The super Melo to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

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Should the Blazers puruse Carmelo Anthony?

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  1. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    So every team should just lay down? Did teams just quit when the bulls were dominating in the 90s? Fuck that shit. Go at them. If we die we die.
     
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    Because your favorite players can only be the best players on the team right ?
    I mean aren't you the one saying AMINU of all people is one of your favorite Blazers ?
     
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    No i dont mean that, but why add a 32 year old thats expiring? Just doesnt make sense for me
     
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    I mean it doesn't make sense to me either, but Houston will have to send out salary to make a Melo trade work and the knicks sure won't take ariza.
     
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    Ariza would be perfect starter at the three. I still hate him for what he did to Rudy but I think he would fit really well. He will probably go to NY tho, if he does get traded
     
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    Ariza does not move the needle... only Ryan Anderson changes the dynamic of this team... Ariza is mediocre and past his prime... Ryan Anderson is the best stretch 4 in NBA, 6'10, with Dame's range, and is in his prime... Ariza is a downgrade from Harkless
     
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    Ariza would just be a throw in. I think in that scenario Gordon would be the "prize"
     
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    Agree...
     
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    You learn most during adversity. A wily vet like Ariza could help teach Dame/CJ/Nurk/etc how to get better in the Playoffs.
     
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    IMO we should be looking to move Crabbe, Davis, Vonleh, and maybe Meyers.

    Davis and Vonleh will be free agents after this season. I don't want to pay them.

    Crabbe and Meyers are overpaid and not necessary anymore.
     
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    Ageee with most of this. While crabbe is overpaid, his shooting is still vital, especially with a second unit filled with non shooters.
     
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    Not Harkless, fuck!
     
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    The only needle Ryan Anderson is moving is the one Blazer fans everywhere inject into their veins as they become hopeless blubbering junkies on account of having to watch him play for their team.
     
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    Yeah it's gonna suck watching one of our role guys hit an open shot.
     
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    I wish that Morey was forced to give up Gordon. I'd be happy with something along the lines of this:

    Portland: Send out Crabbe/Harkless/Leonard; Receive Anderson/Shumpert/Cleveland future 1st
    Cleveland: Send out Shumpert/future first; Receive Eric Gordon
    New York: Send out Carmelo; Receive Crabbe/Harkless
    Houston: Send out Anderson/Gordon; Receive Carmelo/Leonard

    The New York backcourt gets crowded with the Tim Hardaway contract, but they can surely play the rookie, Crabbe and Hardaway Jr., especially if Crabbe logs some minutes at 3. They probably look to dump Courtney Lee too, and maybe in a permutation could also send Lee to Houston and take back Leonard instead of Houston.

    We cut $10M in salary for this year, next year Shumpert is an expiring, and probably end up shopping Vonleh for an asset. In the meantime, our rotation could look something like this:

    Lillard/McCollum
    McCollum/Shumpert
    Aminu/Turner
    Anderson/Vonleh
    Nurkic/Davis
     
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    41.8% shooting last year and 39.1% in the playoffs. 28.3% from deep.

    I fear some people might have Ryan Anderson confused with prime Dirk Nowitzki.
     
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    This reminds me of the rumors about how we were gonna trade for Okafor, but Neil was using that to drive up the price on Denver. Maybe Neil is trying to get Cleveland to up their offer to New York.
     
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