In 2007, the Celtics were 24-58. They had one all-star forward (Pierce), one promising young forward (Jefferson), and a relatively non-descript lineup otherwise. They then traded that promising talent for one aging all-star, traded their top-5 pick for another aging all-star, improved by 42 wins over the prior year, and won the title. In 2012, the Blazers will finish 26-40 (or thereabouts). They have one all-star forward (Aldridge), one promising young forward (Batum) and a relatively non-descript lineup otherwise. May the similarities continue.
But I do like your thinking. But let's go a little further. What if "Portland" actually makes the playoffs and the Jersey pick is #5? Then we can follow suit and still give OKC hell!
So is this the route we should go? Trade for All-Stars who are 32-33 years old and go for it with a 3-4 year run?
Well fortunately, we have younger stars already on the roster. I think Plt is talking that just because we may not have the best picks, we have a chance to turn things around quickly.
That's the main thing, IMO. People are preaching 3-4 year rebuild. Perhaps that's necessary. Or, perhaps we have a chance at a one summer rebuild. Perhaps--if he can net us an all-star.
Would you be against it if we could get a Igudala (Batum and #5 pick)? And if we got Igs, do you think it's enough to grab D Will this offseason? If this is the case, we could possible have an opportunity to get D Will and Igs. Would a starting line-up of: D Will, E Will, Igs, Aldridge and Pryzbilla be a contending starting 5?
Shhh. Don't interfere with their happy time. All we need is a GM that is a former team mate and good friend of our GM that will give us a superstar (not an all star) for spare change, and another who will deal us an all star for some mythical lottery pick we don't have yet
LMAO and to top the parallel off would be to land Rondo this summer. Would that be a scary similarity?
Every analogy falls apart at some point. I will point out that Rondo was selected #21 the summer before their rebuild. I believe Nolan Smith was selected #21 as well. What we're really missing is a Kendrick Perkins.
This reminds me of the old Steve Martin bit on how to become a millionaire. First, get a million dollars........
No thanks. It worked out for Boston, but I wouldn't call that a sure-fire path to success. The odds of the wheels falling off the old fogies or getting the mix wrong is pretty high. Secondly, with the new CBA rules, it's far better to go the OKC route of collecting lotto picks to fill out your roster. This way you can have (potential) all-star level production from players that get paid less than a mid-level deal ... yes at some point you might have to trade a player when they're due for an extension (like OKC may have to do with Ibaka or Harden) but presumably you could then just flip them for another high lotto pick if they blow up (like OKC will probably do with Harden or Ibaka).
