Shavlik produces, Ike doesn’t.

Ike is a proven Pac-10 college stud looking for an opportunity. Shavlik came out too early and has just been playing well in preseason. Ike is definitely better long-term.

Shavlik has has one game and a couple of okay games. I still hold to the notion that it was a fluke.

Shavlik or Hill?

No, sign hill!
No, Shav!

Oh I’m torn!

We need a true PF to come in on the bench, pound the glass, and make the paint a scary place to penetrate. Considering neither Aldridge, Frye nor Outlaw are physical PFs… we need to keep Ike if only for bruising purposes.

Regardless, Ike already has a spot on the roster. I’d keep Hill over Shav for the same reasons.

He produces headaches when I think about him in a Blazers uniform. Shouldn’t he be playing for the Jazz or something? He seems like a Jazz sort of guy. I imagine him going around town with Okur giving people wedgies and throwing beer cans at freshmen.

When I pooped on Ike, I said that the trade to bring him to Portland was just a dump on Indiana’s part. Shavlik is intriguing to me. I don’t want to judge him on his preseason performance, simply because it is the preseason. I just like that he will always generate the comments that you grow sick of. I would enjoy witnessing the transformation, until I got sick of it.

I think this poll implies that Ike could just be cut, and the Blazers would add two of the free agents. I want Jackson because I like him, and want him to succeed. I want Hill just for another guy to get beat up on in practice, and he looks cool. If Shavlik actually is good, then I also want him.

This is like asking me what kind of toast I want with breakfast. I already had my coffee and ordered the protein and the starch. Actually, this is almost like having your choice of garnish.

I’ve always like parsley. It is a natural breath freshener.

when I can’t even hear the games, let alone see them?

I prefer cilantro and garlic as a breath-freshener. My friends all hated it, back when I had friends.

Ike Diogu tore up the Pac-10 conference with his bullying body-up low-post style and that gives the Blazers an element they don’t have elsewhere on their roster. Shavlik has looked solid in preseason, but I believe Ike fills the hole that we have much better.

Portland already has rangy power-forwards in LaMarcus Aldridge and Channing Frye, Adding Diogu to that mix, rather than Shavik Randolph gives Nate for flexibility in exploiting match-ups. Plus, Diogu is tougher and has a chance to be a key reserve in certain post-season scenario’s.

Ike Diogu is our man.

You can admit it….this poll was requested by KP and he will then pick the opposite of the poll results. Am I right??

OK…you get my drift.

Randolph has been playing well of late, granted. But we already have a PF that does exactly what he does, only better (LA). Ike is not a PF scoring machine….at least not as a pro. What he brings is hustle, an ability and desire to lay wood on the opposition, and someone who is comfortable getting his points the old fashioned way (for a PF)……through rebounds and put backs.

That said, we are talking about the 12th or 13th roster spot here…..

I Like Ike… not a ton, but it’s how it is. I just think its good to have a player like that on the roster. Lots of teams have one: Malik Rose, Brian Scalabrine, Darius Songaila, Melvin Ely, etc.

It’s kind of like a choice between Gary Trent (sans the terrific attitude, treatment of women and temper issues) or Viktor Khryapa: if either plays extended minutes, you’re in trouble. But if you already have several dudes who are Viktor Khryapa only a lot better (every major Blazer 3 and 4), and you don’t really have a big space-filler like Diogu, why not choose him for those moments when you need six fouls from a lane-filler?

or an empty roster spot than either one

Because he’s not less than a year removed from turning his ankle bones into gravel.
I like what Shavlik’s showing, but dude: Make sure to come back ALL THE WAY.

This time next year, Shavlik.
Right now, he needs to get to this time next year without injury repercussions.

We already have three power forwards in Aldridge, Frye, and Diogu.
We only have two centers.
*Sign Hill! *
The Ike vs. Randolph debate is not relevant as Ike is already part of the team.

Not really for basketball reasons, because I don’t think either will have too much impact, although I think Ike’s more likely. Mostly because Shavlik is a public homophobe. He’s either not smart enough to keep his mouth shut, or really doesn’t care about being intolerant.

…we’re given these two choices (I like the KP conspiracy theory from 92wastheyear).

But, if I must, I’ll go with Randolf. For the simple reason of fit. He has the fight of Rudy… the team-orientation of Roy and a dependable game on both ends of the court (like ???).

While this is based solely on pre-season performance, it’s all we really have to go on when evaluating fit.

If you want someone who can score low and plays 6’10" on the offensive end, choose Ike. If you want someone with a more well-rounded game that includes defense, rebounding and passing, select Randolph. There’s a reason Utah consistently attacked Ike yesterday and that McMillan pulled him when Milsap abused him. To repeat the words of KP, the guy “can’t defend a table.” I’ll take Shavlik.

This poll and the fact that ppl are really giving Shav the nod over Ike after ONE great preseason performance simply boggles my mind beyond belief. I know it’s easy to be awestruck but Shav’s 9 for 9 in one game, but seriously, he won’t be asked to be a scorer and will never see that kind of shot-volume unless it’s via garbage put-backs.

For overall game and better lifetime resume up to this point… I like Ike.

because he is a Blazer.

The other night looked good … but: