NOW do you see how good we could be if we added Crash?

My theory is that the Blazers can’t get him or they already would have.

Gerald Wallace

if I had to watch him chew on that mouthguard for 82+ games a year, I might die. No really, I might.

but I am not convinced.

How does he fit into the offense? Very little 3pt threat.

Is he a bench player? That’s the only way I see it working.

If you can explain, I can change my mind. But I don’t see him as the answer.

I stopped reading after seeing this.

Do you REALLY want to look at that for the next decade??

given potential and salary.. and injury risk, etc.

that being said.. and the fact that he plays like a train wreck.. I can’t disagree that his energy and play is exactly what we need on this team.. he’s not exactly a great on-the-ball defender in reality… but he is like a mix of Josh Smith (helpside killer!) and Nate Robinson (to the riiiiiiiiim!!) and would make the PERFECT complimentary SF to LMA IMO.. he would be worth getting.. but at what cost? Roy, LMA, and Oden should be untouchable unless we are discussing some ridiculously amazing superstar. Rudy, Batum, and Bayless seem like guys we should not be jumping to send off until we really know their talent ceiling. Blake and Przy seem like necessary role players that we can only lose if we have a reasonable and ready replacement for.

Not a lot left there, which I bet is exactly how trade talks between Blazers and Bobcats have gone..

Defensively he is exactly what we need. He is a physical wing players who is an above average perimeter defender and a good help defender. He solves our major weakness. We have no one on our roster capable of defending a physical wing player who can handle the ball. Finally we could slow down Maggette, LeBron, Iggy, Butler, Ron Artest and Paul Pierce. Batum is capable of defending quick players, but when a player can mow him down, Portland is hurting.

Offensively, Portland would no longer be a team that lives and dies by the 3P%. How difficult would it be to design an offense for three quick physical ball handlers (Bayless, Roy and Wallace) and a quick PF in Aldridge? We are already proficient in the half court (even with Batum in on offense) and we would thrive on the fast break.

I don’t know what he’s waiting for. With the Miles situation as it is, RLEC is our best piece and its time to use it.

but there are reasons that Charlotte fans have a love-hate relationship with him.

He reminds me a bit of Paul Pierce prior to the arrival of the Big 3—many of the comments made about Pierce are now made about Wallace. Ballhog. Second-tier star.

If he is available—he would be worth considering, definitely.

OTOH, look who Pierce’s wingmate is—an excellent off-the-ball gunner. Wallace would be a great guy to pair with Rudy. Would Wallace and Roy work? Maybe, maybe not. Certainly, Wallace, Roy, and Bayless would be an interesting combination—three guys who all need the ball to be effective. It’s OK to have two guys like that, especially if one is a skilled playmaker who will make the pass (a Nash, a Roy, a Rondo, a LeBron) if its better than his own shot—but three of them (or two who don’t like to pass—think Melo/AI) is asking for trouble.

If we get Wallace, then it says we’re committing to Blake (or an improved version, say Kirk Hinrich) at the point. Which would be a change of direction for the team—a postiive one, perhaps, but still a change.

I just don’t think the Blazers can get him for more than they are willing to give up. Looking at it from the Bobcats perspective, why would you take anything less than LaMarcus in a deal invovling Wallace? Their stats are similar and Wallace has proven more over the long haul than LaMarcus.

I don’t make that trade, but I don’t see us getting him for a bunch of our bench players unless they are truly desperate to unload him.

Your desire to unload all of out SFs for him also seems like an overreaction. We would need to keep a jump shooter since he does not fill that role. I also value Travis as another fourth quarter/clutch scorer. Wallace did not do much after the 5 minute mark of the fourth quarter through overtime.

As long as he cuts his hair, loses the headband, and puts his mouthguard back INSIDE his mouth. He plays D and gets to the rim, which we need more of.