Moving Outlaw is a Mistake

Lakers were winning a lot with Kobe and Shaq . . . but they had terrbile chemistry. Ended up ruining the team.

Van Halen won a lot . . . they too had terrible chemistry.

 

I think players are all pretty well-aware that it's a business. Very few players give "friends and family discounts" when negotiating a new salary. I think fans are more concerned with player chemistry and bonds than the players are.

 

Get over it. The team will arguably function better without Outlaw jacking up shots. And I wouldn't mind ruining the team if we won 3 consecutive championships before it happened.

 

Did you catch Nash's reaction when Phx traded Bell?

We are on opposite sides here, I don't think fans are sensitive to the fact that players attitudes can affect how they play . . . not saying it is the ultimate factor, but it is a factor that should be considered.

Ironic how the rumor is Outlaw for Carter, since Carter has admitted to not playing 100% when he wasn't happy in Toronto.

 

I can't . . I just can't over it.

 

Travis is a great guy by all accounts and well liked, but if losing him is the price it takes to add a serious upgrade to the small forward position then KP would be negligent to balk.

 

Trout is a mixed bag.

6 years in the league... and he still has no BBall IQ. He never plays within the flow of the offense. He is a poor defender. His biggest asset is the fact that he can *always* get a shot off, because he jumps so high. In short, Trout is a playground baller. He has won games -- and lost plenty for us as well.

I would be glad to see him go. Nice guy and all - and I am sure he'll average a lot of points somewhere else. But if we can get a Vince Carter (minimum for him), then *great*.

I am going to miss Sergio a lot more, because I know he'll develop into a star. But I am resigned to the fact that it won't happen here, or under Nate. So I wish him well; he is a heck of a playmaker, and I'll root for him wherever he goes.

The trade is still superb. If that is the best the Blazers can do, they should do it.

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Folks talk about how "clutch" Outlaw is. But if you thought about the game deeper than the last second shot, and figured out that if he actually shot in the previous 3 quarters like he did in the end of the 4th, we wouldn't need the "skin of your teeth game winner." You win walking away. Portland needs consistency. Portland needs 'Tude. Not a guy who plays one good game out of every 3 or 4, and even then sometimes it is only for a quarter.

 

J.A. Adande just said on NBA coast to coast he hears R-Jefferson to Portland for Lafrentz and Outlaw has legs

 

If Chemistry is over rated then why do we care if we have a log jam at a certain position. We always say it will create a chemistry problem. Some players won't be happy. Blah blah fucking Blah

Well I am glad we can stop worrying about consolidation and start worrying about getting the best talent available.
Because like Pat Riley said "it takes 15 players to win a championship. (or something like that)

 

1 player isn't going to bend or break a teams chemistry. If you can get a player like G. Wallace, Butler or Jefferson you unload your inconsistent 6th man every time.

 

especially when we have another inconsistent 6th man ready to take over? haha

 

Batum and Webster (when he comes back) will split the time. Would you rather have an inconsistent 6th man or a consistently solid starter?

 

haha I was talking about Rudy being the inconsistent 6th man.

 

I'm OK with Jefferson, but I prefer Vince.

 

Someone gets "it"! I couldn't have said it better myself If only more people got "it"....
he is clutch, on a cheap deal, and loved by all the teammates...what's not to love, esp from a BENCH player?

 

Nothing. But if one can trade a good BENCH player for a good STARTER, what's not to love about that?

 

Who doesn't? Aren't about 80% of all "6th man" inconsistent? How many have we had in 35 + years that have been consistent?

 

lol it was a joke