Who still thinks we "overvalue" our players?

I certainly don't and I never have. The reason we've stayed competitive in the West despite our plethora of injuries is because of the quality depth we have on this team. As our bench players have gotten more minutes they have proven that most trade suggestion are, in fact, bad ideas.

 

:raises his hand:

There's some quality depth there, but I'd say half of the guards/wings and forwards on this team are completely replaceable.

 

I think Portland overvalued Blake and Outlaw during the offseason and continue to do so.

The rest of the guys are probably valued just about right.

 

We overvalue our players. We're winning because of Nate. He's good in this situation. He'll be bad again when we have all our players.

 

That's right. The issue shouldn't be whether we fans overvalue them. It should be whether Pritchard does. If he does, we're losing out on trade opportunities due to his talent misappraisals.

 

I still think a lot of people here overvalue our players

 

What Fan doesn"t, but some need to be more realistic on what it would take to get players from other teams. PORTLAND has some nice talent, but for the right price any of them could and should be traded.

 

Most Portland fans undervalue our players because they judge them by stat sheets, which mean little when players only get 10-20 minutes a game and keep being played out of position.

In reality, we have a team that when healthy has 10 viable starters.

 

I know this is hyperbole, but I just have to respond.

There are 30 NBA team, each with 5 positions. Over the course of the season, at least 40-50 players will get a shot at being "NBA starters" at each position. Being a "viable starter" is about like being the "best neurosurgeon" in Possum-Butt Arkansas (population 1687).

The Blazers have ONE guy who is clearly a top 10 player at his position. The rest of the roster are fungible parts.

 

Yes we definitly overvalue many of our players. For all the winning we are supposedly doing with this group, we are almost out of the playoff race. Folks around here act like Rudy is a starting quality guard, yet when Roy goes out, we go into a tailspin and people scream for Roy to come back. If Rudy was truly a starting level guard, that wouldn't be the case.

About the only guy who I think who has serious upside who KP is valuing right is Batum.

 

We probably over value our players. We also over value our opponents players. And we most definitely over estimate other teams coaches.

 

Were almost out of the playoff race?

 

If you lose to the Lakers because Kobe goes off for 50...well, it happens.

If you lose to the Lakers because Odom (!) destroys you inside...you ain't that good.

 

Yeah it's true. See here. Portland is currently in the 8th spot with Houston, Memphis and New Orleans clawing at their heels.


It's going to be a real dog fight for Portland to squeak into the playoffs. I still think they will manage but it isn't going to be a cake walk.

 

Sure let's come back at the end of the season and see who is chuckling. .500 ball isn't going to get us in the playoffs, and that is what the Blazers are right now. A .500 team.

 

And so is every team that we are fighting with a playoff spot for. Difference is, we are a better then .500 team when roy gets back.

 

LOL @ people that think we overvalue our players. We're starting an ancient 6-9 dude at center for god's sake!

 

Will do.