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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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Russell Westbrook is still my first preference at PG. DEFENSE. Stop that dribble penetration.
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We need someone more ready to play now. Westbrook is anointed with high upside, mainly because he has great athleticism and just blossomed out of nowhere, under-the-radar this past season. But he lacks a good handle and is a horrible decision maker. I'd hate to mortgage the future at the point guard position on a point guard project. Steve Blake is much more of a sure thing, with him at least you know what your going to get.
The more I think of it, I'd rather go after a SF with our first rounder or trade it away for a veteran who has already established in the league.
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04-23-2008, 10:24 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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for all of you that are so enamored with Calderon, have you been watching the Toronto/Orlando series? Calderon is getting burned by Jameer Nelson. I do not think that Calderon is that much of an upgrade to Blake and especially not in the West.
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Been watching him hand out assists and busting 3's on people all season long. One series (in which he's doing pretty well) isn't going to change my opinion.
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04-23-2008, 10:26 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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Russell Westbrook is still my first preference at PG. DEFENSE. Stop that dribble penetration.
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Yeah and Westbrook is a much more realistic option than these two.
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04-23-2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
I don't mind Quick. (especially compared to Canzano who is simply an idiot)But I can hear Quick saying YES Calderon is attainable. Just like I can hear Peter Vecsey saying it. Which both have as much credibility as me saying it. How would he know?
Sure if you over pay (in a trade) you can get almost anyone. So around and around and around we go. Every player we talk about would be great to have. But at what cost? My guess is Calderon is Toronto's choice as a starter. Battier is probably attainable because he is solid but not "spectacular". He certainly is no Rudy Gay (Bad trade)But sure he would be a great fit on the Blazers. But for Webster or Travis? We will be arguing that all freakin summer.
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04-23-2008, 10:41 PM
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Russell Westbrook is still my first preference at PG. DEFENSE. Stop that dribble penetration.
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04-23-2008, 10:44 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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No more rookies!!!!!!!!!!!!
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04-23-2008, 10:45 PM
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for all of you that are so enamored with Calderon, have you been watching the Toronto/Orlando series? Calderon is getting burned by Jameer Nelson. I do not think that Calderon is that much of an upgrade to Blake and especially not in the West.
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He has nobody backing him up! With us, he has LA on one side and The Senator on the other! His court vision and ability to set up others, far out weighs his defensive liability.
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04-23-2008, 10:51 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
I don't see Calderon as being available. He's outplayed T.J. Ford this year, and it looks like one of them will be dealt in the off-season (Calderon is a restricted FA). I think they trade Ford.
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04-23-2008, 11:10 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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He has nobody backing him up! With us, he has LA on one side and The Senator on the other! His court vision and ability to set up others, far out weighs his defensive liability.
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Five stars to HCP for the first use of the Senator outside of the thread where it was created!!!
On to the topic
Calderon, I think that to get him without using the big 3 + Rudy, we would have to give up
Outlaw
Przybilla
and more, perhaps our 13th pick and Jack or something like that. But, I would not be surprised to see him in a Blazers uni next year. But I think that the two players who they would covet would be Outlaw and Joel.
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
I've always loved to have Battier on this team. The guy fits in perfectly, can hit the corner 3 as well as James Jones can, and he can defend with the best of them.
Outlaw would be a hefty price, but I'd consider it. I wouldn't mind having Calderon either. I don't think he's the perfect PG for this team because he can't defend, but he's an upgrade over Blake/Jack for sure.
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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I hear that Shane Battier guy plays defense too.
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I'm talking about PG, not SF.
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04-23-2008, 11:29 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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I'm talking about PG, not SF.
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Read my post, I answered that too.
Versatile defensive SF > Defensive minded PG
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04-23-2008, 11:40 PM
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Re: Interesting Portland trade news involving Battier/Calderon
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I really think in the league today you can get away with a PG that isn't a defensive stud. Now with the zone defense and us having a huge monster in the paint we would be just fine without a defensive wizard at the point.
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