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Solving the Blazers Problem (Not a trade post about AI)

I have it--the answer. No, not the Answer, but a real answer. His name?

Dizzle.

Boom Dizzle.

Bdc_medium

Think about it. What do the Blazers need right now? A point guard. Everyone keeps coming up with ridiculous propositions to bring us Gerald Wallace and whatnot, but THINK ABOUT IT! We have good small forwards! The Blazers are 5th in the league in PER at the small forward position. On the other hand, we're 9th in the league at the point guard position...9th from the bottom!

What we need is a point guard. We have a center. Greg Oden will be fine, and Joel Pryzbilla is a beast. LMA is a player, we're good at the small forward, as indicated by our rockin' PER statistics. And at SG we have Broy and Rudy and Martell.

So what do we do? We clean house. According to the NBA Trade Restriction Law, Baron Davis cannot be traded until December 15th, at which point we make our move. Combined with RLEC, we can trade Broy for Baron Davis (and a $3 million filler of LA's choice).

This allows Rudy to blossom as our starting shooting guard, and Baron can handle the point guard responsibilities that we so desperately need. Baron is a mere 29 years old--still lots of life in those legs. Our starting lineup is then:

C -- Greg Oden

PF -- LMA

SF -- Batum

SG -- Rudy

PG -- Baron

I say we do it, and we do it.

NOW!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

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Wait

Did you just propose the Blazers a) trade for Baron Davis, and b) trade Brandon Roy for Baron Davis?!

Well, I don’t even know how to respond to this absurdity. I think I’m gonna go eat some food til I’m sick to my stomach, cause that’s still better than being sick to my stomach at the prospect of having someone like Baron Davis on this team and trading Brandon Roy for him, to boot. Gross.

I think you need to lay off the spiked eggnog.

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

Founder of the "Crash Batumcoot" Movement.

by damir on Nov 27, 2008 4:08 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I just noticed

This is your first and only post of any kind on BE.

Gonna raise the troll flag on this one.

ROTUNDITYDOTNET

Founder of the "Crash Batumcoot" Movement.

by damir on Nov 27, 2008 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Worse than the AI post? I think so.

The Classical
You won't find anything more ridiculous, than this new profile
razor unit, made with the highest British attention to the
wrong detail, become obsolete units surrounded by hail.
THE CLASSICAL!
WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Nov 27, 2008 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BD > AI any day

You don’t see BD missing practice, do ya?

by bdizzleistheshizle on Nov 27, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously, that was uncalled for.

Though it is a little presumptuous to make your first post about trading our heart away.

"Because I like the L#kers." -Timbo

by einman77 on Nov 27, 2008 11:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Religious music doesn't make me cry

and you’re making me scratch my head. Are you for real?

"Because I like the L#kers." -Timbo

by einman77 on Nov 28, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ha yeh it was a little more "religious" than I remembered

I just knew the chorus went “You’ve stolen my heart..yes you have.”

by bdizzleistheshizle on Nov 28, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seconded.

Troll: “One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument.” (via urban dictionary)

And to address the proposition: NO.

Question: What part of Baron’s attitude fits in with Pritchard’s vision? (could you share a story of Baron getting along with coaches or interacting well with his community?) Honestly, from what I know of Baron Davis he is basically a thorn in his team’s side. Of course this is purely periphery, so I would like some more information about him since you think his demeanor would mesh well with this squad and you aren’t caught up, completely, with how well his stats would fit in.

by Mallardvalue on Nov 27, 2008 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What I want to know is....

why aren’t we talking about Steven Hill? First in the league with a PER of 90.

That is really hideous
--jscot

by prezofdeath on Nov 27, 2008 4:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

hey, I got an idea…lets trade B-Roy for Steven Hill and filler! lol

"Smile! You're on a poster!!" - Mike Rice

by lefty6283 on Nov 27, 2008 5:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love eggnog

But I promise, I haven’t had any in over a week!

by bdizzleistheshizle on Nov 27, 2008 4:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

"You're really making me feel good about myself, little man," says Oden as he starts dancing after scoring a goal. "You better come harder than that."

by BlueBooYay on Nov 28, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is retarded

Are you kidding?

Rip City REVIVAL

by HonestPete on Nov 29, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

then you're only on crack.

Oden/Pryz
LMA/Frye
WebFoot/Trout
Roy/Rudy
Blake/Bayless
**Champs 08-09**

by BigCelPhone on Nov 27, 2008 4:47 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

bdizzleistheshizle is a very funny guy

Maybe you can also trade Marcus Camby for Amare Stoudamire, Zach Randolph for Chris Bosh, and Al Thornton for Dwight Howard. Then the Clippers would be AWESOME! Why don’t you go to those teams’ blogs and talk up these deals too. Let’s make it happen!

by Kaboomm on Nov 27, 2008 4:56 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

now THERE'S an idea

Marcus Camby is one of the best centers in the league—total debacle that he didn’t make the all star team last year.

In all truthfulness, I’m surprised no one has proposed a way to try and get Zach Randolph back. There’s only so many 20/10 guys in the league, and Z-bo’s one of them.

by bdizzleistheshizle on Nov 27, 2008 4:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, I have an idea

Let’s just trade all the Blazers for all the Clippers!

by Kaboomm on Nov 27, 2008 5:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

intresting thought....

here’s another one, you ate too much tainted turkey, and you need to get yourself a refund

by SalemORguy on Nov 27, 2008 5:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

This is brilliant bruh! Do it now ;-)

I love it. We would also see Jessica Alba more in Portland. Baron is a point guard, a veteran, and as per Bill Simmons still the fastest half court lap sprinter anywhere. Is Roy a point guard? Is Roy that quick? I don’t think so. And he might even hit final shots, which is just so unnecessary.

"For such a dumb kid, you've got a pretty smart mouth."

by Norsktroll on Nov 27, 2008 5:02 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

This is an utterly brilliant thread, for anyone who's also following the drawer thread

The original post is so insightful. Baron would get Nate’s schemes so much better than Brandon. Baron works great under structured sets! And by going to the LAC, we would mitigate any possibility of Brandon’s trade coming back to haunt us. Brilliant.

Besides, I don’t remember Brandon ever personally beating the #1 Dallas Mavericks in a 7-game series. And as we all know, past experiences are the best indicator of future success.

In short. Duh. what an obvious trade. I’m just not sure the Clippers would do it. Dunleavy is way too saavy a GM.

by Timmay! on Nov 27, 2008 5:09 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Timmay!

Finally, a reasonable Blazer fan.

You can’t argue with numbers. Baron Davis is paid $12 million a year for a reason.

by bdizzleistheshizle on Nov 27, 2008 5:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Plus...

Brandon Roy’s body is a train wreck and not nearly as durable as Baron, who has played in every game since he was drafted in the NBA.

by PtownJake on Nov 27, 2008 10:32 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

rec

quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur

by dvcastle on Nov 28, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

"I believe in [Joel]. I just love the way he plays." - Nate McMillan

by jamon51 on Nov 28, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This team is nothing without Roy.

It is like asking for a trade of Dwyane wade for Steve nash. there is no way we will trade our franchise player…..

"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."

by bowdown on Nov 27, 2008 5:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

two words:

STEPHON MARBURY!

by Falcao on Nov 27, 2008 5:42 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Two more words:

Stevie Franchise: He is already on the books and he is a solid character fit with our current squad. My thinking is that KP is just holding back until the playoffs and then he’ll call him back from Cabo and unleash his wraith in the Western Conference Playoffs.

by PtownJake on Nov 27, 2008 10:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be sooo effecitve since the other Western Conference Contenders

would need +1 or better weapons to even hurt Stevie “the Wraith” Francis!

He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants

by Idog1976 on Nov 28, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who made the All-Star game last year and who didn't?

Who has a better chance of making it this year?

Why would we downgrade?

Poor grammar is poor communication.
Poor communication causes misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding causes fighting.
Fighting causes war.
War causes death.
Therefore, your poor grammar may just kill us all.

(One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season)

by T Darkstar on Nov 27, 2008 6:19 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Tsk tsk tsk

We trade our best player and our chance to get some serious FA for a chucker? I’m not sure Dunleavy would do that!

by Eventine on Nov 27, 2008 6:36 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

The mailman doesn't deliver on Thanksgiving

"For such a dumb kid, you've got a pretty smart mouth."

by Norsktroll on Nov 27, 2008 7:30 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

HURTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"All our holes," says shooting guard Brandon Roy, a surprise All-Star last year in his second season, "are holes that Greg is going to plug."

by bowdown on Nov 27, 2008 8:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The best part about this...

… is that no one seems to get it.

Well played, good sir.

by TheStones on Nov 27, 2008 7:20 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I dont like Baron

He is good but he needs alot of shots to get his points.

B-Roy beat out Davis last year, and made the all-start game for a reason too.

Clippers suck this year and they have Baron and Camby.

And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.

by RipCity on Nov 27, 2008 8:27 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Man this is a prank

This is what tominhawaii wrote at 1:41 pm today, and this post came right after at 5:22 pm today.

" Can someone do me a favor?

I was going to watch the Seahawks game, and after the first drive, I think I’m just going to go to bed. Will someone write a fanpost that will tick off a bunch of people, so that I’ll have something to read when I get to work tonight?

Trade Roy for Baron Davis or something like that. It might help if you make up a name like bdizzleistheshizle or something like that."

by tominhawaii on Nov 27, 2008 1:41 PM PST

And Oden, once again, is a rookie, so non-stop fast break basketball is like fast-forwarding a song while he's trying to learn the lyrics.

by RipCity on Nov 27, 2008 8:35 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

Nice catch RipCity

So know who did it? Who is the mysterious bdizzleistheshizzle ? By the way, isn’t Baron Davis having a pretty bad year? FG% .391 3p% .289 . Still avg. 8 assist, but thats in 35 min a game! Sergio does that in like 12 min.

by twggyy on Nov 27, 2008 8:58 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

My bets

Ben or Dave. They’ve been too quiet today (may be the Tryptophan talking, though).

by DonkeyShins on Nov 28, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

would be a perfect fit....

if you didn’t have to give up roy. I don’t think you could do that but honestly I have visioned Baron davis as a perfect fit for the team. I personally would straight up trade the two because Davis is the real deal. I can see where roy is untradable as he means so much to the organization however, stop hating on baron because he is a great player with a lot of heart. I think if we had him We could be a playoff threat and right now we are not. I think Roy is too but I could see the PG having a huge up grade and the down grade at SG wouldn’t be so terrible. Baron can drive and score just as well as roy in Iso and We all know the dude is clutch if you watched the playoffs two years ago.

by jcoop85 on Nov 27, 2008 9:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

He could

Fit in well, even put us in a position for a championship run this year. Let Him take Outlaws minutes. He probably wants a championship as well, under the radar with a poop team. Maybe Pritchard was talking about him the certain free agent he is saving money for.

by TheGreatDane17 on Nov 27, 2008 9:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rec

"I believe in [Joel]. I just love the way he plays." - Nate McMillan

by jamon51 on Nov 28, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rec

That is really hideous
--jscot

by prezofdeath on Nov 28, 2008 4:44 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

lol

Never Roy.

by shamman on Nov 27, 2008 9:11 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I didnt know

I was just an innocent victim of a cruel hoax

by southern oregon on Nov 27, 2008 9:18 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

So tomorrow, there are going to be 19 posts on how the community of BE has deteriorated

b/c the fanposts are abused .

LOL

This is a good post, very funny.

Sophia

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 27, 2008 9:37 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

right back at ya Bruh

"Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcreaft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. [speech at GOP Presidential Convention 1992] Rev. Pat Robertson

by BlazerFan1 on Nov 28, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that is simply............

the dumbes trade idea I’ve ever heard. you should be banned from posting for a year

by ro on Nov 27, 2008 9:53 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

Look at the facts......

Quote “and by the way Boom is 10th in the league in PER.”
COMPLETLY false!
Baron Davis is ranked 10th among PG’s, and 51st in the league, with 18.17.
Brandon Roy is ranked 4th among SG’s and 17th over all with 22.53.
This shows that based on PER Roy has a signifigant advantage. Even Oden, who has been saposidly “underwhelming” at times and is a rookie has a better PER than Davis.
He could potentially be a good adition to the team, but for many, many reasons this trade is a wast of time….. Wow i just wasted so much time just writing this…

by raging WebTed on Nov 27, 2008 9:59 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I wanted the Blazers to go after Baron about 4 years ago

Then he bolted on New Orleans.

Nowadays, there is no freaking way I would trade anyone, especially Roy, for Davis.

by koyote on Nov 27, 2008 10:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

baron davis has short legs

i’m serious. hes a handsome enough guy, and he has a sense of humor, but aesthetically-speaking hes got a long torso and relative to the rest of his body his legs are too short. i dont like the way it looks.

i also don’t much like his game.

ignacio

by ignacio on Nov 27, 2008 10:23 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I love Barron,

but this is a terrible idea.

He needs to run and he needs to jack up shots. Those are two things Nate simply will not allow him to do.

I want to put points on your face.-Rudy Fernandez

by Winchester on Nov 27, 2008 10:27 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Baron's beard isn't what it used to be.

Brandon may not have much of a beard but I believe Hollinger has Brandon’s beard at a ber (beard efficiency rating) of 38.43.

Meaning if Brandon had more BGT (beard growing time) his could be glorious.

There’s no way I do this trade.

by Bskey on Nov 27, 2008 11:11 PM PST reply actions   2 recs

Beard Efficiency Rating?

hahahah epic.

So what was Greg’s at before he shaved?

and how ‘bout Rudy’s? I’d have to guess it’s nearing infinity.

by bdizzleistheshizle on Nov 27, 2008 11:15 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Should be an apostrophe in the title of this fanpost, bruh

If “Blazers” is being used as a possessive.

That is really hideous
--jscot

by prezofdeath on Nov 27, 2008 11:25 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Wow this is a terrible Idea.

please dont ever make another trade suggestion.

Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.

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by lanepete on Nov 27, 2008 11:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Hey, Thomas Bahama...

Tomorrow, will you be posting under “bdizzleistheshizzle” or your other handle, “TominHawaii”?

Or both?

Just curious…

I thought your message in the bottle trick was much more clever, but you’ve seemed to fool a few people here too… so overall, on your work here: mixed emotions, buddy, mixed emotions.

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 27, 2008 11:39 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Strike one?

people are already charging the mound on you…

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 27, 2008 11:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tommy Boy...

And I just gave you a 5th rec, by the way.

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 27, 2008 11:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not bdizzleistheshizle

I was sleeping when this was posted. If I was that guys, I would have ended up talking about incest or something. I’m half way thought this thread and laughing all they way.

by tominhawaii on Nov 28, 2008 2:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did I miss somthing????????

Has Roy been tanking games in cohersion with Donehey? Did Roy just have a career ending injury? Did he eat the last piece of punkin pie?

Its November not April 1st, whewwwww,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

by Dragonage on Nov 28, 2008 9:18 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Tom's alternate Screen name

B-rizzleisthefizzel

Shame on you Tommy

On drowning my daughter before she becomes a teenager (to my son)-"You know how when you want to drown someone, you first tie something heavy to the their foot?" My Son: "Yeah?" Me:"You're the something heavy"

by 92wastheyear on Nov 28, 2008 10:55 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I think it is...

…S-likFTW.

"You're really making me feel good about myself, little man," says Oden as he starts dancing after scoring a goal. "You better come harder than that."

by BlueBooYay on Nov 28, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

stupid

trading brandon roy for a chucker like baron davis who injury prone and on the downside of his career is just plain stupid, stupid stupid stupid, the only people we should trade for are devin harris, kirk hinrich, or george hill. when tony parker comes back the spurs might not mind picking up a webster or frye for hill

by StocktonNEP on Nov 28, 2008 12:38 PM PST reply actions   2 recs

Super scout Marty Blake proposed this trade

Super scout Marty Blake has been floating this Davis-Roy trade concept on NBA Today. Check this interview:

by chnews on Nov 28, 2008 2:47 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Marty

makes some excellent points. You really need to watch this. The trade could pay big dividends for this team…

by Engineering Problem on Nov 28, 2008 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

i only klicked on that link cuz of ur endorsment. hmpft. lesson learned

by maid tu rek on Nov 30, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Roy could be reunited

with his former favorite teammate Z-Bo.

Not! – Elgin

All the kids who played the blues would learn my licks with a bottleneck slide. - Richard Palmer-James

by 22baylor on Nov 28, 2008 4:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

well...

I’m a bit miffed that I read all of this thread on such a sunny day….I say the poster is Knickfan.

by strange_meeting on Nov 28, 2008 4:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

How did this post get rec'd

6 times?

Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.

Follow my twitter www.twitter.com/PDXBlazersFTW, @PDXBlazersFTW. Lots of random Blazer Posts from links I find around the blogosphere.

by lanepete on Nov 29, 2008 12:12 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

trade roy?

have you been smoking the hippy lettuce?

"Great Oden's raven!" - Ron Burgandy

by danevan on Nov 29, 2008 12:11 PM PST reply actions   3 recs

You're pretty hot

Call me.
1-tominhawaii

by tominhawaii on Nov 29, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Your phone number is just "1"?

I tried to get that, but was forced to have 10 digits. They said I could dial 1 in front of them though.

by Timmay! on Nov 29, 2008 3:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nah silly

You got to spell out the letters like 1-900-MIX-A-LOT

by tominhawaii on Nov 29, 2008 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i hate gagging

it’s very unpleasant. especially when it’s on some weird fruit like prunes or something

by bdizzleistheshizle on Dec 25, 2008 2:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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