Rip City Project » Turkoglu http://ripcityproject.com A Portland Trailblazers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 26 May 2013 01:06:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Ariza commits to Rockets, Blazers focus still on Hedo http://ripcityproject.com/2009/07/02/ariza-commits-to-rockets-blazers-focus-still-on-hedo/ http://ripcityproject.com/2009/07/02/ariza-commits-to-rockets-blazers-focus-still-on-hedo/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:08:17 +0000 Coup http://ripcityproject.com/?p=2061 So much for that “late bid” that Portland supposedly threw in for the services on Trevor Ariza. Confirming rumors that were floating around all day, Trevor Ariza will sign with the Houston Rockets, essentially completing the non-trade trade of Ron Artest-for-Ariza. That’s one less small forward for Portland to worry about in their pursuit of [...]

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]]> So much for that “late bid” that Portland supposedly threw in for the services on Trevor Ariza. Confirming rumors that were floating around all day, Trevor Ariza will sign with the Houston Rockets, essentially completing the non-trade trade of Ron Artest-for-Ariza. That’s one less small forward for Portland to worry about in their pursuit of Turkoglu, but it also might ramp up the competition from Toronto if they should desire.

You might think I’m crazy, but I’d rather have Turkoglu right now than Ariza, even considering age. The Blazers already have a carbon-copy, skills-wise but not experience-wise, in Nic Batum, and the playmaking of Turkoglu is going to do more for the players around him. The Blazers needed someone to make plays for others, not play off others. As for the defense angle, lets hope Kirk Hinrich is the answer to that.

]]> http://ripcityproject.com/2009/07/02/ariza-commits-to-rockets-blazers-focus-still-on-hedo/feed/ 5 Magic in “serious talks” to bring in Vince Carter http://ripcityproject.com/2009/06/25/magic-in-serious-talks-to-bring-in-vince-carter/ http://ripcityproject.com/2009/06/25/magic-in-serious-talks-to-bring-in-vince-carter/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:18:26 +0000 Coup http://ripcityproject.com/?p=2026 According to ESPN, (also being reported by Yahoo!) the Orlando Magic are in serious talks with the New Jersey Nets to trade Rafer Alston and Tony Battie (expiring contracts) and Courtney Lee for Vince Carter. The big storyline here seems since the Nets move to Brooklyn is back on track, Jay-Z is again trying to [...]

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]]> According to ESPN, (also being reported by Yahoo!) the Orlando Magic are in serious talks with the New Jersey Nets to trade Rafer Alston and Tony Battie (expiring contracts) and Courtney Lee for Vince Carter. The big storyline here seems since the Nets move to Brooklyn is back on track, Jay-Z is again trying to clear room to bring in LeBron (remember everyone talking about their friendship last fall?). And if the deal goes through, HOVA will have plenty of cap room and the young players to woo Mr. James. For the Magic, well, they’d be sacrificing a little bit of their future to try and replicate what they did this season.

Don’t think there’s any way the Magic do this if they think they are keeping Hedo Turkoglu for sure, so for all Blazer fans on the “Hedo to PDX” bandwagon, this is very, very good news. Deal isn’t done yet, though, so hold your horses.

The question I was asking on Twitter that seems good for pre-draft discussion is: Would a reasonable Hedo signing (so no crazy megadeals) be worth a quiet draft night for you?

UPDATE: It’s being reported that the deal is done and Ryan Anderson is also on his way to Orlando.

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