Blazers/Bucks Draft Day Deal

Post #21 » by **Mr Odd** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:01 pm

The Bucks would never do this.

Wizenheimer · Post #22 » by **Wizenheimer** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:34 pm

SinceClyde wrote:The good thing about trading to picks 6-8 is a good player will drop to that spot. The question is will it be one of the guards or one of the big men. If it's one of the centers, we don't really need to trade up. If it's any of the guards, we could snatch up a very good player by not giving up much.

I don't see the blazers trading for a better pick, though. It seems that teams often want too much for their picks. I know I would.

I don't think Portland will move up more then a spot or two using frye and jack as the 'bait' as most of the trades suggest.

What they'll have to do if they seriously want to move up 5 or 6 places is use Lafrentz's expiring to take on a bad contract and add one of Martell, Travis, or Rudy. Travis and Rudy probably have more trade value then Martell.

Post #23 » by **Mr Odd** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:09 am

Wizenheimer wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I don't think Portland will move up more then a spot or two using frye and jack as the 'bait' as most of the trades suggest.

What they'll have to do if they seriously want to move up 5 or 6 places is use Lafrentz's expiring to take on a bad contract and add one of Martell, Travis, or Rudy. Travis and Rudy probably have more trade value then Martell.

I agree with that, but I think if Pritchard were to trade
Travis or Rudy, he would have to have no doubt in his
mind that the player he is going to draft is a cant miss,
no risk player & we all know thats hard to get. Personally
I believe theres only two players that come close to this
in the draft & you need the 1st or 2nd pick to get them.. .

However I think Pritchard would trade Travis or Rudy
in a package like you said but for a proven NBA player.

Wizenheimer · Post #24 » by **Wizenheimer** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:02 am

Mr Odd wrote:I agree with that, but I think if Pritchard were to trade
Travis or Rudy, he would have to have no doubt in his
mind that the player he is going to draft is a cant miss,
no risk player & we all know thats hard to get. Personally
I believe theres only two players that come close to this
in the draft & you need the 1st or 2nd pick to get them.. .

However I think Pritchard would trade Travis or Rudy
in a package like you said but for a proven NBA player.

that's probably all true.

I'm just not sure how "invested" KP is in that cap-space plan. If it's a lot, then he won't be trading Lafrentz in any event.

newpollution32 · Post #25 » by **newpollution32** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:10 am

Mayo probably will still be there, but he isn't the right kind of PG for Portland. I'd probably go with DJ Augustin or Collison. Portland would fair better with a pass first, and Mayo is far from that.

Post #26 » by **mojomarc** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:16 am

The more I think about it the less I think we really want a pass-first PG. I think we need another player on the wings that can generate their own offense to open up the middle for Oden and Aldridge, which means another combo player that is equally comfortable dishing or shooting would be fine as long as they can play a bit of defense on quicker PGs like Paul and Williams. So I actually think that as long as he goes along with the game plan and doesn't get it into his head that he has to score 30 ppg in order to be valuable (call it "Marbury syndrome") he could be a great compliment to Roy. I feel the same about Gordon and Bayless.

newpollution32 · Post #27 » by **newpollution32** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:30 am

Funny thing is, Mayo is getting comparisons to Marbury.

Post #28 » by **mojomarc** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:43 am

newpollution32 wrote:Funny thing is, Mayo is getting comparisons to Marbury.

Marbury's problem was his head, not his ability.

newpollution32 · Post #29 » by **newpollution32** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:51 am

mojomarc wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Marbury's problem was his head, not his ability.

And have you seen some of Mayo's..incidents?

Post #30 » by **mojomarc** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:55 am

newpollution32 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

And have you seen some of Mayo's..incidents?

What do you consider incidents?

newpollution32 · Post #31 » by **newpollution32** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:59 am

Getting T'd then hitting a ref. Overreaction or not, he still made some contact.

Norm2953 · Post #32 » by **Norm2953** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:03 am

As I've written on other threads, I like Westbrook of UCLA if
he's available at 13. I think it would hard to move up to 5 or
6 without giving up Roy or LA to get Mayo. It seems to me
that Collison tends to disappear but if we can get Mayo without
giving up any of our top 3, I'd do it.