Portland Signs Georgios Papagiannis to a 10-Day Contract

Olshey signs them. Stotts gets value out of them.

 

I may be wrong but he looks like he can play a little bit.

 

Yeah, when they do well, it’s a credit to everyone else. When they bust, it’s Olsheys fault.

 

This.

 

Olshey gets credit when Stotts is able to get value out of them. Olshey gets blame when Stotts is not able to get value out of them. Better?

If anything, Olshey gets most of the praise when they do well; Stotts gets most of the blame when they don't.

 

I can see why they kept Pappa.... if he drops around 30 pounds and improves his positioning..... he could be a really good backup.

 

I’m pretty sure Olshey has gotten more blame for Meyers than Stotts. And it’s deserved. You can’t polish turds.

That being said, he should also get credit when a player succeeds, but for some reason those comments aren’t as common.

 

He’d be a good backup for Nurkic because he offers some of the same pick and roll ability and rim protection as well as the size to go up against traditional bigs. Love Davis but his best fit is as a backup because he’d physically get overmatched by most starting centers. That’s why having a third center with papa’s skills would really be beneficial. We’d never have to expose Davis.

 

Olshey is building a playoff contender out of spare parts and castoffs. I don't know the last time a NBA team did that and won a championsip. What..... 04-05 Pistons? This is a league where people fall over themselves to get premium talent. We are definitely going a different route.

 

I feel so good about this team. Olshey and Stotts both deserve a lot of credit. But what Dame brings to this team is unprecedented. He's the Captain, the glue, the compass, the soul, the MVP. Might as well start building the statue because Dame will go down as the best Blazer of all time

 

Doesn't Dame have a statue phobia though? It might not be the best idea to traumatize him with his own statue.

 

Hahaha. I hadnt heard that.

Ok then, just need to name a building, a street, a school, and a hospital after him

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/game...amian-lillard-tripped-out-by-statues/1733309/

 

Can we just rename Portland after him?

 

Dameland?

Quickly followed by a new TV show - Damelandia.

 

I'm down for Damemark.

 

It's not like Olshey has decided to bring Papagiannis here instead of Anthony Davis. We haven't really had the opportuntiy to go after a premium star at any point in recent times, we tried to go for Paul George but Oklahoma had an offer that we simply could not have matched (and it has turned out brilliantly for Indiana).

We do not have the assets to go for premium players so we are trying to find good talent on the cheap. Olshey has largely succeeded with that, see Harkless, Napier, Aminu, Davis etc. With Dame and CJ we already have two premium players who came from the draft and one of them is a top 10 player in the league currently. I think as long as both of them are on the floor we can stay competitive with anybody, which is why filling out the bench and supporting cast with the best talent possible is key to our future success. Taking several shots at players who were considered lotto/first round picks not so long ago and bring the set of skills that could be beneficient to the team is a very good idea that I'll always support.

We already have the backcourt and the center that can keep us in the game. I am actually fine with Collins projecting as our starting power forward 1-2 years down the line, so now the task is to bring a 3 that would be better than Harkless (who has been very good lately, actually), and building a second unit that can have a competitive edge over our rivals. When that happens, this team could take another step. I actually think having a great bench is more important than having the small forward now. We will have enough scoring when our first unit is on the floor, we will be able to match anybody. If we have a bench that can consistently outscore the opposition for the 12-15 minutes they are on the floor against each other, we will be great.

 

I did not know this about him. Fascinating.

 

I'm pretty sure he's happy about it not coming back up. That came out during his rookie year.

 

I read recently that Olshey and scouts are utilizing analytics trying to find most-undervalued players with best opportunity to succeed.

Watch for Baldwin to replace Napier next season (because Napier will get paid too much by another team).