Thursday, April 05, 2007

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I went to my sixth and final Blazer game of the year last night and boy was I surprised when I saw Raef Lafrentz in the starting lineup. Coach Nate McMillan, who sets the lineup, was surprised as well:
It was a startling performance from a group that even had McMillan chuckling to himself before the game, saying he could never imagine at the beginning of the season sending a starting unit out on the floor that included Raef LaFrentz at power forward and Jamaal Magloire at center.
Odd that the coach is laughing at his own moves.

It turned out well though, because Portland beat the Northwest Division Champions 94-89 without its leading scorer Zach Randolph and rookie standout Lamarcus Aldridge. Stellar games from Travis Outlaw (his 25 points kept the team in it for 3 quarters) and Brandon Roy (29 points overall and 25 in the second half) led the team to victory. It was the best game I've attended all season, even if the dizzy bat bastard didn't win free McDonald's Value meals for a year for my section.

Let's get back to Raef Lafrentz though. Some have called him one of the most overpaid athletes in the NBA and they probably are correct. The guy makes $11 million per year and barely plays. In the five games I've attended he's only seen mop-up duty in maybe two games. In fact, he's only played in 19 games this season, averaging 9 minutes a game. Part of that is injury issues from the beginning of the season and the other part is getting experience for Lamarcus Aldridge or showcasing tradebait Jamaal Magloire (who the team never traded...BOO!).

Anyway, in the little bit of game time I've seen of him, Lafrentz has looked solid...not $11 million solid...but solid. He hustles and plays defense and even has a decent outside shot. And by all accounts, it appears he's been a good teammate and role model for the younger Blazers. So, maybe Lafrentz should stick around. Next season Magloire will be gone, leaving Joel Pryzbilla and Aldridge as the remaining big men. Lafrentz should get more PT then and earn more of his salary.

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The best thing about getting Raef was that the Blazers ditched Bassy Telfair (AKA The Human Turnover AKA My Jumpshot Smells like Oriental Salad Dressing Mixed With Listerine) and Theo Ratliff and his bloated contract. In return, Portland got Raef, who by all accounts is harmless despite his contract, and the pick they used to get Brandon Roy. It turned out to be another savvy move by Kevin Pritchard in a long line of savvy moves by KP. There's really not much they can do with Raef. No one (except possibly the Knicks) would be dumb enough to take his contract so we may as well make the best of a bad situation. Play him, make him look like the second coming of Larry Bird by giving him the ball everytime down, and package him with our draft pick for solid veteran help.

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"Overpaid" in the NBA is a very relative term. Considering that he can still be an effective role player, and that he isn't a clubhouse cancer or embarassment to the franchise, his salary is much more reasonable than that of Darius Miles or Ruben Patterson.

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Totally agree with you, pbeilka. If you asked 10 people to name their Top 10 most overpaid NBA players, I bet you'd get 10 totally different lists. Miles is *definitely* way overpaid considering his career may be over with, but though some injured guys are mentioned in our article, we tried to steer clear of those schmucks as much as we could. Patterson has not been too shabby on the Bucks, but, yes, overpaid as well. Raef--well, let's just say we're not big fans. :)

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As a Celtics fan, I saw Raef for a couple of years. Is he worth $11 million? Hell no. But when he was on the court, he was a solid player - maybe not a starter, but the guy can definitely contribute. It's just a shame that Dallas signed him to that humongous contract. Now he gets shipped around as a bargaining chip in deals where teams need to make it work under the salary cap. If the guy had a more manageable contract, he'd probably stick in one place longer and could be a good veteran presence.

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