Rumor Mill: Official thread

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by magnifier661, Mar 6, 2012.

  1. RR7

    RR7 Well-Known Member

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    I don't see how Augustin is a massive upgrade at all.
     
  2. Blaze01

    Blaze01 JBB JustBBall Member

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    You guys bagging on Bledsoe are fucking idiots.....

    Armon Johnson is nowhere near the same caliber of player that Bledsoe is...

    That would be a good trade for POR, Bledsoe is a young PG who could end up being a good starting caliber PG, much better than DJ Augustin.....Kid has got serious potential....

    http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Eric-Bledsoe-5786/


    By FAR the best deal I have heard for Crawford yet....
     
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    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    augustin is comparable to felton. The only difference is youth. How did that work out last time with miller for felton?
     
  4. craigehlo

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    He's an upgrade for sure, but not a massive one. I like this deal much more than a Clippers trade.
     
  5. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Wasn't Augustin Felton's backup in Charlotte? So he's better, but he never beat him out for the starting spot? :MARIS61:
     
  6. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Speaking of massive -- these 'rumors' are such a massive downgrade from the Rondo chatter.
     
  7. JFizzleRaider

    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    Shows they had a lot of faith in him by taking kemba walker too
     
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    +100000000000000000
     
  9. Blaze01

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    Yeah, but the Rondo talk was nothing but a pipedream anyway....That was all about Ainge trolling for some suckerfish....
     
  10. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    gotta love 5'11" PGs with no jump shot. yay.
     
  11. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Because Rondo wasnt ever an option. I don't know why people actually thought Boston would trade him.
     
  12. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    He's not ... he'd probably be a stopgap ~14-15 PER kind of point guard who can't defend because of his short stature

    Nah, not really. Agustin is at least more comfortable in a half-court offense, whereas Felton has always been a North-South type point guard. Presumably he'd fit in better with guys like Nic and Aldridge.

    Augustin is the reason the Bobcats didn't extend Felton.

    Different regimes value different things. I'm guessing Cho prefers guys taller than 5'10"?
     
  13. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    2ppg, 27% 3point shooting and 30% FG. Potential!!!!! :MARIS61:

    http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4238/eric-bledsoe
     
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    Remember JLin's stats at GS?
     
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    For everyone of those stories, there is erick barkley, omar cook and taurean green looking at you.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Presidente, you really want to draw any kind of conclusion based on 98 minutes of garbage time?

    :MARIS61: indeed.
     
  17. EL PRESIDENTE

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    Yeah, and Luke Babbit is the next Larry Bird. Face it, he's a 3rd string point guard, you're getting what you see. He's not going to surprise us. He'll be fighting Nolan Smith for PG minutes. and Nolan will probably beat him out.
     
  18. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Whichever one comes with a draft pick.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Ouch.
     

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