Re: What happens with Gomes? We don't have enough time for everyone as it is. Our starters are presumably all going to take at least 30 minutes or more per game, right? Miller, Roy, Batum, Aldridge and Oden (hopefully). Then you have Camby's $11 million dollar ass coming off the bench (Who can take both the backup C and PF mins), along with Babbit, Rudy and Bayless (Assuming there's no trade). Where do you put Gomes and an MLE player without pulling off a trade first?
Re: What happens with Gomes? Assuming no trade, then there is no minutes, perhaps. Although, you seem to want to use the MLE. Where does THAT player get minutes? There are none even for a MLE type player. Trade Gomes for Beasley to take backup minutes at the 3 and 4. Use the MLE on JJ Reddick to take backup minutes at the 1 and 2. Move Bayless, Rudy, Miller and Joel for Tony Parker. I dunno. Regardless, if there are no minutes afterwards, there's really no minutes for the MLE player right now.
Re: What happens with Gomes? To be honest, I'm fine with waiving Gomes and not using the MLE. If we do use the MLE, I'd prefer it be used after a couple pieces (Rudy, Bayless possibly, Miller, etc.) are consolidated for a better talent.
Re: What happens with Gomes? It'd be tough to wait to use the MLE until after a trade, at the risk of who you want being gone.
Re: What happens with Gomes? I'd rather not go through logjams at all cost. We were "spared" (If you want to put it that way) last year because of the injuries.
Haha, I read that wrong and thought it said they waived Gomes along with Babbitt Oh, and in before everyone forgets that KP didn't make a lot of trades other than the draft
For everyone who was espousing Gomes' great talent after the trade, here's to you being wrong. If he had such great talent, he'd be kept on the roster, as money isn't an issue with Paul Allen. He burps $10M when he gets up in the morning. We are now a lesser team without Martell Webster. That trade, by the way, was not Pritchard's as he had no say on draft day about anything. So far under the post-Pritchard regime, we've lost our greatest defender from last year's playoffs in Martell Webster, while at the same time losing our 2nd best perimeter shooter. What we gained for 2010-11 was a player who won't play 700 minutes next season (less than Bayless played while he wasted away his rookie season). We opened up more time for Dante Cunningham, which is a good thing, but it's not as good as having Martell. Batum would have gotten 28 minutes per game with Martell, and he's still going to get 28 minutes per game without Martell.
...because Oden, Przybilla and Batum were all injured, Cunningham didn't get any PT, and we hadn't drafted Elliot Williams yet.
2nd best perimeter shooter? No. The dude shot 41% from the field last year. There are 12 players that played for the Blazers last year that shot better. Are you talking 3pt % exclusively? Then he would be 4th behind Batum, Blake and Outlaw.
Actually, I think Camby and Aldridge were better defenders in that series than Webster. Anyway, it's a pretty silly argument to say we can't trade a guy because his defense was somehow invaluable in a series we lost 2-4. I'm happy to see more time freed up for Cunningham and Babbitt.
I'm thinking his waiving was agreed to prior to the trade for Babbitt. I expect Gomes to resign with the Wolves with the Blazers paying part of his salary. Gotta love Paul Allen!
Now I really don't like this trade. Hopefully they utilize the trade exception . . . if I read how this works.
