Rather send CJ to WAS, tbh, and get one of those youngsters here instead of give up RoCo Edit: unless of course you're still entertaining the CJ-for-Siakam swap too...
Yeah, it's kind of causing me a meltdown... I'm probably over it by now but I don't think Beckner takes that job without Dame giving his OK. So it's a little disconcerting.
Send CJ to somewhere for more picks to send Washington's way. Keep Roco at the 3. Would be much better for us. And possibly for Washington if they want to total rebuild.
I don't think Beckner does it if it "turns him off" those guys are tighter than Dame is with anyone else in his career. That was his assistant coach in college who left when Dame did to get Dame better and it has worked. Dame getting better has given Beckner opportunities to train other guys too but Dame is his main client.
Nope... just saying that I don't like any complements of a lineup with those three 6'3"ish guards starting together and it just rubs it in that Dray is an inch shorter than RoCo. Dray would be a great get... he would make us better in a lot of respects. I don't like his poor shooting numbers but other than that, he'd help but we'd still get slaughtered because Dame and CJ are bad to terrible defenders and Norm isn't a good defender at the three... he's a good defender when he's matched up with guards but not when he has to defend an average sized forward.
Yeah, personally I think I'd prefer a simplified version where we get Draymond and Moody, and we send CJ to WAS instead of Roco. Then we have Dame-Norm-Roco-Green-Nurk, and we add Moody to our Simons/Little youth movement on the bench.
I think @illmatic99's point re: the Beckner thing is, If THIS is the move that puts Dame over the top in terms of a trade request/seriously considering Philly as a destination, he's not really the guy we thought he was. He's a hell of a lot more complex as a person than this.
precisely. it's a shamelessly transparent attempt by Morey to woo Dame. And Dame is not that easily swayed. If the hire was made as a way to entice Dame, it would upset him more because he probably does not want his guy Beckner used as a pawn like that. But it also confirms how slimy Morey is.
Yeah, I would never think this is the move that would put Dame over the top. My worry is that it's a sign that he is already there... that either he's planning on asking for a trade to Philly or him and Olshey have already worked one out. That's a lot of fear talking though. This might not be anything to worry about at all.
If Beckner was the difference between Damian staying and going, A: why wouldn't the Blazers have hired him and B: why wouldn't Damian have requested they hire him in any time in the previous 9 seasons?
I'm also reading on twitter that he has consulted with other teams before. So maybe this was just a reporter being overzealous for engagement.
100% agreed. If this is the thing that causes Damian to leave, OR is the proof he's leaving, then so be it. I'm not going to put much into it either way to be honest though. I'm also not going to read much into anything. Maybe Damian wanted Beckner to find a job in the NBA and it has nothing to do with things. But man, would it suck and be a total Blazery thing to happen to us if they end up trading Damian for Simmons.
