Comments on: Fixing the 4, pt. 2: The Draft http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/23/fixing-the-4-pt-2-the-draft/ 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: eric k http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/23/fixing-the-4-pt-2-the-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 eric k Fri, 29 May 2009 00:29:06 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1853#comment-1040 I wouldn't count on Brockman as a back-up 4, but I think he's an ideal 12th man and a steal in the 2nd round. He can give you 5-10 solid minutes if the other bigs are in foul trouble or in certain match-ups and bang on the other guys in practice which is major part of the deep bench's job. My priorities are 1) trade for a PG 2)get a back up 4 as a FA. If we don't use the 24th pick as part of a trade I'd draft a foreign player who can't come over right away I wouldn’t count on Brockman as a back-up 4, but I think he’s an ideal 12th man and a steal in the 2nd round. He can give you 5-10 solid minutes if the other bigs are in foul trouble or in certain match-ups and bang on the other guys in practice which is major part of the deep bench’s job.

My priorities are 1) trade for a PG 2)get a back up 4 as a FA. If we don’t use the 24th pick as part of a trade I’d draft a foreign player who can’t come over right away

]]> By: SJ http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/23/fixing-the-4-pt-2-the-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 SJ Wed, 27 May 2009 17:17:30 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1853#comment-1034 Preach observer, preach. I love me some Brockman and if we could steal him I would take him in a heartbeat. Preach observer, preach. I love me some Brockman and if we could steal him I would take him in a heartbeat.

]]> By: observer http://ripcityproject.com/2009/05/23/fixing-the-4-pt-2-the-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 observer Wed, 27 May 2009 16:58:10 +0000 http://ripcityproject.com/?p=1853#comment-1033 Brockman is taller, quicker and with better footwork than Blair...and he certainly runs the court better. Blair does have longer arms which helps, but carries alot of extra weight in his upper body. I would have loved to see that matchup in the NCAA's. Keep in mind, Brockman dominated Big Baby and did very very well against Kevin Love (out rebounding him significantly head to head) and playing well against the much bigger Stanford twins. Brockman is taller, quicker and with better footwork than Blair…and he certainly runs the court better. Blair does have longer arms which helps, but carries alot of extra weight in his upper body. I would have loved to see that matchup in the NCAA’s. Keep in mind, Brockman dominated Big Baby and did very very well against Kevin Love (out rebounding him significantly head to head) and playing well against the much bigger Stanford twins.

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