Travis Outlaw trade talk

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 9:58 PM PDT

Apparently according to our Constitution ....pffftt.... attempts to legally ban any and all suggestions or thought of trading Travis violate individual freedoms.... therefore, without engaging in worthless or protracted diatribe,

But since the Diary must be at least seventy five words, I'll guess my entire entry is based on my thinking that why would anybody even want to consider trading Travis Outlaw? My other thought about Travis, in order to make this seventy five words long, is that he has great character, and perfectly fits in with the future design of the team. Travis never takes a bad shot, the shot clock is always working against him,

Poll

What is Travis Outlaw's future with the Portland Trail Blazers?

Forever red & black; We all know Trout is the man

77 votes

Only if included in a deal for an All-Star PG

99 votes

Outlaw is over-rated; trade him knowing we got Webster as the future SF

23 votes

Doesnt being a Whitsett pick make him a Jail Blazer?

4 votes

203 votes | Poll has closed

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We have to keep him

considering his potential and contract. Also, Trout got the second loudest ovation before & after the home finale Memphis game.

I’m looking forward to ATF’s response to this fanpost.

by tweener on Apr 20, 2008 10:10 PM PDT 0 recs

What?

“Trout got the second loudest ovation before & after the home finale Memphis game.”
He was the one guy that didn’t get pulled from the game to be applauded. And even if we clap for him loudest it doesn’t mean our GM won’t trade him if the deal is right.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 20, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

so whats your vote?

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

My vote is

He is too cheep to trade unless it is a super A+ #1 deal that no opposing GM would ever do. So my answer would be keep him. He is a ladies man and thats always helps.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 20, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

Well I didnt figure a straight across trade

to land the PG we all want it may be necessary to include Trout in a package deal .. if so ???

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

I would rather not trade anybody

I obviously dont know the potential deals that KP gets, but I am just fine with this team as is. If we dont win a championship by the time our cap space comes around then do whatever it takes.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 20, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

</>Hillary Clinton/Roger Clemens font</> I misremembered that

When the players came through the stands at the start of the game it is my opinion that Trout drew the 2nd loudest cheer. You are of course correct about Travis finishing the game. My point is that it is tough to trade a player who is the favorite of many casual fans and liked very well by 99% of all blazer fans.

by tweener on Apr 20, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

Although....

I suppose he did get the loudest cheer of the game after those twin ‘Tyrannosaurus’ dunks.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 20, 2008 10:58 PM PDT up 0 recs

did you mean these two particular dunks?

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 11:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YTOwYu1zIXo

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up 0 recs

The best part of that

Was the normally reserved Mark Mason yelling into the mic “OHHHHHHH” You can hear it on the vid.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 20, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up 0 recs

the second option

should say trade him only if….

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:13 PM PDT 0 recs

those two reverse jams to end the Memphis game...

Im still salivating

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:14 PM PDT 0 recs

Remember...

who got both assists on those. Have any of our other point guards done that? One of the reasons we can wait one more year for both players, I think.

by lethaldose on Apr 20, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

I know sergio got those dimes

but Mcroberts grabbed both of the rebounds and immediately dished to sergio to start the fast break….

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah, he really broke down the intense Memphis D.

by erastus25 on Apr 22, 2008 6:00 AM PDT up 0 recs

my point being

McRoberts gets a nod for doing the right thing…. obviously memphis had thrown in the towel with less then 24 seconds to play and McRoberts, Sergio and Travis made em pay. Memphis has no reason to want comeupance since they gave up prematurely.

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 22, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up 0 recs

keep him

.but i’m not sure where he’ll wind up as far as position in the future, i keep thinking about it and i don’t see him higher than the sixth or seventh man

-future line up

-new pg
-roy
-webster
-aldridge
-oden
-rudy first off the bench
-travis

i think Martel will start because he has a better shot and has shown glimpses of dunking at the same level as travis

by blackandwite323 on Apr 20, 2008 10:19 PM PDT 0 recs

6th or seventh man

that sounds like a very nice fit to me

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

yes, i think it is a great fit, one any other team would be glad to have, some people act as though he is right next to brandon roy as far as team value, i think he will stay but is not an untouchable

by blackandwite323 on Apr 20, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up 0 recs

not untouchable

its that kind of rhetoric that unnerves me

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

I agree

Trout would be an excellent sixth man. Energy off the bench, pretty good shooter. He can come in for Aldridge or Webster, depending on matchups. It’s really an ideal situation. As an aside, sadly, Trout’s improvement and the arrival of (supposedly) sharp-shooting Fernandez makes James Jones fairly redundant.

by erastus25 on Apr 22, 2008 6:04 AM PDT up 0 recs

Martell has no business

either starting or supplanting Trout. Just MHO

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

I believe

that Martell has never air-balled a dunk before!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tU_U1rh_V0c

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Apr 20, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up 0 recs

now that I saw that

I feel like Outlaw is a complete bust

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

on second thought

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WZmTjX_GQqE&;feature=related

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Im still not sure

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kzq4ozGwoOM&;feature=related

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 11:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

if only he could do it to say .... Yao Ming

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kzq4ozGwoOM&;feature=related

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up 0 recs

I guess

its a youtube party!

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Apr 20, 2008 11:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

Nice cat

one of these days, we’ll stumble into an all-cat thread.

by Section323 on Apr 21, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

Catfish

I had a catfish, but it was swearing.

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Apr 21, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

At the game...

I was at the game, and that dunk brought the house down. It was awesome.

by erastus25 on Apr 22, 2008 6:07 AM PDT up 0 recs

Keep him

Need a good sixth man to compete, don’t really need an all-star level PG

by amitp06 on Apr 20, 2008 10:45 PM PDT 0 recs

I agree with your former

but not the latter…. somehow the Trail Blazers need to upgrade the PG position without sacrificing Travis.

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:47 PM PDT 0 recs

True

I just don’t think we need the “all star” level PG… anyone with good defense who is efficient at running the offense will do

by amitp06 on Apr 20, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

yea but

KP is developing the superfreak team, one were every position is above http://youtube.com/watch?v=HkjYfetLLZQand beyond… kinda like —-

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:51 PM PDT 0 recs

I try

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HkjYfetLLZQ

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 20, 2008 10:54 PM PDT 0 recs

The only reason

to trade Outlaw is because we have to give up something good to get something good. He has just about the most trade value of anyone on the team not named Roy, Aldridge, Oden or Raef’s expiring contract. Nearly everyone on the Bedge seems to want to upgrade the PG through trade and the only way that seems possible is to trade Outlaw. Which is unfortunate. That’s why perhaps it’s best to just keep everyone we’ve got (aside from the obvious spots we need to lose to bring in Rudy/draft pick), wait one more year, see if Jack and Sergio can develop further, then make a decision.

by DrivetheLane on Apr 21, 2008 8:22 AM PDT 0 recs

Roster spots

Rudy has a spot on the roster,which was Miles spot and if we don’t trade our draft pick we can wave V.Wafer and that clears a roster spot for our 1st round pick if we keep it.

by billyjoejack on Apr 21, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

How do you answer this? Depends I guess

On of the deal was good enough. Is he untouchable? No way. He’s got potential, a good attitude, and a very reasonable contract though. Good luck getting that in return.

by leeroyjenkins on Apr 21, 2008 11:53 AM PDT 0 recs

Trout takes bad shots

quite often in my opinion, he just makes a lot of them. What a freak of nature. I think keeping him would make me as happy as a partridge kid.

"The next day in practice, if you sweat, it's going to come out of your pores, regardless. If you ask any coach around the league how many times they have smelled liquor on a player . . . As long as that player is showing up on time, doing the drills and running, that's part of it. But there have been times, yeah. Yeah, you probably smelled liquor on me. But it's not like I'm at practice drunk. I'm totally focused."
-Darius Miles

by Steve Guttenberg on Apr 21, 2008 4:14 PM PDT 0 recs

A shot made is a good shot.

Trade Freeland!

by rockingharder on Apr 21, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up 0 recs

...

Amen.

Everytime Raef checks into a game, an angel gets its wings.

by Outlaw is Rejector on Apr 22, 2008 3:19 AM PDT up 0 recs

But he misses a fair share

of those very bad shots. I’m not sure why Nate let’s him take those, he needs to learn good habits.

I am the master of my fate, I am the Captain of my soul. - Charles Wesley

by Earl on Apr 22, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

seems to me

that travis is often put in a position to be the scorer, and it may be weird to suggest but Travis is often forced into shots against the 24 sec clock… just seems too often when the offense broke down, the plan was to look for travis

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 22, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

All I Know

Is that I don’t want to see Travis making those crazy shots against the Blazers. Nate had too much confidence in Outlaw to trade him away.

Tyler Hansbrough - Deep in the jeans he's wearing - I'm hooked and I can't stop staring.

by tominhawaii on Apr 21, 2008 10:53 PM PDT 0 recs

the flipside may be

that Travis probably is to nice a guy to actually want revenge for being traded (Which we all know will not happen) and have monster efforts against us

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 22, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

Trout

He is the type of player that you CANNOT trade away. He would be mad, we would all be mad, and he would make sure we all knew how mad he was each and every time he played against us.

You cannot trade Travis Outlaw, he is Rejector!

Everytime Raef checks into a game, an angel gets its wings.

by Outlaw is Rejector on Apr 22, 2008 3:18 AM PDT 0 recs

TRade OUT

As mentioned in earlier posts, Trout is the most tradable asset we have outside of our untouchable 3. I would hate to see him go, but it seems the team needs an upgrade at PG moreso than a 6th or 7th man who takes far too many low percentage shots than he makes highlight reel dunks.

What makes Trout even more expendable are the modest contracts we can give to Rudy and Jones. We need these two quality perimeter shooters more than Trout.

If Trout could somehow become a lockdown defender then Martell would be on the trading block.

by LMA on Apr 22, 2008 11:31 AM PDT 0 recs

How much is Trouts value as a character guy

one of the most genuine players in the league… I think Travis has established a rapport with its fans that is more important than you eloquated.

As a 6th man, Travis is one of the best…. and by no means has his game peaked… he plays hard every night and has developed his game nicely despite the constant knock on his hoops IQ (not nessecelery beaten to do in this diary)

Im not so worried about contracts as such, considering Paul Allen is going to have about 7 guys with Bird Rights… ha can afford it, and will to win it all.

"Well now, were you fellas going with all that beer?"

by bow4meow on Apr 22, 2008 4:48 PM PDT 0 recs