Today's Poll

Things may be very different after the reporters look into this. It’s pretty obvious Sergio is unhappy (as noted by people watching his reactions to the victory last night).

This isn’t Sergio vs Roy, or Sergio vs Blake, or even Sergio vs KP.

This is Sergio vs Nate.

And I’m not sure which one to side with, because I absolutely despise the Blazers’ offense right now.

I voted that we should not be trading him right now. His value is too low, right after a trade request. This opinion changes if it turns out that his complaints are hurting the team dynamic. That’s unacceptable.

and we really don’t need more youth in a 1st round pick….

maybe part of a consolidation deal for a SF or PG?

his game is so exciting, it’d be great to see him get some serious run and see what he can do.

If we could get a first round pick from a lottery team that’d be killer, but highly unlikely. Could we package Surge with someone else (Webb or Trout) to get Gerald Wallace?

I love Sergio though. he’s really one of my fave blazers. The situation just sucks, basically.

had to delete that profanity… try again please…..

per Kevin Pritchard:

"We like Sergio, and we are not in any discussions,‘’ Pritchard said. "We want to see this team, and we want to see this team grow. It’s awfully early to be even talking about this stuff.’’

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2008/11/pritchard_sergio_is_going_nowh.html

It’s always possible he’s holding things in, and denying trade rumors. I have a feeling KP really thinks Sergio is part of the team’s long term plans though, and Nate would need to convince him otherwise.

for Gerald Wallace…i’m not sure if the salaries line up, but i think i’d pull the trigger on that deal.

n that’s all I got to say.

        Sergio’s negatives:
1. Terrible FT shooter.
2. Well Below average FG shooter.
3. Poor defender. (like most of our perimeter players)
4. Dribbles way too much. (The ball moves faster by the pass)
5. High TO to assist ratio.

      Sergio’s Positives.
1. Good ballhandler.
2. Very good connection with Rudy.
3. Throws some excellent highlight passes.

     TRADE ???? I don’t think you could get much as NBA
     teams have scouts & video tape.

I thought they kept him on the roster this season to help ensure that the Spanish Fly would come play for Portland and to help make his adjustment to a new country and language go smoother.

If Blake goes down, and he will at some point – he’s a professional athlete, then who is the starting point guard? Bayless? That’s a scary thought. I think Sergio probably does have a lot more to offer with a healthier chunk of minutes. Most players do. At some point this season, Sergio will get a chance to show what he can do. It sounds like he needs to quit listening to his agent and other people around him and have a better attitude about things. The kid is very young and has plenty of basketball ahead of him.

***I’m sure that this is not financially possible, I don’t care

is it possible to trade him to someone straight up for a trade exception?

as his agent wants him too… I doubt Sergio would tear it up in D-League, but heck, put him down there and if he’s such a gunner, then bring him back and play him more… the guy’s got to still prove himself, and D-League might be best at the current moment

I say trade him with some filler for a starting point guard! Ha, I kid, because that’s my thing.

I still think it is too early to talk about trading anyone unless a no-brainer deal falls into KP’s lap. What happens at the trade deadline happens; I just think it is too early to talk about trading players.

This season is not about winning a championship, it is about who fits best with the Big 3 and we only have had two of the 3 playing. We know that Rudy and Batum is probably safe and everyone else is interviewing for a long term job.

I want every player to have an opportunity to show Nate and KP what they can do, and I want Nate and KP to have every opportunity to see what each player can do. If a player wants to be traded, screw him. If a fan wants a player to be traded, screw them too. This is KP’s, Nate’s, Roy’s and Aldridge’s team with the majority of the decision making in KP and Nate’s hands. KP hasn’t made a dumb move yet and I’d bet Dave’s first born son, that he won’t make any dumb moves anytime soon.

Does Rodriguez fit in Portland?

and maybe for an early 2nd rounder.

The rather rhetorical question by Quick “Do you really want to see less of Blake? Or Rudy? Or Roy?” gets answered with “yeah, less Blake” :)

I just think he’s on the wrong team with the wrong coach. It will never work in Portland as long as Nate is the coach. I think the Blazers should showcase Sergio in the foreseeable future then make a trade for a good role player. The Blazers don’t need anymore rookies on this team.

D’antoni’s system might work well with him and they are looking for changes. Weren’t they mentioned in that whole Charlotte deal? Maybe there will be a 4 team blockbuster deal with the Blazers, GS, NY, CHA where we net gerald wallace?

He has no place on this team in the long term. I’d argue that Sergio Rodriguez is already a better player (and 6 years younger), and the smart money says that Bayless is going to be better him before too long as well. Bayless is a great fit on the first unit, and Sergio is a perfect fit on the 2nd unit. They could both be getting 15-20 minutes a game at minimum. KP needs to force Nate to get away from his man crush on Blake. He’s an average backup PG, but he’s playing 30 minutes a game, that is just a gross mismanagement of our talent. Steve Blake should be the guy leaving via trade. His contract doesn’t have to be picked up, and if it were picked up it would hurt our salary cap situation. This is the season that we’re going to need every dollar of that money.

Sergio is right, he hasn’t been getting his due, based a lot on Nate. Its got to be frustrating for KP to pick up a major steal late in the draft just to see him waste away on the bench because Nate doesn’t know how adjust to different players. Another thing that could be part of the reason for this is our 19 year old rookie getting all these minutes, minutes that Sergio hasn’t seen in 3 years here.

I keep seeing a ton of jump shots and hear Nate saying we’re not playing physical enough. Does anyone else wonder if Bayless should be tossed out there a bit more to get to the hole, draw some fouls and play some more in your face defense?

I still think a lot of people are jumping the gun and/or making a big thing out of this. What I read was clearly Jose Ortiz evidently Sergios foreign agent, giving his personal opinion about Sergios situation. So Jose thinks Sergio should be traded. So what? Give me that and $2.75 and I’ll buy a cup of coffee.

The whole premise is flawed. Does Sergios agent really think a trade would be better for Sergio? Well maybe, but maybe not. Sergio still has development and work to do on his game, he does here, and he would elsewhere. Here he has the luxury of playing with his friend Rudy Fernandez and alongside some very talented players. That’s a plus. Trade him into an unknown situation and all I can tell Jose Ortiz and Sergio is be very careful you might be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Right now for a young player I can’t think of a team where the grass is much greener than Portland. It’s up to Sergio to make himself indispensable and earn his playing time. IMO Sergio is coming along, and I don’t buy this McMillan doesn’t like Sergio business. We’ve kept Sergio when Taureen Green was sent packing, we’ve kept Sergio and traded Jarret Jack. I don’t see any evidence that McMillan or this franchise has given up on Sergio. Again if he isn’t happy with his role or his playing time Sergio needs to realize it’s up to him to change the role and earn the playing time.
So to me, let’s just cool off about this Sergio wants to be traded stuff. Until I get a direct quote, in english, from Sergio looking directly in the camera and saying I want to go, I’m assuming he IS Portlands 1st PG off the bench. Who cares what some agent in spain thinks?

The man’s play would not justify a first round pick.

Best the Blazers could hope for would be a 2nd rounder or journeyman player.

He could always be packaged in a multi-player deal.

.. but in other games he could be replaced by a mechanical device moving the ball from one side of the court to the other, and no one would have found out.
Most of his game has been pass the ball to first, closest guy and move to shoot spot, period.
And I expect more from a PG (as he did against Huston).

Here’s something that works on the trade machine, not sure if it passes the smell test:

Charlotte gets: Outlaw, Blake, Diogu.

Portland gets: Wallace, Felton.

The trade doesn’t work with Sergio in the deal and Blake out of it, because of the salary cap repercussions. – Elgin.

Any front office executive who’d willingly pay that steep of a price for a so-so role player should lose his job.

But have no idea where his head is at