We should just tank the season 76ers style. And it probably won't be all that hard with the roster that we have and being in the West. Free agency is weak next year, so our best bet to improve is through the draft. Unless you think Kevin Durant is coming to Portland. Almost a zero percent chance we make the playoffs with how stacked the west is. You don't get kudos for hard fought wins. 10 wins for Ben Simmons!
So we tank, making this place even more undesirable to have a chance at getting the #1. Nah, because if we don't get Simmons then we end up with a meh player and do it all over again
When it comes to the NBA you either want to be really good or really bad. I don't think we are going to be really good this year.
That's going to be ugly to watch. No matter how bad of a team we have Lillard is never going to quit. He'll destroy himself fighting for wins.
It is not only obvious.... It's the only option at this point. We don't have much to offer in trade, and there are exciting free agents remaining (at least that aren't restricted).
Young guys don't develop if your goal is losing. We gotta bunch of hardworking guys now, and what, we're gonna tell them to take it easy so we have more ping pong balls? No thanks
You can't tank like the 76ers with Lillard on the squad. We wasted a lot of LA's prime years with weak ass rosters and conservative moves. We shouldn't do that nonsense again. I think we just need to hunker down and wait until the trade deadline to absorb some big contracts when teams look to get under the cap to pursue Durant.
Watching CJ and Meyers in the playoffs against Memphis...I think we're selling these young guys short..they should win some games
and Plumlee/Davis are both underrated too. I think people forget who we actually have now or don't know much about them
We now have big guys who can run like deer and are young....except Kaman...older teams might have experience but they'll have to be deep to keep up with a roster of up and coming talents like we're pursuing. I think some older stars are going to show it next season.
We all know this is not a win now plan but a year to evaluate, develop and acclimate to the system. I still think going young is exciting, even if the roster isn't stacked with marquis names
ok. They can tell their big men to stand on the perimeter gaurding Meyers. Fine by me. Hell, going into game 5 Joerger said they had a "CJ McCollum problem" then he dropped 33 on a great defense.
I get that point but both these guys are known as high BBIQ students of the game..to take that step they need to scheme for those guys as well. That's the nature of the game for all NBA players, some do and some don't but it's hard to defend a 7'1 3 pt shooter without opening up the lanes. Leonard is an elite shooter and vastley improved defensively. CJ is going to have more trouble being a tweener
