KP sets the record stright...

Post #1 » by **Spykes** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:56 pm

Here's the latest from Quick's blog:

Don't listen to the trade rumors being floated these days involving the Trail Blazers.

They are false.

So says Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard, who on Tuesday shot down the latest scenarios offered by ESPN's Ric Bucher: Joel Przybilla to the Clippers for Sam Cassell and Jarrett Jack and another player to Cleveland for Larry Hughes.

"We're not making any trades,'' Pritchard said Tuesday afternoon in New Orleans, where the team is preparing to play the Hornets tonight. "I mean, why? What benefit is there? If I did a trade right now that didn't pan out, I would be crucified. What would be my motivation to trade - we have a good young team that likes each other and is playing well.''

Pritchard said the Blazers have been involved in "typical banter" regarding trades. However, he said the Blazers are merely listening to the other end of the calls.

"We are not active,'' Pritchard said. "Now, if Cleveland wanted to include LeBron James, we would certainly listen. But, I like my team. We are the youngest team in the NBA, we have a great young coach and we have a team that likes each other and plays unselfishly. I don't want to do anything that would be disruptive to what we have going on. Now, there are times when I have said we will be very proactive, but right now is not that time.''

--Quick

DeezXXnutZ · Post #2 » by **DeezXXnutZ** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:00 pm

That makes me feel better..there are no trades that could benefit us right now that would make me overly happy...this summer will be the time to make deals and I assume at least two, but right now we need to let all this talent we have to mesh together like they have been and go from there....Good piece Spykes....

Post #3 » by **Mr Odd** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:06 pm

Yea, I doubt any trade will happen before the deadline.
However you always have to treat things GMs say like
you do when a politician says something. They always say
the correct thing even tho you know its not the whole truth
or things are being left out. But thats why rumors are fun!!

DeezXXnutZ · Post #4 » by **DeezXXnutZ** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:19 pm

Mr Odd wrote:Yea, I doubt any trade will happen before the deadline.
However you always have to treat things GMs say like
you do when a politician says something. They always say
the correct thing even tho you know its not the whole truth
or things are being left out. But thats why rumors are fun!!

Yeah..Without rumors this site would be Nill and Void....

:giveup:

Post #5 » by **Mr Odd** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:21 pm

DeezXXnutZ wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Yeah..Without rumors this site would be Nill and Void....

I heard a rumor that Spykes is actually Billy & Billy is actually Spykes.

d-train · Post #6 » by **d-train** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:42 pm

I haven't read the whole article but I did read the little snippet Spykes posted above. In a long-winded manner, it doesn't confirm or deny anything so the only reason to print it is for the sake of printing something. It only says no deal is imminent which we could guess since not deal has been announced.

Post #7 » by **Mr Odd** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:26 pm

In the 4 o'clock hour on the FAN Primetime theyre
going to have Quick on & talk about the rumors. I
wont be around but if someone wants to listen &
or watch and post a recap that would be great!!

Post #8 » by **BlackMamba** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:36 pm

thanks Spykes, enough said

Post #9 » by **Spykes** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:44 pm

d-train wrote:I haven't read the whole article but I did read the little snippet Spykes posted above. In a long-winded manner, it doesn't confirm or deny anything so the only reason to print it is for the sake of printing something. It only says no deal is imminent which we could guess since not deal has been announced.

There is no full article. It was just a blog post. So that's it in it's entirety.

Mr Odd wrote:In the 4 o'clock hour on the FAN Primetime theyre
going to have Quick on & talk about the rumors. I
wont be around but if someone wants to listen &
or watch and post a recap that would be great!!

He's just going to say exactly what he said in this blog and in the Quick Chat today. Pritchard won't make a move mid-season unless it's a steal of a deal and he doesn't want to make a move because it'll mess with the chemistry the team has.

I agree that a lot of what Pritchard said was "GM-speak", but I do believe him when he says that the current rumors are flat out false. Basically, that's pretty easy to believe because the current crop of rumors from Bucher (Joel for Cassell and Jack + filler for Hughes) are flat out ridiculous. There's no way we're trading our starting C for Cassell's expiring contract and there is no way we take on Hughes bloated contract.

I also believe Pritchard when he says he doesn't like to make moves mid-season.

Mr. Savage · Post #10 » by **Mr. Savage** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:12 am

so he is basically saying that he will push for a trade that lands you guys Lebron. Interesting...Does anyone happen to have Peter Vescey's number ?

Norm2953 · Post #11 » by **Norm2953** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:53 am

In the Jason Quick interview, he also gave an update on Greg Oden.

According to Quick, Oden's legs are real strong and he will in one
month be up doing some running and basketball related activities.
He's already up doing some work on the court as was reported before.
MRI on his knee shows some real growth in tissues and they seem
ecstatic over his progress.

UGotThrilled · Post #12 » by **UGotThrilled** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:40 am

Norm2953 wrote:In the Jason Quick interview, he also gave an update on Greg Oden.

According to Quick, Oden's legs are real strong and he will in one
month be up doing some running and basketball related activities.
He's already up doing some work on the court as was reported before.
MRI on his knee shows some real growth in tissues and they seem
ecstatic over his progress.

Voodoo · Post #13 » by **Voodoo** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:44 am

Mr Odd wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I heard a rumor that Spykes is actually Billy & Billy is actually Spykes.

So is it Bykes, or Spilly? I am not sure how to refer to him now.

BamBam8 · Post #14 » by **BamBam8** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:37 am

Norm2953 wrote:In the Jason Quick interview, he also gave an update on Greg Oden.

According to Quick, Oden's legs are real strong and he will in one
month be up doing some running and basketball related activities.
He's already up doing some work on the court as was reported before.
MRI on his knee shows some real growth in tissues and they seem
ecstatic over his progress.

The other night when i was watching the Blazers vs. Magic game i realized that right now Oden needs to be locked in a gym shooting free throw after free throw. If he is as strong as Howard while shooting around 80% from the foul line IMO he would be head and shoulders above almost any other big man in the league.

N.O.R.E. · Post #15 » by **N.O.R.E.** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:12 am

Oden isn't as strong as Howard or as solid. I'm not being a hater or a troll but I see D12 being the superior player on both ends of the floor now and in the future.

Wizenheimer · Post #16 » by **Wizenheimer** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:39 pm

N.O.R.E. wrote:Oden isn't as strong as Howard or as solid. I'm not being a hater or a troll but I see D12 being the superior player on both ends of the floor now and in the future.

I'm sure Oden isn't as strong as Howard now. DH is over 2 years older, and that's a big difference for guys that age.

But your assertion that difference will be sustained is based on what? Oden is certainly taller, longer, and bigger then Dwight. I don't believe there's much of a difference in relative athleticism. They appear to have similar body frames, so giving Oden a couple of years to mature, a couple of off-seasons to work with NBA trainers and conditioning coaches, and a couple of seasons of game experience, may very well prove one is better then the other...but it's not certain at all it will be DH.

Post #17 » by **mojomarc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:30 pm

Wizenheimer wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I'm sure Oden isn't as strong as Howard now. DH is over 2 years older, and that's a big difference for guys that age.

How can you even be sure that Oden isn't as strong as Howard (obviously we're talking upper body here)? He has at least 15lbs if not more like 30lbs on Dwight and has been pumping iron basically non-stop for the last several months. Dwight is strong, certainly, but strength is pretty well correlated with size, and Oden is bigger and since he can't play right now all he is really doing is lifting while Dwight is on the court.

Also, while strength does grow until you peak at around 30, the difference between a 20 year old and a 22 year old really isn't all that great. Maybe a percent or two at best.

Wizenheimer · Post #18 » by **Wizenheimer** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:53 pm

mojomarc wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

How can you even be sure that Oden isn't as strong as Howard (obviously we're talking upper body here)? He has at least 15lbs if not more like 30lbs on Dwight and has been pumping iron basically non-stop for the last several months. Dwight is strong, certainly, but strength is pretty well correlated with size, and Oden is bigger and since he can't play right now all he is really doing is lifting while Dwight is on the court.

Also, while strength does grow until you peak at around 30, the difference between a 20 year old and a 22 year old really isn't all that great. Maybe a percent or two at best.

there was quite a difference for me at that age.... :lol:

I think your percentage is off by a bit. Essentially, it's the difference between being a sophomore in college and a senior in college, and for a lot of basketball players, there is a big jump in strength in that period. Or perhaps it more in the area of putting everything together.

As far as who si stronger now, I was thinking of the overall comparison. lower body strength is integral, and I assume greg has quite a bit of catch-up and conditioning in lower body (and cardio-vascular) ahead of him in the next few months.

In any event, NORE's assertion that howard is stronger and more "solid" and will remain "superior" to Oden was what I was challenging.

I suspect the "stronger" of the two will end up being Oden, perhaps as early as the beginning of next season.

Post #19 » by **mojomarc** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:07 pm

Remember when thinking of strength--we're talking elite athletes here, not the offspring of Ma Wizenheimer. I can tell you that in played four years of hockey in college, so we had a good weight program, and while I could do more sets at a given weight my senior year compared to my soph year, my one-rep max was more related to my weight than to anything else. I went from 175lbs to 195lbs, about a 10% increase, but my one-rep max only increased about 12%. That seemed pretty typical of my teammates as well.

Now if you had measured me from frosh to senior, you would have seen a huge difference, but that was more due to the fact that I never weight trained in high school if I could help it.

ebott · Post #20 » by **ebott** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:34 pm

I can't believe KP when he says we're not doing anything anymore. He called Zach to tell him he wasn't being shopped and then he traded him.
That's not meant to be a knock on KP. It's just that rule 1 in the NBA GM rule book is deny everything until it's official. So just because KP says nothing's happening doesn't make it true.