Crazy thought--Aldridge to New Orleans for their two lottery picks

I forgot KD. Good point. We should go out and get him. That or Hakeem. Those guys would be so awesome. We should get one of them in the draft, because those kind of guys can usually be had where we'll pick.

How many teams did KG and Robinson lead to a championship with their clutch, killer instinct? lol

Shaq didn't have killer instinct. He was just a ridiculous wrecking ball of a player. One of his biggest knocks is that he never had a great motor, and that you couldn't throw the ball to him in the clutch because he'd clang free throws. They invented a whole new defense for this very fact--the Hack-a-Shaq.

Are you saying Blake Griffin or Kevin Love are preferable to LA? Because LMA comes out ahead in most of the games they've faced each other.

 

I don't have to explain to somebody with UNDER 4,000 posts!

 

Explain it to me then

 

Word. I believe LA is a top 15 type player. In my opinion he is a legit #1. Not at Brandon's level, but how many are? I will admit I do find it quite intriguing the idea of 5 top 10 rookies coming our way. But can you imagine the drama when in 4 years when we'd have to pay them all........... What the fuck MM, you only have 12,200 posts? HAHA! What a douchebag!

 

I think anyone over 20,000 is just being an asshole

 

One only has to look at our draft history to know that you DON'T TRADE ALL-STAR TALENT FOR UNPROVEN ROOKIES! By all means, let's trade the #8 scorer in the NBA for guesses.

 

Horrible timing with the pending hip surgery.

 

I kind of agree with you....... since 13,456 of my posts have been me talking about having sex with somebody's sister/wife/mom!

 

Who is available?

What else would we have to give up to equalize salaries?

 

Given the Blazers' recent track record in the draft, it seems like a huge gamble. Sadly, it might be the lesser gamble.

LMA now qualifies as damaged goods. It is better to trade a guy a year too early than a year too late. People howled at the notion of trading Oden back when he still had some value - now what do we have to show for keeping him? Does anyone here really believe that keeping LMA is the "safe" option?

 

You should actually have sex with them instead of posting about, like me with Mrs HCP

 

Bad trade

 

Serious question? LMA's the safest bet we got.

 

damaged goods because of a minor surgery? if that's the case the entire league is damaged goods.
as for trading the picks for all star talent wed have to wait tell we have capspace then pull lopsided trades for fringe allstars like andre igoudala and josh Smith types.

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I'll be honest, I'm really torn. On one hand, LMA is pretty beastly at center, and if Hickson pans out at PF, they'd be a pretty sick tandem, like the old Garbage Man version of Zach Randolph teamed up with a shoot-from-anywhere LMA. With Hickson's nose for lobs and pick-and-rolls, you can't double off him to double LMA.

Anyway, if you think LMA and Hickson/whoever-we-draft are going to make a great tandem, you keep LMA.

However...

...and this is a big however...

If you're not so sure about LMA as Batman anymore, and you're not sure he can hack being a center, and you're pretty happy with Hickson's performance at PF, and you're thinking about blowing the whole thing up and starting over...

...trade everyone. LaMarcus for two picks? Done. Batum and Mathews for two picks? Done. Two picks for a top 4 pick? Done. If you go this direction, though, you need a few things to come out of the whole shebang:

1 - A Top 4 pick. Without a doubt, you need one of the top 4 picks in a draft.
2 - Three picks total. You gotta get some swings of the bat to find your home run.
3 - Best Players Available only! No drafting for position. If you traded everyone for a chance to form your own private 2012 NCAA all-star team, you can't be worrying about who works well with existing players.
4 - A free-wheeling coach. In many respects, this situation would be perfect for Kaleb. No expectations, a team so young he looks like an adult next to them, and plenty of time for them all to grow together.
5 - A GM who cares about scouting. You'll have 3-5 picks in this draft, but you need to maximize your chances for success with quality too. Picking BPA religiously, and scouting for gems in those non-lotto picks that a Matthews could net you would be valuable.
6 - Time, and patience. We will suck. But in three years we might not suck. Cakes and baking? Sure, we've been there before... speaking of which...
7 - A health inspector who is listened to. Duh.

But that's only if you were going to blow it up like some mustache twirling villain with a stick of dynamite.

 

We don't need four top 15 draft picks in one draft. Don't like the idea. I'm open to trading Aldridge though.

 

I'd say you need three, with one being a top 4... if you're going to trade LMA, you should also try to trade multiple lower picks for a very good pick.

 

If the Blazers end up with a pick that brings them a really strong prospect at the 4 spot, and if they could trade LA for a proven All-Star PG or SG, then I think you'd have to consider it.

 

No. For all the complaining about Aldridge not being a #1 (which I kinda disagree with), how do we get a number one option this way? If you try to move up again to get Davis, he's not. You're going to get rid of one of the top players in the league, a guy who many were calling (outside of this board) the best PF in the league for much of the season, for Beal or some other rookie and hope he turns into a number one? Doesn't sound smart to me.