that wasn't the starters going out as much as it was when Dame sat. The top of the 2nd and 4th Q's were always kind of scary
In your head, that's always been true. Looking at the track record of teams that have totally rebuilt in recent years, I'm not sure that there are any that I'd trade for the Blazers' current roster. OKC is sitting with a lot of nice draft capital, but we have yet to see if Presti can do anything with it. The Kings and TWolves are still stuck in the mire. New Orleans isn't likely to make the playoffs this year, again. I guess the Suns are the best example of a rebuild that's paid dividends, but it's built on the services of a decrepit point guard so I'm not sure what the shelf life is.
If OLSHEY blows it up, we’re stuck with OLSHEY for another 5 years. Let the next GM come in with the mission to rebuild. Who to keep, trade, draft, etc. I don’t want OLSHEY to be the achitect of the future! No way. Danny Ainge?
Danny Ainge?!? Dems fightin' words for some in here. And I'm not trying to point the finger, so to speak.
Ainge is from Oregon - watched him play for North Eugene High School in the State Championship game at the Memorial Coliseum back in like 1976? Hated him…until he became a great Blazer player! how are these fighting words?
Another on this board that needs to learn his b-ball! In 1992. Ainge played behind Drexler and Porter and was a key contributor to reaching the Finals. In one Finals game against the Bulls, Ainge scored 9 points in overtime - an NBA record at the time. Ainge was a great player for Portland and while only on the Blazers for two seasons, he most likely ranks in the top 50 Blazers in franchise history. He’s a winner on many levels and would be a nice replacement for Olshey! Bet he’d get along famously with Billups as well!
Id take him in a heart beat. Dudes a scrapper. and yes, very underrated player overall. He was one of those that did alot of the little things that didnt show up on stats. I think him and Billups would work out great.
None of the players you mentioned have the respect of the refs or will get calls down the stretch of tight games. Melo got us at least 3 or 4 extra points in tight 4th quarter. You won’t be able to go to any of the ones you named down the stretch. People may have not liked his game, but it’s true.
great theory....but is it reality? Melo in the clutch last season: http://www.82games.com/2021/20POR14.HTM 31% FG rate; 36% eFG rate; 19 points/48 on 21 shots/48. 6 total FT's all season in the clutch he was terrible during clutch time
it's a decent site for some types of stats, and presented in a easy format it doesn't update a current season though till fairly late in the season. It's more retrospective than current
