Source: Blazers Identified As 'Wild Card' For Omer Asik

About as healthy as the crack he smokes

 

Clean and sober . . . 53 days.

 

Smoked then...

 

I trust him to do what's right, he knows better than any message board scrub. Meanwhile I think Freeland has earned respect and shouldn't be thrown to the wolves for whiney bitches like asik.

 

If we are truly the "wild card," I take that to mean that Olshey has told Morey we will send him Freeland, Claver, Barton in case everything else falls through. That sounds exactly like an Olshey move. Hey man, if you can't find anything else, we'll make a trade with ya. I doubt Olshey has offered anything significant for Asik.

I do, however, think that Olshey sees the writing on the wall. He sees that we're #1 in the entire NBA, he sees how amazing our starting unit is, AND he sees how horrible our bench is. Neil admitted that he wished he had done something last season to help out our guys, and I have to wonder if he doesn't see that our bench is under-performing.

 

I don't know how I feel about Asik. It's actually mixed for me. But Hawes is a no brainer. He would be a perfect bench player.

I trust Olshey as well. I don't think he would do anything unless he is 100% confident it will help our team.

 

It's going to take much longer than 53 days to become clean after a few years of sleeping with a Kardashian. That's dirtier than some of the skanks he was bagging on on the side.

Just sayin'.

 

Bad vibes??

Lol trading a worse player for a better player is not "bad vibes". It's good business.

You're telling me you wouldn't trade Freeland for the 12th best center in the league according to PER ratings? That's just idiotic.

 

We need interior defense.... but I don't think we have the minutes to keep him happy. How many minutes a game does Freeland play?

ROLO ain't goin to the bench!

 

While I agree with you, it's so hard to really judge the bench without CJ in the mix.

That said, if you can trade scraps for another piece, you do it. Plus, the clock is ticking on the Randle/Wiggins motive.

 

I dont want him. I think he's over rated and dont want that big $15 million contract he gets next season.

 

I do believe Olshey is concerned with the bench, but I'm almost certain he wants to see what CJ coming in will do for this team first. Now if there is a deal too good to pass up, I believe he jumps.

Olshey has until trade deadline to find a bench if he is in "win now" mode. It's wise to see what we have to work with first.

 

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With caveat that things could change with one received call, sources inside and out assure all is quiet on Celtic front.

 

Very interesting, guess that's why we're the Wild Card.

 

His stats last year were pretty amazing, BUT I think Rolo is the perfect center for our offense. Asik wouldn't solve our offensive woes off the bench.

 

totally agree

 

Why would Houston want Asik go to Ptd when we could potentially knock them out of the playoffs? They would be crazy to have Asik end up with OKC, Ptd or SA? Really any team they may meet in the playoffs. it would make for good drama though, Asik guarding Howard in the playoffs . . .

 

I'd chalk it up to market-making. I doubt Olshey is involved unless he's angling to be the third team.

 

It would not surprise me in the least if Neil is trying to hone in on the Asik trade. I can't remember where I heard it, I think it was on the BS report, where they said that Houston could turn around and trade whoever they get for Asik. Would you be surprised in the least if Portland was somehow involved in a three-team trade?

 

It could mean that Olshey is talking with the agents to see how Asik feels about coming off the bench in Portland. If Asik says "yes", then why not? I mean seriously folks, Asik would be able to average 25-30 minutes a game being our bench big.