I've been around here long enough to know you could say anything, and someone is going to argue it. Powell was never a full time starter until he came here. And he started out of position. Better served for a bench role. Nance has started generally due to I juries as well. Not a normal starter. So I'd say 2 starters
Trading grant for 7 straight up may actually cause me to not watch this season. Just got to hope Sell Low Joe values the pick more than that.
Wasn’t he starting for the raptors before we traded for him and he was putting up very good numbers at the two. I don’t think it’s fair that we traded for him and put him at the three and then wondered why he wasn’t successful. And he STILL put up decent numbers at the three.
OMG a reddit poster drops the Grant trade again with more speculation -- ho hum -- come back to me once a Woj or someone breaks the news until then -- NEXT One last thing -- what was the last trade rumor that had legs for this long that came to reality ??
I like it. then send 11 and expiring for Grant (or best other available long 3). Balance that roster. Pull the trigger.
1. Why is anyone bringing up #7 for Grant? Is there an actual reason? Woj said something? 2. If other teams make deals they prefer that don’t include the Blazers, then I guess Cronin uses the 7the pick. I’m just fine with that. There are legit forwards to take. They may not be optimally on Dame’s timeline, but they can help the team. Then use #36. Or move up a bit to ensure getting PROCIDA! 3. I love the trade talk and creative number crunching. If a significant trade happens for the Blazers, I’m sure there will be re-calculations of previous trades and future prognostication and … fun for all. But no Grant for #7.
We also lost the attitude that it's ok to play shitty defense. There was a culture change as soon as the new guys arrived.
That was one of the biggest things I couldn't stand. There was a sense of entitlement with certain player and how much effort they gave on the defensive end. The other players, would be yanked after a few minutes if they did something that an offensive vet had been doing for years. One of the reasons for Pop's success for so many years is that he held Duncan and Robinson to the same standards as the 12th man on the bench. Those end rotation guys knew that if Pop was dressing down Duncan, they weren't safe.
Only way I trade for Grant is if we have added another pick by trading #7 for a great 2 way Power Forward. Otherwise we need to add more than just Grant with #7 and an expiring. New York is who I'd be looking at. For either Tobbin or Randle and #11. But I'm open to suggestions.
The arguments some have made for getting Collins from Atlanta seem in the ballpark. The Knicks and the 11, too. Out of the draftees I like for the Blazers, getting one of them extends for sure to 10 … which means a guy like Mathurin, Davis or Griffin is a top 10 pick (SG, SG, SF w/ knees). Lucky 7 or 11 for the Blazers!
It starting to look like we can get two of Collins, OG, randle, and Grant this summer. I still think OG with one of the other guys would push us into contention. But if we don’t get OG, it another season of mediocrity
If we turn 7, Keon, Bucks pick, Bledsoe and an exception into OG and Grant, we'll be very very good immediately with plenty of room for growth to get even better.
While I understand needing a veteran like Grant I’m just not sure he’s worth the upside of a young guy who can do a lot of same things at much cheaper price while not sacrificing the future. Hoping we get a bidding war for #7 and get something better. Personally if we are trading #7 I’d rather have Collins
Why do you believe it's starting to look like this? Are you saying so because a bunch of Blazers fans are proposing such? The actual value Cronin gets could be very different. From the value he got at the deadline I'm not optimistic he's adding multiple high level valuable starters here.
Then again, while I'm sitting here thinking "Were it not for Sell-Low Joe's deadline debacle, CJ for Randle would have already happened by now", I'm also sitting here thinking, "If NY demanded Hart for Randle, I don't know that I'd be on board with that". I'm so conflicted!
