Notice Neil Olshey: Portland Trail Blazers still 'looking to make trades'

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  1. PtldPlatypus

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    Caleb is less of an inside threat than Davis was. At least ED could get up high enough to throw down.

    However, the indication from Olshey is that Collins is supposed to play more inside this year.

    We'll see...
     
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    Yes, Davis could dunk and put-back it's not true that he was completely worthless on offense. Collins is an excellent rim protector but needs to play alongside someone who plays in the post on offense. Maybe he and Caleb will continue to cooperate in the 2nd unit, but then who's the starting PF? Aminu?
     
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    BigGameDamian, Jul 12, 2018
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    Like Olshey, you value the wrong players, only those who shoot long, instead of inside players who think about defense.

    Davis was an excellent shooter in heavy traffic from within 8 feet. This season, watch what happens to our glorious volume-shooting guards when their missed shots aren't cleaned up anymore with putbacks. Their shot selection will have to become economical. Stotts' offensive system won't know what to do.

    Halfway into next season, Boob will contemptuously show stats that Davis is just average in Brooklyn. But that will be in a normal system. In the weird Stotts system, Davis was exactly what we needed to offset the emphasis on wrong players and unbalanced talents.
     
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    He didn't trade for Nurkic? He didn't trade up in draft for Collins?
     
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    A) Collins
    B) Evan Turner
    C) Neil's not done yet
     
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    I am talking about all the summer talks. Every summer he speaks for months about potential improvement. About Salary Cap. About TPE. About lopsided (spelling?) trades. And for what results? Again, I am in the pro-Olshey camp if I have to choose. But I am getting a bit bored lately. And seeing the TPE about to be unused makes me angry. Of course he will talk about opportunities that weren't here. About being two to make a deal. The same stuffs he keeps saying summer after summer.

    To answer your point, Nurk is a home-run. No question. So far I am sold on Collins' potential but the value of this trade up is still a big question mark. In the last three years it's what ? Two significant trades with one being highly questionnable. I can't say I am impressed.
     
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    Evan Turner? Lol.

    Zach??? Not yet.
     
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    Consolidating the 15th and 20th picks into the 10th I don't count ad a trade in terms of legitimate team building (towards contention)... that's a draft move.
     
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    Same here. But he made that argument.
     
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    Kind of bullshit. He had those picks to consolidate because of trades. Not only did he make a great trade to get that Denver pick, but he also used it to trade up for a specific target. I criticize Olshey as much as anyone, but I personally believe your argument falls flat when actually examining it.
     
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    Nurk is only ok. Jury is still out on Collins.
    A) can’t score to save his life
    B) see answer A
    C) see answer A but replace “score” with “acquire quality veteran players”
     
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    How? That was a draft move for a rookie. We're talking about trades for legitimate NBA players, not targeting someone in the draft and using two picks in a simple trade up.
     
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    Leaving todayon a cruise. Returning to PR 7/21. Who wants to bet that Neil makes a trade while in the time I'm gone? Because I don't believe that he will.
     
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    So jealous! Enjoy the vacation!

    Also, i dont think he will either.
     
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    Show off!
     
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    But maybe Neil is going on a cruise too. The "Love" Boat maybe?
     
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    Too much work, he'll need a Butler....
     
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    It's still July. If you said August 21, I'd take the bet.
     
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