Why does portland hate raymond felton

Redick and Shavlik Randolph. As much as I hate to say it,. A year after the Trail Blazers traded for their point guard of the future on draft night they find themselves back in a familiar situation: looking for their point guard of the future. The logic behind acquiring Felton was simple. He was entering the prime of his career coming off his best season statistically and -- on paper at least -- compared favorably to Andre Miller, but was eight years younger.

Replacing Miller, who had been integral in helping LaMarcus Aldridge improve his game but was also entering the final year of his contract, seemed like a solid idea. Even if it was a lateral move talent-wise, getting significantly younger and landing a similarly productive player had to be a positive. In coach Nate McMillan's six years in Portland, six different guys had started at the point. Felton was going to be the guy to buck that trend.

The plan was to have Felton come in and play his way into a contract extension to shore up the point guard spot which had been a question mark since Damon Stoudamire left in Do I think Meyers is bad at basketball? Yes, I think he stinks. Does that sound mean? Criticism is going to come your way.

Meyers the person? But, my job is not to evaluate Meyers the person. But, here in Portland as a basketball player, he flat out stunk. The first strike against Felton was that the Blazers traded Andre Miller to get him. My personal list of favorite Oregon Sports memories goes.

Felton showed up overweight and out of shape. It seemed like Felton had not prepared his body for the season. He was traded to the team in June. Most players stayed active and in condition while waiting out the disagreement. On offense, his three-point shooting has plummeted from Felton is currently ranked 80th in three-point shooting among the 86 guards with at least attempts.

As this season has progressed, it has become increasingly clear that Felton's shooting last season was an aberration and not the norm. This season's He shot Quite simply, Felton is not that good of a shooter.

Has Felton been the worst point guard in the league in ? That depends Statistically speaking, Felton has a very real case to be called the worst point guard in the NBA playing major minutes.

There is no doubt that he is the worst veteran point guard earning major minutes. Among the 79 guards who have played at least 1, minutes, Felton ranks 73rd in Basketball-Reference 's win-shares-perminutes metric at. Of the six players rated below Felton, only one is older than Bucks shooting guard O.