Lillard's and Aldridge's relationship. (He will come back Portland one day)

I think if SA is trending in the wrong direction and out of the top 8 by the deadline a Baze/Trent/1st or Whiteside/1st could get the deal done. If they don’t make the playoffs next year I doubt SA wants to pay a 35 year old LA 25 mil the following year too. Plus I like the idea of Zach stepping in for LA after his year and a half.

 

Getting Aldridge for an expiring and a first would be amazing, Collins just seems like someone they’d want in return.

 

Lillard/CJ/Mario
CJ/Hood/Baze/Mario
Hood/Baze/Mario
Tolliver/Collins/Mario
Whiteside/Collins

I'm sure Simons/Trent will get an opportunity.
But I think there is a higher chance that Portland goes back to staggering Lillard/CJ's minutes.

Equal chance imo that Little/Simons/Trent show they deserve NBA minutes.

 

I can say unequivocally that Tolliver will not start over Collins. If he does, then the whole assessment of Zach and his future here needs to be discussed.

 

Fair enough, I'm of the opinion with the way they speak about Simons and the fact he's really the only other guy listed at PG that they plan to throw him out there at point pretty frequently. If it fails then you're probably right that they'll stagger Dame and CJ, and see if any of the new guys can take over ball-handling duties.

 

Oh come on. You had it going so well but why stop with Hezonja at pg, sg, sf and pf. Let's make him a back up c as well, lol.

 

Simons will be the backup PG. The Blazers have already as much as admitted it.

 

I would state it that as of right now he is the back up PG that could be subject to change depending on how it plays out. I don't see him on the floor for very many minutes without either Lillard or McCollum on the floor as well.

 

Hallo, My name is Neil Olshey, you killed my franchise, prepare to be only offered the midlevel, and only in 2 years.

Take it or Leave it, Bitch!

 

I hate it when people talk and don't read the last couple posts.

 

No to Tolliver starting....

Also, 3 man bench...? Is Tolliver, Hood, Bazemore, Hezonja, and Collins all getting 25 minutes per game or more?

 

Trent Jr. is nothing like Armon Johnson. I dont understand that comparison.

 

My point was that the guy from outsiders left Little out of his rotation.
While putting Simons and Trentjr in it.
Clearly it's a giant stretch that Little will force himself onto the court. But it's a known commodity that Simons and Trentjr will be key contributors this year.
And in Simons case he's a future HOF player.
Clearly...

In limited minutes/opportunity Trentjr would make the same mistakes Armon Johnson would.
Driving to the rim against three defenders.
Taking a tough contested jumper early in the clock.
Armon Johnson used to come down and already have it in his mind if he's going to shoot or pass. Trentjr certainly looked a lot like that in his limited minutes last year.

I'm allowed to disagree with the majority of the forum.
I certainly have for the past two years about Meyers Leonard.
That asset helped get Whiteside. So he certainly didn't have the negative trade value that a lot of the forum believed he to have.
Same with ET. Swap for someone who could actually shoot without attaching draft picks?

Obviously this forum is the place where every nba gm comes to. To figure out what a player is worth/able to do during the season.
Anyone who disagrees with that will certainly be told so.

 

“Nice to meet you” -expiring contract.

 

One quote I heard was that "Dame, CJ and Simons" will handle the PG spot. I read that as when Simons is on the court with CJ, then whoever has the worse defender will likely bring the ball up. Probably more CJ early in the year, but more Ant later as he gets comfortable.

 

That was Quick I believe, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he was off on his assessment. Hezonja will probably be given an opportunity to have the ball in his hands and maybe Bazemore as well. It’ll be important to not throw too much on Simons’ plate out of the gate. As the year progresses maybe they give him more responsibility.

 

I totally agree. I really want to see Hezonja given a shot as he looks much more comfortable in that role than CJ or Ant. I know his Asst:TO hasn't been good, but the guy has some skills that could really make a difference if he can put it together in Portland. And Ant is going to need time to adjust.

 

Tunnel-vision. Gotcha.

Meyers, Whiteside, Bazemore and Turner all had negative value. There were external factors that played a part in both of those trades too.

As for the rest of this post, I have no idea what you're on about...

 

You said you think theres a higher chance Dame and CJ are staggered than Simons getting an opportunity in that very post..?