Yahoo writer marc Spears views Blazers draft as a failure

by feshelton65 on Jun 24, 2011 9:51 AM PDT

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=mc-spears_nba_draft_winners_losers_062411

Although I do agree the draft this year is questionable, I do not see Rudy as an insurance policy. Marc Spears wrote, “While Fernandez wanted out, the Blazers helped the NBA champion Mavericks and lost an insurance policy for injury-prone guard. Doesn’t this guy realize Brandon Roy isn’t starting? Or…. I might be mistaken but the last I heard Rudy Fernandez has been happy of late with his situation in Portland. We also have a player named Wesley Mathews? The proven starter? It seems to be people think Roy is still capable of making a comeback. I do think Rudy will flourish in Dallas, Rudy and JJ Barea will complement each other really well. Anyways…. Just thought I would share the link. What do you people think?

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Spears is pretty tight with Dre and Dre's FAMILY

He’s a bit biased toward Miller, but he admits it.

by afs97209 on Jun 24, 2011 10:10 AM PDT reply actions

Stupid

To already declare it a failure. It’s just as likely that Felton resumes his play from last year and is an All-Star, that Nolan Smith turns out better than Irving and wins ROY, and Diebler breaks Rudy’s rookie 3 point record. It could also be a total failure I guess, but the odds are about the same.

by TTwice on Jun 24, 2011 10:26 AM PDT reply actions

We didn't really lose an insurance policy with Rudy

We drafted Nolan Smith who is a combo-guard that can play the two plus we have Williams, but we really don’t know what he is capable of in the NBA game. I think they both can have spot minutes along side Roy. Plus, Roy’s production is still in question…

by i-vana-tinkle on Jun 24, 2011 10:40 AM PDT reply actions

I still wonder

What Rudy will play like on the Mavs or for any other team for that matter. I would like to see him do well. I bet he could be a lot more productive with the mavs second unit; they will be running like crazy. I hate to say it but I think Rudy will flourish. I am excited for Nolan smith. I only saw a few of his highlights but he seems like a decent addition. Just wish we could have aquired a decent PF.

"We'll never forget you Brent"

by feshelton65 on Jun 24, 2011 11:00 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

They absolutely failed.

They blew it when they passed on Faried. Plain and simple, that was poor work. Smith would’ve been available later, if they were really high on him. They blew it with DeJuan Blair last year (twice), and blew it with Faried this year. Heck, PA could’ve bought a late 1st round pick and picked up Smith, they just left Faried out there. Can anyone give a good explaination on why they didnt get Faried??? I haven’t found one, yet.

by oregon_fan on Jun 24, 2011 11:01 AM PDT reply actions

Yep makes no sense to me either.

I’m hoping there is another trade on the horizon that will make this look a little better. It’s hard to justify passing on such a great rebounder especially when its a team need just to take a player whose position is already overloaded.

by hoodieNation on Jun 24, 2011 11:15 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Um, because he's a one dimensional player?

He’s a poor man’s Reggie Evans.

by zbrum on Jun 24, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Actually, he's being called more of a Dennis Rodman type,

or a poor man’s Dennis Rodman if you want to put it that way. Truthfully, though, even a Reggie Evans would fill a need for us.

by blazed on Jun 24, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions

i heard as part of the Felton deal

we couldnt pick Faried because they wanted him. If we picked Faried no Felton deal.

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 24, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Trying to grade drafts immediately after the fact is pointless because nobody knows how good players will acutally become

For example, look at this grading of the 2006 NBA (part 1, part 2)

Here are some of the grades:
Bobcats: B+ for drafting The ’Stache
Bulls: A- for ending up with Ty Thomas and Sefolosha
Bucks: B for drafting David Noel
Blazers: B+ for ending up with LaMarcus, Roy, Freeland, and Sergio
Toronto: A- for ending up with Bargnani

by tingeyga on Jun 24, 2011 11:09 AM PDT reply actions 5 recs

Wait...

I thought Rudy didn’t have any value?

by Eric Loftin on Jun 24, 2011 11:23 AM PDT reply actions

only when he's on our team

now that he’s gone…

"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'

by sammymohawk on Jun 24, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions

alot of players get better when they leave us

but alot dont as well

by cavejunctionblazer on Jun 24, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Marc Spears

likes to take short cuts when it come to thinking. This are people that get paid stupid amounts of money to be “experts”, but if they had to put their money where the mouth is in a sports gambling forum they would loose there shirts.

by gunballs on Jun 24, 2011 12:40 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe

I’m not sure if he’s just too much of a fan to be objective or he just doesn’t think through his opinions sometimes. I am often left shaking my head when I read or listen to him, but if he has his followers who like and/or are empassioned about his views, then great for him, and I wish him well…

“You big dummy!” (<—read aloud with your best Fred Sanford imitation)

"Ted Thompson's running Brett Favre out of Green Bay was the biggest mistake by a GM in the history of the league."

-Skip Bayless, November 2008

by The Cactus Leaguer on Jun 24, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions

To add to this

I heard him the Lund show when the Monta Ellis rumors were heating up. He made it sound like the Blazers couldn’t get him even for LMA… Spear painted a picture of Ellis as an all-NBA level talent, and all-defense as well. He sounded like a paid shill for the Warriors.

"Ted Thompson's running Brett Favre out of Green Bay was the biggest mistake by a GM in the history of the league."

-Skip Bayless, November 2008

by The Cactus Leaguer on Jun 24, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions