Source: Blazers Identified As 'Wild Card' For Omer Asik

LMAO! Meyer's is the equal of a Panzer piloted by the "desert fox Rommel" himself!

 

Leonard, Barton, Claver for Hawes! Be greedy!!!!

 

I'd do that deal. And throw in your mom and my mom.

 

may she rest in peace

 

I would really like to get him without giving up CJ or TRob.

 

no way on CJ, would prefer to keep Trob but they might want him

 

My mom too

 

Better than blowing it up when they are 22-4

 

Trading a couple bench players isn't "blowing it up."

 

This is why I hate fan created trade threads. Hey can we get lebron for Barton and a thank you card?

 

Our defense is ranked poorly because we by design give up certain types of shots. We're winning games and have a great point differential. Asik may theoretically be able to grab more rebounds, but when you take EVERYTHING into context of defense (man-to-man, boxing out, pnr, passing lanes, weak-side coverage, etc.) I take Robin. Look at the freaking impact he's had on all of the other starters! Yeah, guys just fit really freaking well on offense together, but it's not a coincidence that they're all averaging career highs in rebounding. BNM throw down some numbers to dispel this please.

Yeah, it gives us another big, but unless he's cool with coming off of the bench AND if we don't have to give up anything significant (then why the crap would Houston do it? they have such a high premium for him in their minds), I'd do it, but not otherwise. To me it's only a possibility on paper, but shouldn't be realistic.

 

I hare them too.

 

Too slow, even with my slow WiFi at work. :lillardswag:

 

The problem with that theory is that we aren't giving up the types of shots that our defense is designed to give up (long mid-range jumpers). Instead we're giving up high-percentage shots in the paint.

Only 3 teams have allowed more made baskets within 5' of the hoop. Only 2 teams have allowed more attempts within '5 of the hoop. Luckily our OppFG% in that range is fairly good - but that doesn't change the fact that we're in the Top 4 for getting scored on at point-blank range.

Step it out to the jump-hook to bunny-jumper/floater range - 5-9' - and we're the #1 most scored on team AND give up the most attempts.

I know we're winning games right now. But let's not pretend that we're a juggernaut. There's plenty of room for improvement - especially on the defensive end. Lopez has done a great job, and the others are all playing better because of him. But we aren't anywhere close to where we need to be, defensively, to think about winning a championship.

 

Maybe it is just talk to up the offers.

 

Any chance Olshey is throwing around ideas just to see what teams are planning, without actually trying to close a deal? These talks are interesting, it sounds like Houston won’t trade with us directly, they want him to go to an East team, but a team like Philly can flip Asik back to us or any West team. Remember, Asik can be traded by himself at any time, he just can’t be packaged in a trade with other players until the trade deadline. But if Olshey gets the Rockets to delay trading Asik for a few more days out of fear Asik may be re-dealt back West, it could prevent the rockets from acquiring players they can re-deal at the deadline.

 

I'm surprised the Lakers aren't after Asik.

 

Said no one. Ever. Thanks though.