Haha. I was combining the guards positions. Since Patty is a popular choice, how does this look: Dame/Patty CJ/Crabbe Batum/Aminu Zach/Noah Plums/Ed/Beibs Not a defensive juggernaut but fun to watch.
Big yes to bring Patty Mills back, he is only 27 years old. Plus he was a fun guy. Zach is 34, no thanks.
Zach has like 3-4 years left in him imho, plus he'd be PERFECT to bring in and teach our young bigs that old school post game.
Give me LMA so we can flip him for something else. I would trade him so quick he wouldn't see a plane to portland.
Patty and Jack are both easy answers...one of the Blazers weakest points is back up point guard, and they would both certainly fix that. I would certainly take back Sergio, but I wouldn't care to bring back anyone else mentioned...the bigger question is who would want to come back? It's a nice thought that having LA or ZBO back at the PF will lead us back to winning ways, or even Batum for that matter helming the 2 or 3 spot. But familar players equals familiar problems... And while it's fun to think about, I say don't bring any back, keep moving forward, stay with the plan and let not the temptation of bringing back past players find us.
If I had to pick one player its Batum. He can fill a variety of rolls and help setup an offense or defer to other players. Guys like ZBo and LMA are a lot of work to structure an offense around. Batum is younger than most the former Blazers, gets along great with Dame and mostly left on good terms. His age fits this roster. He is a free agent this summer; so he is more realistically attainable. Plus how cool would it be to have both Batum and Noah? I think Charlotte panicks and give Batum a full max 5 year deal which he should take while we can only offer 4 years. But it's interesting to think about. Dame CJ / Crabbe Batum / Hendo Aminu / Vonleh Plumlee / Davis I like that 9 man rotation. Can start Noah or Aminu at PF depending on the matchup. Batum's playmaking would be a help to CJ and Dame so they don't have to do everything. It looks crowded at first but we've had unusually good health this year; most seasons one or two guys will miss extensive games. Looking at it more makes me think we really just need to target a wing with all our free agency money; even if we keep Hendo and Crabbe.
remember how LA's rebounding took off when Robin arrived? Boxing out really well doesn't show up on the individual's stats, but it sure helps the team win. RoLo is also a much better rim protector which improved the overall team D. Since for me the most important thing that Bigs do is board & defend, yes I'd say he's better. Plus as Shonz always said... "you've got to hit your FTs". Robin is money at the line while Plumlee... not so much. I'd rather have him as the main backup 4/5 Big off the bench. STOMP
Nic Batum made Rolo a better player...the pick and Rolo ...last few months and playoffs though...Rolo was a no show ..so was Nic
Something weird was going on there. Rolo checked out, was laying down away from the bench, not rooting the guys on like earlier in the year. Maybe he knew he wasn't going to be back and gave up. Whatever, I'd rather have Plumlee.
