Next Season The Blazers Need To... with Poll

by DephlatorMouse on Apr 30, 2009 8:52 PM PDT Comment 15 comments

First I'd like to say I'm exceptionally happy with the Blazers this season even with the loss to Houston. Say what you want about the calls & that if they went out way in games 3 or 4 we win the series (and you're probably right if you think that)

The question now is what do the Blazers need to do in the off season/during next season to win in the playoffs.

One option is of course to make a move for a sharp shooting defensive stopping point guard ala Kirk Heinrich. Doing this we probably have to give up Outlaw and Blake/Sergio.

Another option is to pick up some vets at various positions who play tough hard nosed defense & have a reputation for this so we can get some of those reputation based calls in the playoffs that Houston now enjoys.

Or we can basically stick with what we have & Nate pushes them to play as physical of defense all next season so come playoff time we have a reputation as a physical defensive team.

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What do the Blazers need to do during the offseason/next season to make some noise in the playoffs next year?

Trade for a Kirk Heinrich-ish point guard

45 votes

Bring in vets with defensive skills & a reputation for it

29 votes

Play physical all year and build our own reputation so we get reputation calls next year

40 votes

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where's the webster option?

"There are a few teams you have to watch out for in the fourth quarter."
"Yeah, but Portland definitely is not one of them."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters at the end of the third quarter with the Hornets leading 74-59. Portland later ends up winning 97-89.

"They don't mind him shooting that shot at all. Rudy Fernandez is not that great of a 3pt shooter."

-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters right after a Rudy Fernandez missed 3pter. Rudy Fernandez finished the game with three 3pters on six attempts.

by Tofu Anonymous on Apr 30, 2009 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

webster would be part of keeping it the same and working for our own rep

by DephlatorMouse on Apr 30, 2009 8:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

what about keeping up the pace of improvement that we have been doing the last 4 years

by svlittle on Apr 30, 2009 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Again that would be the 3rd option wouldn’t it. working to build your reputation.

by DephlatorMouse on Apr 30, 2009 9:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

By the way I don't think

that we have to trade Outlaw in order to det Hinrich. We’d be under the salary cap and won’t have to take back equal salaries. I think we’d be better off signing Bibby and Anthony Carter and trading away Blake and Sergio.

by VinnyB on Apr 30, 2009 9:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs