Friday Pre-Draft Workout Participants
by Ben Golliver on Jun 18, 2009 11:14 AM PDT
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PrintHere's the list of tomorrow's pre-draft workout participants for the Blazers in Portland.
A.J. Abrams (Guard, Texas); Jimmy Baron (Guard, Rhode Island); Michael Bramos (Guard, Miami, OH); Jeremy Pargo (Guard, Gonzaga); Bamba Fall (Center, SMU); Ahmad Nivins (PF, St. Josephs)
- A.J. Abrams is not expected to be drafted.
- Jimmy Baron does not have a Draft Express profile and therefore might not be a real person is not expected to be drafted.
- Michael Bramos is not expected to be drafted.
- Jeremy Pargo is not expected to be drafted.
- Bamba Fall is not expected to be drafted.
- Ahmad Nivins is expected to be a late second round pick or undrafted.
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)
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Pargo under the radar
Isn’t this the 2nd time they have brought in Pargo? I like the possibility of them snagging Jpargo in the 2nd round and honestly think he will be a better true NBA pg than bayless.
i think he is just local workout filler.
by Ben Golliver on Jun 18, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
really? I thought Pargo would definately make it
as someones backup.. he is an excellent player
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jun 18, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
His poor regular showings
against the better teams Gonzaga played make me think he will not stick in the NBA.
He has the physical tools but……..
by antediluvian on Jun 18, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Smoke Screens
Smoke Screen #1: Stephen Curry
Smoke Screen #2: Tyler Hansbrough
Smoke Screen #3: Jeremy Pargo
Target: Trade Outlaw, Frye, and Sergio and rights to the #33 pick to NJ for rights to the #11 pick and Trenton Hassell. Draft Brandon Jennings with the #11 pick.
Is that first guy making a career change?
I thought Star Trek was doing well?
haha yeah I know
This year is NOT a building season!!
by collectiveshane on Jun 18, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Spoiled Fans
We have gotten so spoiled with having great drafts and stealling some great NAMED talent- but don’t be fooled Jpargo is going to be a GOOD NBA PG- Deffinitely better than PAYLESS
you got that right
it isn’t a building season and that is why we won’t use our draft picks for ourselves- but we will pick up jpargo undrafted and he will be on the summer team
this is possible. pargo seems like a nice candidate for summer league and seems to enjoy a friendly relationship with the team.
by Ben Golliver on Jun 18, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Bamba Fall
without a doubt is the best name of a prospective draftee in many years.
Whoever we draft, we should insist that he change his name to Bamba Fall.
If I have a son, I might name him Bamba Fall.
My question: will Bamba Fall rise in the mock drafts?
Yes, I have to admit that Longar Longar is right up there.
If he became a Blazer, I assume his favorite Chinese restaurant would be Hung Far Low.
His backcourt runningmate Fastar Fastar is pegged as a sure-fire second rounder...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
I don't want a Center named Bambi Fail...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
When I saw the list of players
My first thought was,oh summer league tryouts today
by southern oregon on Jun 18, 2009 12:00 PM PDT reply actions
My thought was: no way in hell I'm gonna waste 2 hours showcasing that lot...
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
In order to evaluate Bayless somebody has to be able to score...
Mr. Bayless has been requested to show off his PG skills, but in order to do so somebody on the SL Team needs to be able to score after getting a dish.
Here’s hoping the team this year has somebody that can:
1) Catch a pass without fumbling, tripping over one’s foot, or be out of bounds
2) Proceed to then put the ball in a shooting position while facing the basket
3) Be able to finally hoist skywards this nicely placed gift in the general direction of the rim
yup
We joke about this, but if Jerryd’s SL team mates can’t score and the squad falls behind, how may people here think Rex won’t just put his head down and go hard, to try to get them back into the game all by himself?
It’s easy for the coach to tell him “just stick to the gameplan” before those competitive juices start flowing…
True Larue....
But he would get complaints if he let the team lose too. I like that he wants to win. Let’s give the kid a chance, and see what happens.
What is the point??
Why waste your time with a ton of guys who “arent going to be drafted”? Am I missing something here?
Greg Oden = Robert Parish - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Jun 18, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions
all valid points i suppose
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Jun 26, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I'll show up and see if I can hang.
I’m a 6’4" banger with some meat on my bones.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
Trade Rules
Can the Blazers put their $3M trade exception together with their $7M cap space and offer a free agent $10M? What are the rules on using trade exceptions?
by Original Blazer Fan on Jun 18, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions
As I understand it
the trade exception cannot be paired with anything to go after a bigger free agent.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
As I understand it, the trade exception is essentially worthless if you're under the cap, as the Blazers are.
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Not until next year (next month), and only if they want to be.
It’s not that useful, but it gives them another way to do things. Some deals could be easier done this year.
Ben, you've done it again
Thanks again for the props. I think now I need to put up a new banner on the site that reads “Sandberg On Sports – as read by Ben from Blazer’s Edge!”
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Jun 18, 2009 3:28 PM PDT reply actions
lol oh god… no comment…
but in all seriousness you need to set up a twitterfeed for your rss
by Ben Golliver on Jun 19, 2009 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea how to do that...
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Jun 19, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
AJ Abrams
he has the wettest jumper i have ever seen in my life. Get him in the 2nd round not Pargo because Pargo is so broke, if we wanted another jerryd bayless cloning him would be a better option than pargo. Aj Abrams atleast is a threat to score when he is on the court
"Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until your good is your better and your better is your best." Tim Duncan
What a boring group to bring in
Would we actually waste a roster spot for one of these guys. Sure Abrams can shoot and pargo is fast but really none is worth a roster spot
Curtis
I heard his jimmy is wet and that he puts guys on locks and that he bams on folks. Get some curtis action and we will be some title contenders
"Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until your good is your better and your better is your best." Tim Duncan
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