Exclusive OFFICIAL: "What the Blazers SHOULD have done" thread

I think you are absolutely right. Hopefully Collins can coexist with Nurkic. Seems like they should fit, given Collins' footspeed and three point shooting, but you don't really know how he'll develop.

I think Collins could be an unconventional 3-and-D type player. Maybe more similar to a late-stage Rasheed Wallace, but with hopefully a more accurate three point shot.

 

We needed length and girth at the 4 and backup 5 and Neil accomplished this. I like both picks.

 

I like the addition of both guys. Collins is essentially our PFOTF and will see time at the 4/5 spots. Swanigan is a big body we can also use at the 4/5 spots.

These selections also make Meyers Leonard expendable and available as trade fodder for a perimeter defender hopefully capable of defending at the 1/2/3 spots.

I am totally down with our selections, but I think we could have taken a flier on a potentially good perimeter defender in the 2nd round. All things considered, I am a happy Blazer fan!

 

Love the picks, can't wait to see Nurk and Collins at same time. Both very high be iq should work great hi low offense.

I like that we are going different direction then rest of league. No one will be as good as GS so don't try and match them go big and see if you can cause problems for them. Nice part about Collins is he's mobile so he shouldn't have a problem guarding perimeter players while supplying help side defense.

 

I absolutely love both picks.

I think Collins was the best player available, and will be a solid starter in this league for years to come.

Swanigan was the exact type of pick I was looking for at 26. In that range, you look for a player that does a couple of things really well, and hope to build off of that. Most players after the top 15 have holes in their games. Swanigan's weakness is clearly slowness on defense. But wow - 18.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 3.0 apg. That's an exciting base to build from.

 

I know he was hitting threes, but he didn't look like he had NBA range. It seemed like the trajectory was a little low on even the college three point line.

 

It's what happens when your standing reach is over 9'3"

 

I LOVE both picks. Biggie Swanigan will be one of the hardest workers on the team.

Jonah Bolden is the only other guy I think we should have looked at. Did he even come to a workout?

 

That's Collins. I'm talking about Swanigan.

 

Also, the fact that these picks CONFIRM that Butters will not see much PT and may be gone before the season starts, make them even better and more valuable. Both will be better than Butters.

 

Oh lol my bad

 

Swanigan reminds me of a past player, but i can't put my finger on it...
A fat pf who can shoot threes ... Rodney Rogers??

 

The picks don't bother me really, but the strategy is kind of a head scratcher. I would have preferred to see trades for an established vet and/or shedding some salary -- assuming there were trade(s) to be made (which I concede may not have been the case). Whatever. Maybe these guys will be meaningful contributors in 2 or 3 years?

I'll reserve judgment until the off-season is resolved and we see if Neil can offload some of these negative value contracts; guys like Meyers, Turner, et al.

 

Awwww C'mon bruh.... That's cold... Rodney Rogers was YOKED. He didn't gain that much weight until his accident man...

 

My uninformed opinion:

We slightly overpaid to move up to 10, but sometimes you have to overpay to get what you want. By that I mean, I think 15+26 would have been a fair price for 10, but the Blazers wanted their guy badly enough that they gave a little more. Or maybe they figured there were enough targeted prospects in the 20-26 "tier" that it wasn't an overpay at all.

I think Zach Collins is exactly the type of player they wanted, and needed, and a bit of a steal at 10. He seems to have all the tools to be a modern PF, who can also play backup center, and with a bit of a bull dog attitude. The question is when, not if, he passes Vonleh (who I still like).

The Swanigan pick at 26 surprised me. Based on all the player analysis posted by the experts on S2, there were other guys on the board I thought we'd take ahead of him. The very first words out of my mouth were: "Can he play defense?". Followed quickly by the on-air analysis that no, he can't. We'll see I guess. At least he's a stud rebounder and should be adequate offensively. I've read countless times that "rebounding is a skill that translates to the NBA", so it must be true.

My only real disappointment was that I'd hoped we'd purchase or trade for a second round pick to grab Bell or another good player. Still disappointed by that, and pissed Bell went to GS.

 

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