I'm So SICK & TIRED of Neil Olshey

The most surprising thing about Neil’s tenure in Portland is he hasn’t signed Jimmer Fredette yet.

 

Signing Davis to a one year contract means he can reject any trade.

 

I mean outside of the top five guys who everyone struggles to check.

I wouldn't hesitate to throw him out against guys like Brown, Hayward, Crowder, Butler, Evans, etc.
It's rumored WB4 has a significant wingspan.
The only hesitation I'd have is if the other teams 3 is known to board, or get direct post ups like Barnes does.

 

No it doesnt.

 

You also have to think about who'd be guarding him. Hed struggle to create against SFs, since he really like to use his body against the defender.

 

This Marcus Smart isn’t a “tall” guy but he can guard just about anyone. Baldwin’s gotta prove it still but I think he could be an elite defender like that.

 

Alright, watched the interview. Probably the best interview he’s done when it comes to actual basketball talk. The other stuff was GM speak, but at least he seemed honest instead of defensive.

He still sucks.

 

Baldwin doesn't have that man's strength, and I haven't seen the same level of hustle from Baldwin (or really anyone else in the league).

 

Strength comes with time, Baldwin may not get to Marcus Smart level, in that or hustle my point was just that he can make up for his size with other tools. He guarded Harden pretty well and Harden is not a small guy...

 

Smart and Baldwin are two different type of defenders, but both are effective in their own way. Baldwin is taller and longer, Smart is stronger.

 

Bro, I'm on record for being PISSED at NO for getting rid of Ed.

FWIW I think we should've kept him and Neil deserves a "Shirt Off Ed" backhand for "counseling him" to take the BK deal. I'd actually pay to see that.

We never should've signed Turner and we should've let Meyers walk or take a SIGNIFICANTLY smaller (years & money) "prove it" type of deal.

But I think that Zach earned this minutes and should've cut into TURNER'S minutes by playing Aminu/Harkless 7-10 more minutes at the 3. I really wish we could trade Turner and divide those minutes up between Hark and Aminu (Trent would see some time there too) so Zack could play more 4.

 

I’m good with this. I realize I’m not as high on Zach as others are. He definitely looks good defensively. I think ET is a bad fit with this team and Would like to see Aminu more at the 3.
I know you were upset about Davis leaving (me too). I hope Zach wins me over, it would make that sting of Davis leaving hurt less. For whatever reason I have a like a weird gut feeling that tells me not to buy in on Collins yet. Time will tell, and I absolutely understand my gut feelings don’t make for a good arguement based on logic.

 

I see differently with Zach. It's in him to NOT allow his man to score. That's innate. On offense I think he rushes his shot quite a bit. There are times he catches and squares up in rhythm and it's a much better shot. That's why his jumper is so inconsistent. He also seems to still be adjusting to the speed of the NBA game on offense. Him getting stronger will help his overall game. He just needs a bit of time and I'm all for throwing him to the wolves.... Just not at the expense of the Ed...

 

Yeah I pretty much am with you. I really hope Zach puts it together on offense. I don’t need him to be a 20ppg type just an efficient 10-12ish to go with his defense and I’d be fine having him start at PF.
I was against the Zach pick and I do wonder how much that plays into my “feelings”, now. He’s a Blazer now though and I am definitely cheering for him!

 

I was ecstatic about the pick.

 

I have no problems with the team direction now...Olshey explained it pretty clearly to me...Brooke gave a great interview and I think it shows in the content...makes a lot of difference in how he comes off as a GM as opposed to being interviewed by Jaynes or Quick

 

Well to each their own. I really didn’t want another project that we had to trade two 1st’s to get and I felt there were better players available. I have been wrong before and I might be wrong on this and I will be wrong in the future too heh.

 

Sorry

There are two additional circumstances in which a trade requires the player's consent:

• When the player is playing under a one-year contract (excluding any option year) and will have Larry Bird or Early Bird rights at the end of the season. This includes first round draft picks following their fourth (option) season, who accept their team's qualifying offer for their fifth season. When the player consents to such a trade, his Larry Bird/Early Bird rights are not traded with him, and instead becomes a Non-Bird free agent3. The player's consent is also required for any subsequent trades that season.
  

 

Weird. I've never heard of that. Could've made the 2nd year partially or fully non-guaranteed.

 

Valid.
But I don't really care about what he does on offense.
WB4 imo needs to play because he's shown the ability to get after someone @ 94.
Reminds me of Matthews.

If he's playing off lillard or CJ or Curry as the 3 in the offense. Is it required WB4 creates for himself or others?
I'm not so sure.
My only concern would be shooting.
But I have that concern about the entire roster outside of Lillard/CJ/Curry.