Well, if Nate has resorted to using a rotation of only playing two point guards per game, it's a problem that will, and should be addressed this offseason.
Obviously one point guard needs to be traded. So which is it?
Sadly, Blake will likely be the one to go. Too much vested in Telfair / Jack and lack of Bird rights to Blake pretty much assures this.
The only positive, as others have indicated, is that Blake's "value" is high and the team should be able to get something decent in return via a combo trade (with Miles and/or Ratliff). (We cannot trade Blake by himself, since he gets paid chicken scratch).
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trade blake. telfairs going to turn into a great leader some day, even if hes not a great player. Jack is too good, IMO Jack is the most talented of the 3.
trade blake. telfairs going to turn into a great leader some day, even if hes not a great player. Jack is too good, IMO Jack is the most talented of the 3.
telfair wont be a good-great player on this team.
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I picked traded Blake. A lot would depend on what you could get for each player. I think Nate likes Jack a lot and don't think we'd get a lot for him anyway so it's between the other two most likely. Only way we keep Blake is if we think we can resign him and if he'd be willing to eventually backup Jack.
Obviously the reason Nate is going to start and play most of the game each PG for three games to finish off the season is to get a handle on which one they want to trade and which ones they want to keep so it'll be interesting to see how they do. Jack has done well the last two games considering he's a rookie.
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He had a pretty good stretch not too long ago and has shown some improvement. I don't see why he can't be a very good player for us 2-3 years down the line if not next year.
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i agree. nate seems quite set in his ways and i don't think he's willing to bend and change his team philosophies and styles for the likes of telfair. we've been hearing mumurs all year about the clashing in playing styles and how nate has the "reigns" on telfair and now nate is says this to the oregonian:
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The thing McMillan clearly envied is how the franchise shapes its roster to fit Sloan’s style. “He’s been one guy that brings in guys that fit his style of play,” McMillan said. “If you look at all of the guys he has on his roster, those are what people would say are ‘Sloan guys.’ Guys that haven’t been able to make it -- there’ve been a few of those guys -- they move pretty quickly.”
That last sentence ... well, if you’ve been following the Blazers, you can see how McMillan might covet that quality.
McMillan said that some players simply fit certain styles better. He mentioned, for example, Phoenix coach Mike D’Antoni, whose free-wheeling system perhaps favors a different type of player than the Jazz.
“I think that would be all coaches, you try to get guys who can play your style of basketball,” McMillan said. “It’s no different from Mike D’Antoni. Totally different system, but they fit his style of basketball.”
McMillan admitted that what some call “Nate guys” are similar to “Sloan guys.” And ultimately, he would like the Blazers roster to be filled with “Nate/Sloan guys.”
“We gotta get guys who can do things that you feel comfortable doing,” he said. “I think you want your team to take on your identity, and I think the way to do that is to bring in guys that can bring in the style of basketball you want out there.”
Obviously he wants the team to bend to him, not the other way. That makes me think Telfair will be the one to go, he is the only one that is clearly a square peg in McMillan's round hole.
I would trade Telfair, because I think he will always be a problem on defense, and on offense he doesn't share enough to really lead a team. On the right team, just as Sheed, he could be a god send. However, he is not a player to build a team around, and it will take too many years for him to mature into a good player. In a couple of years, he will expect big money, and at his current rate of progress, I seriously doubt his talent at that time will warrant big money. Trade him by the summer of 2007, hopefully in the summer of 2006. Keep Blake and Jack and try to build up the team elsewhere.
Which PG should we trade?
