Norm2953 wrote:Tie for 3rd place!
Blazers are great at snagging higher lotto odds late. Unfortunately that's about the only thing they're good at these days
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Norm2953 wrote:Tie for 3rd place!
PDXKnight wrote:Norm2953 wrote:Tie for 3rd place!
Blazers are great at snagging higher lotto odds late. Unfortunately that's about the only thing they're good at these days
Pattycakes wrote:PDXKnight wrote:Norm2953 wrote:Tie for 3rd place!
Blazers are great at snagging higher lotto odds late. Unfortunately that's about the only thing they're good at these days
If the Blazers weren’t tanking this year and had slightly better injury luck, they were not far off personnel wise from play in territory.
My point, to get out of this season with noticeable growth from Scoot, Kamara and DA, good minutes for Murray, Walker, Reath and Banton who all could very well stick around and to have a good chance at adding a Ron Holland and Knecht (who should be highly nba ready) in a couple months is fortunate in my eyes. My targets at least.
Imagine we don’t tank next year, just added two playable lotto picks, Scoot and Shae hit the ground running, and DA carries over his willingness to hustle and do the dirty work.
Like we’re literally not even far off - this tanking record has really lost some
Pattycakes wrote:PDXKnight wrote:Norm2953 wrote:Tie for 3rd place!
Blazers are great at snagging higher lotto odds late. Unfortunately that's about the only thing they're good at these days
If the Blazers weren’t tanking this year and had slightly better injury luck, they were not far off personnel wise from play in territory.
My point, to get out of this season with noticeable growth from Scoot, Kamara and DA, good minutes for Murray, Walker, Reath and Banton who all could very well stick around and to have a good chance at adding a Ron Holland and Knecht (who should be highly nba ready) in a couple months is fortunate in my eyes. My targets at least.
Imagine we don’t tank next year, just added two playable lotto picks, Scoot and Shae hit the ground running, and DA carries over his willingness to hustle and do the dirty work.
Like we’re literally not even far off - this tanking record has really lost some
Pattycakes wrote:PDXKnight wrote:Norm2953 wrote:Tie for 3rd place!
Blazers are great at snagging higher lotto odds late. Unfortunately that's about the only thing they're good at these days
If the Blazers weren’t tanking this year and had slightly better injury luck, they were not far off personnel wise from play in territory.
My point, to get out of this season with noticeable growth from Scoot, Kamara and DA, good minutes for Murray, Walker, Reath and Banton who all could very well stick around and to have a good chance at adding a Ron Holland and Knecht (who should be highly nba ready) in a couple months is fortunate in my eyes. My targets at least.
Imagine we don’t tank next year, just added two playable lotto picks, Scoot and Shae hit the ground running, and DA carries over his willingness to hustle and do the dirty work.
Like we’re literally not even far off - this tanking record has really lost some
Kuya wrote: a good agent collects all the data, including quotes to give them leverage in contract deals.
cdubbz wrote:Is Kris Murray a player you guys like? Is he even a fraction of his brothers skill? Haven't seen him play at all
Tim Lehrbach wrote:Pattycakes wrote:PDXKnight wrote:
Blazers are great at snagging higher lotto odds late. Unfortunately that's about the only thing they're good at these days
If the Blazers weren’t tanking this year and had slightly better injury luck, they were not far off personnel wise from play in territory.
My point, to get out of this season with noticeable growth from Scoot, Kamara and DA, good minutes for Murray, Walker, Reath and Banton who all could very well stick around and to have a good chance at adding a Ron Holland and Knecht (who should be highly nba ready) in a couple months is fortunate in my eyes. My targets at least.
Imagine we don’t tank next year, just added two playable lotto picks, Scoot and Shae hit the ground running, and DA carries over his willingness to hustle and do the dirty work.
Like we’re literally not even far off - this tanking record has really lost some
IMO, this team is less than the sum of its apparent parts, though. Scoot is the closest we have to any glue holding it together, and so far he's just a kid who can't run a credible NBA offense. We have all these defensive parts and young, hungry players but never ascended the defensive rating rankings as you would expect of a team learning to play together. Ayton is no anchor at either end. Grant is increasingly JAG. Simons is the team's best player by a good margin, and he has no record of leading a team to consistently win. The coach shows no signs of instilling a culture or squeezing overachievement out of the available talent.
Sorry, but I think this team is every bit as bad as advertised. There is room for growth, but if success depends on major leaps from the young backcourt, I think you're at least a year too early hoping it's next season.
Wizenheimer wrote:cdubbz wrote:Is Kris Murray a player you guys like? Is he even a fraction of his brothers skill? Haven't seen him play at all
if he becomes a rotation player, it will be the back end of a rotation
he didn't shoot well from distance in college, and he's shot much worse in the NBA. He seems to have decent BBIQ and works hard on defense. But he seems to lack athleticism. And it's not like he's 19 or 20 years old. He will turn 24 in August so you have to be a little skeptical about much upside he has
Wizenheimer wrote:cdubbz wrote:Is Kris Murray a player you guys like? Is he even a fraction of his brothers skill? Haven't seen him play at all
if he becomes a rotation player, it will be the back end of a rotation
he didn't shoot well from distance in college, and he's shot much worse in the NBA. He seems to have decent BBIQ and works hard on defense. But he seems to lack athleticism. And it's not like he's 19 or 20 years old. He will turn 24 in August so you have to be a little skeptical about much upside he has
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BlazersBroncos wrote:I am in the camp that thinks Simons and Grant should be the guys we move off this summer. I love Brogdan as the swing backup G and mentor to Scoot, and think they fit on the court better than Scoot and Simons.
I also dont see a FRP return for Thybulle and figure with his high character and the fact he doesnt take shots from the kids we might as well keep him around as a tone setter.
Grant is a guy that IMO a team that swings and misses on adding a true '3rd star' will fall back on - I think we can get a nice return for him.
I would also move Reath as we are not trading Ayton IMO (FO has been high on him for some time, he doesnt carry much value and he is at least sorta young) and RWIII is just too costly for any team to trade for w/ his injury risk. Think we might as well get something for Reath and roll w/ a 3rd stringer who is on a rookie deal.
BlazersBroncos wrote:I am in the camp that thinks Simons and Grant should be the guys we move off this summer. I love Brogdan as the swing backup G and mentor to Scoot, and think they fit on the court better than Scoot and Simons.
I also dont see a FRP return for Thybulle and figure with his high character and the fact he doesnt take shots from the kids we might as well keep him around as a tone setter.
Grant is a guy that IMO a team that swings and misses on adding a true '3rd star' will fall back on - I think we can get a nice return for him.
I would also move Reath as we are not trading Ayton IMO (FO has been high on him for some time, he doesnt carry much value and he is at least sorta young) and RWIII is just too costly for any team to trade for w/ his injury risk. Think we might as well get something for Reath and roll w/ a 3rd stringer who is on a rookie deal.
Kuya wrote: a good agent collects all the data, including quotes to give them leverage in contract deals.
cdubbz wrote:Is Kris Murray a player you guys like? Is he even a fraction of his brothers skill? Haven't seen him play at all
cdubbz wrote:Is Kris Murray a player you guys like? Is he even a fraction of his brothers skill? Haven't seen him play at all
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