Oden ties Dwight Howard for rebounding

in the preseason. suck on that!

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and beat him in rebounds/40 minutes

who’s that guy on top of the reb/40 list? never heard of him. could he help us?

by jksnake99 on Oct 26, 2009 1:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You have never heard of Haddadi?

He is the third best Grizz center.

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Oct 26, 2009 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh yeah, that's right, the Iranian dude.

Who’s that guy 1 spot ahead of him though? Is he some new guy from Argentina or something?

by jksnake99 on Oct 26, 2009 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who cares who he is?

He’s only one spot better than the third best center on Memphis. Can’t be that good.

I can tell you how to make an Excel spreadsheet that proves Portland wins 62 games this year.

by jscot on Oct 26, 2009 1:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously.

Memphis is going to be so good this year. KP was a fool to pass on Haddadi. A fool I say.

It looks like Blair might one day be as good as David Lee (If he stays healthy). I’m crying my eyes out. You know who else is really good at rebounding? Reggie Evans. He has one of the best rebounding rates every single season and the 76’ers just traded him away for almost nothing.

So that means KP has passed on Blair, Lee, and Evans. What a fool. Apparently he doesn’t love undersized rebounding machines as much as the rest of us do.

by Nick Van Excellent on Oct 26, 2009 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't want to start up the firestorm again

but if Blair leads the league in rebound rate, and scores efficiently on putbacks, both of which are well within his capabilities, he would have been an outstanding use of a 2nd round pick as well as a perfect fit in Portland. The league’s GMs are going to have some explaining to do to their respective fanbases. I don’t know if there’s ever been a 2nd round steal that was so obvious to even amateur talent evaluators like us before.

KP made a mistake, as did the rest of the league. RC Buford continues to GM circles around his colleagues.

by jksnake99 on Oct 26, 2009 1:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

All of what you said is true...

so long as he stays healthy, doesn’t get fat, and isn’t as lazy as people seem to think he is.

But yes, I agree, if he can do all those things, and he might, then he certainly would have been worth a second round pick. I was literally screaming at the TV when we passed him up, but I suspect there are things that they know, that we just don’t know.

by Nick Van Excellent on Oct 26, 2009 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was obvious to most everybody on draft night

Maybe his bad knees will become a factor and bail KP out.

As a backup 4, though, he certainly looks good.

by LaoTzu on Oct 26, 2009 2:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, I agree.

It was SO obvious. Too obvious really for it to be an oversight or error. KP is a draft day guru. It’s what he does best, so I guarantee he knew Blair better than any of us.

I would bet money there’s underlying factors we don’t know about.

by Nick Van Excellent on Oct 26, 2009 2:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ben already said there are other factors

and that his info was rock solid.

So no one can fairly pass judgment on the decision without knowing those factors. No matter what happens.

I can tell you how to make an Excel spreadsheet that proves Portland wins 62 games this year.

by jscot on Oct 26, 2009 6:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blair has S.a.r.s and we don't wann infect the rest of the team.

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.

"New Man Law: If you don't show up for the draft you don't get to come later if you're picked. If you believe in yourself, show up and sit there. If nobody else believes in you, take it and cry like a man...in front of the cameras."

-Dave

by faith on Oct 26, 2009 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If we passed on Kirk and Blair for non-basketball reasons, that could become a steep price

We’ll see, for now Blair is great value for the dollar that hardly gets provided by Howard, much less Jeff who already has health issues that Blair has yet to get.

by Norsktroll on Oct 26, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bad knees is somewhat of a basketball reason

Bad attitude is as well
Same with questionable work ethic/fatness

by tominhawaii on Oct 26, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His work ethic in the last year was very good, and he continued to lose weight after getting drafted. He makes a friendly, open and intelligent impression in interviews. The only knock I have heard was from his Spanish teacher who said he didn’t try very hard. Big deal, the man doesn’t like/is no good at Spanish. I hope no company ever denies signing me because I got a D+ in music in 5th grade (that in later years went up to a B+ when I graduated).

by Norsktroll on Oct 26, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure the real reason is knees

Miles, Randolph, Roy, and Oden all had knee trouble. I think KP was trying to avoid Portland getting a bad reputation regarding knees.

by tominhawaii on Oct 26, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is an absolutely terrible reason not to take a chance on a top 5 talent in the 2nd round.

by jksnake99 on Oct 26, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's a waste of money to pay him once he's injured

How can you call a guy drafted in the 2nd round Top 5 talent? He’s not even top 30.

by tominhawaii on Oct 27, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is only true if Ben lied

Because he said we wouldn’t have taken him if his knees were perfect.

I can tell you how to make an Excel spreadsheet that proves Portland wins 62 games this year.

by jscot on Oct 26, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's always an underlying reason why someone is a fatty

At least when it comes to NBA guys.

It’s never something good, even if not their fault.

Morty

by Mortimer on Oct 26, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why would that make Ben a liar?

If he was told that by the Blazers, how does the messenger turn into the liar?

by tominhawaii on Oct 27, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll take a knee problem over a hip problem any day of the week.

Sorry Pendergraph

I'm calling for 57 wins this season.

by 123_G.O._RipCity on Oct 26, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, we all know what happens to teams that pick up a reputation for having bad knees.

People’s knees start failing just because they know it’s expected. (However, you can avoid this by wearing knee coverings, so that the knees will be blinded and will never learn of the reputation.)

Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.

by pualo on Oct 26, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs