Simple question: what still-active ex-Blazer (included players the Blazers had the rights to even if they never suited up) would you most like added to our current roster? (I think there aren't actually many obvious candidates, which I take as a sign of good management.)
I'm sure Paul would like the money Kevin Pritchard wasted on Victor Claver, Petteri Koponen, and Joel Freeland back. But to answer your question, probably Channing Frye. His newly discovered three-point shot would be an awesome addition. He's deadly from beyond the arc.
My nomination: 2008 Blazer draft pick Omer Asik. I think he's already bigger and better than Joel Freeland, and has a higher ceiling than Przybilla at his best.
Please. Frye is like a YoYo. One year good. One year bad. Happaned in NY. Happened in Portland. Is about to happen in PHX. He is like young Vince Carter's negative, half man, half amazing(ly) bad. This year is not going to be a good Frye year (and I like Frye as a person).
Hey, that money would've plummeted in value in the financial crash anyway. And while I've pretty much given up on Claver (who seems to have become strictly a defender and to have been frozen out of his team's offense), Freeland looks better every year in the ACB, and I still maintain that Koponen is Bigger Better Blake.
About the only player I can think of off the top of my head is Jarret Jack because of the player he's become (good 3 point shooter, actually decent-ish at running an offense, tough) and even then I don't think I'd be wild about putting him back on this team. Other than that? I don't know.
At this point in time? No one. If the Armon Johnson experiment as the backup PG fails - J-Jack. If Lady Luck once again launches a ground to Blazers-Centers missile, Ha.
Tough one for guys that actually were in uniform and played on our floor. I wouldn't take Z-Bo because he just doesn't fit our system and I doubt he'd play behind LMA for 10 mpg. Might go with Blake just because with Bayless out he probably would fit the backup role better than Armon will (for now).
It's bad enough that we traded the pick. At least we didn't have to see Williams wear a Blazers' hat for only ten minutes on draft day.
Yea , guess I should change it . I'll have to look around . Still waiting for Favre to send those pics !!
