Event Friday is Big! (NBA draft drawing)

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  1. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Boo... :(
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Yay! :)
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    So do we thank Meyers for bumbling the post moves against New Orleans?
     
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    The last thing this team needs to do is get YOUNGER.... We got the most important pick. Take the best player and package the other two for a better big man. Most of the later picks are a crap shoot anyway.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Boo... :(
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Yes. Yes we do.

    See. Stotts is no dummy.

    :cheers:
     
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    what the dick.

    lame.
     
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    So basically we need to draft a tall/lengthy SF with 15.
     
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    Why is getting young talent a bad thing?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Because we're already extremely young, we already have a bunch of project players (Harkless, Vonleh, Layman, etc), and we desperately need some consistent vets who can contribute on a nightly basis.
     
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    Bipolar.
     
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    If you replace Ezeli and Meyers with a rookies, its not a bad thing. Layman, Connaughton, and Quarterman shouldnt be reasons to not add young talent, as anyone taken 45th and above will be a better prospect than those 3.

    So unless you're getting great value by trading picks, it makes no sense to not add young talent because were young, or to trade our picks for middling veteran talent that isn't much better than the player we would have drafted.
     
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    That's really the whole point. We should either try to consolidate the picks into one higher pick for a rotation player, OR use them to acquire some much needed rotation player(s). While most of our team is young, the two key players on our roster are not. Dame will be 27 in July and CJ will be 26 in September. So Dame is entering his prime right now. We can't keep relying on 22 year olds to contribute on a nightly basis. We see it with Harkless and Vonleh. They'll have one good game and then they'll have 3-4 mediocre games. We need dudes that are gonna give us consistent numbers on a nightly basis.
     
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    Ya an athletic wing.
     
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    And what is GREAT VALUE for a late round draft pick? They are worth whatever they can bring us to get this core a championship. The thing every NBA fan always says about the Blazers is that they are always young. At some point you have to roll the dice and bet on your current players and go all in. There is no opportune time. The great trades end up getting a player like Buck Williams. The bad trades end up like Afflalo. I hate the "hold the cards" mentality. It's how franchises constantly end up falling short. But if your lucky the window will open and that is the chance you take. Dame and CJ won't waste their primes on a team that doesn't become a contender. They'll demand a trade at some point.
     
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    So a SF wing at 15? My question is, do we draft our need at that spot even though there may be better talent in other positions available? Or do we draft best player available and use him in a trade to get what we need?
     
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    EASY answer is NO, we need bigs and that is where they are slotted for this draft so we draft a big
     
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