Game Thread PLAYOFFS: ROUND 1, GAME 3: NUGGETS @ BLAZERS - MAY 27, 2021 - THURSDAY, 7:30, NBATV & NBCSNW

Love this coach lol

 

The good news about a trade is that it only takes one GM to totally overvalue CJ in order to get a great trade. Sadly, I'm not sure even 1 out of the 29 other GMs think he's worth what Olshey does.

 

Yeah, that cap number has to stick in the throat of most GMs but I just have a feeling that there are a few out there that see his inconsistency as being a result of playing with a better version of himself whose redundant skill set is what causes CJ to be so inconsistent. Those GMs could point to his very consistent play when Dame has been out to support that line of thinking.

If Neil stays you can just be upset and upset at the same time because, I really don't think that Neil will ever trade CJ for something of realistic return value and we're not getting an all-nba player for Mr. McCollum.

 

Even if you are Neil and think Simons is the absolute shit... why the fuck wouldn't we pick up Rivers instead of TJ fucking Leaf?!?

 

I'm trying to think of what type of team would want him. He's getting a bit long in the tooth for someone trying to do a total rebuild, but a team needing one more scorer probably isn't going to give us anything but future assests and a salary to match. If we were rebuilding w/out Dame, I think we'd have options, but that would be a stupid strategy in my opinion.

 

This is the problem. We might be able to get a really solid starter, maybe even a not so spectacular second option for CJ but I doubt that would ever be enough for Neil.

 

I think the likely scenario is that Rivers saw a ton of opportunity in Denver and zero chance to get big minutes in Portland.

The headscratcher is how we couldn't obtain a defensive big as the opportunity was clearly there for clutch playoff minutes.

 

I really have only heard of two teams that like him and don't know if Philly still does and that would just leave the Knicks who aren't looking for a youth movement and he would pair great with Randle. They have a ton of picks and they have Toppin who really isn't a good fit with Randle unless they play 4 and 5 together and that's some small ball. So right now all of my theoretical CJ moves go through the Knicks giving us what a rebuilding team would want and us finding a rebuilding team with what we want.

This is all a little premature. Let's just tough out the rest of these playoffs... maybe only two more games and then dream about splitting up Dame and CJ.

 

I could set that up....... i would REALLY love to be there as well.

 

No but I'd do CJ for Quickly and 1 first.

 

What do you want him to do? Jokic shot almost every shot as well contested as you could possibly ask for and he just made them. The only other thing you could do is bring the hard double and open up the passing game. I think that's an even worse answer.

 

Man like me and the NateBishop guy have been telling you since January........man we’ve been telling you we suck man. See NateBishiop and me been telling you since Christmas man that their GM is better than ours.......Me and that NateBishop guy been telling you since like March that Austin Rivers is NICE! Remember when we told you that? Nate and me been telling you that big changes are coming........ who said that, ME!

 

Denver in 6

 

Nothing CLOSE? He’s the same guy.

 

When I've looked at rosters team by team, the NYK are the only ones I see that could have enough interest to give up value.

I hope you're right....

 

They could really use Jamal Murray and Will Barton. But they're winning in spite of their injuries.

 

Bruh you really think a coach can just say "I want them" and a GM can AUTOMATICALLY make it happen?! Shit doesn't work like that bro. Olshey and Stotts work together but you can't just snap your fingers and get whoever you want.

 

Was he the MVP that season? I'm pretty sure this was the first year he made the playoffs.

 

I wish we had a guy ike Campazzo who can just foul the shit out of everybody 10 times per possession