say what you want about this team but until Wallce

by skott75 on Feb 2, 2012 10:51 PM PST

can take his training wheels off (the rose garden) This team is not going to win on the road. 40min 8pts 3rbs is what we want from craig smith not our second best player, and up to this point that is what he's offering.I have heard a lot of bashing on this site and its mainly been directed toward out guards, but the truth is that our biggest crutch this season has been the production of our do anything utility man. He has been downright terrible the entire season on the road yet Jamal, Mathews and Felton have taken the brunt of our wrath. Its time for our second highest payed player to take a look in the mirror and figure out whats making him so ugly!

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our guards are really terrible

can’t go to battle with 2 of 5 guys not doing their jobs. At least Wallace is efficient and Ding guys up.

by poorwebguy on Feb 2, 2012 11:11 PM PST reply actions

I'm ticked

The rose colored glasses fell off against the Jazz Monday and they were stepped on and crushed by the Queens tonight. That’s it, I’m ticked and bad juju is going to happen.

Here are the facts:

1) We are a 500 team.

2) We are not a playoff caliber team.

3) We are old, soft and not very smart.

4) We are not getting to the promised land with these guys.

5) How about a coach that can inspire the players to do their best?

6) Its a near lock that I’m not renewing for next year.

7) I thought we had a chance to be in the 2nd spot at the end of the week, but nope … How about the 10th spot???

8) this is torture and driving me crazy!!!!!

by Iluvdisteam on Feb 2, 2012 11:19 PM PST up reply actions

deep breaths

"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 Feb 3, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions

step away from the ledge

by blazerblaze on Feb 3, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions

kenyon martin anybody

also Camby is our 2nd highest payed player and Nico Batum is our 2nd best player.

by Daddygr33nJeans on Feb 3, 2012 12:02 AM PST reply actions

I wonder how much he'll get, since

he’s being thrown around with teams that can offer like $2.5 mil max

"If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind."

by thankyouforblaze on Feb 3, 2012 12:11 AM PST up reply actions

It's not just Wallace; the whole team plays like South African mercenarys.

They are a bunch of NBA fakers.

by oregonslee on Feb 3, 2012 12:08 AM PST reply actions

without question Wallace is an X-factor for our team though

and when he can’t do anything on the road, especially when Batum is out, we’re going to have a heck of a time winning games. Even with that we should have one. Fast breaks and free throws were a joke. I thought that Marcus Thornton’s 3 against the shot clock was a real turning point.

"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 Feb 3, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions

Playoffs

This team will sneak into playoffs as a low seed, but the lottery is what they need.

by ORDucktape on Feb 3, 2012 6:01 AM PST reply actions

Throw the rest of the season

Get a lottery pick… Whos with me?

by DonttrashCrash on Feb 3, 2012 8:06 AM PST reply actions

No Thanks

by JeffePortland on Feb 3, 2012 8:07 AM PST up reply actions

Don't insult Rhino

Guarantee he could do much, much more than 8 pts and 3 rbs in 40 min. Gotta get rid of Wallace for the sakes of sustainability/consistency. The supposed #2 option on the team averages 8 ppg on the road? it’s a joke really

by meRoy on Feb 3, 2012 10:35 AM PST reply actions

I guess it depends who you replace him with

because if you don’t get a more consistent #2 in return, then your #2 is going to be even worse.

But I completely agree that Aldridge needs a partner, and Gerald is not that guy.

"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 Feb 3, 2012 10:36 AM PST up reply actions

Draft picks. When you really look at Wallace's skill set you ask, well, what is it?

He’s a crowd pleasing energy guy. Right now two fifths of our starting lineup is the Charlotte Bobcats. Why do we think they are any better playing in Portland than they were in Charlotte. Wallace gets the adrenailne going in the crowd, but is her really a winner?

by raoulduke on Feb 3, 2012 7:13 PM PST up reply actions