I wish him well...he's a kid who could use some time in Europe where he could crack a rotation and play. Doesn't surprise me now that Napier is on the roster
Not surprising! Damn, that means we are keeping Patty C....oh well...welcome Grant Jarret to the Portland TrailBlazers
I'll say one thing about Pat Connaughton....he's a good passer...he had 4 assists in about 4 minutes and setup Vonleh and Layman to score...he rebounded..just seems to force his jumper a bit. I like his energy on the court...hustle guy like Delladova on defense
He's still overthinking the game...Stotts obviously likes him because he's usually the first 3rd stringer off the bench. He has skills and is a hustle player..just hasn't found his range under pressure yet
Surprises me a lil bit. He reached for him last year as a FA. Kept him around for a year before letting him go. I really thought they were going to let him mature some to see if he would turn into an Alan Crabbe type. If he was hitting his outside shot consistently, the complaints on him would be minimal. I like a lot of things he brings as well. Im not ready to cut him loose. Unless it's a package deal to bring in someone that helps this team immediately.
Quarterman soon to follow. It's now between 1) Jerrett 2) Stiemsma 3) nobody (keep spot open) for the last spot.
People also saw nothing in, and wanted to cut Crabbe a few years back. Not that I'm in love with Pat at all, but I see no reason why you'd dump him in favor of keeping someone like Montero.
Connaughton is so bad, but maybe he develops who knows. Don't see how one can improve on lateral movemement but we'll see.
Stiemsma is 31...that's where I'd give Jerrett the edge..seems to me Olshey did mention he liked to keep a spot open if possible...that was back when he first came to Portland
I have a question- If Pat were cut, or if he got sent to the D league (if that's even possible), would his contract still count against us towards the luxury tax?
