He was drafted #52, played 135 minutes, and will be age 26 in his 2nd year. Jeffries, Pavlovic, Price. Olshey is stocking our pond with rotten Clipper fish to make us lose.
I think he has some potential. Didn't know he's 26 already but his stats per minute weren't bad. He does have bad FT% but very good FG%.
Oh, no. Our end of bench scrubs who aren't going to play aren't very good. What will we do? I do strongly suspect Olshey is playing for a lottery pick next season (read: playing the rookies). Between our draft pick and however much cap room we can come up with (see ya Wesley?) and trade possibilities, I expect Olshey will be going for an impact SG -- regardless of what lip service he gives to BPA or "Tiers" or whatever.
Ha. I type, I sit, I drink, I twiddle my thumbs, I look out the window and daydream, and finally I hit 'send'. I know if I just wait, someone else will post my thoughts anyway, but still, I type, I sit, I look out the window....
I can see this as what his plan is. If this team does well and sniffs a playoff spot he looks like a genius, if they get another high lottery pick he says this was the plan all along.
Our end of bench players used to be guys with potential. They had a 50-50 chance of lasting in the league. Nolan Smith, Martell Webster, guys like that who are worth something in a trade. Olshey picks up garbage now when he could wait till the day before the season starts to get each team's last cut.
See, you think that this will go on for only this season. I look at Clipper history and I think it will go on for as many years as Olshey is our GM.
It's crazy, because Macklin's around my age, and I remember back when he was in high school, he was one of the biggest names on the circuit. He had so much potential that you have to wonder what happened. At this point, Macklin would be better off going to Europe than playing for the Blazers, or any NBA team for that matter. He needs playing time. Sitting on someone's bench next season won't do him any good developmentally. He's been nothing but raw potential since his days at Georgetown, and he's never put it together. Maybe some playing time in a prominent role overseas will do him some good, just like it did when he went to Florida. I'd actually be interested to hear what the money behind those deals are. Who are the teams from Turkey and Greece that're offering him contracts, and how much are they offering him (and for how long)? For him to even be considering the Euroleague, the NBA teams have to be offering him near minimum, or not really offering at all. Also, one thing you have to think about is that if the Pistons aren't even thinking about bringing him back, then how much is a 25 year old project has never amounted to anything really worth? If he's a valuable prospect, then you'd think Detroit would keep him on board. They're not exactly a playoff contender for next season.
