SB Nation User Blog: porterfan30

KP's mistake

porterfan30 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:33:21 -0000

Those of you who believe in jinxing people, stop reading now.

I think everyone can agree KP has done an amazing job, better than I thought would be possible. Many writers have him as the favorite for the exec. of the yr. KP if you are reading this... please accept my huge thanks for the job you have done... the friends that gave me crap for being a PTB fan a few years ago have season tickets this yr (no exaggeration).

Here's the question: When will KP make his first mistake? That is assuming, of course, that he will. It seems like he has a lot of decisions on the middle of the road players this year ie. Trout, Web, Frye, etc. He has been remarkable in the draft so far and it seems like the NBA draft (for everyone not named KP) is a crap shoot. Is Bayless' attitude a good fit for the Blazers? Is a pritchslap trade going to go the other way? We are freeing up that cap space and will we bring in the right player? My feeling is that could be the easiest time to make a mistake... you have this cap space and the right guy isn't available and we look at the space and think 'well, we can't waste this space...' or we think we just need the player with 'X' skill set and we overlook character thinking it will get us a ring and we implode.

So, what's your take... what situation is KP the most likely to make a mistake?

Poll

In your crystal ball, when does KP make a mistake?

Its KP, he won't make a mistake

68 votes

He already has... Bayless

7 votes

He already has...trading Randolph

3 votes

He already has...you haven't mentioned it

12 votes

A draft in the near future

2 votes

re-signing or not re-signing one of the middle roaders

53 votes

Free agency

7 votes

upcoming trade

6 votes

He will make a mistake but not soon

30 votes

188 votes | Poll has closed

Calderon available?!?

porterfan30 — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:03:37 -0000

according to his website: http://www.josemanuelcalderon.com/indexEN.html

"As of today, the Raptors would like me to continue, however until the 1st of July we will not know anything about the possible renewal or other offers from teams interested in me for next season. What is clear is the fact that if I have to choose between a sports offer versus an economic offer, I will opt for the first. I want to be a starter and to be in a team that aspires for everything. Of course I will not be on a team in which I cannot be an important contributor nor if there is not a solid structure or if there are not options to be in the “Playoffs”."

There seems to be a log jam in Toronto. I don't think either Ford and Calderon will be happy in a reserve role. There has been a lot of talk about Jose playing with Rudy and the PTB but what about Ford? According to Sportscity.com, Ford is signed through 2010 (8 mil, 8.5, 8.5). What do you think? If you want to see Jose in a Blazer uniform you gotta like that a "sports offer" is higher on his list than a "economic offer".

Poll

If one of the Raptor pg's came available would you be interested?

Calderon

86 votes

TJ Ford

6 votes

Neither

5 votes

97 votes | Poll has closed

SF upgrade

porterfan30 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:45:59 -0000

Marion         p 15.4    r 10.2    a 2.2    e 22.95 30
Lewis        p 18.3    r 5.4    a 2.4    e 17.75 29
J Smith    p 17.1    r 8.3    a 3.4    e 20.76 24
Iguodala    p 20    r 5.4    a 4.7    e 19.94 25
G Wallace    p 19.4    r 6    a 3.5    e 19.10 26
Butler        p 20.7     r 6.8    a 4.8    e 23.09 28
Redd        p 23.3    r 4.5    a 3.5    e 18.83 29
Jo Howard    p 20.3    r 7.1    a 2.2    e 19.35 28
J Richardson    p 21.3    r 5.2    a 3.1    e 18.77 27
M Miller    p 16.5    r 6.7    a 3.4    e 18.22 28
Kirilenko    p 11.1    r 4.8    a 4.1    e 16    27
Deng        p 16.9    r 6.5    a 2.5    e 16.75 23
Odom        p 14.2     r 10.5    a 3.6    e 21.93 29
Granger    p 19    r 5.9    a 2.1    e 18.13 25
R Jefferson    p 22.8    r 4.2    a 2.9    e 18.25 28
Gay        p 20.2    r 6.1    a 1.9    e 18.51 22
Battier        p 9.4     r 5.1    a 2     e 12.83 30
Childress    p 11.9    r 4.8    a 1.5    e 14.61 25
Prince        p 13.6    r 4.8    a 3.4    e 14.43 28
Korver        p 10.1    r 2.3     a 1.3    e 9.21    27
Q Richardson    p 8    r 4.8    a 1.8    e 8.6    28
Dunleavy    p 18.7    r 5.2    a 3.5    e 18.66 28
Turkoglu    p 19.7    r 5.9    a 4.9    e 19.61 29
Kapono    p 7.2    r 1.5    a 0.8    e 5.97 27
Webster    p 10.7    r 3.9    a 1.2    e 9.99    22

There has been a lot of talk about upgrading the PG position. Most would agree that both the pg and sf positions are our weakest. IMO, if we upgrade one we don't necessarily have to upgrade the other. I believe we should not get younger...outside of getting a top 5 pick. So if we were to package some deal of players and picks to get a SF, who and why. I have made a rough list of current SF's. Tell me which you would be interested and which you wouldn't. I have posted points, rebs, assists, effectiveness (NBA.com), and age (It was straight in Micro. word). Obviously salary and likeliness we can get them come into play. I have purposely omitted anyone over 30 (V Carter, etc.), anyone who is no-brainer (LBJ), and head cases (Artest, S Jackson, etc.)

All-Time Franchiseness

porterfan30 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:31:02 -0000

Every team has players that will always be associated with them... Bird/Boston (I'll stop here it could get long). For the Blazers, I think it is Clyde first and Walton second. We have 3 potential super-stars budding in the near future... do you think they will be added to the list, will any bump Clyde? Will they stay here long enough to be associated with us? Even if players really exceed for years and then move to another team, that hurts their "All-Time Franchiseness" Garnett has been the face of T-wolves since the beginning but he's going to have a lot of success in Bean town and so hurting his legacy or "A-T Fness". I think both Oden and Roy could be potential #1 and #2. You can pick multiple options in the poll.

Poll

At the end of Roy, Adridge, and Oden's career will any contribute enough to the PTB's to be forever linked with the team?

Oden will be #1

5 votes

Someone else on the current roster will crack the list

0 votes

Roy will be #1

12 votes

Oden will be added with the others

8 votes

Aldridge will be #1

0 votes

Roy will be added with the others

17 votes

None will make it because they won't be good enough

2 votes

Aldridge will be added with the others

2 votes

None will make it because they won't be here long enough

0 votes

46 votes | Poll has closed

Darius Miles...2nd chance?

porterfan30 — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:07:10 -0000

Darius has been a problem in the past... big problems with Cheeks, mentioned in off-court episodes with Zbo, a me-first attitude, not what you would call hard-working, had to be removed from the practice facility last year, and ballooning over 250 lbs.
He has had his high moments as well, there was the season (not sure which year but you probably know which one because there was such a difference) where he was playing well and trying to be the leader of this team and he did a great job of that for about a third of the season.
Now there is talk about how he has slimmed down to under 225 and is working hard and wants to be part of this team. Here lies my question: What would Darius have to do and how long would he have to do it before you would trust him and maybe even believe he is our answer to the missing 3 question? If he did everything right, how long would he have to do that before you would stop expecting the Old Miles?

Poll

What would Miles have to do to be trusted again?

I trust him now, he is a part of our future.

11 votes

I trust him now...I trust he will always be a mistake.

18 votes

I'll be supporting him after 20 games if things go right.

28 votes

All-Star Break... if he keeps his nose clean & works hard.

37 votes

Going into next season

29 votes

2 years of good behavior

28 votes

151 votes | Poll has closed

how important is the NBA combine?

porterfan30 — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:22:14 -0000

There has been a lot of talk about the Combine results and Oden being a freak of nature (in a good way) and Durant not being able to put up 185lbs on the bench press. How much stock do you put into the numbers at the Combine and how well does that translate one the court? Some things to think about...
Durant is supposed to be an amazingly hard worker and yet can't put up what most high school athletes can their junior year in high school.
LMA beat Durant in every stat his yr at the Combine but most were very, very close... and yet most of us think LMA is too slow to play the SF position...will Durant be too slow for SF and too weak for PF?
Or is all this hype just that... hype. The player that shows they want it more and plays with passion will end up on top everytime.

Poll

How important is the Combine stats?

Huge! The most important.

0 votes

Important, the numbers don't lie.

5 votes

A good guide but that's it.

27 votes

Not at all.

5 votes

37 votes | Poll has closed