Just for fun - call your shot.

by TP43 on May 18, 2007 1:39 PM PDT

Before we know what the draft order is, what two rookies are on our opening night roster next year? I'd say one, but you need a tie-breaker so list your 1st and 2nd most likely.

Use your own judgement deciding how trades and draft position factor in, there are so many variables it will be a crap shoot.

Dave can come up with an appropriate title like Most Bestest Draft Prognosticator or something (how does he come up with this stuff?).

Here's your chance for fame and notoriety amongst the Blazer faithful.

Here's mine: Durant & Yi

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One and Two

Durant and Oden

Come on KP! That's what Mr. Allen spent that Big Money on!

Ball Don't Lie

by bothteamsplayedhard on May 18, 2007 1:52 PM PDT reply actions

First round pick #1

I have a gut feeling that we are getting the #1 this year:

Greg Oden and (2nd Rounder) Glen "Big Baby" Davis

by Scotty the Mastermind on May 18, 2007 1:55 PM PDT reply actions

realisticly

he'll either drat c.brewer or if he's picking 6th-8th he'll trade the pick...

by fatty on May 18, 2007 2:13 PM PDT reply actions

My picks

Julian Wright or Corey Brewer (Brandon Roy even said that he likes Brewer, who am I to say that B.Roy is wrong!!!).

by OCBlazerfan on May 18, 2007 2:37 PM PDT reply actions

Woo-hoo! An easy one for me!

Given that last mega-diary of mine (you could say I had a case of "diary-a"):

Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green.

Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on May 18, 2007 2:46 PM PDT reply actions

I should add, I just got my work schedule . . .

. . . for next week, and I've got the morning shift on Tuesday.
Bit of a relief there; I'm officially available for lottery-watching.
That was by no means guaranteed. W00t!

Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.

by QualityPie on May 18, 2007 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Make it 3.

Durant(#2)

Conley(mid 1st)

Tucker(late 1st)

And adios to the lottery for 15 years!!!

by JMblazerfan on May 18, 2007 3:02 PM PDT reply actions

1st round

Corey Brewer, ron lewis

ROY for R.O.Y.

by junit3123 @ Blazer's Edge on May 18, 2007 3:23 PM PDT reply actions

here's mine

Yi Jianlian, Julian Wright

- Sam

by Samuelson on May 18, 2007 3:38 PM PDT reply actions

Hibbert and Noah

most likely. The odds are against it, but I dream of Durant on our squad.

by howlingfantods on May 18, 2007 4:06 PM PDT reply actions

mine

being realistic............

DURANT! then my home-boy Yi Jianlian (i'm chinese)

by Blazerhopeful on May 18, 2007 5:26 PM PDT reply actions

Hey!

Either you're trying to steal my thunder or great minds think alike! I've got all of my fingers and toes crossed.

Go Blazers!

David Stern says, "The first pick in the 2007 NBA draft goes to the Portland Trailblazers."

by TP43 on May 18, 2007 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Great minds....yeah

I'm with you guys.

"...though you may fail...aim at something high." Henry David Thoreau

by Dr Dave on May 18, 2007 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions

It depends

on whether or not we are becoming a running team or a spur or detroit molded team.

I wouldn't want to play Run-n-gun style because well its not efficient and i just plain don't like it.

I was glad to see how the blazers "controlled tempo" while playing the Warriors and Phoenix Suns. That just proves that if u can stop them they are totally beatable and vulnerable. Phoenix would be absolutely horrible without a point guard any less quality then Steve Nash.

Yi Jianlian/Lamarcus/ and whatever center makes a very potent running team along with sergio/ maybe papakoulas/Brandon Roy

Otherwise Durant makes you feel like u build your team around and let him feel comfortable

by Blazerhopeful on May 18, 2007 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Flexible?

Who knows because we haven't seem them in an NBA environment, but I think with their skill set and athletic ability they could both play either style. Durant's shooting would be huge in the halfcourt and Yi looks to have a nice low post arsenal of moves.

I agree on the tempo, you can't be an exclusive running team like GS or you'll get killed in the playoffs when things slow down. Phoenix is a great team but you could argue their inability to consistently execute against lop shelf halfcourt defense was their undoing.

David Stern says, "The first pick in the 2007 NBA draft goes to the Portland Trailblazers."

by TP43 on May 21, 2007 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Well......I'd have to say......

Corey Brewer, Aaron Brooks.....(we have a 2nd rounder we could use to take a flyer)

Give me Corey Brewer or give ME the pick!

by kevingiard1 on May 19, 2007 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

okay

corey brewer and nick fazekas.

ignacio

by ignacio on May 19, 2007 3:19 PM PDT reply actions

Fazekas

This guy intrigues me, didn't he put up big rebounding numbers as well? Can't have too many shooters and he could slip to the second round; I'd take a flyer on him for sure.

David Stern says, "The first pick in the 2007 NBA draft goes to the Portland Trailblazers."

by TP43 on May 21, 2007 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions