Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Moderators: greenyellow, UOducksTK1

Post Reply
User avatar
greenyellow
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 35675
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:54 pm
Location: Eugene, OR

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by greenyellow »

So after getting swept, it looks like both Olshey and Stotts are on the hot seat. I believe Olshey should be getting more of the blame for some of the contracts/deals that have really hamstrung Portland's ability to do any big moves this off-season but it looks like since Olshey has Allen's ear, Stotts is going to get thrown under the bus.
Image
karlhungis
All Pac-12
Posts: 7998
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:08 am

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by karlhungis »

Who are we going to get that is an upgrade to Stotts? Seems like a foolish move that will just make the team worse in the long run.
OregonFan4life -
My source just said Chip is officially back!
It will be announced at Autzen press conference tomorrow afternoon!
Merganzer
Senior
Posts: 3469
Joined: Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:42 am

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by Merganzer »

karlhungis wrote:Who are we going to get that is an upgrade to Stotts? Seems like a foolish move that will just make the team worse in the long run.
Yeah, I can't see where firing Stotts would be a practical move; he coached what he had. The overwhelming lack of talent was exposed by New Orleans X's & O's wasn't the problem.
User avatar
EaZyE
Four Star Recruit
Posts: 586
Joined: Mon May 05, 2014 10:40 am
GM: Toronto Raptors GM

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by EaZyE »

tough series for you guys though it was a decent match up for them as well
User avatar
UOducksTK1
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 37589
Joined: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:28 pm
GM: Boston Celtics GM
Location: Portland, Oregon

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by UOducksTK1 »

EaZyE wrote:tough series for you guys though it was a decent match up for them as well
They shut down our guard play for most the series, and that was our primary offensive source. So good game plan by Pelicans. A little sad we couldn't counteract in 4 games in a row.

Do Not Fear. Isaiah 41:13
oregontrack
All Pac-12
Posts: 5118
Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:23 pm

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by oregontrack »

toronto is a great example of how you can do pretty much everything above average (play, coach, scout, draft, manage the cap) and still be utterly irrelevant in the nba because you don't have a superstar.
ImageImageImageImageImage
User avatar
Boom
All Pac-12
Posts: 5674
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:32 pm
GM: Houston Rockets

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by Boom »

Pretty disappointing. This is likely the ceiling for the next few years. Such a waste.
thomas time
Senior
Posts: 4677
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:18 am

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by thomas time »

that's how it is for 80-90% of the NBA, it's not easy to compete for titles. Philly, Boston, GSW, Houston and Lebron's team are really the only teams that have a decent chance to win it.
User avatar
Phalanx
Senior
Posts: 3899
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:50 pm

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by Phalanx »

Toronto and Portland are kind of similar in that they invest a large part of the cap in their starting backcourt. I think the Raptors have a better excuse for doing so, given the tax situation in Canada and how their location affects retaining and acquiring free agents. The main difference I see that has led to their success in comparison to the Blazers, is that the rest of the salary cap has been put to better use. Instead of Turner, Harkless, Leonard, and dead contracts from bad signings (totaling over $42 million this year), Toronto pays solid contributors like Ibaka and Valanciunas (about $35.5 million). They have also assembled a better bench so that the starters don't have to play as many minutes. So even though they overpay their guards, the rest of the team has been managed much better than the Blazers.

Over half the NBA makes the playoffs (16 out of 30 teams), so getting swept in the first round puts the Blazers at about the 50th percentile for the season. With an owner so willing to spend like Paul Allen, that really seems like some serious underperforming. I don't need contention every year, but every other year, or even once a decade might be nice.
oregontrack
All Pac-12
Posts: 5118
Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:23 pm

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by oregontrack »

now that the mocks are rolling out in full force, seems portland and chandler hutchinson are being tied together a lot. he's a kid i mentioned several months ago as being a *great* 2nd round choice but it sounds like he's been given a guarantee somewhere in the first round so if we want him we'll have to take him with the #24. he's 6'7 with a 7'1 wingspan. if the team ends up trading away CJ and spends the money on nurk, hutchinson would be a very interesting replacement possibility.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... -hutchison
ImageImageImageImageImage
User avatar
Phalanx
Senior
Posts: 3899
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:50 pm

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by Phalanx »

Olshey gives an interview in which he defends his failure to make a trade by the deadline by saying that it's a positive because he preserved the TPE ($5.4 million) and trade exception ($12.9 million) so that they can be used to build the roster. So sounds like huge trades and free agent signings are going to happen this summer, which is great news.
oregontrack
All Pac-12
Posts: 5118
Joined: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:23 pm

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by oregontrack »

damian lillard, first team all nba.
ImageImageImageImageImage
User avatar
Phalanx
Senior
Posts: 3899
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:50 pm

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by Phalanx »

oregontrack wrote:damian lillard, first team all nba.
Hopefully that makes him feel better as he watches Chris Paul and Steph Curry battling to see who gets to the NBA finals. Maybe it will take his mind off of getting his butt kicked by Jrue Holiday in the first-round playoff sweep.
Merganzer
Senior
Posts: 3469
Joined: Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:42 am

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by Merganzer »

Phalanx wrote:
oregontrack wrote:damian lillard, first team all nba.
Hopefully that makes him feel better as he watches Chris Paul and Steph Curry battling to see who gets to the NBA finals. Maybe it will take his mind off of getting his butt kicked by Jrue Holiday in the first-round playoff sweep.
Joining him on the First Team: James Harden, Lebron James, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant. I love this especially because it shoves Westbrook down to the second team. Of all the players in the NBA, I dislike Westbrook more than any other and it isn't even close. He will most likely average a triple double next season, and the season after that, and on and on. But, one of the key attributes to being a top player is making the other players better, he's not interested in doing that. Lillard did do that with the Blazers last season. Lots of people were wondering if Harden & Paul would work together in Houston? Looks like it is. Westbrook, George, Anthony was a mess, and I don't see Westbrook being included in another super team scenario.
User avatar
UOducksTK1
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 37589
Joined: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:28 pm
GM: Boston Celtics GM
Location: Portland, Oregon

Re: Portland Trail Blazers 2017-18 Thread

Post by UOducksTK1 »

That's a big honor for Lillard and Portland. He earned it though.

Do Not Fear. Isaiah 41:13
Post Reply