So, is CJ McCollum again out of the main rotation?

They'll find someone to take Lin.

They never should have let Dragic go though.

 

You're probably right, and it really won't matter, since both of their contracts expire after next season.

I do wonder a bit if Beverley is overvalued by Blazer fans, though, because he seems to have his best games against Portland. The guy looked like an All-Star last time he played Portland, but overall, his season is just kind of meh.

He's a 12.2 PER tweener (he's not a true PG) who only averages 3.1 assists/36. He's a great value at his current contract, but I'm not sure how much a player like him is worth after next season. He'll be 26 years old, and is who he's going to be at this point of career, and he has yet to shoot even 40% in his NBA career.

 

Really good points; my desire to have him on the team is driven a lot by the way he shuts Lillard down almost entirely.

 

Blazer fans are obsessed with defensive minded point guards. I'm guilty of it as well. I think it goes at least as far back as Greg Anthony. We love a lockdown point guard.

 

payton would have statues in front of the arena if he had played here lol

 

Defense is the one area we need help. It'd be awesome if we could find another Greg Anthony.

 

Greg Anthony's don't exist. A defensive minded point guard who can shoot the three and doesn't mind coming off the bench? I can't think of one.

 

What about Earl Watson?

 

he can shoot the three but how many can he make? and I think he's slowed a step since his best days

 

He can't shoot 3s, and should start rather than coming off the bench, but: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=nxmmgxp

 

I wonder how the new rules would effect Payton and Anthony. They still would be better than most, but they would have to back off a little if they played today.

 

They would change their names to Avery Bradley, and then they'd be able to play by the old rules.

 

Since this seems to be the "back-up PG" thread, why is nobody talking about Udrih? Would be great to cut somebody and sign him.

 

Is Beno just out there?!

 

NYK released him (bought him out?).

 

I used to like him quite a bit. How has he looked the last 2 years? Have not seen him lately. i was wondering that as well when i saw he was released.

 

I have to agree.

 

For whatever reason, he seemed to always be in Mike Woodson's doghouse (not necessarily a bad thing, considering Woodson's incompetence). Still, you have to ask yourself, do you really want a guy who couldn't get minutes on a team that features Fatty Felton as their starting PG for 33 MPG?

BNM

 

I honestly haven't seen him play since his days with the Spurs/Kings. But I always thought he had a solid game. He wasn't good because of his athleticism, he was good because he knew how to play and had the ball-handling and passing ability to go with a good understanding of how to be a PG. So I suspect he'd still be good as long as he had a decent system to work within. I seem to recall him being a decent defender too?