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  1. Minstrel

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    I'd do that, but unless Jackson hates Porzingas personally, I don't see New York doing it.

    Someone with the potential for Dirk Nowitzki's game on offense and Tyson Chandler's game on defense is one of the most valuable young players in the game.
     
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    Wow. This guy should be pretty popular with some of the posters here. I think we even have a thread or two about this. ;)
     
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    And if we can't get rid of two of them; then we should change the system (might mean a new coach). Nurkic seems to know how to make Harkless and Aminu (and Vonleh) look good without making them shoot threes. In a new system Lillard and McCollum might have to drive less and take more three themselves.
     
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    No.

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    Please no.

    (To Skiles)
     
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    All of that dude's answers show his stupidity.
     
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    Harkless is not garbage. He's got some game.
     
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    Yeah I think Skiles would be a disaster with this team. Go directly from a players coach to Skiles? With our two best players our worst defenders? I'm sure that would go over great.
     
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    Skiles would be only a slighter better hire than Jackson, so only the second worst guy they could hire.
     
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    I wouldn't be steadfast in refusing to deal one of Dame or CJ.

    For all the greatness on the offensive side of the ball, the defense is just horrible. I might actually prefer to deal Dame over CJ. I think CJ would be perfectly fine defensively guarding PGs, and he's proven to be an assassin type of player at PG when he plays there. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to keep them both, as well, so I'm not exactly saying a deal is a must do.

    I think Dame or CJ might net us a PG as the two main elements of a deal.

    I know it's not a popular position to take, but I'd be fine running at SG with Crabbe or ET.

    Stotts is a really good coach, and really underrated.

    He has made the most of most of the players on the roster. His offenses have featured our two best scorers and have taken Plums' skills into the scheme. Adding Nurk, his offense adjusted to allow him to flourish. We overachieved two seasons ago by playing defense. The defense was among the worst in the NBA last season though, and that is a coaching issue.

    The question would be who we'd replace him with that's better. There may not be an ideal candidate.
     
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    Can we send Meyers to bootcamp?

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    The only parts of Blazer games I ever miss is when someone in the Blazer truck is showing a highlight while an incredible real-time play is going on. :D
     
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    I think it would be easier to change the coach and system (to not rely on the 3 quite as much) at this point then it would be to get rid of all the players that we want to.

    I don't see it happening this year though...
     
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    Not bad.

    Doug Collins?
     
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    I don't like his sets, personally
     
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    That's interesting. I sometimes do feel it's kind of like the Ducks football situation was last year. Needs some new blood, not necessarily replace Stotts but a new strong assistant coach with some new input. Add an outsider's view.
     
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    I think if Melo wanted to waive his no trade to come here and we can dump some combo Meyers/AC/Turner and a pick (20 or 26), I might get on the Melo to PDX train.We are cash strapped as is. Why not let Melo try to rebrand his image here?

    A Dame/CJ/Melo/Aminu/Nurk lineup actually looks decent to me and I think we could win 50-55 games easily with that crew. Someone talk me off this ledge.
     
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    I'd trade Harkless and Leonard for Gay and Tolliver, their contracts are half as long. Interesting that Gay's ORPM is slightly negative but his DRPM is almost 2. Tolliver shot .391 at threes.
     
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    I'm only lukewarm to getting Melo. He's barely a net positive on the court, and that requires him to shoot a lot. A lot more than we'd probably like...

    He's not really led his teams to lots of victories.
     
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    I'm just thinking back to his time with the national team. Just needs to catch and shoot and he's skilled enough to drop 20 in his sleep. And create when needed when one of Dame/CJ are on the bench. Can you imagine him getting the WIDE OPEN looks that Moe and Aminu got these past four games? No way our guards get covered like they did if Melo is the release guy.
     
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