Looking forward

by everett on Jul 25, 2008 11:14 PM PDT

What are we gonna do with all these twos? Will Bayless ever be able to play the one effectively? Time will tell if the pieces of the puzzle are gonna fit, in the meantime It might be fun to consider some future moves KP may or may not be considering.

The blazers probably have three starting shooting guards right now, so we'll say that one of them is almost certainly gone prior to summer league 2009. Who else? Martell has got tons of potential, but IMO may be one of the more movable players on the team, so he'll be in the package. And finally, can we get a point guard? we are gonna have no Franchise, and no Raif, so the room is there. A real PG in Portland would be so sweet, and we could let go of one of our not quite starters in either Blake or Sergio.

Possible offer:

Rudy/Bayless, Martell, Sergio/Blake and a pick or two, cash, etc... for???

Is a big name PG possibe? CP, or Williams? Who else might be a prospect?

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the price for CP or Williams

would almost certainly be either Roy or Oden… so… that’s not happening. I agree that its going to be tough to find roles for everyone and moves may have to be made.

Boomshakalaka

by jksnake99 on Jul 25, 2008 11:18 PM PDT reply actions

should this be hijacked?

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 11:21 PM PDT reply actions

Yes

Where’s that picture of the guy beating the dead unicorn?

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 25, 2008 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions

here we go

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 25, 2008 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

Oh, man...

That is hilarious!

I just busted up hard… think I woke up the rest of my house!

I need me some of that! Where’d you get it, and how do I do it?

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Ahhh

I just googled beating a dead horse.

Here is the direct link
http://thegrandnarrative.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/beating-a-dead-horse.gif

You just click the little tree icon on your post and put in that link

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 25, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't stop laughing at that!

It is too funny.

Well done, sir, well done.

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Yup.

Good use of Michael Bolton (David Herman) beating the crap out of a printer (“PC load letter – what the f*&?! does that mean!?”) for the greater good of the interweb.

:-D

by DonkeyShins on Jul 25, 2008 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Hijacked?

Bad post?

by everett on Jul 25, 2008 11:23 PM PDT reply actions

nah just something kind of talked to death

no offense. There isn’t too much insightful knowledge here. I’m sorry I’m being an elitist :(, most of BEdge is composed of people better than I, who will give you a serious answer. Like Mortimer.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 25, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, Mortimer...

he always gives serious answers.

Just like that tominhawaii guy.

I don’t know why they can’t just mellow out and put something funny down once in a while.

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, btw this pic is for you Morty, sundress right?

And yes, I know this person.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 25, 2008 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

There's one where he's wearing a crown

But I thought that was rather frightening and not at all family friendly.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 25, 2008 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Somebody please shoot me

Even if CP or Williams were a remote possibility….why would either of there teams give them up? And why would they give them up to their biggest potential conference threat for the next 10 years. Both just signed extensions with their team. Sorry Everett, but this post is one of many that are fantasy.

Can I buy you a fish sandwich?

by silkybrown on Jul 25, 2008 11:25 PM PDT reply actions

Take it easy on him...

he’s a rookie.

Got BEdge?

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions

He can consider it a learning experience then :)

Can I buy you a fish sandwich?

by silkybrown on Jul 25, 2008 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Truly a rookie

Just bored on a friday night. daydreaming…

by everett on Jul 25, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

that would be nightdreaming then...

I’m just sayin’

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by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 25, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

*their

Can I buy you a fish sandwich?

by silkybrown on Jul 25, 2008 11:25 PM PDT reply actions

my friend,

you should make yourself some kool-aid, and chill.

1. We don’t need a pg, we have Brandon Roy, who’s good for 25 ppg, 10 apg, 6.5 rpg
2. We got Rudy, who’s Ginobili…Stout? IE, not lite, but dark….you get the idea, I hope
3. Jerryd Bayless is a hitman. Nuff said. Ok, I’ll add this, 30 point debut, 22 ppg average and 15 buzzer-beating-game-winning jumpers in his rookie season.

Under the influence of Kool-Aid (UTIOKA): Brandon Roy is Magic Johnson
Sober: Brandon Roy is Brandon ROY, 06-07 rookie of the year, owner of several double digit assist games in 07-08, and the unflappable leader of this team.

UTIOKA: Jerryd Bayless is Derek Zoolander
Sober: Jerryd Bayless is a solid addition to the team who can (maybe) bring the ball up the court, isn’t afraid of driving to the rim, and has a knack for getting buckets and drawing fouls.

UTIOKA: Rudy Fernandez is the Marlboro Man.
Sober: Rudy Fernandez is STILL the Marlboro Man

Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case

by premthegrem on Jul 26, 2008 12:12 AM PDT reply actions

cugh cugh.....

I think I got the black lung pop

Gimmicks don't make dynasties

by WarEaglePDX on Jul 26, 2008 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions

mmmmmmh

koolaid…

"I was playing rock band with my wife and a four year old girl, after U of H got their booty handed to them in the Sugar Bowl. My wife was playing the drums, and the little girl and I were on the couch behind her. I was just joking and pointed at my wife and whispered, "She’s a bed wetter." The little girl smile real big and said, "So am I." That really wasn’t the reaction I was going for so I just said, "All right, high five." Then she high fived me and I never joked about bed wetting again." ---tominhawii

by ptwnblzr on Jul 26, 2008 12:20 AM PDT reply actions

Since we're going OT here

How about a trade that is sorta related? Bayess and Webster for Hedo? Okay, not a great trade with cap room coming up in 09 but if it wasn’t for that I’d say very interesting. Hedo can play the point in a pinch so its kind of like getting a all-star PG…

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Jul 26, 2008 12:44 AM PDT reply actions

No

I like Bayless. I don’t like Hedo. I don’t care about the stats.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 26, 2008 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Plus adding Hedo and subtracting Martell and Jerryd

Drastically diminishes our cuteness quotient, severely jeopardizing our playoff success

Just compare this

This

Throwing in Jerryd just skews the trade even more in their favor.

Besides the Magic deserve to collapse under the weight of Rashard Lewis’ ridiculously massive contract. We cannot let them escape by giving them any possibility of getting closer to a championship.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 26, 2008 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions

haha

I wasn’t expecting anyone to reply… I just had to get a trade crazy out of my system. Yeah, not a good trade with cap situation both ways (Blazers getting filled up 2009 and giving the dangerous Magic a break), but under the right conditions adding a sweet shooting veteran SF who can make others better should at least be looked at. Gavin on Overtime had some callers chime in on cute Trailblazers and Webslinger was a popular choice, so your right there.

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Jul 26, 2008 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

Sundress or not, Hedo is not catching up to Martell anytime soon.

You are right, maybe adding a player like that would help us out a lot (especially in the playoffs) . And this is actually a new idea, and hasn’t already been discussed to death. But I really wouldn’t want to piss off Bayless, he’s already angry enough. Trading him would give him the final incentive to become a genuine basketball playing psychopath, a Blazers Super Villain. He will find a way to crush us, either on the court, or Tonya Harding style. I’m guessing poor Greg would be the first victim of his onslaught.

“Hey J-Bay (smiles), long time no see. What are you getting out of that sport bag?”
Bayless with his league famous steely gazes, coldly says
“Oh nothing, just some gatorade…”
“Oh yeah? I’ve switched over to vitamin water. I think it’s a lot bet-”

In a quick flash, Bayless grabs a metal two by four and screams “LIGHTS OUT”

I don’t want this situation to ever happen.

And yeah, Dwight Howard is only going to get better, that Rashard signing and the lack of a single decent guard are the only things holding them back from a Championship. Even if it looks like we are getting the better deal, I don’t even want the possibility of them improving. They are just too close from a championship.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 26, 2008 2:01 AM PDT up reply actions

HAHA

“LIGHTS OUT!!!!!

Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)

by 92wastheyear on Jul 26, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions

PS

This prognosticated Rex Rampage would take place in a desolate warmup tunnel. Picture dim overhead tube lights and white brick.

Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction

WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.

by Dheepan on Jul 26, 2008 2:14 AM PDT up reply actions

I TAKE IT BACK!

Please don’t tell Bayless about this!

Joel Freeland=Stud

by hightide on Jul 26, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Hedo and Okur demanded to have their own limousine when playing for the Turkish national team, will the rest had to ride in their own bus. Talk about bad team chemistry. And even worse, then they played horrible. And he is 29, I would rather want any of the good young forwards but him.

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 26, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions

The biggest potential drawback to Bayless...

...is the inability to simply run the half-court offense. His ballhandling is probably good enough to run the break without blowing it or walking the ball past half court. The team simply doesn’t need a guy who will try to score 1-on-5.

That said, I don’t think there’s a huge problem then. Unless egos get in the way, Bayless could theoretically just pass it to Roy or dump it into the post or some other set simple play. He can score in any number of ways on offense if we need it, and his defense is likely adequete enough for opposing PGs.

I don’t see much downside to calling Bayless the long-term PG if he’s willing to play a team-oriented game even if he isn’t a true PG (not even going as far as pure PG, whatever that is).

by poster on Jul 26, 2008 7:03 AM PDT reply actions

We don'tknow that he can't run (or learn to run) the

half court offense. We have never seen him in a situation where he had an offense to run.

Summer league was a chance to showcase his scoring, and some defense. That was about it. He did fine.

With him and Roy, Blake or Rudy the offense will run just fine. Plenty of guys who can distribute will be on the floor.

What I want to see is will the Blazers, with Bayless on the floor, be able to bring bring the ball up the court under pressure and get into their offense. – that’s a quesiton I’m not sure we have the answer to yet.

by raoulduke on Jul 26, 2008 7:49 AM PDT reply actions

I was using the term "potential" for a reason.

It was his largest knock by people who watched Summer League. I was saying that even in the worst case, we’re still fine.

Against Summer League guys, he never had any problem walking the ball past half court. I really doubt that’s a problem since he’s able to keep his dripple while splitting a double team to the rim. Of course, we can’t really know absolutely from Summer League.

by poster on Jul 26, 2008 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions

He said in an interview...

that he played the point his whole life until last year.

I have no link.

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by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jul 26, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions

It was pretty widely reported

From the Columbian:

"My whole life I’ve played point guard," he said. "This year at Arizona I had to play off the ball for our team to be successful. And I’m gonna do what’s best for the team. But I know my natural position is point guard, and I feel most comfortable at that position."

Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...

by Norsktroll on Jul 26, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions