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**HispanicCausinPanic** · 05-29-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed O

Spoken like a man that hasn't watched a re-broadcast of the 1984 NBA draft.

Everyone on the broadcast GUSHED about Jordan. They kept talking about how special he was and how much of an impact he might have.

Akeem obviously got a lot of air time, and they didn't exactly dis the Blazers or Bowie, but all you have to do is watch the broadcast (they show it on NBATV every once in a while) and you'll see that your position on what everyone else was thinking seems to be pretty wrong.

Ed O.

You might be correct, it has been a while. But I do remember reading many articles that claimed MJ was going to be an all-star, but nobody claimed he'd turn out the way he did. Ed, what about 2-time all-star Pax and Clyde? What about the big men leading their teams to titles?

ODENIED · 05-29-2008, 09:19 PM

Perfect stomp

Travis is YOUNG and has grown every year! Tell me why you would not want to keep that or give up on that. He has done good and improving and that I feel is the best thing to get from players His Age which is young. He is a my favorite blazer hands down...I know hes not the best blazer but my personal fan favorite and I think that my view is held by many people. Not only that but it seems parts of the blazers big 3 want him back bad too. I am confident that he has done everything kp and the organization asked of him. I am also confident that the organization is happy with his growth.

-cheers

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Originally Posted by STOMP

Yes Salmons and Travis were about equal in production last season, but Salmons is 28... 5 years older then Travis. Travis is just starting to harness his top shelf athleticism and has the best years of his career ahead of him. It's not what he is that has fans excited, it's what he could become.

Being much kinder then you with your broad chastising of fans who are excited about Travis, I'll just call your comparison not very well thought out.

STOMP

ODENIED · 05-29-2008, 09:23 PM

Oh one more thing What do you NaY SAYERS think his numbers would be if he was getting mega minutes?

**STOMP** · 05-30-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ODENIED

Oh one more thing What do you NaY SAYERS think his numbers would be if he was getting mega minutes?

well I'm not a nay sayer, but it largely depends on his ability to improve his ball skills. Size wise he's a 3 and for him to maximize his career he needs to improve his dribbling and passing so as to give himself more attack options then just pulling up. I'm sure that he realizes this and has focused his offseason workouts on this. His ball handling and general coordination have improved quite a bit in recent years... heres hoping that he's still early on the improvement curve.

Regardless of how much he improves his skills, I doubt that Portland is the spot where he could achieve his maximum statistics as they'll have too many offensive options for him to have the gaudy numbers in Red and Black he might have elsewhere. IF he becomes Portland's main guy at SF down the line, I could see him averaging 16 PPG, 7 boards and 1+ blocks and steals. Better ball handling would bump his FTs and assists. I think he could be a 20+ point scorer elsewhere.

STOMP

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