If not Felton...

We oughta cut Felton and trade Crawford for Dre. that makes sense now. sad.

I don’t care how bad his defense is, he would make the Blazers one of the best offensive teams in the league. Nash is one of the best shooters in the league. He is one of the best passers and he would not command tons of money. Just a thought. If the Blazers actually had a point guard who could hit a three it would change the dynamics of the team completely.

Bring him back to Oregon. 40% from the 3pt line.
G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
23 29.4 20.4 49.5% 43.2% 85.5% 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.0 2.7 0.2 2.1 3.0

I’ve kind of given up on the Blazers finding that premier point guard. For the most part of my life a a fan (since the 1990 NBA finals), the Blazers have always seemed to be in search of that next great point guard more than any other position. Strickland had a great run after Porter, and in my mind, was the best overall point guard that I have seen play for them.

Following were the Kenny Anderson and Rumeal Robinson years… nothing fantastic there. Then came the great Oregon hope… Stoudamire. We all watched several painful years of mediocre shooting, cringe-worthy A/T ratios, and defense leaving a lot to be desired all in the hopes that he would turn it around. At best, he turned into a decent support player as opposed to someone who ever led the team.

After a failed experiment with McGinnis, we drudged through a band of misfits with the highlights being Steve Blake, Telfair, and Steve Blake again. Andre gave us a couple of solid, very efficient years, but clearly wasn’t able to put us over the edge.

Felton’s early performance has been disappointing and I’m not convinced he’s the guy for this team. I don’t think the Blazers have any chance of grabbing one of the the “big two” in Williams or Paul. I also think a trade for Rondo is highly unlikely, although I think he’d be a perfect fit for the Blazers.

Nash would be interesting however very expensive for a very short period of time. If the Blazers were one player away from a championship, I’d say go for it, but they’re not. They’re more like 3 or 4 players away from the Finals.

Not a huge Calderon fan for the same reasons people have discussed above. He would also be quite expensive and isn’t exactly a spring chicken.

I’ve talked (at great length) about DJ Augustin who has the benefit of being readily available, and relatively cheap. He’s 3 years younger then Felton and playing at a much higher level currently. Is he the ultimate answer? Probably not, but better than the current options.

Aaron Brooks is decent, but probably looks to shoot a bit more than I’d want in a point guard. Same with Jack, although he seems to becoming more of a legit point guard.

I’d give up quite a bit to get Rondo on this team. If a trade can’t be worked out, I’d then go for Augustin and a premier center via free agency.