BLAZERS LOSE #1 DRAFT PICK!

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    As crazy as last season's off-season for Olshey was, this one will probably be even crazier.

    That. Is. Crazy.
     
    B-Roy, Apr 7, 2016
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  3. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Too bad we didn't trade Gerald Henderson for a draft pick when we had a chance.
     
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  4. 3RA1N1AC

    3RA1N1AC 00110110 00111001

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    but then youll have a shitty draft pick and wish you made the playoffs.
     
    3RA1N1AC, Apr 7, 2016
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  5. Tunchi

    Tunchi Well-Known Member

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    Below .500 teams make the playoffs some years. Quite honestly if we're not bonofide contenders I like to build through the draft and not lose any assets..
     
    Tunchi, Apr 7, 2016
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  6. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    HOW DO YOU BUILD THROUGH THE DRAFT WITH THE 14TH PICK???
     
    B-Roy, Apr 7, 2016
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    If we were 8th seed going up against GSW, then it might be debatable. But, getting to 5 not only gives them a chance to win a series, at a minimum it gives this team solid first round experience at least a year earlier than expected.
     
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  8. 3RA1N1AC

    3RA1N1AC 00110110 00111001

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    we owed that pick because we already traded it. you are like a stoner who gets fronted a bag of weed and then doesnt want to pay for it after the they smoke it all.
     
    3RA1N1AC, Apr 7, 2016
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    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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    Gawdamn bunch of overachievers....
     
    HomerLovesKoolAid, Apr 7, 2016
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  10. santeesioux

    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    How are we going to get Gary Payton Junior now?!?
     
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    You can hit on someone like PG13
     
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    Last year our pick was in the 20s - and we traded it for Plums.

    Next question?
     
    oldmangrouch, Apr 7, 2016
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    I'm glad we made the play-offs, but all this "draft picks are worthless!" nonsense is just silly.

    BTW - we didn't lose the pick because we made the play-offs. We lost the pick (and Barton and T-Rob) because Olshey whiffed on Affalo. Even more than the pick, I would like to have Barton back. So it goes.
     
    oldmangrouch, Apr 7, 2016
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  14. 3RA1N1AC

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    nobody is saying that draft picks are completely worthless.
     
    3RA1N1AC, Apr 7, 2016
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    You could be right. I honestly believe we are more likely to regress than improve.

    All the more reason to celebrate the current success.
     
    oldmangrouch, Apr 7, 2016
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  16. PtldPlatypus

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

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    You also honestly believed we'd be lucky to win 20 games this season, so...yes, let's celebrate the present. I fully agree with you there.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 7, 2016
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    At least you finally correctly said "you" instead of "we", since you're just a fan of another team with nothing better to do.

    Btw, it is possible to trade for a draft pick if that's what we want to do... it's not like we're now blacklisted from the NBA draft. However it's not possible to trade for a playoff spot.
     
    noknobs, Apr 7, 2016
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  18. Tunchi

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    Like Neil once said "asset accumulation"
     
    Tunchi, Apr 7, 2016
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    Tunchi Well-Known Member

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    Exactly
     
    Tunchi, Apr 7, 2016
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  20. Tunchi

    Tunchi Well-Known Member

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    Exactly
     
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