistic.

If he jumps twice. But seriously, it's 44". Pretty sure he used witchcraft to pull it off.