It seems a UCLA player is in our future

BlazerFanDan · Post #1 » by **BlazerFanDan** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:27 pm

http://blog.oregonlive.com/blazers/2008 ... on_ga.html

KP was scouting at the UCLA-Oregon game. Please be going after Collison KP! Of course he could have been looking at Bryce Tyler or Hairston with all those 2nd round picks, and then there's Love...

Goldbum · Post #2 » by **Goldbum** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:48 pm

Doesn't mean anything he was at a USC game earlier in the year. KP is just doing his job.

Post #3 » by **Spykes** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:01 am

Goldbum wrote:Doesn't mean anything he was at a USC game earlier in the year. KP is just doing his job.

QFT.

KP is going to be at a lot of college games, especially as we get closer to March Madness.

The Emcee · Post #4 » by **The Emcee** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:07 am

BlazerFanDan wrote:and then there's Love...

No. NO NO NO NO NO!

And for you Spanish speaking people: NO!

Post #5 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:16 am

mcorrie1121 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

No. NO NO NO NO NO!

And for you Spanish speaking people: NO!

Kevin Love's skill set on this team would be outstanding. The problem is, you can only put five guys on the floor and we're in the market for starters at two positions, neither of which is PF.

That being said, I am a Roy Hibbert fan and hope the Blazers would take him, so while I caution a rush to judgment (while not heeding my own advice), I really do believe Pritchard is keeping his mind open to all positions.

Between USC, UCLA and Oregon, there are at least a half-dozen draft prospects that are likely to be taken on draft day.

farzi · Post #6 » by **farzi** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:20 am

I really hope they don't get Love somehow. A fat Christean Laetner is NOT what we need.

Monkeyfeng06 · Post #7 » by **Monkeyfeng06** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:57 am

you like roy hibbert? that guy is awful slow in my opinion. he has game in college but i don't know about the pro level.. he will be a bust.

The Emcee · Post #8 » by **The Emcee** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:33 pm

PhilipNelsonFan wrote:Kevin Love's skill set on this team would be outstanding.

I'm still not convinced he'll translate well to the NBA. And that opinion has nothing to do with my undying hatred for Love, which is another reason I don't want him.

Post #9 » by **mojomarc** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:40 pm

Monkeyfeng06 wrote:you like roy hibbert? that guy is awful slow in my opinion. he has game in college but i don't know about the pro level.. he will be a bust.

I agree completely, but PNF loves his big men. He's been talking about Hibbert for two years now. Hibbert's upside seems somewhere between where Andrew Bogut is now and Jerome James. None of this screams "lotto pick" to me.

TBpup · Post #10 » by **TBpup** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:54 am

Between USC, UCLA and Oregon, there are at least a half-dozen draft prospects that are likely to be taken on draft day.

Quite correct PNF. And of those six, I do believe there is an interest in one of them more than the other five. :thumbsup:

Post #11 » by **PhilipNelsonFan** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:24 am

mojomarc wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I agree completely, but PNF loves his big men. He's been talking about Hibbert for two years now. Hibbert's upside seems somewhere between where Andrew Bogut is now and Jerome James. None of this screams "lotto pick" to me.

1. Bogut is a good player and I think he has some room to mature. He's a likely candidate to average a double-double at some point in his career.

2. You forgot the Rules To Reading PNF's Posts:

(1) Read the post.
(2) Nod head politely.
(3) Calmly put PNF on ignore while calling him a silly little kid.

TradeMachine · Post #12 » by **TradeMachine** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:25 am

Russell Westbrook, people. Russell Westbrook.

Post #13 » by **Mr Odd** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:53 am

TradeMachine wrote:Russell Westbrook, people. Russell Westbrook.

Careful of players that make their rep in a short amount of time.

Thats not to say Westbrook isnt or wont be the real deal.. .

Its just that he kind of falls into the drafting a player off
of his play in March. We all have seen what that can do.
*cough*Tyrus*cough*

ebott · Post #14 » by **ebott** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:55 am

TradeMachine wrote:Russell Westbrook, people. Russell Westbrook.

I concur.

He really seems like the prefect complement to Roy. Good ball handler, good shooter, ok passer, tough player, GREAT finisher and a great defender.

From all I've heard about him he seems like the kind of guy that KP would really want on this team.

But much like all the pipe-dreams we come up with he seems out of reach. His stock rises every day. Sure, there's hope that we go into the tank and might be able to move past Sacramento, Pheonix (from Atlanta), Chicago, Indiana, Milwaukee, etc. to get up high enough to draft him.

I am not optimistic. This is the time of year when crappy teams recognize their crappyness and become down right dreadful. Maybe with the East being so tight those teams will try their best to make the playoffs instead of giving up. But that's just too much for me to hope for.

Post #15 » by **Mr Odd** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:06 am

Well, if Westbrooks stock rises that just
means other good players move down.

Again, not saying Westbrook wont be
a good NBA player, just saying that
it makes the draft that much deeper
which is great news for Pritchard. He
can use that to his advantage if he
decides to trade the draft pick.. .

waverider · Post #16 » by **waverider** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:38 am

TBpup wrote:
Between USC, UCLA and Oregon, there are at least a half-dozen draft prospects that are likely to be taken on draft day.

Quite correct PNF. And of those six, I do believe there is an interest in one of them more than the other five.

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.

Post #17 » by **Spykes** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:46 am

Mr Odd wrote:Well, if Westbrooks stock rises that just
means other good players move down.

That's why I'm really liking this draft for the Blazers. There are so many players in it that can help Portland, that at least 1 of them should be within Pritchard's grasp on Draft Night.

waverider · Post #18 » by **waverider** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:54 am

Spykes wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

That's why I'm really liking this draft for the Blazers. There are so many players in it that can help Portland, that at least 1 of them should be within Pritchard's grasp on Draft Night.

Yep and lots and lots of PF's or combo guards. Lawson and Augustin are also very inteersting prospects and would likely be available without moving up, just depends what KP and team see that they really like

Post #19 » by **Spykes** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:16 am

waverider wrote:Yep and lots and lots of PF's or combo guards. Lawson and Augustin are also very inteersting prospects and would likely be available without moving up, just depends what KP and team see that they really like

There are also some intriguing SF's. Gallinari, Batum, Greene, Randolph, etc...

TBpup · Post #20 » by **TBpup** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:24 am

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....

:starwars