The two players who have shown up this series. Roy more so than Aldridge, but still. This is ridiculous. No one else has stepped up. Get them help....
I think Chicago has shown how you can effectively add veteran talent mid-season. I wish would have gone after Hinrich...
wonder where all the people were that were so 'happy we kept the team together' are now. you have to think the outcome would be different if we had a 3rd scorer (vince carter makes me salivate)
Yeah I agree. Those guys should be pissed. The season is over against the Rockets. Down over double digits beginning in the 4th. Its almost a 20 point difference again. Time to get a third scorer in our squad.
Lol. Roy and Aldridge are the core. That much is certain. No matter how many times in the season we have been impressed with the other Blazers, Roy and Aldridge are the core. Anyone else, except MAYBE Oden, can be had for the right price. The one good thing about this series is that it has shown us who is REALLY the most valuable players on our team. I expect a lot of moves to be made in the off-season, because honestly, Roy and Aldridge need help....
Roy and Aldridge are great teammates so they'll push their teammates while improving their own game this off season.
I think Oden just needs a summer to actually work on basketball skills instead of rehab. As long as there is some improvement in him next year, I'll be happy with him. I'm not happy with the rest of the team though. This series really exposed that, while the team is good to make it to the playoffs, the current roster needs a definite third man if we're going to move anywhere in the playoffs next year.
Get them Tony Parker in the offseason! The Spurs are going to be rebuilt and Parker along with Roy, LA and Oden would be all we need, until Pop is ready to take over as coach!!!!!
Why not? He may want out. Their championship window is over and I'd go out on a limb and say Tim might call it good like Sheed.
Yeah, try it every year for 6-7 years and you're bound to get a hit eventually. Give the Hinrich overvaluing a rest finally, he'll never be a Blazer thank goodness.
And while people are loving Chicago - please remember they're battling with a wound Celtics squad that struggled tremendously down the stretch without Garnett. The Bulls are still the team that got crushed twice by the Blazers.
I expect no trades of any importance, nor do I expect KP to let anyone go who is currently under contract. With the exception of Channing I'd say every player showed KP very good reason to keep them. The conundrum seems to be does the coach still fit the plan? I think he does, at least for next year. We have an awesome team that we could stand pat with for 5-8 years and pretty much be ruling the league in another year or 2. Bake it!
Only to those who weren't paying attention. He's constantly inconsistent. Easily the worst player in series for the Blazers. I really worry that his value has dropped too much to get any good deals in the summer.
Let's hope not. The thing is Outlaw didn't have much trade value at midseason, and Sergio has very little trade value as well. Fans expecting us to turn those 2 guys into a good player need a reality check.
