How about we re-unite a couple of Zona players?

I would LOVE a Battier trade for Fernandez and Bayless.

Greg Oden going down pretty much kills that. They aren't a contender without a low post player and therefore will just pack it up for next season.

It could still happen but we'll have to see what they trade Andre Miller for(they WILL trade him).

 

Not a bad trade suggestion.

 

We don't need to get any smaller.

edit: Fernandez is 2" shorter and ~40 pounds lighter than Battier. I think we need Battier for his defense, and another PG doesn't really do anything for us.

 

Battier is worth more than a Bayless who can't get run in Blazerville. Fernandez is a talent but gets little run in Portland.

Battier is more than a great defender and team guy on the court. He is also the glue off the court for many. Don't discount Shane.

 

Blazers fans laugh at your proposal; with their season down the drains, they are even less likely to want to trade Battier for their young talent.

Visit some trading forum and get a grasp of player values first.

 

They still have Priz. Their team is pretty balanced, I i think they would benefit from this trade.

 

Plus, it's not that great of a trade from Rocket's perspective, either. It's unclear what Bayless will ever become and Fernandez benefits from an irrational love fest by the fans. Good player, sure, but a 6th or 7th man at best.

Not that it'd be a bad trade. You'd get two young players with potential. I just think it you were going to trade Battier this year, closer to the trade deadline, there might be other options to explore.

In a somewhat far-fetched idea, if the Rockets look like they are going to just miss out on the playoffs (say San Antonio finally gets clicking, Oklahoma City continues to win, New Orleans improves and the Rockets stay stuck around .500 ball), and the Grizzlies continue to look like the Grizzlies of old, I'd offer Shane Battier to them for Marco Jaric and their unprotected lottery pick this year. Kind of a reversal of sorts from how we got Shane.

That'd likely make the Rockets worse for this year, but give them a higher lotto pick (their own), plus the Grizzlies lotto pick, plus result in a lot more small ball, where they seem to do well, plus give Chase a lot more PT. Just a thought...

I'm not necessarily advocating trading Shane, as with a healthy Yao and the rest of this current team, plus a tweak here or there (use the MLE on somebody, another Morey late draft pick surprise), you give it a good run next offseason...but I could see trading him if it means the possibility of acquiring a very high draft pick...

 

they wouldnt benefit from this trade...rudy is injured, so we wouldnt benefit immediately either...but they have oden out, and outlaw is also out, they already will have trouble making a playoff push. Right now they need more guys who can create because of their injuries, and a big man, not battier, he would help them if healthy.

 

Exactly. Also, as I mulled the trade over a bit more, I realized again that Shane is the leader of this team in the locker room and on the court. Not only is he a good defender, but he is a defensive play caller. He knows the hand signals and calls that teams use to set up their offense, and will call it out to the rest of our guys on the court. Good luck getting that from Fernandez.

 

As we say here Bayless is OVER-RATED. I was so glad when he graduated, the guy is turnover happy, unstable, and plus he likes fat white girls. Trust me, Chase is all the Zona we need.

 

Let's draft Aubrey Coleman to play alongside Chase!
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Aubrey-Coleman-Steps-On-Chase-Budingers-Face-Blog-18331

 

they wouldnt do it because they give up significant youth in that trade and lthough they get back better defense and leadership, they also get older. Even with shane and a healthy team they wont be winning a ring for a good 2 yrs, maybe 3. They still need to evaluate the oden situation, if he can't recover or is always injury prone, they are left with almost no scoring at the center spot and Prz may leave via FA soon and he's getting older too. So it makes no sense for portland to give up 2 young pieces to get back an older piece at a spot they're not exactly struggling with. It serves them better to wait this season out and evalute their center spot over the summer, then trade some young guys for another center if needed. Also, Miller is quite old himself, he won't be around forever and Blake is a FA this summer, that's why their hesitant to trade bayless. Rudy and Outlaw may not be great defenders and but i think they can get the job dont for portland at the 3 spot on defense and definitely offensively. Their 2,3, and 4 spots are covered for now, why mess with it? Deal with the situation at the 1 and 5.

Them trading for shane is like us trading for a center this year, its a temp fix to a problem that's not long term and there's other holes to fill.

 

They still have Pryzbilla and I think he is still the better player at this point between he and Oden. Oden certainly would have flashes and was starting (for obvious reasons) but I think the Blazers are better when Priz is on the floor.

 

againm all this is shortsighted, it's one year, that's how fans think, they want every year to be competitive, every year to be a playoff team and contender. If fans managed team we'd be trading a few guys every year...but the blazers' long term aspirations are prob more important to their front office than this year's playoff run. Shane, batum and outlaw at the sf position after the trade...that leaves you with two young guys and one older guy who doesnt fit with your core and is a FA next year. Chances are battier won't be with them for long..why give up nice players who fit with your main core for a one year playoff run when there's almost no chance of ring?

Again, it's like Houston trading for a center just to stay decent this year although it's gonna backfire next year..