Would you keep Felton if it meant we could afford Hibbert?

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  1. KingSpeed

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    .???
     
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    how would felton be a qualifier for that to happen?
     
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    Can we throw all our money at Hibbert and then go over cap with Felton and his Bird rights?
     
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    We can't throw all our money at Hibbert and get a top flight PG, can we?
     
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    You should've worded your thread title better.

    As in...

    "If one of the ways to sign Hibbert was by keeping Felton (at a reasonable contract), would you do it?"

    the way you wrote it made it ass backwards.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I'd keep him locked up in my cellar, far away from the Blazers, sure.
     
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    Felton's time in Portland is done. I don't think anyone in our organization wants him back.
     
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    How about: If we could sign Hibbert but it meant we wouldn't have any point guards on the team.... I'd do that before I'd resort to Felton. Put a fork in it. He's done as a Blazer.
     
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    I think a more realistic and interesting question would be: Would you keep Flynn and make him our starting point guard if it meant we could afford and sign Hibbert? I'd do that before another Feltdown Meltdown.
     
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    RFA -- there is no reason why IND wouldn't match any offer.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Why yes. Yes I would. And what an interesting question. Repped!
     
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    Flynn is not a starting caliber PG -- he's barely a backup right now.
     
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    Oh, come on. That's just stupid. Flynn is an epic bust. If you thought Felton made a lot of unforced errors, just wait until Flynn starts playing 32 min a game. Blazers fans would turn on Flynn like a hungry lion on a wounded game park janitor. What's worse, I can't think of a single derogatory nickname that rhymes with 'Flynn'. Learn the game, then ban yourself.
     
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    Yeah. I know.

    :cheers:
     
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    We don't have Bird Rights on Felton. The most the Blazers could offer him after making all of the rest of their signings would be the MLE. Of course, the way he played this year, he may not get any offers greater than that.
     
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    Gotcha. Yea, who would offer him more?
     
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    Ding! Ding! Ding!

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    Completely false choice but, FUCK. NO.
     
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    I'm sure old Ray Ray thinks he's worth 4-5 million per year anyway. I would much rather sink our cash into a point guard this summer and start Aldridge/Hickson next year. If we can't get Deron, I'd get Dragic and maybe Kris Humphries. Draft a shooting guard like Lamb and maybe take a flyer on one of the raw forwards with our pick.

    Dragic/Flynn/Smith
    Matthews/Lamb
    Batum/Babbitt
    Hickson/Humphries
    Aldridge/Joel

    Not a GREAT lineup, but it would have quite a bit of young talent with Aldridge, Hickson, Batum, Lamb, and Dragic. That would probably be your starting lineup in a couple years.
     
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    ugh
     
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