They used him as a pt guard with Felton.....that was an ugly season...he was happy to leave...I don't see him returning but Will Barton or DeMar DeRozen would be good on this roster
He wasn't the point guard though until Felton showed that he was way out of shape and ineffective and there were few options. Crawford wasn't willing to be a team player and sacrifice for the team. I always liked Crawford before that but when I watched him one game when he was playing the point and refusing to even look for his shot.
Maybe Dame is looking at that 1st Team and seeing at least 8 series wins, at least 32 Playoff wins....and Dame with no numbers in either category. He either has an issue with Olshey or teammates because he seems to love Stotts.
I may be naive here but the only way I see Dame asking to be traded is if he feels NO isn’t going to make the moves he believes should be made. LMA always felt fickle to me, Dame has never felt that way, I just think he wants to make it clear he wants to win and how he thinks they can get there.
Hopefully its to get Olshey fired. Dude has been pretty much useless for us outside of a couple good things.
If I am honest, I don't really want to think about that... Truth is though, He's an NBA star, and has every right to ask for one, especially if he knows things could've been done that would've helped them win and they weren't done.
For me personally, Dame is my favorite Blazer of all time... Sabonis a close 2nd... but at the end of the day I am loyal to the team and not the players.
He’s probably telling him to trade for his buddy Dray, who will be available if GS loses this series. Honestly, I think it’s a doable trade without giving up our backcourt or Zach. He’s regressed a bit and they aren’t gonna wanna max him.
It will take a trade because they have no cap room and a low Draft pick while not being Playoff relevant. It's possible they could use the TPE and go way over the cap and then make a trade trying to get back under the cap but that seems unlikely.
My favorite Blazer of all time was Wes Matthews, not because of how good he was just because of the leadership, and tenacity he played with. I remember when Korver had that long streak of making a 3 pointer in a game, and matthews was EVERYWHERE he went that night and stuffed it. I love players who take pride in playing defense. Anyways, of course I am a Blazer fan, and will always cheer for them to win every game, but I can't get mad at players who are trying to do what they think is best for their career's and some players leave in a much better way than others...
If Goodwin is involved, he's going to dump another one of his bloated, out-of-shape has-been clients on us.
