Fez's idea 'O the day

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Fez Hammersticks, May 12, 2011.

  1. RR7

    RR7 Well-Known Member

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    As was mentioned, we need to worry about upgrading talent right now. This does that.

    Not this specific one, but I envision a deal like this this offseason, where Portland takes on a long contract of a better player for Camby and/or Miller
     
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    I'd do this deal. Yes, it unbalances the roster but, as others have noted, it upgrades the talent (and makes the team a bit younger). Cho would then have to make more moves to re-balance the roster, but I don't believe you turn down talent upgrades for the sake of roster balance unless you are already a strong title contender and don't want to set off a chain reaction of moves that might break a working roster.
     
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    Yep, I would do it.

    What about the center problem, people say? Yes, that is a problem.

    Yet, so was our guard shooting last season. Terrible outside shooting.

    So, this trade causes one problem, while addressing SEVERAL all at once:

    improves our near worst in NBA outside shooting
    gets the team younger
    increases overall talent level
    allows us to turn the page on the Rudy Fernandez era
     
  4. magnifier661

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    I would do it if we could somehow land Nene. I think Nene would be a solid 3 man rotation at center and PF.
     
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    He'd be a nice backup to Rudy, but we'd be a tiny team.
     
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    I like this deal. We need a shooter like Gordon in the worst way.
     

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