Top Priority for Cho?

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he is not going to grow at all

That gets major points in my book. He should grow his hair out and at half time slide onto the court sideways and shoot the tshirt gun, Hard Boiled style.

They also heard a rumor about your status in Euroleague next year.

so I hope it’s not his “first” priority

I suppose it doesn’t necessarily need to be the first thing he does, but it is the most important thing on his plate this summer.

Just you wait and see. Unless this new guy goes and messes with the fitness/training staff….I heard OKC used some of the same methods as the Suns training staff…hmmmmm"

Parker will cost too much to get, and wouldn’t likely sign an extension prior to being traded here

Tony would have a pretty strong incentive to sign an extension before next June 30

it’s called “the pending lockout”

unless he’s thinking of signing to play over in Europe while the rest of his NBA peers walk the picket lines?

I would go with Tani’s in Hoodstock or Mio on Hawthorne.
1. Figure out how to do what he wants while making PA “happy” or should i say, not get fired. Whilst in that process have a mental note that only around 5% of what PA suggests should be acted on…if even that.
2. Stay lucky (Durant obtaining mojo)
3. Figure out if Batum and Oden are able to be “the future” as most of us seem to think and if not move them for healthy and strong role players until we rebuild around Roy, LA, Matthews (fingers and toes crossed he’s not a one season and done), and hopefully the PG we’ll be getting within the season.

He may not only have more playoff experience, he does. 100 games more. And a few titles more. And he’s 6 years younger. While like Miller maybe not an ideal stylistic fit with Nate and Roy (though a better shooter) he would be a serious upgrade who would be a good match for the age group of the Blazers core. So of course would Harris or CP3.

lets get rid of our ironman pg with no shot for a quicker, more injury prone pg with no shot because he happened to have been blessed to play alongside Duncan all these years…no thanks

since it’s clear we have only one clutch guy on our team that is under the age of 30….problem is that he is getting older as well (33). Billups doesn’t get as many assists as Miller, but he can actually shoot reliably and again, he’s a killer. Every team needs at least two IMO.

put up 15 pts a night, whether from the free throw line or the 3 pt line

don’t think of Marcus as the backup center (only) he just had to play mostly center last spring after the trade because the only alternative was Juwan Howard

They were included in on the group of people he was going to talk to. …coaches, scouts, TRAINING STAFF…..was a SYMPHONY to my ears.

Also heard yesterday on MSP I think it was…that OKC’s training staff uses methods that the Suns training staff uses. And HOW many days did OKC lose to injury last year? ONE? something like that.

And yes….. I fully expect all of the" yeah butters" out there to say: “yeah but OKC is such a YOUNG TEAM…THAT is why they had so few injuries.” and of course I will have to concede….
True…the Blazers are getting a bit on in years…esp Miller and Howard…

bad LUCK????

And the fresh set of eyes is from a team that had..what…2 days missed due to injury last season?

Cho said he will be talking to the training staff.

especially if we see a consolidation trade giving up a big chunk of the back court

I secretly hope that was Cho’s job, and he just lets it slide between the cracks. Then OKC forfeits the game and gets fined when they try to use Aldrich in the season opener.

In my opinion, it’s working, he’s almost unguardable, and his style fits with the rest of the team. There’s WAY too much Aldridge hate on BE.

I liked that assessment, since I agree. I would assume a PG solution is part of that, though he didn’t address it specifically.

He did address our PG position specifically on Monday’s edition of Courtside. He didn’t say anything bad about what we do have. He just said it’s a position the team will take a look at and see if there’s further room for improvement. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure it was Wheels who asked the question.

From what I have seen of Chris Paul he is very competitive and that seems like his primary drive when it comes to a NBA team.

how strict could airport security REALLY be in OKC?

A bionic version of Shawn Livingston.

Anthony Johnson? I googled “AJ1” and all I saw was the first generation Air Jordan shoe… ?

if coach would just get the hay out of the way and let ‘em play IMHO.
We’ve got rather a variety to work with.

who needs Oden anyway….actually maybe we can start Rudy instead of Roy.

What I am saying is figure out the correlation between the training staff and their ability to assist the healing process, the preventive process, and the progressive training. If, as you say, the Pistons or the Suns have really effecient training staffs (like being able to revamp a wasted Shaq) then I would think Portland would want to see how they can head on the same track as those teams, to keep their players healthy, not down as long, and lure savy vets.
Pritchard smitchard, he didn’t pursue high risk crap, anyone can get injured just as easily as another, they play a high impact sport with lots of explosive moments and and awkward landings. crap happens.

You may have a point about national teams all summer long. It’s been proven that the human body needs a period of rest after such prolonged grueling activity. We can’t forget that these guys are playing basketball for at least 2 to 3 hours everyday and working out for 2 to 3 hours everyday. That can take it’s toll on the body.

I’m not blaming the training staff for the catastrophic injuries but, as we could all do in our own lives, the training staff can improve. Look at what Phoenix did with Amare, Grant Hill, and Shaq. There’s no reason that Portland can’t rise to that level even with their current staff, they just need to spend the time and resources to do it.

Didn’t you see Jerryd’s commercial? The Rose Garden is LEED certified.

As far as converting the garage to bike parking and plug-ins, I’d prefer they put that money towards more bike lanes. I cannot understand the emphasis on bike parking in this city. I’ve never had trouble finding a place to lock up, but I average about one near-death experience during my commute from North Portland to Southeast due to poorly designed streets. The most enraging part of it all is that somehow the city has decided that cyclists like speed bumps, and I’ve had to change my routes to avoid the new “bike friendly” streets. I could see the city being stupid enough to think that cars might avoid a street on account of the bumps, but what good is that if cyclists avoid it too?!?!

So worry not, 24thewho, the organization is committed to reducing their environmental impact, and they’ve got their heads screwed on a little tighter than some.

to me it’s more of a value proposition – as we are paying LMA near-max, all-star money and he doesn’t produce at that level. There are quite a few PFs out there that have a mid-range game and still rebound and play hard on D

but I think he holds enough value that we could land a pretty nice package in return for him

9th amongst PFs in offensive rebounds
17th amongst PFs in defensive rebounds

25th amongst PFs in rebounds/48 minutes….and that’s just amongst PFs, Nick Collison, Amir Johnson, and Luis Scola had better rebound rates

I’m sorry, a guy that is maxing near-max money at the PF position should be better than 25th at his position in league in rebound rate, not to mention he’s 25th amongst PFs in blocks/game and 31st in blocks/48 minutes! Due is 6’11" and athletic!!!!

LASOFTEST ALDRIDGE!

it’s all about how smooth you are with the media. Everything else is fluff……………………….

Richard’s really given me the impression that he knows what he’s doing and so the minutae how he breaks the hours down in his first couple of weeks between the Asst GM job search, reviewing the roster for trade opportunities (cough Rudy) etc…. don’t matter that much to me. I think he knows everything he needs to do on that end.

OTOH, we’re all like a pack of hyenas sometimes and I don’t think he has the ability to hit the ground running with respect to PR and fan relations, at least not in this market. So I hope he is thinking about that from the very beginning… because the first time something unexpected happens (cough Greg photos) he’ll be on top of it already.

you think his FIRST priority right now should be to improves his charisma and pubic speaking?

Wow. Personally, I could care less about this – just go to work and make our team better.

I agree. The media embraced KP because he was a breath of fresh air after Patterson. But several of the most effective Blazer GMs only spoke to the press when they had something to announce, and even then they kept their cards close to their vest (Inman, Petrie, etc) I think the blazer’s GM pendulum needs to swing back to “boring” and understated, especially after what we’ve been through with KP in the last 4 months. If Cho can deliver the talent and the team advances deep in the post season, he’ll be popular enough without having to tell everybody about it every step along the way

Gotta love Holton. Am I the only one that thinks he should get Haarlow’s job?

gah

Bolton? uh oh

is that if there were a system fit for Shaq’s remaining abilities…it would be ours

If you look at their roster, there is very little there to make “big changes.”

They are very, very thin a SF. Hmmm. We seem to have a big-time young player there and a backup in Babbitt who will be ready in a year. I’m thinking something like this…

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=28mv4ye

Golden St. has been rumored to want to get rid of Biedrins’ contract all off-season. I think this move makes them more competitive this year and helps them financially long-term. The Blazers also get a SF who will work in the short-term until Babbitt is ready.