Comments on: What to do at the Small Forward? http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/11/what-to-do-at-the-small-forward/ A Portland Trailblazers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: panaigialeios http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/11/what-to-do-at-the-small-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 panaigialeios Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:12:26 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1795#comment-1357 I think this post is awesome I think this post is awesome

]]> By: Jim http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/11/what-to-do-at-the-small-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Jim Tue, 19 May 2009 13:51:53 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1795#comment-974 I believe the put up or shut up year for Webster is correct. If his foot heals up and he's healthy for a year I believe he will strengthen our 3 spot, and will "put up" the numbers we know he's capable of making. One year out from injury and we slowly forget that Webster took on a lot of tough defensive assignments much like Batum did this year. Webster is a complete player, we need him back. I believe the put up or shut up year for Webster is correct. If his foot heals up and he’s healthy for a year I believe he will strengthen our 3 spot, and will “put up” the numbers we know he’s capable of making.

One year out from injury and we slowly forget that Webster took on a lot of tough defensive assignments much like Batum did this year. Webster is a complete player, we need him back.

]]> By: panfolk http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/11/what-to-do-at-the-small-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-958 panfolk Tue, 12 May 2009 02:57:55 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1795#comment-958 I would opt for keeping Webster around as I recall there being much heralding of his offseason efforts last year and hard workers with talent can be hard to come by. Batum needs to stay in the starting lineup, though. Can you imagine how dead our second unit would be offensively with Joel, The To-be-named Banger (Please Paul pay for Paul Millsap!), Batum, Rudy, and Bayless? Think of it. I love Rudy on the second unit as he makes their defense work a little, but the rest are iffy. Outlaw and Sergio need to be packaged and dealt for magic beans and an expiring contract (so we can resign people later I imagine). I really like the idea of a Bayless/Rudy/Martell/Millsap/Joel second unit. That'd be a hell of a starting unit for a rebuilding team. I would opt for keeping Webster around as I recall there being much heralding of his offseason efforts last year and hard workers with talent can be hard to come by.

Batum needs to stay in the starting lineup, though. Can you imagine how dead our second unit would be offensively with Joel, The To-be-named Banger (Please Paul pay for Paul Millsap!), Batum, Rudy, and Bayless? Think of it. I love Rudy on the second unit as he makes their defense work a little, but the rest are iffy.

Outlaw and Sergio need to be packaged and dealt for magic beans and an expiring contract (so we can resign people later I imagine).

I really like the idea of a Bayless/Rudy/Martell/Millsap/Joel second unit. That’d be a hell of a starting unit for a rebuilding team.

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