Blazers have to sign someone. This is a 10 day. They can take a look see and make a decision. If they have to sign someone why not sign a guy that has playoff experience and can hit a three. Is he a game changer? No. Does this make sense? Yes.
Then we wouldn't have gotten Lillard. Needed the pick we got in Bayless trade to New Orleans to get Crash who got us Dame.
[QUOTE="honkicracker, post: 4373904, member: 28021" But now that Turner & Harkless are playing much better, Harkless specifically... I just don't see why you then add a forward like rush. Well unless one is hurt.[/QUOTE] "Well unless one gets hurt" is a good enough reason for me. If he physically can't play they should be able to see that in 10 days. So again not much down side.
Do we know that for sure? Did he have a good season last year in Minnesota? no. Did he gave a good year in GS the year before? Yes- He looked great against us when he went 8-9 ( 4-4 from deep) So did he really become washed up in one season, or was the success and non-success due to the team (and the style they played) that he was on at the time?
I'm underwhelmed by the signing. The only upside I see is that you can put him in a game that counts and he won't fall on his face. I've never met him so I can't speak to what he brings to the locker room. Having been with the Blazers already, management and the players at least know him. I don't think the signing matters much. It's NO doing his duty to add another player to the roster.
To many times Turner and MO have been absent on offense and honestly Rush is a much much better three point shooter. This gives us another weapon on the wing if the guy wants to re-ignite his career? He can also play some two guard...worth a shot!
I agree.... it is worth a shot. How many times have we been in a position this year where we really needed that 3rd guy to spread the floor and keep the defense honest. Games where other teams dared some of our other shooters (besides Dame and CJ) to take the open shot late in games. In those situations I wished we still had Crabbe camped out on the perimeter. Napier can fill that role in some matchups but not all. No doubt when Hark is on, he is the best option. But if he goes cold again it would be nice if we had another option. We are only talking 24 games and maybe the playoffs. A veteran like Rush may be a better option coming in cold off the bench vs a G league player IMO....... Assuming he is in good shape.
Since they HAD to sign someone, this move could’ve just been made to buy time. Time for all the buyouts to be finalized. It’s a short term commitment to satisfy league rules. The fact that they didn’t just convert Baldwin’s contract tells me they’ll be looking to add someone else after the ten days are up. If they just wanted to take a scouting look at someone with the future in mind they would’ve signed a younger player. I think they have their eyes on a buyout guy.
This smells like a playoff move. There's nothing this team needs more than a tall wing who can make shots and facilitate the offense, and do so under playoff pressure. If BRush has any game left, he's more than worth the look.
Meanwhile Clownzano will be at his desk writing an outsider article about how terrible and futile Rush's time will be here in Portland.
