I am not sure on Whiteside he might be a type of player to get big contract and stop showing on the court. So I would very cautious on him. Does he have alot ability yes he does but when he gets the money where will his head be. Will he earn it or just collect and stop playing.
Didn't we have a whole thread about Whiteside? The general consensus is that he blocks a shit-ton of shots, but that's because he goes for EVERYthing. He also has a "historically bad" assist rate which kind of makes him a bad fit for any Stotts offense.
Maybe sign and trade Crabbe, Meyers, and CLE 1st for Noel? They need a wing and a big that could play next to Embiid and Okafor. Would save us cap space for the next couple summers.
Sign and trades are virtually useless, especially to Philly who has in excess of 60 million in caproom. They can just make huge offer sheets to both players.
That was something that was said by a couple people that had never watched him play. That "consensus" was bullshit. Whiteside is elite. Especially defensively. Hands down. Anyone that tries to say otherwise is literally fucking retarded.
I think there is a center to be had from Philly this offseason. Okafor. He might be a project defensively. But if teams are going to hard double Lillard, Okafor is a player who you could rely on to take advantage of that. Davis/Crabbe + a 1st rd pick would prolly get it done. Make it happen Neil.
pretty sure the team that has to sign the player in a S&T can only trade that player and not multiple players.
We obviously need depth. I'd seriously look at Jan Vasley. He's no longer trying to be a stretch SF/PF tweener - he has developed into a center. He'd be near the top of my list as far as realistic bigs go. Convincing him to leave that situation to be a backup in the NBA might be tough though.
Interesting idea, Fez. Vesely would be an intriguing fit in our system, he's the right age, he's kind of Mason with the potential to generate a lot more offensively. But how is he as a rebounder and defender? Still, pretty inventive thought.
for me the lesson from this GS series is that we can't have our C's be so offensively inept unless they are a very serious defensive force. Mason would make a very good off the bench C
I seem to remember hearing his name before but don't know anything about him. However, watching this video would be enough to make him the starter on this current roster.
The Blazers have several backup big men. They need a center. Either go get a Boogie or Horford or Howard, or failing that make Meyers a center. But we'd better be better at the center position by next year's playoffs or we're not going anywhere.
