It seems a UCLA player is in our future

waverider · Post #21 » by **waverider** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:03 pm

TBpup wrote:
Care to speculate which one? Westbrook is the darkhorse IMO, Mayo the really interesting one if he drops as he has so far, collison the plain vanilla one.

Waverider...for now, I'll just go with there are around 3 players they like that they think they might be able to get. I'm being as vague as possible....

LOL, yes you are and that's cool. Answer ONE question, are all those "3" guards?

waverider · Post #22 » by **waverider** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:12 pm

TBpup wrote:
Care to speculate which one? Westbrook is the darkhorse IMO, Mayo the really interesting one if he drops as he has so far, collison the plain vanilla one.

Waverider...for now, I'll just go with there are around 3 players they like that they think they might be able to get. I'm being as vague as possible....

Here's my guess PUP. I think they definitely like and are looking at Mayo and Westbrook, my third choice is DJ Augustin. Note that I exclude the Top 3 guards of Bayless/Gordon/Rose as they are most likely "unattainable" so the focus is on who we could reasonably draft at our likely position (12 or 13) or trade up for (7-10 spot).

TBpup · Post #23 » by **TBpup** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:00 pm

Waverider...they are guards except for one. Of course it is all a long ways away but KP likes to get as much information as possible early.

:starwars

waverider · Post #24 » by **waverider** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:11 pm

TBpup wrote:Waverider...they are guards except for one. Of course it is all a long ways away but KP likes to get as much information as possible early.

So my guess then is Mayo/Westbrook, the other is unknown - I sure hope its not Love!

riehldeal · Post #25 » by **riehldeal** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:36 pm

waverider wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

So my guess then is Mayo/Westbrook, the other is unknown - I sure hope its not Love!

while I doubt this inside info given my experience with the organization.....my guess would the big is Danilo

breaker91 · Post #26 » by **breaker91** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:04 pm

Am I the lone voice who thinks Collison should be one of the Blazers top choices?

I would not be disappointed in the least if we got this guy. A speedy and pesky defender who can make life difficult for Parker, Paul and Iverson seems like an attractive choice to me. The things also like about him based on the bio linked below is he has an improving outside shot, can get into the lane, and has "chemistry guy" written all over him.

http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profile ... lison.html

waverider · Post #27 » by **waverider** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:38 pm

breaker91 wrote:Am I the lone voice who thinks Collison should be one of the Blazers top choices?

I would not be disappointed in the least if we got this guy. A speedy and pesky defender who can make life difficult for Parker, Paul and Iverson seems like an attractive choice to me. The things also like about him based on the bio linked below is he has an improving outside shot, can get into the lane, and has "chemistry guy" written all over him.

http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profile ... lison.html

I have not seen Collison play much so I am going by what I have read which is basically positive. One knock is his size 6 or 6'1"" and he appears on the frail side and hence possibly injury prone. The other is that KP does not like shorter guards unless the have CP3 potential.

Ty Lawson is listed at 5'11" but is a physical specimen, very strong. Incredibly fast but not as good in the half court as Collison, Since POR almost never runs Lawson likely would not be a good fit here.