Not gonna fall for it. Two years ago, I bought into the "Blazers are going to make a huge splash at the trade deadline with RLEC" and waited for Amare Stoudemire or whatever. Not gonna get fooled again! Of course, I'd love to be completely wrong this time and find out that this time there's going to be wonderful, messy consummation. Consummate all over the league.
I agree that its not a "very big day", but lets face it that's not likely. I'm looking for gems that might slip. Evans should have gone higher clearly certainly a better pick the Ghost Rubio (I was drooling for Rubio, color me stupid on that). Jennings really slipped further then he should have. Collison same boat.
That's the best way to do it. I mean it not like they need to hit a home run tomorrow. Sure it would be exciting. But having a Roy, LMA, Batum, Oden, Camby, Martel, Miller, and Webster rotation ain't bad if all healthy. They will have their 6 million to spend on another bench player. I do think Mo Williams is a good possibility if they move Rudy. (a 3 pt shooter for a 3 pt shooter) Just enjoy the night. Unless one of our main competitors kicks ass. Then we can be all pissed off.
Maybe David Stern will have a career ending heart attack when he reads CP3 to portland. That would be like a championship parade in one moment and yes I would consumate all over the interwebs if that happened.
Well, tomorrow is KP's last day to do anything as a Blazer for if he doesn't do much of anything and perhaps he doesn't have any other big deals on the table as far as trading goes... It is bye bye for him.
My greatest fear is LeBron or CP3 going to a big market team making it an easy case for why EVERY call goes in their favor. Really the Blazers could win 65+ with Oden averaging 25/18/5 and Roy leading the league in PER. In Stern's league nothing matters but his favor just ask Boston. I wish PA would figure that out and wire a Billion to Stern's private account in Zurich.
I still like Rubio. I don't know why NOH would give up Collison. I guess that, in order of what I'd call "big" and "semi-plausible": 1) CP3. Duh. 2) Getting the #2 3) Maneuvering for #4 and Rubio 4) #6 and Steph Curry. Getting 10 from IND, or 16 from MIN, or 23 from MEM, or 32 from MIA now wouldn't give me a super-tizzy. Though if we stand relatively pat (LOL!), I'd like to see us come up with Pondexter somehow.
No. My mind said Bayless, but my fingers did not respond. I still have faith in him. This is his defining year though. Is he just a small SG or can he handle the point. Hopefully he is working on that "Steve Nash- one handed running scoop shot" that he decided to pull out of his bag late in the year. It needs some adjustment. His floater does too.
That would be nice, but really it's his 3 ball that's the clincher. If he shoots 45% from 3 I could care less what he can do in the lane it's gonna be 1,000,000 better then Blake.
Would you please create a poll for your co-workers to see if tomorrow is different than any other day in terms of your contribution?
That's just your annual prostate exam Mike. Don't get (too) excited. Seriously, this may be the first time in years I don't watch the draft. I just feel like I have been lied too and led on enough by this franchise. I can't stomach getting "Clavered" again. Particularly when rival teams are making "Lawson for peanuts" type moves.
Oden for Rubio/4? Then take Cousins? Or flip the 4 for someone/something else. Yeah it's a risky move for them (Oden's injuries) but also for us (Rubio's risk he won't come over). We could groom Rubio behind Miller (a PG not a ton different in style/body type) or make a power play for Steve Nash (and the contract of Barbosa?).
