The love I lost

• Aminu - arguably our most underrated player from last year. One of our best and most versatile defenders. Someone who missed virtually no games since the post-Aldridge era. He was one of our most consistent playoff performers.
• Curry - led the league in 3p%, he was the perfect fit for spacing the floor and providing efficient offense in few minutes. He also fit perfectly with Dame and CJ as small lineup. Decent defender too.
• Layman - we gave away layman for absolutely nothing when he had numerous breakout performances and his length, athleticism, and shooting seemed to fit our offense very well.
• Kanter - I get that Kanter May have left, but we should have made a better effort to resign him. He was dominant in the playoffs and I doubt we make the WCF without his rebounding and post up game.
• Meyers leonard - great attitude BUT oh no, he had a good game for once and seems to be finally living up to potential. Trade him for a player with bad attitude who won’t fit when Nurk is back...
• Turner - arguably our best passer. A good, strong defender who took on tough matchups. I get he didn’t fit too well, but I thought he was starting to get into a role in the second unit well. I worry watching preseason games. Our second unit looks disorganized and clueless. Turner was a good floor general for the second unit and he was hilarious.
• Moe harkless - I don’t care as much about this one. I loved moe but he didn’t fit well and I think we needed a 3 that can consistently hit 3s

Blazers1977 said:

The blazers lost 70% of their minutes from their starting lineup for the playoffs last year - AND lost numerous bench players.

obviously it is too early to tell if this was wise. I may be biased, but I don’t think this was a good idea. We lost:

• Aminu - arguably our most underrated player from last year. One of our best and most versatile defenders. Someone who missed virtually no games since the post-Aldridge era. He was one of our most consistent playoff performers.
• Curry - led the league in 3p%, he was the perfect fit for spacing the floor and providing efficient offense in few minutes. He also fit perfectly with Dame and CJ as small lineup. Decent defender too.
• Layman - we gave away layman for absolutely nothing when he had numerous breakout performances and his length, athleticism, and shooting seemed to fit our offense very well.
• Kanter - I get that Kanter May have left, but we should have made a better effort to resign him. He was dominant in the playoffs and I doubt we make the WCF without his rebounding and post up game.
• Meyers leonard - great attitude BUT oh no, he had a good game for once and seems to be finally living up to potential. Trade him for a player with bad attitude who won’t fit when Nurk is back...
• Turner - arguably our best passer. A good, strong defender who took on tough matchups. I get he didn’t fit too well, but I thought he was starting to get into a role in the second unit well. I worry watching preseason games. Our second unit looks disorganized and clueless. Turner was a good floor general for the second unit and he was hilarious.
• Moe harkless - I don’t care as much about this one. I loved moe but he didn’t fit well and I think we needed a 3 that can consistently hit 3s

I’m not super-familiar with all our new players, but I generally know who they are. I personally think our roster from last year was FAR better and people forget it’s not just Dame and CJ that got us to the WCF. I don’t see how Whiteside and Nurk can coexist. I don’t why we got rid of Chief. I wish we coulda kept our dominant bench and think our bench this year will be a mess.

Let me know what you think. WHICH ROSTER IS BETTER (ignore cap space issue)?

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Blazers1977 said:

The blazers lost 70% of their minutes from their starting lineup for the playoffs last year - AND lost numerous bench players.

obviously it is too early to tell if this was wise. I may be biased, but I don’t think this was a good idea. We lost:

• Aminu - arguably our most underrated player from last year. One of our best and most versatile defenders. Someone who missed virtually no games since the post-Aldridge era. He was one of our most consistent playoff performers.
• Curry - led the league in 3p%, he was the perfect fit for spacing the floor and providing efficient offense in few minutes. He also fit perfectly with Dame and CJ as small lineup. Decent defender too.
• Layman - we gave away layman for absolutely nothing when he had numerous breakout performances and his length, athleticism, and shooting seemed to fit our offense very well.
• Kanter - I get that Kanter May have left, but we should have made a better effort to resign him. He was dominant in the playoffs and I doubt we make the WCF without his rebounding and post up game.
• Meyers leonard - great attitude BUT oh no, he had a good game for once and seems to be finally living up to potential. Trade him for a player with bad attitude who won’t fit when Nurk is back...
• Turner - arguably our best passer. A good, strong defender who took on tough matchups. I get he didn’t fit too well, but I thought he was starting to get into a role in the second unit well. I worry watching preseason games. Our second unit looks disorganized and clueless. Turner was a good floor general for the second unit and he was hilarious.
• Moe harkless - I don’t care as much about this one. I loved moe but he didn’t fit well and I think we needed a 3 that can consistently hit 3s

I’m not super-familiar with all our new players, but I generally know who they are. I personally think our roster from last year was FAR better and people forget it’s not just Dame and CJ that got us to the WCF. I don’t see how Whiteside and Nurk can coexist. I don’t why we got rid of Chief. I wish we coulda kept our dominant bench and think our bench this year will be a mess.

Let me know what you think. WHICH ROSTER IS BETTER (ignore cap space issue)?

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Blazers1977 said:

The blazers lost 70% of their minutes from their starting lineup for the playoffs last year - AND lost numerous bench players.

obviously it is too early to tell if this was wise. I may be biased, but I don’t think this was a good idea. We lost:

• Aminu - arguably our most underrated player from last year. One of our best and most versatile defenders. Someone who missed virtually no games since the post-Aldridge era. He was one of our most consistent playoff performers.
• Curry - led the league in 3p%, he was the perfect fit for spacing the floor and providing efficient offense in few minutes. He also fit perfectly with Dame and CJ as small lineup. Decent defender too.
• Layman - we gave away layman for absolutely nothing when he had numerous breakout performances and his length, athleticism, and shooting seemed to fit our offense very well.
• Kanter - I get that Kanter May have left, but we should have made a better effort to resign him. He was dominant in the playoffs and I doubt we make the WCF without his rebounding and post up game.
• Meyers leonard - great attitude BUT oh no, he had a good game for once and seems to be finally living up to potential. Trade him for a player with bad attitude who won’t fit when Nurk is back...
• Turner - arguably our best passer. A good, strong defender who took on tough matchups. I get he didn’t fit too well, but I thought he was starting to get into a role in the second unit well. I worry watching preseason games. Our second unit looks disorganized and clueless. Turner was a good floor general for the second unit and he was hilarious.
• Moe harkless - I don’t care as much about this one. I loved moe but he didn’t fit well and I think we needed a 3 that can consistently hit 3s

I’m not super-familiar with all our new players, but I generally know who they are. I personally think our roster from last year was FAR better and people forget it’s not just Dame and CJ that got us to the WCF. I don’t see how Whiteside and Nurk can coexist. I don’t why we got rid of Chief. I wish we coulda kept our dominant bench and think our bench this year will be a mess.

Let me know what you think. WHICH ROSTER IS BETTER (ignore cap space issue)?

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• Aminu was not one of our most consistent playoff performers. He often disappeared in the playoffs. He was underrated and a terffic defender and rebounder for us.
• I miss Curry. Hopefully Simons will make us forget about him
• Layman wanted out. He wanted to go the Timberwolves. Could the Blazers had gotten more? Maybe. Keeping him would have only made him resentful and disgruntled.
• Kanter had the opportunity to return. He flinched. It would have been niced to have had him back next to Whiteside for the minimum. Blazers have Gasol now.
• Meyers had 1 good game. So what? He had his chances here. Too many if you ask me.
• Maybe our best passer and a solid defender but he was a terrible fit. He destroyed our offense. And, was way overpaid.
• Moe we will miss most, but he was terribly inconsistent.

Chris Craig said:

• Aminu was not one of our most consistent playoff performers. He often disappeared in the playoffs. He was underrated and a terffic defender and rebounder for us.
• I miss Curry. Hopefully Simons will make us forget about him
• Layman wanted out. He wanted to go the Timberwolves. Coukd the Blazers had gotten more? Maybe. Keeping him would have only made him resentful and disgruntled.
• Kanter had the opportunity to return. He flinched. It would have been niced to have had him back next to Whiteside for the minimum. Blazers have Gasol now.
• Meyers had 1 good game. So what? He had his chances here. Too many if you ask me.
• Maybe our best passer and a solid defender but he was a terrible fit. He destroyed our offense. And, was way overpaid.
• Moe we will miss most, but he was terribly inconsistent.

Blazers have a better bench and roster this season.

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theprunetang said:

I love that Turner effected you so negatively, that you couldn't even bare to use his name.

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Chris Craig said:

Lol. I didn't even realize. Wow

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Blazers1977 said:

The blazers lost 70% of their minutes from their starting lineup for the playoffs last year - AND lost numerous bench players.

obviously it is too early to tell if this was wise. I may be biased, but I don’t think this was a good idea. We lost:

• Aminu - arguably our most underrated player from last year. One of our best and most versatile defenders. Someone who missed virtually no games since the post-Aldridge era. He was one of our most consistent playoff performers.
• Curry - led the league in 3p%, he was the perfect fit for spacing the floor and providing efficient offense in few minutes. He also fit perfectly with Dame and CJ as small lineup. Decent defender too.
• Layman - we gave away layman for absolutely nothing when he had numerous breakout performances and his length, athleticism, and shooting seemed to fit our offense very well.
• Kanter - I get that Kanter May have left, but we should have made a better effort to resign him. He was dominant in the playoffs and I doubt we make the WCF without his rebounding and post up game.
• Meyers leonard - great attitude BUT oh no, he had a good game for once and seems to be finally living up to potential. Trade him for a player with bad attitude who won’t fit when Nurk is back...
• Turner - arguably our best passer. A good, strong defender who took on tough matchups. I get he didn’t fit too well, but I thought he was starting to get into a role in the second unit well. I worry watching preseason games. Our second unit looks disorganized and clueless. Turner was a good floor general for the second unit and he was hilarious.
• Moe harkless - I don’t care as much about this one. I loved moe but he didn’t fit well and I think we needed a 3 that can consistently hit 3s

I’m not super-familiar with all our new players, but I generally know who they are. I personally think our roster from last year was FAR better and people forget it’s not just Dame and CJ that got us to the WCF. I don’t see how Whiteside and Nurk can coexist. I don’t why we got rid of Chief. I wish we coulda kept our dominant bench and think our bench this year will be a mess.

Let me know what you think. WHICH ROSTER IS BETTER (ignore cap space issue)?

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Chris Craig said:

• Aminu was not one of our most consistent playoff performers. He often disappeared in the playoffs. He was underrated and a terffic defender and rebounder for us.
• I miss Curry. Hopefully Simons will make us forget about him
• Layman wanted out. He wanted to go the Timberwolves. Could the Blazers had gotten more? Maybe. Keeping him would have only made him resentful and disgruntled.
• Kanter had the opportunity to return. He flinched. It would have been niced to have had him back next to Whiteside for the minimum. Blazers have Gasol now.
• Meyers had 1 good game. So what? He had his chances here. Too many if you ask me.
• Maybe our best passer and a solid defender but he was a terrible fit. He destroyed our offense. And, was way overpaid.
• Moe we will miss most, but he was terribly inconsistent.

Blazers have a better bench and roster this season.

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Chris Craig said:

Last Years Bench:

PG: Curry
SG Turner
SF: Layman
PF: Collins
C:Kanter(until Nurkic injury)/Leonard

This Year:

PG: Simons
SG: Bazemore
SF: Hezonja
PF: Skal Labissiere
C: Pau Gasol

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Blazers1977 said:

roughly speaking:

Curry = Simons
Turner = Bazemore
Layman = hezonja
Collins >>> Labassiere
Kanter >>> Gasol (even Meyers is likely better than Gasol at this point).

the only position our bench arguably got better is the guards - and our big guys are a huge step down.

Im actually pretty ok with the moves re the starters overall. I’m VERY concerned with our bench THIS year (not 3 years from now when Simons comes to full form).

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Chris Craig said:

• Aminu was not one of our most consistent playoff performers. He often disappeared in the playoffs.

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Blazers1977 said:

roughly speaking:

Curry = Simons
Turner = Bazemore
Layman = hezonja
Collins >>> Labassiere
Kanter >>> Gasol (even Meyers is likely better than Gasol at this point).

the only position our bench arguably got better is the guards - and our big guys are a huge step down.

Im actually pretty ok with the moves re the starters overall. I’m VERY concerned with our bench THIS year (not 3 years from now when Simons comes to full form).

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