[Portland talk Radio] Morey wanted to move Battier/Alston last offseason

Battier for Outlaw and what? I mean that is intriguing...I like Outlaw...a lot....

What else could we get?

DD

 

Battier is the only consistent 3pt shooter in the line up. We can't get rid of him til lwe can replace that quality at his spot or another spot.

We need someone like Ricky Davis, IMO, signed cheap to come off the bench for Battier/T-Mac. Battier can be useless against teams without a scoring swingman.

How about we deal him for Rudy Gay and Stromile Swift? Oh snap. (Yes, I know Swift was traded)

 

I remember hearing this when it happened. No doubt we could use some offense from the wing. But trading Battier is a dangerous proposition. I hope he retires a Rocket and we find another way to bring in a scorer. Blazers have been trying to unload Outlaw like a hot potato.

 

throw in rudy fernandez and u got a deal

 

Um... nobody needs Ricky Davis on their roster.

 

Or Sergio Rodriquez....either works for me.

Travis looks good, long athletic SF that can shoot 3pters and a good percentage

Sergio is a young PG that will be coming into his 3rd year and is behind Blake and Roy

This is not a bad deal.....and if we can't get Magette, Artest or Miller...it might be the type of deal to look for...

DD

 

nooo- batman is awesome!

but if it improves the team (while adding heart) fine.

i think he proved a lot this year. if this is true, he added to his trade value- significantly!

 

very intriguing if we would get travis outlaw...i think we really need more offense from the 3 spot.

 

Wasn't the proposed deal Battier and someone else for Jarrett Jack and Travis Outlaw? At least that's what I read on here.

 

Y'all aren't realizing how much Battier would add to the Blazers. That would be a huge improvement for them. For us? It would just change our dynamic slightly.

 

All I see coming from this is Portland getting better, and us getting worse.

 

It would give the Blazers the stopper they need against swingmen. Their SF needs to shoot threes and thats it. It fits into their system. Our SF technically needs to be more dynamic.

I hope we can keep Battier and go sign Childress as the third man off the bench. I reckon given consistent minutes he can develop into something. In fact he can even spell T-mac

 

I stopped reading after this We need someone like Ricky Davis

 

I really dont think the Rockets should trade Shane Battier. After watching how Battier played in regular season, I have changed my POV on Battier.

It's always good to have a good perimeter defender like Battier. I also think Battier has showed more aggressiveness in his offense. Although Battier's pts is down but I think he will improve next season when he's more used to the new offense next season.

I think the most important thing is to upgrade the PG. A scoring PG will work fine with Adelman. There are many offense Adelman cant run with a PG that cant hit a open jumper with consistency.

But if you look around the league, there is no obtainable and affordable target. Many fans say Jose Calderon, but Jose Calderon is not obtainable. And you dont want to look at Jose Calderon's defense. Calderon will get abused by PGs in WC day-in and day-out.

 

What sucks with Shane is that he can actually score more points. He has a nice hook shot in the lane and a couple of moves in the post. If he would make it a point to get aggressive even 3-4 times in a game he could average 13-14 points because nobody is expecting him to try to score. Guys lay off him unless he is sitting in the corner waiting to hoist a 3. He could catch his man off guard for a few extra buckets a game.

 

EXACTLY. WTF???!!!!

 

This is my thought process too... Battier has posted up plenty and made a ton of nice mid range jumpers pretty damn consistently. I don't know why they don't go to this more - if people double T-Mac immediatly he should immediatly flop the ball to Battier. Battier's game is much larger than just shooting 3's he just doesn't show it enough. IMO Adelman uses Battier alot better than JVG, but just not enough. I mean game one he had 22 pts and only 12 were from 3s, pretty nice balance if you ask me.

 

Upgrading at starting PG is ten times more important than improving on Shane. But neither guy is sacred to me. Shane isn't a problem; Rafer is. When teams bait your yapping poodle of a PG into shooting the ball, you have a problem. How many times has Rafer had an 0/5 or 1/6 first quarter when all of his looks were open? When your starting PG basically guarantees the opposing PG can rest on defense, you have a problem.

I guarantee you Rafer will not be a starter here next season. PG will be Morey's #1 priority this summer.

 

you guys are overrating battier, who can only shoot a wide open spot up 3. he cant create his own shot or drive to the basket. its become glaringly obvious that we need a shooter who can also attack the basket and travis outlaw would be a great addition.