Trade Deadline: February 6, 2025

Can't speak for other posters - but I've routinely praised Cronin for draft picks as well as the Camara addition.

I had numerous posts about it - as if he's a "two face" where one type of actions are excellent that I would want from my GM - and the other type of deals or inactions are just horrific that I'd want to fire him for.

The one consistent criticism since the day Olshey has left is this team doesn't have a single strategy, direction, or timeline. Some of the moves are fine on their own but don't make any sense together to have a single franchise do. Trade youth for vets, trade vets for youth, etc. Need to pick a lane.

 

this team isn’t winning anything
I guess I’ll have to accept the fact I’m in the minority for being over being an irrelevant franchise with a ceiling of a first round exit for the foreseeable future

 

Good call out, kind of surprised nobody is still trying to use this as an excuse.

 

I'm hardly in the car/ listening. But when I am I'm usually too lazy to turn the channel. That's on me.

 

Simple - the Blazers under Cronin have collected a lot of shitty overpaid veteran contracts.

So today the Blazers have no room under the aprons to add draft picks as teams like the Wizards/Hornets/OKC/Jazz/Rockets/Nets/Bulls/Hawks/Spurs/Pelicans have all done.

 

The Blazers have had a top-7 pick in the last three drafts and are said to be the tallest team in the league. during the win streak I think had the highest rated defense for that period. Isn't that some kind of lane?

 

I mean sure, but if thats the lane then how do Ant/Grant contribute to it long term? We need one area of focus with one goal and all of the teams moves should support that.

Strategic direction. We didn't have it with Dame and the dual timelines and we still don't have it today.

What about the Lakers move, they offered us a protected FRP or Dalton for Timelord but we insisted on an unprotected FRP. Again that's just a GM not competent enough to make a move to support the top7 picks you mention in the long term.

If our recent top7 picks are the future than our moves need to support those players. Not stick them on the bench behind entitled overpaid veterans their actually outplaying.

 

no it isn’t. If that’s the case, then you trade all your assets to go all in if you believe that’s sustainable
Did you see what stars were going for?.
Easily could’ve added a strong piece

 

Dirt and Sprague are in the morning. not 12-3.
I love Dirt and Sprague and Prime Time. I listen to their entire shows pretty much every day. I have it playing while I work and on my alexa speakers when I'm at home.
I too am not a big fan of the 12-3 show, Danny & Dusty.

 

Looks like Brooklyn wants to buy out Ben Simmons.

 

Yeah, might as well go for the NBA record for tanking in consecutive seasons. It’s the only title we’ll ever win.

 

The reason I am so upset is for Scoot and Sharpe cause if they still come off the bench then this is not a rebuild and Cronin should have the BALLS to say it not speak out of both sides of his ass. However Cronin has said this is a rebuild then does not back up that statement with actions instead he sits on his ass and allows Scoot and Sharpe to lose minutes on the bench to Grant and Ant two guys prolly not the future of the team. If the Cronin fans cannot get this fact then they are hopeless and I am not speaking to you fools anymore but for the rest this is why I am so upset and hope you get it now.

 

And if we count two that we traded for we have:
Four players drafted in the top 8 in the last 5 years (Deni)
5 players in the last 7 years (Ayton)

 

Our young guys, Shae, Scoot & Tou have been given decent minutes to date. I would expect them Scoot to jump from 26 to low 30's. Shae and Tou's minutes have been ok but also expect them play more second half.