Official Blazersedge Draft Thread: Second Round
by Dave on Jun 26, 2008 7:30 PM PDT
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Print31. Minnesota Timberwolves-- Nikola Pekovic 6'11" C, Montenegro
32. Seattle Supersonics (for Detroit)-- Walter Sharpe 6'9" F, UAB
33. Portland Trail Blazers-- Joey Dorsey 6'7" F, Memphis
34. Minnesota Timberwolves (to Miami)-- Mario Chalmers 6'2" G, Kansas
35. Los Angeles Clippers-- DeAndre Jordan 6'11" C, Texas A+M
36. Portland Trail Blazers-- Omer Asik 7'0 C, Turkey
37. Milwaukee Bucks-- Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, UCLA
38. Charlotte Bobcats-- Kyle Weaver 6'6" G, Washington State
39. Chicago Bulls-- Sonny Weems 6'6 F, Arkansas
40. New Jersey Nets-- Chris Douglas-Roberts 6'7" G, Memphis
41. Indiana Pacers (to Toronto)-- Nathan Jawai 6'10" C, Australia
42. Sacramento Kings-- Sean Singletary 6'0" G, Virginia
43. Sacramento Kings-- Patrick Ewing Jr. 6'7" F, Georgetown
44. Utah Jazz-- Ante Tomic 7'2" C, Croatia
45. San Antonio Spurs-- Goran Dragic 6'4" G, Slovenia
46. Seattle Supersonics (for Detroit)-- Trent Plaisted 6'10 F, BYU
47. Washington Wizards-- Bill Walker 6'6" F, Kansas State
48. Phoenix Suns-- Malik Hairston 6'6" F, Oregon
49. Golden State Warriors-- Richard Hendrix 6'9" F, Alabama
50. Seattle Supersonics-- DeVon Hardin 6'10" C, USC
51. Dallas Mavericks-- Shan Foster 6'5" Guard, Vanderbilt
52. Miami Heat-- Darnell Jackson 6' F, Kansas
53. Utah Jazz-- Tadija Dragicevic F, Serbia
54. Houston Rockets-- Maarty Leunen 6'8" F, Oregon
55. Portland Trail Blazers (to Los Angeles Clippers for a second-rounder next year)-- Mike Taylor 6'2" G, Idaho Stampede (Iowa State)
56. Seattle Supersonics-- Sasha Kaun 6'11" C, Kansas
57. San Antonio Spurs-- James Gist F, Maryland
58. Los Angeles L*kers-- Yeah...the punks are going to hold the L*kers pick until after all the commercials, huh? I guess there are important teams and not-so-important teams. Like anybody from L.A. is actually watching to see who has a 2.5% chance to be the guy who hauls Kobe's luggage this year. AND STOP ANNOUNCING TRADES THAT NOBODY GIVES A CRAP ABOUT!
Oh, and their pick is Joe Crawford 6'4" G, Kentucky
Oh BLAH, BLAH! Now they're doing the whole "What do the L*kers need to do to get back to the championship?" schtick. GET OUT OF THE SAME CONFERENCE AS THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS, that's what! Next pick please!
59. Detroit Pistons-- Deron Washington 6'6" G, Virginia Tech
60. Boston Celtics-- Semih Erden 7'1" C, Turkey
LATEST NEWS ON THE TRADE: Dorsey and Arthur for Batum.
NOTE: You know what I've learned from commercials? Nobody wants that Heiniken. In fact they'd go a long way out of their way to get rid of it.
ANOTHER TRADE: Portland trades that skanky D-League guy to the Clips for a second-rounder next year.
And that's all folks! Except for the analysis and fallout, of course. I'm going to take a break and then come back with a recap and some thoughts. Thanks for hanging with us.
--Dave
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First....... im on fire
I hope we take jordan with a second rounder
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
CDR
We might have a chance to get Chris Douglas Roberts at 33!
That's what I'm guessing
It was very obvious that the Spurs wanted (and needed) Batnum.
by spencerbutte on Jun 26, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
very nice theory
definitely possible!!!!
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
right
I guess we told Houston to take that player and they’d get a 2nd rounder for Arthur. Definitely swiped it from the spurs.
by BrailleTaser on Jun 26, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This is weird
On ESPN’s live draft chat they’re talking to Batum and they’re acting like he’s staying in Houston.
They're slow like that.
Remember the Bo/Travis Outlaw pictures?
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here's what Batum just said...
Matt Ruesler (St. Louis): Do you plan on staying in Europe for a while or coming here immediately?
Nicolas Batum: I will come play in the NBA immediately. I came into the draft to come play.
Converting Sonics Fans...One Bitter Fan At A Time.
2nd Round!
This is where the fun begins!
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From NY Fans, I'd bet that it can't be published on this site.
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But we can hint...
................... it deals with David Stern and 2 of 3 of the following: farm animals, ice cream, reproductive activity.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
Someone fill me in
What’s so good about CDR that has everyone excited? He slipped by me this season.
for one
an easy to type name
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN on Batum
Chad Ford says:
“Here’s something interesting. John Hollinger, our resident stats guru, expects Nicolas Batum to be a draft bust, according to his Euroleague translations. The Rockets, led by GM Daryl Morey, are considered the most stats-savvy team in the league. Something doesn’t add up. I wonder if there’s a trade here. Batum has some physical talent and some skill, but he’s yet to put it together in any meaningful way.”
Trading Arthur to the Rockets will be sad
But needed I guess. He’s not going to be getting playing time.
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
i hate this trade if its true
i thought arthur was a GREAT PICK! wish we had kept him – jamison-esque? sounded good to me, dang it
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Who is this guy?
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
who are you?
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
which guy?
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
Walter Sharpe
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
Not excited by the Batum pick at all.
But whatever, its Allen’s money.
Maybe Chalmers at #36 too?
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"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
I don't know what Pritchard is about to do...
...but I suspect Sacramento will not like it.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
I'd rather taking CDR and see if Jordan falls to us at 36
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
I'd rather take
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
Both
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
batum ...
Interesting, he fits a need, and was highly touted at one time.
Not neccesarily against it.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions
I though HOU got #36
I didn’t know they were so hard up for 6’9”guys, especially since Jordan is on the board and Mutombmo is 859067845 years old.
Dorsey!
HE IS GOOD!!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions
Dorsey?
Trade.
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
So which second-rounder went with Arthur in the Batum deal?
All I heard was “one of the two high second rounders”; is it 33 or 36?!?
And I want You Tube footage of Batum saying, “You can call me . . . ‘MASTER’.”
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Joey
Dorsey
Another Moose Baby!
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Packin' the Beef
under the basket
May be The Rockettes PPick tho
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be three of my targetted guys!
Admittedly Bayless was 3rd after Rose and Mayo…
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Joey Dorsey
It’s all over. I had forgotten all about him, too.
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by Junior Del Norte on Jun 26, 2008 7:46 PM PDT reply actions
POWER FORWARD!!!
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
I thought KP would go for Euros in the 2nd round...
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
95.5's sayin
PTB pickin’ for Houston!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Man
This is one crazy draft
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You left out . . .
. . . “trades from the northeast at 5-15 mph, with windward and mauka showers in the morning.”
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
YEAH!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It started kind of slow
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Thanks for the weather report.
103 here for the next few days in south eastern washington
"Beards--they grow on you"
It's OK
I’m sure you have nice sunsets.
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Yeah
and got massacred
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
That was Hibbert
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Liar.
Hibbert doesn’t talk.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jun 26, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
haha his mom and the other woman
looked like they congratulated each other before they congratulated Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey!
"Shoot, I don't even have anything to put in my own sig"
These are the modest words of pualo, posted on June 20, 2008.
Yes, pualo, an extraordinarily discerning BEdger with a knack for subtle expression.
REBOUNDS, KEEP HIM
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I guess I missed where Batum is coming to Portland for the 33rd pick or something
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by Junior Del Norte on Jun 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Why trade him AND Arthur for freaking Batum
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
It looks like
Portland is stocking a d-league team.
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Batum
is getting sent back to Europe – especially considering this Dorsey pick. I see no way for him to get any playing time – LMA, Frye, and now Dorsey?
Yeah, good point.
Can’t stash NCAA-ers like Arthur and Dorsey.
Or CDR for that matter.
(“Creedence Deerwater Revival”?)
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
pritchard said
in an interview that Batum wanted to come to the US, so if we’ve got him, he’ll be in the D-league for us.
by BrailleTaser on Jun 26, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He's our muscle guy
Hey Lamar…. DIE!
by Blazersaurus on Jun 26, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL, very good comment
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
lol
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, how come my posts get so delayed
My internet connection is like a gigabyte/sec
"Shoot, I don't even have anything to put in my own sig"
These are the modest words of pualo, posted on June 20, 2008.
Yes, pualo, an extraordinarily discerning BEdger with a knack for subtle expression.
Oops
didn’t realize Dorsey was part of the Batum trade – or maybe it was our 36th pick?
I don't want Batum :(
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
When you're coming off half a season of Bassy as the starting point guard . . .
. . . you kinda tend to overcompensate.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Minnesota got a great pick
I like Chalmers. Hollinger loves him, or at least his numbers do.
Man Batum
was in like the top Ten just a couple of weeks ago! I can’t believe all the Batum hate!
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Je t'aime Batum!
"Shoot, I don't even have anything to put in my own sig"
These are the modest words of pualo, posted on June 20, 2008.
Yes, pualo, an extraordinarily discerning BEdger with a knack for subtle expression.
top 10 of what?
the mock draft echo chamber.
I trust KP, but my impression is this is not a good pick.
He was ranked highly PRE-lottery and for awhile after
I always think that is far far more telling then post hype machine. Just my opinion.
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confirmation is coming in
dorsey/arthur for batum.
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meh
if kp says so
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Tony Parker?!
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PLEASE GOD CDR
QUICK AGREES WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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batum the traitor
From the Batum interview on ESPN draft board:
Mike ((Florida)): Nic, how do you think the Rockets will fare this year? I believe they can be a contender if they just stay healthy, how about you?
Nicolas Batum: Champions. I know it’s a great team. If we play hard, the goal for the team will to become a champion very quickly.
Nicolas Batum: Come to see the Houston Rockets. the next NBA champion.
he’s already selling us out and he’s been in the league 15 mins!
Bwahaha I actually like that attitude.
Watch him say the same about Portland tomorrow. Wherever he goes, that’ll be the champion.
agreed
haha me too. i’m sick of all the PR type answers. “i will do whatever i can to help this team”. i like to see some cockiness, especailly from a european
Did you hear Bayless
what else are they going to say…..about the team they THINK they will play for…
by spencerbutte on Jun 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
DeAndre Jordan goes #35.
So CDR is STILL available, and we’re up at 36, this time for US.
Wowza.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Portland picks
always lead to commercials..
Conspiracy?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions
Time for KP to make phone calls.
Trading Bilas at ESPN for a 2012 2nd rounder? Dang, we got hosed.
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"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
I thought the same darn thing
They did it on the 13 right after they went to commercial before the 11. So lame
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yes we do
batum stays stashed in europe
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
but..but...almart lives in Spain
not Italy
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
we have 13 on the roster right now
plus batum
plus Petteri
so, maybe.
Sure ya were ;)
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Omar Asik
Wow..
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions
from espn
For a European big man—he isn’t very skilled. Gets most of his points on putbacks and dunks. No jump shot or offensive moves to speak of.
It's my man Nedzad!
It’s the second coming of Sinanovic!
W00T!
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
The intern in "Dilbert".
Asik the intern.
Or not.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
I had a suspision that we might target him with our 30's picks before the draft
He’s 22 but is rapidly improving and still seems to have a lot of upside left. Put up descent numbers in Euroleague this year.
Hollinger:”Actually, there are two other foreign players that I think might be even better than Gallinari and both are in this draft. Unfortunately, contracts may get in the way of either ever coming to the NBA.
The first is Omer Asik, a Turkish center who played for Fenehrbace Ulker in Istanbul this past season. In 279 Euroleague minutes - granted, a smallish sample - his performance projects to 12.2 points and 13.5 boards per 40 minutes, with 52.3 percent shooting and a 15.23 PER. He blocks shots, too, setting a Euroleague Round of 16 record for rejections this year.
He’s 22, he’s 7-feet tall with a decent frame, and he’s relatively new to the game and still improving. So what’s the hang-up? Apparently he signed a five-year deal to stay in Turkey with no buyout, meaning he might not play in the NBA for a long time. That would be a shame. I have little doubt that Asik should be a lottery pick, but the contract issue may leave him as a mid-second rounder.”
I figure he stays in Europe for a couple years and then takes over the backup center role from Przybilla.
man
I know we’re short on roster space but whatever happened to taking the best player availalble?
totally agree
but he must really want that extra spot
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Icky.
Why not CDR? This doesn’t make any sense. SURE HE HAS 2 LAST NAMES but CMON
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
it was just announced here in the press room
that the people we are actually trading for wont be available to the media tonight.
so everyone is super excited to talk to brandon rush!
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what does that mean?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Batum and Bayless will not be available
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
i guess some league approval things need to go through
before our players are “officially blazers”
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I F'bombin love the draft
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
When did they do that?
what is wrong with ESPN? This is the first one they go to commerical through.
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
they didn't even mention the pick
lousy coverage…
Is CDR still available?
Isn’t he the dude with the writing tattood all over his arm? That dude has some game! Pick him!
Winning is everything.
ouch
we screwed that one up. takes my mancrush on kp down a notch or two
CDR is going undrafted and we're gonna' try him out on our summer league team
"Beards--they grow on you"
Honestly
Another A draft for the blazers.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
CDR has never lost a game of one on one.
But he’s kind of losing the whole draft right now.
BLZRS FRVR
Not sure
I’d give it an A yet – we’ll have to see if KP works some more trade magic or those Euros end up actually being good.
Omer...
IS AWESOME, stashy stash stash style.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions
Pritchard's not satisfied with an NBA title
he plans to win a Euroleague title too
lol
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
nah he'll be in europe.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Hello I'm Omer
I’m seven feet tall and skinny
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
Please learn how not to get dunked on in the next five years
Love,
Nightbluefruit
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by nightbluefruit on Jun 26, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe
KP convinced Paul Allen to buy up an entire euro team – that way they already know how to play with each other by the time we bring them to the NBA.
I HEAR THAT!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Beavers and Kings?
You need to get saved.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Blazers are the best drafting team of the new millenium?
Lots of picks to analyze.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:02 PM PDT reply actions
I think they should probably have kept Arthur.
But, what do I know? Pritchard will probably turn it into a trade for LeBron and Dwight Howard.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
You should move to Portland
just sayin.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Portland’s the ticket.
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36 goes to houston
Dorsey was 33, this Asik guy’s gone
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said the Game
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
ok that's better
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
My nausea just went away
"No, you're not imagining things: Black America is ecstatic." -Errin Haines, Associated Press writer
by Junior Del Norte on Jun 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
oh man
Chicago just passed up on CDR – no memphis backcourt reunion for them
Yeah isn't the tourny suppose to help?
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
Luc Richard Mbah a Muteh
Something tells me his last name(s) describe the bucks fans reaction to him.
Mbah a Muteh…
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
Nets like him anyway.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
Great pick by New Jersey
I like him in New Jersey
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:05 PM PDT reply actions
That's what the Game is saying before they went off the air online
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
Yeah, no kidding.
Serious (and unanimous) confirmation is needed as to which second rounder went to Houston.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
im searching for it
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
O-live calls it the 33rd though
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lol
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That tickled me
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The weather update
keeps tricking me into thinking they are new player stats.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Calipari
He is a really good coach, and pretty smart.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
Plus Cheney freaked out at him that once.
That was awesome.
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jun 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah didn't he send
Calipari to Gitmo for like a week? EG was fearing the water boarding and that threw off his 3 ball.
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
Should every team have a D-League team?
And then extend the draft to 3 rounds? It looks like the game is getting younger, and the talent is being more and more prevelent. Could a Farm Team system work in Basketball like it does in MLB?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:09 PM PDT reply actions
Is it a bad idea though?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
If the NBA makes it okay . . .
. . . for a high school player to spend his mandatory pre-NBA year
in either college, Europe, OR D-league, then that is a very, very done deal.
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idk
thing i don’t like about mlb is nobody watches the draft b/c you know you won’t see any of your draft picks for at least 3 years. it’d be less exciting b/c pretty soon everyone would get stashed. but the quality of play might go up
Isaiah Thomas is looking for something to do
Maybe ruining another D League is just the medicine
XTRA TIME
on “CourtSide”
Work it my broadcastin’ PTB Bros.
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why
why doesnt espn talk about the blazers next trade???
Dorsey traded along with Arthur to Houston
The O confirms on the Blazers blog
by Engineering Problem on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
So aside from Bayless, we got two Euro stashers.
That’s what a stuffed roster will do to a team.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
diogu too
may be trade bait
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
quick has said that
henry abbott says chad ford and draft express agree
95.5 had it the other way according to others.
i keep hearing it that way.
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
by that way i mean
arthur and dorsey
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
according to them we were getting augustin earlier so i don't really trust them
Leaving this blank 'til I think of something funny
I'm hoping they're screwing it up once more. I'd love to have Dorsey
and 95.5 did get the bayless deal right
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ahh lay off
both were going down simultaneously
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
the tribune has
dorsey and arthur for batum now too
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
and it is still being labelled as
“strong speculation”
but i think we can safely say it is arthur and dorsey now
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
word is KP won't talk on this
because of the delay with the first trade being approved.
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Really
I wasn’t being mean, it’s a matter of moments. Just hoping. At some point, what exactly happened today is going to be an awesome story
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it's already a great story
this has been the most fun since the lakers win
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
speaking of
quick just threw a napkin in mock horror that we didnt take CDR
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously,
what was with CDR going 40? Was there last minute character issues? health issues? or just the way the dice rolled?
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no clue
you’re asking the guy that wanted him at 27!
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LoL it's all good
Trust us Ben, this is so far above the jail blazer era….it’s not even funny.
I love that you guys got it wrong. Shows the mayhem of what was going on. Luvvv it.
"Beards--they grow on you"
it was like the stock market floor
soo awesome
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Rebound
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too short
unless he pulls a charles barkley on us. in which case, i’d say just force him to retire and let him be the third announcer on our broadcast
Dude, that guy can move people out of the way. He's a solid rebounder
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Patrick Ewing JR
43 pick to SacTown
Hope I get to see ‘im around. A time or two..
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Sac is picking at #42 AND at #43.
I think they should trade the #42 to themselves for the #43 and “cash considerations”.
And film the transaction. That’d be hilarious to watch.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Please don't mock us too ruthlessly.
It’s been kind of a hard night.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
It's not mocking.
Any time a team has back-to-back picks, at any level, in any sport, I think this.
How do you decide which one goes first and which one goes second?
You’re making two picks at once, basically.
It’s just such a weird dynamic.
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Like an ESPN commercial, very good idea
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Is Larry Bird ok?
looks like he was Pritchslapped!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions
why couldn't we keep arthur...
ugh he woulda been awesome
"I'll play any day. I don't care if I'm 0-for-30, playing baseball is my PASSION. I'll go out and play." - Geo Soto
Because where will he play?
Is he better than Trout/Martell or LMA and Frye?
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
yes to the first one
he could be a great scorer at SF with above average size – i’ve seen arthur play live and he drove me nuts playing against iowa state (my alma mater…went to UO for two years tho and have been a blazers fan way before – since the brian grant/sabonis years)
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Larry says a lot of things
BLZRS FRVR
by nightbluefruit on Jun 26, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
He's the classic
SourPuss
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN's description of the #46 pick:
“Seattle (from Portland through Boston, Traded to Detroit)”
I can’t stop laughing at that.
The whole draft just makes me giddy and giggly.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
who to pick up next at 46
One more trade? or just a player picked up via draft?
is anyone else
feeling a little confused about how things are actually shaking out? something feels a little off to me for some reason.
Amen.
Roster-wise, with Oden and Rudy coming in and The Petter possibly ready,
we added one player (Bayless) and moved two (JJ & McBob).
Roster reduction with five picks in the draft.
Sounds impossible, but KP did it.
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ME TOO
Man… I feel so unsure about everything! There hasn’t been one “We have a Trade to Announce”
Freaks me out.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
its all about flexibility
we are trying to keep roster spots open….
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
during and after we got bayless
it was all about consolidation
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Man I really wish we
would have been able to keep Arthur, he was a steal at 27.
totally agree
it makes me sad all day if that trade goes through
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I think trading time is over for PTB.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
Wheels keeps saying we have 46
I thought we had 55
maybe he is drunk?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe he's not good with numbers
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
55 it is
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
he just corrected himself
on 95.5 the game, the blazers do pick at 55.
46
Is going to the SuperSonics according to DraftExpress.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
I heard his potential was explosive.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
We like a lota peeps
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I think
Better things shaped up for our Blazers.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Ben,
when can we look forward to a Cuban Missile Crisis style recount of this day? I CANNOT WAIT to hear what happened today.
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There's always the Bill Simmons draft day diary.
Usually hilarious.
With his high spirits following the Celtics championship, he should be rolling freely.
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LOL
like i said they just brought beer in here so the stories may just be getting started
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I just reced the comment. Very happy to hear you'll be drunk when you hear
that KP has fired off 15 MIRVs at Cleveland because they refused to trade RLEC, Sergio and Batum for LBJ. It’ll be a moment you’ll remember
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LOL
very nice…
i don’t drink though….
and everyone here is doing a great job of fitting the media stereotype of holding liquor well! there are no dana jacobsons in the building.
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Plastered Baby
Just plastered at 46
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You are the one person I actually believe saying that
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
What does it mean ?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It means
I believe Lizzy is hammered, and not just saying that to be funny.
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Give me a break Man
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
If'n ya ain't been there
ya don’t wanna know
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
hallelujah
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I have a split personality
I keep finding things in my butt. I think the other guy is gay and forgetful.
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Things like rabbit feet? Or Fruit?
Big difference.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Bottles.
With messages in them.
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Bill Walton
oh.. I mean Bill Walker!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions
The biggest Blazers trade news of draft night:
The REC remains intact.
That’s all I wanted to hear, really.
My greatest fear was frittering that asset away so soon, for probably too little.
Not gonna happen. [phew!]
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We totally gave up jack.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
We did, actually.
Jack is precisely what we had to give up.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
that's a good one
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Truth spoken here
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see it now
TJ Ford and Jarrett Jack. The new starting backcourt for the Pacers. I like Roy and Blake/Bayless much better.
Totally!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
so if i understand correctly, this is our lineup
1-Blake, Bayless, Sergio
2-Roy, Rudy
3-Webster, Outlaw
4-LMA, Frye
5—Oden, Pryzbilla, LaFrentz
right?
btw, i’m really not dim. i’m actually a pretty bright guy. i just can’t believe both Webster and Outlaw are still on the roster. that’s probably the cause of my confusion.
Add Diogu
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Amazing, huh?
almost too good to believe. And I’m guessing it’s only going to get better.
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Kevin Pritchard the Rain Man of Drafts?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
Diogu is a 4, correct?
............................... that implies that either his or Frye’s days are numbered.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
correct
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Moose like in nature
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Frye is not a low post moose. We need a low post moose.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
Diogu, like Frye and JJ and Martell . . .
. . . is on his last rookie extension for 08-09.
I’m guessing he’s a disposable throw-in, gone after next year, either of the James Jones or Von Wafer variety.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
U forgot Ike
1-Blake, Bayless, Sergio
2-Roy, Rudy
3-Webster, Outlaw
4-LMA, Frye, Diogu
5-Oden, Pryzbilla, LaFrentz
And you forgot Kopponen
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If he's on the roster next year
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he's not signed yet.
but how much room do we actually have left?
by DrivetheLane on Jun 26, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
FOR CASH
I JUST OuT LAUGHED MY LOUD SO BAD!
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:32 PM PDT reply actions
Slow down, man
A little early “celebration” when Bayless became a Blazer, eh?
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
you know it.
1 year of anticipation and an awesome win/loss record. And we still got th best player outside of Beasley/Rose.
BlazersEdge where amazing happens.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm rockin' it with my da kine in the appropriate place
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tom
how do you rate the draft to this point
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
This is like being in a Mentos commercial
Everything just seems to work out.
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where are the beautiful twins?
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
and please don't say the lopezes
although they should TOTALLY get sponsored by mentos!
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
DoubleMint.
Gotta be a DoubleMint endorsement.
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Under my shirt
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We should nickname some players as "4cash"
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions
Why is the NBA so lame?
Don’t they have internet access? Why does it take them so long to confirm trades?
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I just think that we
should trade Blake for a much better defender to backup Bayless. Just a thought
I wrote a song for you about this open thread
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That was SOOOOO bad
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. I Luvs ya Man
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Houston Chronicle Reporting
According to the Chronicle, it is a three way trade: Batum to Portland, Donte Green and Dorsey to Houston, and nothing to Memphis.
Does that mean Portland keeps Arthur and still gets Batum?!
lmao
nothing to memphis
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad deal for them
Eh?
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
ANd nothing to Mephis
do we have any Grizz fans in here? Are there any period?
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Well I don't know
looks like Memphis got screwed though
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5858961.html
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be an awsome trade for the Blazers
But there has to be more to it.
something is missing
Memphis gives up Green and a 2009 2nd rounder for ????
Houston gives up Batum for Green, Dorsey, and the 2009 2nd rounder
Portland gives up Dorsey for Batum
The missing piece is clearly Arthur. he must be going to memphis
Kwame was redundant there.
It was Pau for nothing.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Heck of a deal
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
that doesnt sound right
chad ford has an “excellent source” according to henry abbott that says its dorsey/arthur for batum
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
i think you're right,
people are just reporting the tail end of the deal as well, which has memphis involved. (since they traded love away, i guess they wanted arthur. )
by premthegrem on Jun 27, 2008 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
back with aaron
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by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
huge cheers here!
lol
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Two Ducks in Houston now.
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Leunen before Taylor?
Interesting
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions
Aaron Brooks, former Duck.
He’s already a Rocket; Leunen will be joining him in Houston.
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Stop rooting for the *ucks!!!
............................... Love, Mr. Corvallis.
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
timmmmbbboooooooooooo !!!!
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
why dont they announce the blazers trade?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions
have they announced
all the others? Maybe Larry is invoking his “Bird Rights” and renegging on the trade after he noticed an imprint on his face that looked alot like a hand print with a class of 198X class ring from KU.
He's Coming! Oden Slayer of Giants
"what the f___"
the reaction here
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
"how can you be 166 pounds and be in the nba"
“i think he’s anorexic”
“i can’t wait to talk to KP about it”
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
"he's not anorexic... he's malnourished"
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
This sub-thread reminds me . . .
. . . of my fable about The Legend of Sideways Manute.
Long story.
I’ll repeat it sometime here when things are slow.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Sounds like a bad culture fit.
Also: “He looks like a hungry player.” at 6’2 and 166, I’d say so!
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT JUST HAPPEnED?
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
Off THE BLAZERS' D-league team!!!
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
We are up
Mike Taylor is da pick
Time to do The Stampede
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The Round Mound of Dribblin'
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by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
i love it
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
Olympics.
I was already interested in seeing how Spain does (too bad Sergio won’t be part of it),
and now we gots ta follow Finland, France, and Turkey, too?!?
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Genius
we can leave him down there cooking.
And a heckuva lot easier to call up than a Euro
"Beards--they grow on you"
Yes
Sasha Kaun. Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaun!
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Pretty sure it takes a roster spot
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Miami can't get OJ, they get the next best thing
Mario Chalmers!
I get the funny feeling Chalmers will sneak up on people
Koponen not
only PG on Summer League team—Bayless and now Taylor.
I'd be surprised if they put Bayless in
kind of, I guess. They know what he looks like, but they’ll wanna see Kop
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Only if your SG passes better...
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
I think its one of Newtons law.
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure that Magic was taller than any of the Laker's SGs
He was 6’9” tall.
Heineken is the state beer of Hawaii
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That's unfortunate for you
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What happened to the grossly misnamed Primo?
"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
Many incarnations.
The last one, years ago, was really just Stroh’s with a Hawaii-market packaging.
And Steinlager is HUGE there . . .
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Oh Crap
That stuff sucks.
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good for them
If his knees hold up he will be decent
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
Joe Crawford got drafted
as if the L*kers need more favors from the NBA
by DrivetheLane on Jun 26, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
ANNOUNCE PORTLAND TRADES PLEASE
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by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions
BeanTown's "On The Clock"
Milkin’ it, for mo’ Ad revenue.
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like we just sold LA...
...a D-league player.
David Stern: "We have a trade to announce . . . "
” . . . My soul, to Lord Satan, for ‘cash considerations’.”
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
by QualityPie on Jun 26, 2008 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 14 recs
REC HIS COMMENT
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We need another new thread
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Or just one that's not so slow
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For recuperation
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
one more pick
we can stuff a few more clowns in this car
by grimc on Jun 26, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Write a diary
About the life of a hobo and we’ll steal the tread.
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It's a sad story, don't want to rain on today's parade
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for?
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2009 second round pick
Trail Blazers are really cool
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
2nd round pick next year
President of the Petteri Koponen fan club.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 26, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but what if the Clippers are really good next year?
[ giggling like I just came out of surgery ]
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Yep.
Seeya later, skinny.
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
not bad
Trail Blazers are really cool
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
espn playing this song makes me want to listen to fort minor
Leaving this blank 'til I think of something funny
KP on 95.5 right now, get him
just said we got our 1A option
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draft is over
i still think there is a bigger trade coming. after july 1. Bayless is great and all, but is that guy getting us over the top? We’re still a 7 or 8 seed at best. Going in to the draft, I really thought we had the assets to make deals that would make us a top 4 seed. So it’ll be interesting to see what happens in the next week or so.
Nah; with the REC . . .
. . . the best shot at The Big Deal is either a trade-deadline deal, or 2009 cap-space signings.
Blazers have a five-on-three...and they pull it back and wait for help.
Yes I agree
Boston coach Doc Rivers said he was surprised by the firing of Saunders.
"I don't understand it," Rivers said. "It makes coaching not fun."
Semih Erden
The last o’ da Best
See ya, wouldn’t wanta be ya
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
Good Night
And Thank You.
Thank You Very Much.
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
WOO HOO GREG ODEN
Trail Blazers are really cool
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 9:05 PM PDT reply actions
KP calls out Mj (not literally)
he said a team drafted to gain value
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KP REALLY LIKES TEAM
sounds like no more trades. Frye make it?
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My reading is that Frye and Travis and Martell all get another year...
.................................... Jack goes bye-bye.
Drafted for the PG and solved the lack of a low post banger backup 4 with the Indy trade.
Stashed Euros.
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"You don't live by the jumpshot, you die by the jumpshot." ---Charles Barkley, 2/7/08
Ya, I like this
I don’t know nuttin’, really ‘bout how the Team is workin’.
From a Fan’s perspective, I couldn’t have hoped for more. The core of Players I think have Po’, are still here (for a few weeks).
We gots Mooses! Luvs my Mooses. Let’s do a lil’ Bangin’ baby.
A PG change with Our Starter still here. Let’s get it on. The PTB have added Excitementg for Me.
I can Dig this.
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember
Back in the day, Dave could write a recap in 1.2 minutes. He was the kid all the other bloggers were gunnin’ for.
<-;-)
Baby PG needs some extra practice
Trade Freeland!
by rockingharder on Jun 26, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It's in the first three threads
you’ll need to patch it together from the several thousand comments. SHouldn’t take a super genious like you more than a few seconds. If you could get it back to me in Binary, I’d really owe you one.
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Indeed, was fun
G’nite all…I’m off to continue high stakes poker and creme soda
"Beards--they grow on you"
Arthur for cash trade???
ESPN recently posted something in their draft chat about another Darrell Arthur trade for cash only? Anybody hear anything about this? Any chance this means we got him back? I know no details, only the loose speculation from ESPN.
Rod is correct
We bought Arthur from New Orleans (the cash transaction you’re talking about) and then promptly traded him away.
—Dave
Ahhhhhhhh...
That makes sense. I thought maybe there was another move involved.
I can get behind the Bayless trade, but I don’t know enough about Batum to decide whether we screwed up by giving away Arthur. Hmmm.
kobe, how's my Asik taste?
Omer Asik, filthy Turk and the #36 pick, has been traded to Da Bulls for three future 2nd rounders. I’m reporting it http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draft/tracker/round?draftyear=2008&round=2
4 future second round picks.
Wow…we started with 3 and now we 4….talk about turning 15 cents into a dollar.
Isn't there some limit
like the Ted Stepien rule for first round picks? There should be. Trading away 3 second round picks for a player who might never come over doesn’t seem right. Well, who cares. At least now we can stay very active in the next draft(s) without even being in the lottery.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
They don't
We traded Arthur and Dorsey for Batum.
Dude
This trade happened in the Blazers Edge Mock Draft…
Just different teams.
Trail Blazers are really cool
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG OMG OJ MAYO TRADE OMG OMG
Minnesota Receives:
Kevin Love
Brian Cardinal
Mike Miller
Jason Collins
Memphis Receives:
OJ Mayo
Marko Jaric
Antoine Walker
Greg Buckner
REPORTED ON ESPN!
Michael....Tell them what they've won!!!!!!!....... *iinsert reference to a baseketball game*
Minny
did a good job of leveraging their spot for a guy they wanted anyway.
2 starters for OJ Mayo. But they had to take on some dead weight.
yea but they did get rid of antoine walker
thats about 3 normal players worth of dead weight
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by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Love + Jefferson
Seems like similar players. Love to back up Big Al? Or play along side him. That’s a pretty unathletic frontline…
Love can visit Lake Oswego twice a season
and get crushed by Greg.
I see more trades coming
Mayo, Conley, Jaric, Crittendon, Lowry. That’s enough point guards/combo guards for two teams. KP, pick up the phone.
Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
Wait
Has anyone seen this?
The Rockets have agreed to trade this pick to the Blazers. While Batum didn’t fare well in John Hollinger’s Euroleague translations, he has tremendous upside as a wing, and the Blazers are intrigued. He has all the tools, but does he have the drive? I spoke with Portland GM Kevin Pritchard tonight and he says he thinks Batum will actually sign with the Blazers this year.
I said what what?
<-;-)
that would be really surprising.
batum wants to come.
i saw him this spring.
he is not ready.
he has potential but that’s it.
"Honor Terry Porter." Email me with your TP stories and memories.
by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
in my butt
The Blazers have agreed to trade Arthur and the 33rd pick to the Rockets. When the Rockets drafted Batum, I questioned it. He measured out terribly statistically under John Hollinger’s formula and the Rockets are stat geniuses. Lo and behold, they swap the pick for Arthur, whom Hollinger listed as the fifth-best prospect. Yes, teams were worried about a kidney issue. But I’ve talked to two teams, and I’m told it’s not a big deal. He has a chance to be an Antawn Jamison-type player.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/draft/tracker/round?draftyear=2008
So, to recap Portland's moves tonight...
OUT:
Jack
McRoberts
Rush (1st)
Arthur (1st)
Dorsey (2nd)
Asik (2nd)
Taylor (2nd)
IN:
Bayless (1st)
Batum (1st)
Diogu
Four future 2nd rounders
Sound about right? Phew. Another busy draft night.
Looks correct
and amazing.
Trail Blazers are really cool
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jun 26, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
lets package bayless
diogu and whoever else it takes to get mayo from memphis
"Honor Terry Porter." Email me with your TP stories and memories.
by Ben Golliver on Jun 26, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
YES
absolutely. i used to hate mayo, he was pretty cocky in high school. but then i found out he wears glasses. nobody who wears glasses is cocky, and when they are, its because they have a right to be.
seriously tho, he is perfect. big, can guard any pg, and he can really play SG to broys PG on offense. plus, memphis has the worst gm ever, so we shouldn’t have to give up much
by bluthbanana on Jun 26, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Mayo reminds me of Larry Hughes.
I don’t think he will ever be a pg.
by houseofprime on Jun 26, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Visiting Warriors Fan
Congrats to the Blazers. You guys are stocked with young talent. Could be a special team for many years.
Welcome
and Thank You.
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We will be coming at you guys with our team of thin men.
Ellis,Randolph,Wright, and Biedrins.
by houseofprime on Jun 26, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
We have be warned
Beware “The Thin Men”.
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Picks came from Bulls and Clips
Chicago gave us three future 2nd round picks for Asik and the Clips gave us one future 2nd for Taylor.
Blazers really improved
Nate is saying “we really have a balanced roster ” and I agree. Bayless is a real upgrade at guard. The 4th best player in the draft KP says. We have 4 PGs counting Koponen but this gives us time to develop him at D League if necessary. Ike Diogo adds muscle, hustle and hard work at F. Batum will (eventually) add depth at SF where we still have the eventual all-star Martell Webster.
Bayless can play some SG in Summer League while Koponen is the PG or they can switch roles during each game. We are more than 2 deep at every position basically all with quality young guys. Lets let these guys grow together. Year by Year they wll go further in the playoffs. KP and fans just don’t get impatient and try to do something rash.
The Key: Bayless, Bayless, Bayless
Going in = Bs had Jack, #13, $3 million, and 4 second rounders (counting McRoberts).
Coming out = Bayless, Batoum, a European and 4 second rounders.
Net = Bayless, Batoum and the European for Jack, #13, and $3 million.
Verdict = Great if Bayless soars. Lousy if Bayless is just another Jack. All the rest is just speculation of an even greater magnitude.
Not a bad Day of work
"Lenny Suckerpunch Never bet on me" - Elizabeth "The Lizzard" Lowblow
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jun 26, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I got to hand it to the Blazers Brass.....
KP knows how to get things done; I’m a BIG Fan of that boy Westbrook but obiviously so our the Sonics; Getting Bayless as interchangeable 1 2 with Roy then manuvering to pick up Batum is Genius; Bayless is not another Jack by any means; Plus Diagu coming here is our safety net for whatever KP wants to do with Channing. Bayless will put up 18 and 6 helpers in Summer league and should be starting for the squad no later then November; I love how the most experts have Oden at ROY; overall I would go with Beasley as early favorite just becuse of the the Horford type #’s he will put up this year….. But 2 rookies on the all rookie team will feel like 07 again cept we in the playoffs feeling like our Time is NOW. I got a feeling that Channing and Martell could still be on the move; Right now I would still keep Webster at our starting 3 with Outlaw 1st off the bench. I can’t wait til Summer league!!!!!
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