Throwing away Cho and now seeing the consequences is more disappointing to me than the Blazers loosing in the first round.
We got worse at starting PG and did not address the glaring need for a back-up power forward. We could have easily fixed both those problems by simply keeping Andre Miller and drafting Faried at 21. Instead, we thought it would be better to get younger, but worse, and make Denver better in the process. An F for who we drafted becomes an F- for making Denver better in the process. It's bad enough that we didn't get better, but making a division rival better is just plain dumb. But, that what you get when you don't have a real GM running things on draft day. Congrats Paul Allen, you just fucked yourself on draft day for the second year in a row. Good job! It really is amazing how quickly this team went from being so deep and stacked with talent that posters here were saying we desperately needed a consolidation trade, to a team with an extremely shallow, shitty bench. That's what wiffing on draft day two years in a row and giving away talent for no apparent reason will do for you. BNM
Most likely Denver fans. Interim GM and college scout extraordinaire made us worse and Denver better. BNM
One "A", huh? I'd like to be the first to welcome Masai Ujiri to our little Trail Blazers forum here on SportsTwo. BNM
Like Joel, who is coming home this Fall. I'll let you take care of that. Why don't they call it the GPOAT? The greatest what of all time?
That's what permanent injuries to Roy, Oden, and Przybilla will do to you. And we could still use a consolidation trade. A better coach, though, would make that unnecessary.
This was a bad draft, and we overpaid for Felton, who is a good player, but not a difference maker. I voted F-
B We have solidified the PG spot for years to come. While I would have preferred a reserve PF with oor pick, I'm not disappointed with a 4 year Duke PG as our potential #2 PG. Well done for that position. As to Deibler (or what ever the hell his name is), we needed a player who could stretch a defense and we sure got one to do so. He may not play a lot, but when he does we'll see some open spaces on the floor to really work our offense.
B- I like Felton but was hoping we'd finally rid ourselves of Batum for a real scorer or backup PF. Batum is now headed to be the next Rudy. A trade chip we hold onto until he's got zero value.
ive heard this too...why the fuck would andre want to do this? has he expressed some fondness for the city? the fans? the players? the coaches? i think the answer to all of these is no... sadly, if he is cut, which would solely be a cash saving move, i see him signing with the heat or....the lakers
It was a C- draft and trade when Portland needed an A+ to improve their chances next off season. If next year happens I expect the same result as the last three. Make the playoffs in either the 6th, 5th or 4th position then get beat like a drum in the first round. Yay?
I don't know that he's a great fit for either the Lakers or Heat. Both those teams need point guards who can defend and shoot three pointers. That's not his game. I guess if he wanted to go somewhere as a backup. But I don't think he sees himself as a backup yet. But yeah, I'm not sure why he'd want to come back to Portland. He doesn't seem to have much love for Nate/management, and if he came back Nate would probably bench him in favor of Felton's three point shooting. I'm trying to think of an elite team that could really use him well, and I'm kind of drawing a blank. I guess that's also why he was available last time when we acquired him. When you talk about contenders, it seems like your PG better be really damned good (Rose, Westbrook, Parker) or a reliable perimeter shooting role player (Kidd, Conley, Nelson, Bibby) who can spread the floor for stars that generate most of the offense. Miller isn't really either. So I kind of expect him to go to some 50 win type of team where he'll definitely help, but not really push the team to a contending level.