Ten Words or Less: The Pick
by Dave on May 30, 2008 12:51 AM PDT
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PrintCarrying on yesterday’s theme, we’re reviving an old Blazersedge tradition this morning. We so often go into great detail and complexity. Sometimes it’s nice to have it short and sweet. Thus “Ten Words or Less”. (Reminder to you grammarians: I know it’s technically “Ten Words or Fewer”. That just doesn’t sound as good.)
I’m promising to give a preliminary report on the Blazers’ likely choices for the #13 pick next week, but before I go ahead we’re going to take a quick sounding. Let me know who you think the Blazers should take with the pick and why. The only stipulation is that you have to use ten words or less. Trading the pick IS an option, and if that’s your choice try to give us an idea of who you want back and why. Please put the name of your target draftee or “Trade It” in the subject line of your comment. This does NOT count towards the ten-word limit. Thus:
Russell Westbrook
because his last name sounds like a chic jacket line.
Consider this a poll of which way the wind is blowing at Blazersedge. (I do get asked a fair amount what you guys think.) Please confine yourself to players you think the Blazers could reasonably get.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
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Trade for future pick
Can´t develop more youth until we define our roster.
"If OJ Mayo falls to the 2nd round We should risk one of our 3 second round picks on Mayo". Mortimer.
That was my idea too.
even if a #18 later, need t’know what we’ve got.
(I’m counting contractions, even made up ones, as one word, even though they’re really not.)
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
You are One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season, after all.
It’s called poetic license and youearnedit. ;0
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
This was my choice too
Yes, less is more. No additional guaranteed contracts this year.
Wow.
I’ve been banging the drum for that idea so hard.
I had no idea it had actually gotten some support.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Brandon Rush
Outside shooting plus defense. That’s what we need, right?
by Gargen on May 30, 2008 1:07 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
In KP I trust
Whatever KP does, that’s what I was saying all along :)
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2008 1:08 AM PDT reply actions 16 recs
Not worried
I trust too. KP does job. Next season good regardless.
by fatwansaboni on May 30, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Joe Alexander
With him, we have a replacement for #25.
side note: im sorry annthefan.
18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 0 turnovers, 80% FG, 66% 3PT FG. Can my boy get some love?
im sorry
i love #25, but alexander is basically same player, but with college experience. i’m pretty sure you will love him too.
18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 0 turnovers, 80% FG, 66% 3PT FG. Can my boy get some love?
I don't think he will be as good as Travis
"My, that is a handsome fella. He must be the offspring of a Greek God!" - Bill Walton calling a Clipper's-Laker's game as Luke Walton checks in.
Rush or Arthur
Because I’m from KU!
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Trade for
OJ Mayo, he can create his own shot
Blazer's fan since '84, Currently exiled in Tennessee and North Carolina
Trade up or out
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
by jscot on May 30, 2008 2:23 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
looked fat and easy to shut down from my glimpse
by blackandwite323 on May 30, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
grammerites keep me on my toes
I speak english ebonics and myspacesee fluently and im here to tell you it it wouldnt shock me if we drafted a center we need a solid third center who could become back up or starter if greg or joel ever gets injured,,but we know that can never happen..mr. prichard thinks out side the box… were collectively penciling in a guard …but we need a center.so are 4’s can concentrate on the 4’s just a thought
if it can be conceived it can be achieved
i know
it in there twice in the first sentence, no comma after center , two commas after injured, two periods after happen ,capital M in Mr, capital p in Pritchard two periods after guard ,are should be spelled our , but i still made my point i think we may draft a center, unless freeland is viable,, do you really want to stick frye and aldridge at the 5… perfect opportunity to draft a player that is not going to demand time and can learn from greg and joel maybe go to idaho a few times, bam!!!! you have your back up center in 2010 oh yeah there is no such word as myspaceese my bad
if it can be conceived it can be achieved
by lyfefindsaway on May 30, 2008 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Not at #13
We can get a guy like this in the second round.
You don’t pick a third-stringer at #13.
Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo
All that
from a guy that can’t count to 10.
by spencerbutte on May 30, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry i just realized
it was ten words or less the grave yard shift is killing me
if it can be conceived it can be achieved
Use with other pieces to acquire Devin Harris
quickness, defense, shot continues to improve, athleticism, solves PG issue
I WANT A POWER FORWARD, BUT I'M OUTVOTED, RIGHT?
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
I'm ready to go for a new idea.
Why not another center? Can’t have too many of those.
One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season
"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus
Not necessarily Tim
I’m not sure “wanting” a forward is my position, but as far as what we’re going to GET…
—Dave
Kevin Pritchard won't just pick and be done with it, but if he does...
Russell Westbrook if he’s available, BPA if he’s not.
Westbrook, Alexander, or Batum
In that order, barring a “star” sliding to us
Current team + Greg + Rudy = Blazers losing narrowly to the Spurs in the 2008-2009 Western Conference Finals. Book it.
No Love, no Mayo
Bring us Westbrook or Chalmers, plus a Maxiel type in the second round.
Nature bats last.
Haiku...
It is not Haiku unless there is a reference to nature in it.
by Portland Dynasty on May 30, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric Gordon
EG + GO = EGGO. Leggo my EGGO! Sad, I know.
by Steve The Hedge on May 30, 2008 8:36 AM PDT reply actions
if we draft Gordon
we must nickname him Eggo.
Trade pick
Trade for future picks. Obviously include with mega deal (if needed)
"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein
Use the pick
to some how aquire Westbrook. Get Maarty in 2nd.
"My, that is a handsome fella. He must be the offspring of a Greek God!" - Bill Walton calling a Clipper's-Laker's game as Luke Walton checks in.
Trade up.
Get O.J. Mayo. Roy + Mayo = Champion Sandwich.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
yes
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
by bartender77 on May 30, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Make like boring
Trade pick to bad team for future pick
by Engineering Problem on May 30, 2008 10:21 AM PDT reply actions
The guard scenario
Trade Frye Jack 
 for Conely Westbrook or Gordon
by Portland Dynasty on May 30, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply actions
D'Andre Jordan...
Because who doesn’t want Dwight Howard 2.0?
"I was a huge Dr. J fan, so I was upset when Maurice Lucas and Bill Walton beat up on him in the Championship. But now Portland has a good young nucleus and with Greg coming on next year, they'll be a team I'll follow throughout the season." Obama
by RoyGoesTheDynamite on May 30, 2008 10:38 AM PDT reply actions
DJ Augustin
I Like My Point Guards To Be Able To Dribble
by RememberRastaMonsta! on May 30, 2008 11:18 AM PDT reply actions
Meta: You forgot to say...
...what happens to those who screw up and put in that dreaded 11th word.
That’s the fun part of these… :)
by EngineerScotty on May 30, 2008 11:18 AM PDT reply actions
Trade It for a future pick
Later, grab a backup center, KAAAAUUUNNNN!!!!
I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.
Brandon Rush
Because opponents won’t remember which Brandon they’re guarding.
by jtanzer on May 30, 2008 12:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
If you can't get Westbrook, draft Chris Douglas-Roberts
Whoever drafts CDR is going to look like wise.
Brandon Rush
Low’ish ceiling, but good third option and defender.
by howlingfantods on May 30, 2008 12:40 PM PDT reply actions
Higher ceiling than you think
Coming off ACL surgery, many players come back much stronger. Rush has all the tools we need at 2 and 3 – athleticism, strength, length, good outside shooting and high basketball IQ.
He’ll space the floor well on offense and be our sought-after perimeter defender.
by LMA on Jun 1, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
How 'bout a haiku?
Barter it quickly
Overly young already
Next season, point guard
Trade for Shaq
“The Big Sitka Spruce”
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on May 30, 2008 12:59 PM PDT reply actions
None of the above
Watch David Stern go out there and say:
“With the 13th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Portland Trail Blazers select….nobody. They are happy with what they have”
BRANDON RUSH!!!
A shut down defender who can drain 3’s. Sound like anyone we need? Don’t re-sign James Jones and suddenly there is room.
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
Not from Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, Gorsafawddachaidraigodanheddogleddolonpenrhynareurdraethceredigion, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, or Chargogagogmanchargogagogcharbunagungamog; deprecates hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian floccinaucinihilipilification.
Trade to LAC
Take Augustin with the #7 pick
by RememberRastaMonsta! on May 30, 2008 5:44 PM PDT reply actions
no webster no magette no augustine
WESTBROOK
by blackandwite323 on May 30, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Augustine > Westbrook
Westbrook cant dribble.. he is athletic but the kid has never played point full time. Augustin is a solid and proven (all american!!) PG who is a pass first but can shoot the lights out.
Magette would offset the loss of Jack as the player who can attack the rim, and honestly until Webster decides he can do more than hide in the corner and shoot 3’s like Bruce Bowen, there is no need to keep him.
by RememberRastaMonsta! on May 30, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Maggette is not a free agent
He only has a player option. He is eligible to be traded. Before we trade for him obviously we would work out a new deal. Like I stated.. Less than what he makes now, but enough to keep him happy on a contender.
by RememberRastaMonsta! on May 30, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
My bad
I didn’t double check myself on that.
Looking closer, that looks pretty lopsided in our favor and I don’t think you would be able to sign Maggette for less than 8-10 per year or a three year deal. At 28, he is going to want at least four years and five if he can get it. The only thing that might even it out and get Maggette negotiating would be his history of missing games.
PTB Liberation Day - 2/10/04
We could go 4 years
He makes 7 mil a year now, and would likely have to take a paycut, he just REALLY hates dunleavy and the clips at this point. I think the clips would go for it. It lowers their payroll, it allows them to get an outside shooter and still gives them a good draft pick at #13 along with a fture PG in Koponen
by RememberRastaMonsta! on Jun 2, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
best perimeter defender
bpd is the new abbreviation for the future Blazer draft pick.
Trade Jack and #13 for future pick
Maybe Charlotte’s 2009 1st Round Pick unprotected
Hibbert
Too good and too big to let slip past 13.
by howlingfantods on May 31, 2008 12:33 PM PDT reply actions
Oh I Have Another One
Only thing KP should pick that day is his nose.
I think I have a man crush on Bobby Flay.
Westbrook = Truth is in the video...please watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGzllXpnBf8
PSU Roots Festival, May 22nd! FREE! www.roots.groups.pdx.edu
by courtsideerrandboy on Jun 1, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply actions
We must move up and get this guy
The D, the hands, the explosives, the expletives…
Can he pass?
by Blazersaurus on Jun 1, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Westbrook
We all love watching point guards DUNK ON DUCKS!
by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Jun 1, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
heres another westbrook vid...
its monta ellis only pac-10 defensive player of the year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUH7xYH4_O0&NR=1
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jun 1, 2008 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
Get a pg...draft or trade
I would love to acquire an pg,hopefully a YOUNG veteran,no not Hinrich he’s not a true point and hasnt done much in Chicago,yes I would love to get a Devin Harris he would be great along side a Brandon Roy, “IF” and thats a big if get Devin I would draft a sf someone like Joe Alexander or Donte Green, I watched some games on these guys and I could see these guys slashing and helping out their rookie seasons,these guys are very athletic and have so much potential,than early second round draft a potential diamond in the rough pg maybe a Ty Lawson or Mario Chalmers,then we have lots of trade material at forwards and pg’s
Joe Alexander
The love child of Travis Outlaw and Mean Mike Miller.
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on Jun 1, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
player we need!!! Tayshaun Prince SF
character,skills,knowledge,veteren, don’t need to be in control!!!
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