Less than a month to Free Agency

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  1. Strenuus

    Strenuus Well-Known Member

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    I've never been more pumped to get to it. I can't recall a bigger free agency than this one. :MARIS61: :MARIS61:
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Write an article foolio!
     
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    That was his article. What do you want, 3 lines? Jesus. Editors these days.
     
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    I am excited.

    I hope you are too.

    - Strenuus

    - Serious business inquires only: uhohhcpswifeishere@g(spot)mail.com
     
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    This franchise has never had one before!! Well, I guess if you count the almost Turkoglu signing and the eventual Andre Miller signing.
     
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    No
     
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    Dwight Howard as a Blazer is gonna keep @Denny Crane rich with all the threads you guys make this summer.
     
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    Every year is big and almost every year we lose out on our targets: Turkoglu, Hibbert, Hawes, Kanter, Aldridge, etc
     
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    Strenuus Well-Known Member

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    And of those, we dodged more bullets than someone at the OK Corral.

    No, this one is bigger than all those. Period, it's not even close.
     
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    I agree.. And its not bigger because its a bigger pool of FA's. Its bigger because this can dictate the franchises direction for the next handful of years. What happens this FA is HUGE for the Blazers future.
     
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    I'm curious if we do strike out on Horford and Whiteside or if they simply aren't interested are we then going to go after the Howards and Biyombos or simply wait until the trade deadline. I can't get a good read on the team's direction if options A don't work.
     
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    Strenuus Well-Known Member

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    Exactly.
     
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    That'd detract from the number of reach-arounds he can give out. We all have to make sacrifices. That's not one he's prepared to make.
     
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    Neil is too busy "watching a porn".
     
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    I think we will bring every RFA back and sign a couple value pieces like Marvin Williams and In Mahinmi so that we have more assets to assets to trade at deadline. We could do a 3-for-1 trade and still have lots of depth. Problem would be finding minutes for everyone

    Lillard (36)
    McCollum (35) / Crabbe (25)
    Aminu (24) / Harkless (24)
    Williams (22) / Davis (18)
    Mahinmi (23) / Plumlee (18) / Leonard (15)

    We'd probably trade Plumlee or Davis for a 1st if we signed some role players, as wed still have an asset for a big trade (draft pick instead of Plumlee), but we would also have less depth so we could play guys more.
     
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    Yeah I'm starting to wonder if while everyone is distracted by the Durant's and Horford go after the Mahinmi's, andWilliams, and Delledovas/lins of the NBA.
     
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    Yup. We need another star though. Teams think that the only way to get a star in free agency is to sign them. But if you sign good players on solid contracts, then you'll have enough assets to get a star via trade down the road. Asset Acquisition. We need to get as many assets as possible.
     
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    Didn't we sign Danny Ainge as a FA the summer of 90. That was a pretty big signing.
     
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    I fully expect Neil to strike out ....again.

    I think he'll focus on some under the radar guys like he did last year.

    I'm not sure how long he can do this though. As solid as Aminu/Harkless were they are mediocre starters.

    This team needs a legitimate third scorer.
     
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