Dame all but demanding vet roster

Me neither. While beautifully written, it's irrelevant. We aren't trading Dame.

 

We should though.

 

So, if we added solid players around Dame there is No Chance? By the end of summer Dame could have 6-8 new players of great skill level around him, and a few dogs that play D.
If they address front line length and strength, point of attack D and an improved deep bench, why couldn't they at possibly contend within a year or two?

 

You know nossing!

 

He has no idea. Nobody does. Either way, it might work out and it might not

 

For the most part I agree with you Ed, but I don't agree that there's no path to winning a title with Dame.

I'm just not convinced the Joe can make the moves necessary to do it, and I really don't think Jody is the owner to get it done.

I have posted some trade ideas that would thread the needle. I think this team would need to make not one, but two major upgrades to our starting lineup to be able to contend. Is that possible? Hard to say. I'm not sure what's out there. If we could add Bridges AND Siakam, while sending out Simons/Nurk/#3 and filler as well as some future picks, that would give us a significantly more talented starting lineup. It just depends on how much value the #3 pick has and what Brooklyn and Toronto are expecting to get back for those two players.

If we traded #3 to New Orleans for Zion, and he decided to get into shape and stay healthy, that would 100% put us on a path to a championship. Is that likely? Probably not, but it is a theoretical path.

 

I am. Multiple all nba players is thr framework for most contenders. Also, with Dame, we are not truly broke as your analogy suggests. It's Dame + and said player(s).

 

And hot dogs are healthy

 

Zion is a lotto ticket. If we could get Zion for #3 it's a big gamble but if it paid off we would be contenders, especially if all that the Pels want is the third pick so we could move Ant to a team that wants him and send expiring contracts with #3 to NOLA and get back whatever value we can squeeze out of a team for Ant.

I also don't see it as being as hopeless as you do in a number of other situations that we could contend with Dame leading the way. If we could get Bridges and Claxton for #3 while moving Ant elsewhere for pieces that bolster what we need off of the bench, that team could contend. If we could acquire Siakam and still acquire additional pieces in a similar way, that team could contend.

We'll see what everything looks like in the next week and a half or so but I think we have a great chance to put the best roster around Dame that he has had since he's been at his best, I think that does equal a contending team, you don't... so like everything else we will wait and see.

 

I buy something lotto every day. Just a buck, unless i win a few. Haven't won, but i do keep on trying. Sometimes a hot dog is really good. But i get sick of them rapidly. So if the Blazers are a hot dog , at least sometimes it's just right. But the Lotto is a crapshoot for sure. If i win though, i will be able to go to a lot more Blazers games. Don't forget the mustard.

 

Another great point. People are forgetting we have....DAME DOLLA

 

Survey says "X".

 

Even Schultz knew it would be the right move

 

Don't ever underestimate "the smarts of Mike Schmitz".
There is a reason he's on board.....Shaedon Sharpe is here because of Mike Schmitz....Next?

 

I’m all for not winning if you are

 

We get an all nba level player and Shaedon pops to a near all star level. We balance the roster getting a C that makes sense with the scheme and strengthening the bench. None of that is unrealistic and I think it equals a contender.

 

It is about the picks. But thanks for your input.

 

lol... yes Trader Joe should absolutely pull 6-8 magic bunnies out of his ass. If he doesn't, he sucks at his job and possibly hates America

SS had a PER last season of 11.5... 15 is the mean of an average NBA player. We all have hopes of what he might become someday, but in the meantime get a grip

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