Blazers sign Chris Kaman

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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Could this be the revenge of PapaG? This is insurance if Lopez gets run over by a train. Since coming to Portland, Olshey has always referred to Kaman in a revered tone. He thinks he's a big star. By signing Kaman, Olshey admits that he erred drafting Meyers Leonard.

     
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    UKRAINEFAN Well-Known Member

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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    Freeland and Leonard were already pretty expendable. Us fans are dreaming about Hawes and Monroe and this is what we get???!!!!
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    Insert snarky comment(s) here.
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    Yes, agreed.
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    39 games
     
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    LOL someone on this site hacked Kaman's twitter
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    You mean like George Hill for Kwahi Finals MVP Leonard?
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    How long til Kaman turns in Chris gayman lameman wish he'd go awayman?
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    Thats a damn good move but if anyone knew Kwahi would be that good he wouldnt have gone 15th.
    Also when it went down it was looked at as a very even trade.
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    2 games into the season.
     
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    On the DL agaiman
     
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    His defense is miles better than Meyers Leonard. In his younger days he would average 2+ blocks a game but now he's really below average defensively. Not clueless but not as good as Freeland. I think he would be better against Dwight Howard or other massive guys than 6'10" Freeland though. Hey if one of the better scoring big men was a great defensive center do you think he'd be attainable for anywhere close to the MLE?

    I think the only downside here is if Kaman could complain about role or playing time. With him only going to the playoffs once and being on that disaster in LA last year I don't forsee this being an issue, but you never know.
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    Exactly! Critics didn't have any idea it was that great of a move when it happened. Most said it was just a penny pinching move. whoops.
     
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    Re: Kaman a Blazer

    I wasn't impressed at the time. ;)
     
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    Just a few things. Clearly the Blazers don't have the same infatuation with defense only players. As a result a lot of us are going to be underwhelmed. Also so many of us build up scenarios of what we think should happen and then are quick to judge a signing based on our own fantasy league concepts.

    Now lets think about this signing for a minute based on facts we know about what Neil an Co have been targetting. Greg Monroe not a great defender was going to require max contract on a S&T maybe having to send Batum, would leave Wright as starting SF. Spencer Hawes, again not a great defender, also would have required a S&T to acquire. We would again be creating new holes to fill. Both Monroe and Hawes would have been 5 year commitments. So how is Kaman compared to those guys defensively? Offensively he's not much worse at all. Injury wuse hes never had a major injury just strains and sprains mostly feet and ankles, no knees. He's not going to stir up chemistry by changing an already very effective starting unit, or by thinking he should be starting.
     
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    Not exactly certain that Livingston for the MLE was such a great deal. He isn't an outside shooter, and it's not like he put up great #'s.
     
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    Exactly. We now have a second center, and we still have Freeland as insurance in case one of our big men gets dinged up and needs to rest.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Stop with the logic. If it isn't on a spread sheet half these guys won't know what you are talking about. You might make someone's head asplode.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    With the contracts that have been bandied about so far, the handwriting on the wall seems to say the MLE wasn't going to get Portland what us fans wanted. I would think Olshey has had a couple of dozen conversations with prospective players/agents and should have an idea what is realistic and what is pie in the sky. I have little choice but to give him the benefit of the doubt.

    Oh, and BTW: Kaman (when healthy) is a legit backup center. We needed one of those.
     
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