People don’t talk about it because we may need him more than anyone. Oden cannot be our only big, because he’s going to have to learn the NBA game, and he’s going to be in foul trouble, and what happens if he goes down? We’re going to lean on Frye and McBob? Give me a break. It would be near lunacy to trade Joel, especially for a point-guard like Baron who I don’t think would fit this team or our window at all.

As it stands now, it’s going to be really hard for opposing teams to beat us in the post. Having Joel back up Oden is sheer awesomeness.

No way! 1st Pryz has the more heart then any player on our team, second he wants to be in Portland which is why he took less money to re-sign here, and third you will be hard pressed to find any other player in the NBA who is willing to go toe to toe with Shaq, Oden may be good but he aint all that just yet, however if you give Oden time to learn under the Vanilla Gorilla’s guidance he will be the biggest beast in the NBA.

I suggest the character issue goes both ways on the PTB…. that is we have class players and class management.
Kevin Pritchard knows the value of both Joel and Blake. KP made every effort to bring back Blake after the trade to Milwaukee when whatshisface was calling the shots. He didnt have to work so hard to keep Joel around, but Sarbonis hit the nail squarely on the head when he said the idea of trading Travis is pure lunacy… I meant Blake… uh…I meant Joel.

From ESPN: So while some fans are worried that Augustin is only 5-foot-10 in socks, that’s not the key for NBA front offices. They want more info. What is his wingspan? What is his standing reach? How explosive is he athletically? All of those variables factor into the equation.

In Augustin’s case, he measures out as a legitimate point guard prospect with a standing reach that exceeds Chris Paul’s by an inch and a half and matches Mike Conley’s and Jordan Farmar’s. I did speak with one executive who thought Augustin would fall because of his measurements. Remember, both Paul and Conley went No. 4 in the draft.

He’s injury prone and a little too old for our timetable. Plus, he’s going to want a huge contract and we can’t have 3 guys bringing in (near) max money (Oden, Roy, Davis) and 2 more bringing in almost as much (LA and Rudy, after his rookie contract is up).

And DEFINITELY NOT the trade you propose. Why would we give up Trout and Pryz and our pick for an aging, injury plagued egomaniac? B Fizzle is the last thing we need, dude. Frankly, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a worse trade suggestion on this site. It would make Pritch look like Isiah, for heavens sake. How embarassing.

Frye and McBob on our second unit? McBob??? Hello?? No Outlaw?? No Pryz?? Hello?? Dude, you must be a mole.

I’m content with our PGs. Blake is a solid veteran. A calming presence. He gets the job done. If we can pick up Westbrook I would be ecstatic. But seriously, I am strongly opposed to trading any of our young stars.

just dropped an article on the team page saying that the Blazers might go after Ben Gordon. This is not the first we have heard of this but it is kinda surprising because Hoopsworld usually has something to back it up with, and in this article there is nothing. Strange.

Are we back to Baron Davis again? If there is a point guard in this league who is available, then he probably is not good enough to be our long term starter. Either that, or there is so much baggage coming with that player that Blazer fans will cry themselves to sleep for years after picking the guy up.

Unless the perfect deal falls into our laps, I say trade no one this summer. Let’s see who works with whom. A deal needs to be stupendous for us to take it. Anything short of that is likely to be a big mistake.

‘nuff said.

Besides; Travis > Baron

The Raps need a borderline Allstar or an Allstar player to play with Bosh. Having said that, the only players on that list that Id want would be Okafor, Howard or Outlaw and perhaps Kaman.

they are very nice to pryz also

makes the Blazers the same team as last year: one legit center with problems on defensive boards and with penetrating guards when he goes out of the game. Joel and Greg give the Blazers much needed depth at the center position and will be the answer to this constant struggle last year. It also frees LMA to play against PFs almost exclusively instead of matching up against centers for half of the game.

Joel is the one guy not named Brandon, Lamarcus or Greg that the Blazers should not consider trading unless a name like Lebron is involved in the trade.

is all we need.
Watch this summer and you shall see!

He’s bulked up, he can score when needed, he can see the floor, and he can pass.

And everyone will see it when they believe it.

He is a MUST behind Oden. Why?

1. He has vet. knowledge from years in tha league. He is important 2 teaching Greg the ins and outs of the trade. Trainers can only give u so much.

2. He is a beaast defensively and we OBVIOUSLY need that on the 2nd unit. Frye is not an option as back up center. That is never ever gonna work. I like Frye he’s a nice guy, likes portland and all that hype, but it doesn’t make up 4 the fact that my Grandma who is 4’11 and an immigrant from italy can play better D than him.

3. I heart him.