Comments on: Fixing The 4, pt. 1: Free Agents http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/16/fixing-the-4-pt-1-free-agents/ A Portland Trailblazers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:07:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fixing the 4, pt. 2: The Draft | Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/16/fixing-the-4-pt-1-free-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Fixing the 4, pt. 2: The Draft | Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog Sat, 23 May 2009 20:01:06 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1811#comment-1005 [...] Part I of my look at how Portland can fulfill their need for a backup 4, I took at look at potential free [...] [...] Part I of my look at how Portland can fulfill their need for a backup 4, I took at look at potential free [...]

]]> By: SJ http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/16/fixing-the-4-pt-1-free-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-996 SJ Fri, 22 May 2009 00:26:49 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1811#comment-996 That's the million dollar question two4larue, why would any of the 'top' guys I listed come out here for a diminished role? That's why at the end of the day I think McDyess might be the best free agent we can get. He doesn't need money, doesn't need a lot of PT and can still produce. Of course if we can convince a Bass or Lee to come out here than you do it in a heartbeat, but I think McDyess would fit in very nicely. The only problem is convincing him to get out here. That’s the million dollar question two4larue, why would any of the ‘top’ guys I listed come out here for a diminished role? That’s why at the end of the day I think McDyess might be the best free agent we can get. He doesn’t need money, doesn’t need a lot of PT and can still produce. Of course if we can convince a Bass or Lee to come out here than you do it in a heartbeat, but I think McDyess would fit in very nicely. The only problem is convincing him to get out here.

]]> By: two4larue http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/16/fixing-the-4-pt-1-free-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-995 two4larue Thu, 21 May 2009 23:28:10 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1811#comment-995 Considering that the backup to Aldridge will get 10 minutes (max) per game, why would a young FA like Bass (etc) choose to come to PDX? Seems to me he'd like to find a place where he can get starter's minutes McDyess intrigues me the most. He's got playoff experience and probably won't mind playing short minutes for a team that's ready to contend. If there's an injury (or massive foul trouble) to Joel/Gre/LaMarcus, Nate could stick Antonio in there and not see a huge dropoff in production Considering that the backup to Aldridge will get 10 minutes (max) per game, why would a young FA like Bass (etc) choose to come to PDX? Seems to me he’d like to find a place where he can get starter’s minutes

McDyess intrigues me the most. He’s got playoff experience and probably won’t mind playing short minutes for a team that’s ready to contend. If there’s an injury (or massive foul trouble) to Joel/Gre/LaMarcus, Nate could stick Antonio in there and not see a huge dropoff in production

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