The Bucks drafted a PG. Sure, it's possible that they still keep Jennings and Sessions, but the chances of signing Sessions just increased. Given that he'll definitely be available with our capspace, that's a huge positive. Hinrich wasn't traded and remains an option for the Blazers. I know that some don't like him that much, but since most agree that he's an upgrade over Blake, he's still a fall back option. On top of that, last season, the Wolves were reportedly interested in him. Now they're not, competition for his services may have decreased. If Minnesota really does plan on playing both Flynn and Rubio, look forward to some easy wins for the Blazers next season. If you thought that Brandon Roy scored at will on Foye, how many points is going to put up against the Wolves' backcourt without even breaking a sweat? Draft day is exciting, it's practically Christmas for us hardcore fans. Now imagine the excitement of draft day, drawn out over a whole month! ok ok I'm reaching on this one For the ladies (or the guys, if so inclined) - We got another suave Spaniard who can [video=youtube;2_ufVzTs4FU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ufVzTs4FU[/video] Go on, admit it... that cowboy hat one is pretty cool. Thabeet has Samuel Dalembert, at best, written all over him. Memphis didn't improve their team that much and will be unable to match up with the Blazer bigs. Oden is too strong for Thabeet, and Aldridge too quick for Gasol. any others? I know there's some legitimate reasons to be down after this draft, I'm not arguing that, but there's already plenty of threads about that. There are also some reasons to remain positive, hopefully we can focus on that in this thread.
You vaguely alluded to this, but not fully: Rubio may be available to acquire, since Minnesota drafted two point guards with high picks and Rubio is making noises about staying in Europe rather than playing in Minnesota.
I would feel a lot better with at least one of Blair or Brockman. That's all. And maybe Mills brings something we don't have.
If we sign Turkoglu, then we get to spend 2 years waiting for a 3rd or 4th or 5th string SF. Be positive, be positive. He's way to skinny to plan 3 or 4 in the NBA. Try to think positive. The cowboy hat was cool. Blowing pick #22 isn't the worst thing in the world, really. We filled our need with Pendergraph, later in the draft. Sorry man, when it comes to Claver, that's all the positive I can muster.
I don't think Claver was a bad pick personally.... Not picking Blair (or Young) with 31 or 33 is a little hard to understand....heck, they could have bought another pick with cash.... I'll show optimism after I see what Prichard does via FA and\or trades this offseason.... Some teams in the west got noticeably better...we did not...
I don't think Claver was a blown pick, I just think #22 was too high for him. I would have liked to have seen us trade back down and pick up some 2nd rounders in 2010 or 2011 and pick him up around #26-#28. Does anyone else think he still wouldn't have been around? It's not a rhetorical question; there are those in here who know much more about the draft than do I.
There's a difference between being positive and dreaming Nah, you're right that Rubio becomes more and more obtainable with each passing day. I highly doubt that KP has anything planned, but if he's available for the right price, the Blazers can definitely go get him. Another one - the Suns are officially rebuilding. They're a team that's always given us trouble, especially Amare and Shaq. Nice to see Shaq in the East, hopefully Amare follows him. This also means that Nash is available, giving us another option to fall back on. Chris Paul is still waiting to be traded to the Blazers But nobody that we wanted, aside perhaps from Vince Carter, was traded. Every option that was available before the draft still remains so.
There are plenty of reasons to be positive. Claver could turn into a huge steal down the road Pendergraph is a good pick and should fill in like a backup should Cunningham is a tough player that has some skills Mills is great value where he was selected. Anyone that thinks selecting Blair would have made a huge difference compared to these guys are crazy. Also, considering the picks the Blazers had to work with, they did more than fine. Another good draft for Pritchard. Not earth shattering, but it's the kind of draft a team that is a playoff team has.
You are using semantics on the "blown pick" thing, but hey it's a reasons to be positive thread, so go for it. Unless KP tells us specifically another team wanted to take him, I know of no internet sources (mock drafts or articles/rumors) that had him in the 1st round at all.
You are ignoring the fact that there is no spot in the playing rotation for any of them except maybe for Pendergraph. By your definition, I am obviously crazy.
Who says they have to play? It's about depth. Coming into the draft the Blazers pretty much already had their rotation down. Anyone that was drafted was not going to see big minutes. I'll take Pendergraph/Cunningham/Mills over Frye/Shavlik/Sergio.
I would take the latter, for sure right now. But I'll give the rookies a chance to see what they can do.
2/3 of those rotations will hardly see the floor. It's pretty much between Pendergraph and Frye and I think we've all seen enough of Frye to know he isn't what this team needs. Not a fan of 6-11 players standing 20 feet away from the basket.
Last year, George Hill was widely criticized for being a reach by the Spurs but is now considered a good pick. Here's hoping that our guys can do the same. I Forgot about it, but Philly drafting Holiday is like the Bucks drafting Jennings - it makes it a bit more likely that their free agent PGs won't be retained. Hello Andre Miller...
Agreed, if Pendergraph can be a solid rotation player, then I'd love to see him take Frye's spot and it would make me feel better about the draft. I really hate the Dante Cunningham pick though. I don't see the point of getting him at all.
