Sean Elliot, their announcer, absolutely loved Hassan from his commentary the last time we played them. We'd obviously have to throw in some youngins or assets to actually get that done unfortunately.
agree but I don’t worry to much about two guys who won’t see the court when our injured players return.
Nice to read Henry again. His truehoop blog was truly revolutionary. Pretty much led to the current NBA sources/rumors/blogosphere. And he's a Blazer fan.
Or they want to make the playoffs, depth is good, and they are also interested in bringing him back next year. I love these hypothetical games because anyone can play.
It's a gamble. But imo I don't think Whiteside's offers will be 10-15mil range. He's not a max player. Then that gives Portland two movable contracts along with Nurk's.
To say that Hassan won't see minutes until the second half is asinine. There is no chance of that happening. Or at least I hope not.
"Several young bigs - Caleb Swanigan, Moses Brown......lurk eager to prove themselves." Uh, Henry.....
The rotation does get a bit wonky but I don't think it's that big of a deal this season. Nurk and Zach might only be limited to 20-25 mins/ game. Scale back both Melo's and Hassan's 32 mpg to 26, and you get 22 mins for Zach and Nurk to play. Just go based on matchups to figure out who should close the games and don't change the starters now. I think Nurk won't cause a problem coming off the bench as he's rehabbing anyway, and Zach is the same way. This will obviously become an issue next year, but worry about it then. Even some of Ariza's minutes can probably go to Trent/Little. These old dudes shouldn't be playing 30+ nightly. I'll just be glad Caleb won't see the floor any more.
Not really having a go at you in particular, but it’s getting kind of old seeing Nurks name tossed in proposals or talked about as a “movable” contract. The dude is a franchise pillar along with Dame (he’s more valuable than CJ), only 25, a borderline top 5 center, and has one of the best contracts in the league. Who could possibly Portland get back of equal or greater value? It’s just silly and a waste of time.
Completely agree....except that the 'pillar' has had a crack in it so far. Nurk has struggled to stay on the court having averaged around 50 games per season in 6 years. I'm not advocating moving him either....instead, having a legit back-up might actually be a necessity.
PF: Melo and Collins C: Whiteside and Nurk I guess I’m failing to see the numbers crunch? Seems pretty simple. Skal has played well but he can go back to his intended role; insurance. Ariza, Trent, and Nas can gobble up the minutes on the wing. If anyone gets their minutes cut it’ll be Simons with CJ running the second unit.
Yeah that’s why I’m willing to go as high as $12M to keep Whiteside. Even if Nurk plays every game, you still need a legit backup considering how much responsibility portlands scheme puts on their center. I know they’ve got Collins but the plan was for him to be the starting power forward. That wouldn’t/shouldn’t change regardless of whether they keep Melo or not.
I completly agree with you. but i have a question why do you think so? i want to know the reason because i don't understand at all.
I wouldn't move nurk personally. But I knew if I brought up Whiteside getting a contract similar to Nurk's next year. Then I left Nurk's name out of being a movable piece. I'd get a snarky response. But I also knew I'd get a response like yours. So... Perhaps I shouldn't have even posted.. Which is what I do most of the time. That way I wouldn't have had anyone get upset.
He is a great GM, he's the opposite from Neil. He is diligent, he'll give opportunities to unwanted players and form winning teams out of thin air. Harden for fucking Kevin Martin... Tucker,Daniel House,Rivers,Faried,Nene etc for free. Capela, Harell as draft steals. I have ZERO belief that bringing in Westbrock was his idea btw. No way a math\analytics guy who believes in threes wants Russel on his team.
