Ray Felton Follow-Up

by Ben Golliver on Apr 1, 2008 6:17 PM PDT in News

It looks like I struck a chord with this post about imagining Charlotte's Raymond Felton as the point guard of the Blazers' future. Aside from your many comments on both sides of the issue, I got this email from Wendell Maxey over at HoopsWorld.

Felton is always going to be compared to guys like Deron Williams and Chris Paul because he was picked right after them in 2005. That argument doesn't hold weight....both Utah and New Orleans made major moves [to support their PGs].

The Boozer and Chandler deals, respectively.

What has Jordan done? I love the Richardson deal...but Nazr Mohammed for Primo Brezec's expiring contract? that's an Isiah Thomas trade. But if you look at Ray's numbers, he's having a solid season...even better career numbers than Bogut and Williams who were picked one and two that year.

So, from that reading, it seems like Wendell's on board with my idea, right?

Wrong.

If your sales pitch to KP is going to work, he'd better work some quick magic.

Wendell predicts Charlotte will lock Felton up big time this summer, rendering this whole discussion moot. Read about Felton's contract situation and his thoughts after last Saturday's game over here.

Meanwhile, I predict another 3 months of point guard debates in the diaries.

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Let's see if Jordan is ready to pony up

He is a horrible personnel man. He is getting close to Isaiah territory, but he's not there yet.

I wonder if we offered him Jack, TO and #13 if he would bite.

I've always thought Felton was the underrated PG in that class. <snark>Except Jack of course<snark>.

by BlazerD on Apr 1, 2008 7:04 PM PDT reply actions

That would be an Isaiah move on KP's part

Roy on the left wing. He shoots... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! THE SHOT IS GOOD! IT'S GOOOOOD!!! THE PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!

by JTDuck22 on Apr 1, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions

+1

I see Felton as a little better Jack, a good slasher, pretty good assist(er?), but a horrible 3pt shooter (less than Jack 32% to 27%!!) and an OK defender.

So we are going to throw in Jack, Frye who is one of the better rebounders per 40min in the league (which nobody even knows) AND our 13th pick? I would rather pick Collison instead of Felton and trade Jack for a 08 or 09 1st pick, maybe 15-20th.

It does seem strange that even though here in BE and other Blazer forums Jack is pretty much gone, but the national announcers on TNT love him and other posters from other teams seem to like him. Hopefully no other GM reads BE or Blazer forums as we have been bashing him. He may have some trade value out there and lets hope thast he does.

The NBA

Where Kyle Korver happens.

by SpyderRyder on Apr 2, 2008 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Ray Felton.

Shouldn't even be in the same sentence as JJack.

Not

even

close.

"Life is a meaningless sequence of events in between Blazer championships"

by broggerboy19 on Apr 2, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry but Carlos Boozer

signed with Utah in 2004, Williams was drafted in 2005.

Chandler did come after Paul but Paul was good before Chandler was there (16 points 8 assists before; 17 points 9 assists the year after with Chandler).

by lee3022 on Apr 1, 2008 10:33 PM PDT reply actions