Disagree. Matching Crabbe was the right move at the time. He is overpaid but he is more useful than Turner. Crabbe is still 26 and at the time had the "potential" thing going for him.
Matching $18million a year for a bench player is never a good decision. Should have let him go, $18million is the sort of money you pay to your second or third best player.
3 of the highest 5 players on the Blazers were bench players for good parts of the season or in Meyers' case, didn't play much at all.
I mostly agree with you, but I do have some disagreement, too. Biebs after contract: a negative asset Crabbe after contract: not an asset ET after contract: a negative asset Neil HAS NOT made very many mistakes, but these 3 were doozies. By signing them to the contracts they got, he converted assets to negative assets or nonassets. We're still suffering for these mistakes, as you know. Aminu after contract: a definite asset Harkless after contract: a definite asset Davis after contract: a mediocre asset We really didn't lose much of an asset with Davis. If Davis was much of an asset, his agent would never have signed him to the horrible Nets for tiny $$$. The only reason Davis qualifies as an asset at all is because I think they're planning on using him as trade bait at the deadline.
After a night, I think we're all sleeping on this move. He was a terrific scorer before his injury. If he's healthy, he's better than Napier/Pat/et al.
I'm really not sure of your point? Is your point that maybe Crabbe would be worth his completely outrageous contract if he were playing next to Draymon and Steph? Crabbe is mediocre as a backup, sucks as a starter. I'm glad he's gone - I was tired of @Boob-No-More continually statistically proving how bad Crabbe's defense was, and is.
There is a major difference that you're ignoring. Money is king..... Kahwi would come with bird rights, so we could also pay him more than any other team. If Seth balls out, we can only pay him with whatever exception we have available (maybe the MLE - if not used this year).
While I agree with Kyler, "positionless" basketball works best when its 2/3/4s that you're losing up on, ala Boston, GS, where you can switch everything on defense. Positionless basketball doesn't function AS well IMO, when it's all guys that are like 6'3
He is doing Curry, or more likely his agent, a favor. If the Blazers get anything out of it, that's a bonus. That is also a bass-ackward way for a GM to think.
The Blazers can get nothing out of this... If Seth has a good year he will opt out and we won’t have cap room to resign him
If seth has a good year...that's what the blazers got out of the deal. A good cheap year for a bench player. They didnt sign him hoping he becomes his brother suddenly and we lock him in.
I find your concern on potentially losing a backup PG a little odd given your "who gives a rip" attitude about trading CJ for Kawhi and potentially having him walk after a year.
