Trade Ben Simmons poll

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Rastapopoulos, Jun 21, 2021.

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What's the most you would give up for Ben Simmons?

  1. CJ + RoCo for Simmons and scrubs

    9.7%
  2. CJ for Simmons

    62.1%
  3. It depends on our new coach

    3.4%
  4. I'm not trading for that bum!

    24.8%
  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Lol this is egregious
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    I don’t think I was minimizing his P&R ability because it becomes more of a redundancy. We already have an elite P&R guy, one that actually isn’t afraid to look for his shot. And getting Ben would mean that guy would have to play off the ball. For $30M I’d want more than a guy that ran the second unit. There are better fits out there that could potentially become available that wouldn’t require as much compromise.
     
  3. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Sorry, but Dame and CJ are far more redundant in pretty much every aspect of the game than Dame and Ben would be.

    Who do you think would be available that's better?
     
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  4. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Based on what we saw last night, maybe Harrison Barnes...
     
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  5. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    let's not overrate a guy based on what he does against our defense now.

    :banghead2:
     
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  6. Orion Bailey

    Orion Bailey Forum Troll

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    im sorry but i find this just about as funny as it gets…

    the irony. The hypocrisy…



    lmfao!!!!

    i need to read something depressing now to stop these giggles. Lol.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Should've used the green font--sorry.
     
  8. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    nah i got your sarcasm. my caffeine has kicked in :)
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    go back and re-read the game thread.
     
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    no way! I learned years ago to stay away from those. Well during the game anyhow. Lol.
    Maybe tonight. i bet its such a huge meltdown my monitor starts smoking. Lol!
     
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    oh wait. Duh. Now i get it. Read something depressing… the game thread.
    Lol.
     
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    when God made a platypus, he should have made him green
     
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    im not against trading CJ, but I don’t think Simmons should be the target.

    I’d wait and see how Barnes develops in Toronto. Maybe one of OG/Siakam become available. Both would be better fits than Simmons to me. Jerami Grant is another one. I’m sure I can come up with more, that’s just off the top.

    I’d also wait and see how our own team develops under Billups first. No one is trading before December anyway.
     
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    It's not often that a superstar level player is available. When they are, you make an effort to acquire them and figure out the fit later. Waiting on hypotheticals of who may or may not be available is useless. If Ben doesn't workout, you can always move him. By then, he'd have raised his value from where it is now.
     
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    Ben Simmons isn’t a superstar level player.
     
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    There are red flags everywhere. How else are we going to pair all-nba talent with Dame in the next 12 months?
     
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    Ok so add faking injuries to his DOSSIER.
     
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    Agree to disagree. Even if he's a star level player, the point still stands.
     
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    the point being stars don’t become available often? Seems they become available yearly.
     
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    We don't haven't many years left to wait. How many will be available for CJ? How many have been traded for a package we could match without gutting the team?

    It's getting to the point that we need to strike when it's hot.
     

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