David Kahn is long gone. What MIN wants is young, CHEAP players, expiring contracts and draft picks. We can offer all three. In fact, we have a lot of guys who are all of young, cheap and expiring that we're not really using. Might as well turn them into something we CAN use that MIN doesn't want (a 31-year old veteran with 2+ years left on his contract). BNM
I think we replaced mo with blake for exactly the same reason why I think signing Martin shouldnt happen. We don't need a selfish player who is going to look to score. We want play makers who can score, but also puts their team mates in a position to score. Martin probably is the best bet for bench offense, but it would come at the cost of everyone else. You've also seen the way Stotts rotates his players. You know who ever is our "scorer" off the bench won't be playing exclusively with bench players.
A 6'6 wing version of Mo Williams would be a good piece to have on the bench tho. The problem with Mo was that he was a SG in a PGs body and was a primary ball handler.
In discussions with owner Paul Allen, Stotts and the team’s veterans, Olshey says he is hearing that he should be careful not to screw up a good thing. “We have to look for opportunities, where maybe there’s veteran help that would move the needle a little bit in a playoff period,” Olshey says. “But right now, our chemistry is an X factor. That’s why you see us come back from double-digit deficits in the third quarter. You see guys share the ball and make the extra pass and rotate timely to help the helper. You don’t want to jeopardize that.” Things have changed from the time when Olshey arrived, which was after a lockout-shortened 2011-12 season in which the Blazers went 28-38. “When you’re building, you’re just trying to grab assets and hope it works together,” Olshey says. “Right now, we know it works. We have this great unit. Teams win games. Names don’t win games. We have two superstars (Aldridge and Lillard), but it’s about the team and how those five guys on the floor work and communicate together. “To risk that, it’s going to have to be an absolute no-brainer, where we can quantify the impact of someone coming in from the outside.” http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/246712-114325-can-things-get-any-better-for-blazers-
Very streaky scorer who relied on explosiveness for both offense and defense. Not uncommon for an ACL injury to take that away. Averaging career lows this season.
Everyone on the Denver roster is available. Afflalo was every bit as good as Wesley in Orlando - is he worth compromising the cap this summer?
You guys think the Blazers Nuggets talks are dead or nah? I wonder if things were hot between us and then stalled out because the Nuggers were asking too much. You often hear about those moves during the season which were essentially a done deal, but never go down because a team didn't want to give up a specific asset.
I kinda felt since it didn't go down right away it was dead from the moment we heard it. Although I do wonder now if Afflalo is more of the needle mover that we would be willing to pull the trigger on
How likely is it that the news of Prince being bought out put a stall to our talks with Denver? I mean realistically if you can trade Barton for a second rounder and sign Prince to a veterans minimum, don't you do that over moving two young players?
I feel like for the right price he might that move that is worth it to risk the chemistry they don't want to upset. I think they thought Chandler was a good move but not worth the risk. If Afflalo worked out without risking chemistry we would be a title favorite.
Right? As far as "No brainers" go, I'd say moving 2 guys with a combined 23 games played (Vic averaging 11 minutes in 4, Barton 9 in 19) to make way for 2 talented veterans is as "no brainer" as they come...Is it not?
Does Afflalo want to come off the bench though? He was an All Star last year and is a starter in Denver. All we need is to pick up a player to bolster the rotation that isn't happy with his role.
