Rudy forcing KP to deal him?

I'll be your co-pilot.

 

Yeah, like Mayo would be any happier coming off the bench than Rudy.

 

Actually, I'm thinking of a future lineup like this:

PG: Mayo
SG: Roy
SF: Batum
PF: Aldridge
C: Oden*

 

* asterisk hahahhahahahahha

 

Only problem is Mayo is a straight SG.

It'd be a great lineup to end the game with, but Mayo is going to want 36min a game, and while Roy has PG instincts, he's still a SG as well and only plays the PG role at the end of quarters/games. That'd be a lot of time with no PG in the game to handle the ball and set the team up.

Mo Williams would be perfect but that obviously isn't happening. Think of players like him.

 

He can defend and shoot. Miller has somewhat meshed with Roy now but it's clearly not comfortable for either to play off the ball. IMO, Mayo is a true combo guard.

Bayless is a straight SG.

 

Agreed on Miller, and I'm not necessarily a big Bayless as the future PG for the Blazers guy. His ball handling and vision are average at best to be a PG for me, and he's also way too out of control at times. He's improved a lot though so we'll see where he is next year after a summer of workouts. His jumper is also a little weak as well, and the Blazers need a PG that can knock down 3's. I think that's pretty clear by now.

I'd still entertain the idea of Conley believe it or not. He's obviously not a guy that sets the world on fire but he does everything the Blazers need. He's already a step up from Steve Blake and he's only 22. Good ball handler and can knock down the 3(career 39.3% from 3). You also can't deny what Oden playing with him could do.

 

He's really more of a combo guy (sort of like Jerryd) ... ultimately I guess you are who you can defend and Mayo has enough quickness to cover most 1s.

I do agree that setting up and running the offense could be a real problem when Miller is gone, but I think Mayo has a better shot at being a consistent starter alongside Roy than Jerryd does, mostly because he can hit from outside at a very high clip (currently at 39% from deep).

If not Mayo, then I'd really like to see KP deal with the Hornets for Collison ... and lord knows the Hornets could use a peja replacement, which Rudy would undoubtedly be able to do running off of screens and catching Chris Paul passes.

 

why are people thinking Mayo is on the block?

 

Because Memphis reportedly shopped him before the deadline.

 

And, let's face it.... it's Memphis.

 

I'm saying it's BS because the paper it was reported in has a history of stirring shit in favor of Real Madrid teams. Any Manchester United fan is quite familiar with these kinds of reports, as they ultimately led to Ronaldo's sale to, guess who, Real Madrid. As far as I'm concerned, Marca's reporting is little better than those tabloids you see at the supermarket checkout telling you who is cheating on who and what awful life threatening diseases they're hiding from the public.

 

Notes:McMillan said there's a good chance Camby and his sore right ankle will be ready to play Friday in Chicago. ... Toronto had scored 100 or more points in a franchise-record 20 consecutive games. Toronto had won 10 of 12 entering the game. ... Portland had eight turnovers, one night after it had four in New Jersey. ... Fernandez refuted a Spanish newspaper account that he is unhappy in Portland and looking to sign with Real Madrid. "Right now, my heart is in Portland. It doesn't matter if the newspapers talk about me, my contract is in Portland, and I'm happy in Portland." --Jason Quick

 

Nobody said it was because it was a foreign paper. It's because it's Marca who have lied for years.

If they are right this time then he can fuck off back to Spain

Grain of salt for me though.

 

Are there 2 Jason Quicks? Or maybe you mis-interpreted him.

Fernandez refuted a Spanish newspaper account that he is unhappy in Portland and looking to sign with Real Madrid. "Right now, my heart is in Portland. It doesn't matter if the newspapers talk about me, my contract is in Portland, and I'm happy in Portland." --Jason Quick

 

That's not what he said on the radio.

 

He was probably going off what he read as well. We all know Quick reads all the same shit we do.

 

Sounds like the Spanish media article was overblown and Rudy's on a pretty even keel with respect to things in Portland. He wants more minutes, but what second string player that you'd want on your team doesn't?

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2010/02/rudy_fernandez_would_rather_pl.html

 

That's missing the point... Raised on Quick and Canzano, many Blazer fans need a scapegoat to blame. It doesn't matter if he's not really complaing or recently had back surgery, somebody has to be blamed because that's the way it is.

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