If you had to choose a SF of the future now, who is it?

looks like I'll have to find a new route to work

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for the record, I've never in my life ever watched Deep Space Nine.

Or just about anything on Sci-Fi outside of scare tactics lol.

 

I agree. All three bring slightly different skills. So all three can play a role. But as the starting SF for the future, I think it has to be Nico.

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Personally, I'd pick Kobe Bryant- Roy, Rudy, Kobe, Aldridge, Oden- now that's a lineup! Come to Portland, Kobe.

From the above choices, I think Batum looks to have the most potential, but Webster is the best for next season.

 

It has to be Batum, and as I said earlier, I wonder where Martell fits into the future of the team. The team is shooting fine from 3 without him, and Batum is a better defender.

 

I think it is incredible to have such richness in our shooters. All my Blazer-fan-life I have yearned for what other teams seemed to have in droves: players who could consistently drain jumpers. We traded half the team for Kiki Vandeweghe to get that, if the oldersters recall. Drazen Petrovic was another such -- and we traded him away.

This is easily the most long-ball team the Blazers have ever fielded. And it does not bother me one whit. This team can live by the jumper, as long as we have the rebounding bigs, our shooters can still drive to the hole, and the team can find the open man. It is a thing of beauty that the team on a fast break kicks it out to the open shooter who drains the shot.

So Webster was supposed to be our shooting specialist -- but now the whole team (just about) is decent at draining the open bucket: Rudy, Blake, Outlaw, Batum, (Roy and Sergio less-so) is a HECK of a lot of jump-shooting talent. Webster is redundant with Batum/Outlaw/Rudy/Roy all playing time at the 3.

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It is a good question. Glad we have a few years to make the right choice. Travis plays well off the bench so he makes it easier by taking him out of the equation. Martel and Batum are so different it is a tough call. Batum does look like he could be great defensively. But Martel has unlimited range and really opens things up. (and is somewhat local. I like the Euro's but they still make me nervous long term because the option of leaving and going home is always there) But already having Rudy available i would go with Batum as he offers something we don't have, a lock down defender at 3 positions.

Bottom line is KEEP ALL THREE!

 

I'm pretty sure that if we had a similar poll about the 3 PGs we'd have similar results with Bayless in a landslide.

Has a any team ever had a group of rookies with the sort of upside that these 4 guys do?

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Dude, your workplace is burning. The good news is no more commute.

 

I don't think that can happen, i'm interested/scared of what will happen when Martell comes back. He's showed continued flashes of greatness, and the rest of the time he is solid. Somewhere we have to get rid of one I'm afraid. There just aren't enough minutes to go around.

 

he's had one great quarter... thats not continued flashes of greatness.

With Outlaw shooting the lights out from deep and Batum showing better on D then both, MW's got his work cut out for him

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