Squeaky Wheel vs. Oil

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  1. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    How many of you think Rudy will get over 30 minutes, tonight? Personally, I think he will. I believe Nate will continue in response to Rudy's double-secret pt complaints, accordingly.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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  3. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    You think he'll be traded this summer?

    Hmmm............I'm not gonna go that far.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    I do.

    I don't believe the Oregonian cover up. The "I'm happy here, I'm happy with my role" is all GM influenced PR fluff.
     
  5. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Personally, I now think Martell has more of a chance to be dumped than Rudy.
     
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    Since when has the Oregonian ever covered anything up? Peeking through blinds. Outing Darius Miles for 'gasoline-gate' etc, etc, etc.

    I'm sure he is unhappy with his playing time (and his piss-poor play as well) but it's only the Snoregonian's ineptitude that causes it to not be reported. It's no cover-up.

    I doubt he gets traded. I think Webster is as good as gone. He's just to mentally fragile to keep him. Any time any other small forward has a good game, he mentally curls up into the fetal position. It's sad. Anway, a guard/small forward rotation of: Miller, Bayless, Roy, Fernandez, Batum is solid and there are plenty of minutes to go around, in my opinion.
     
  7. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Heh, so much for that. :lol:
     
  8. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Let's test a theory. Your next prediction needs to be something opposite of your normally positive outlook. We'll see if you have secret powers if that prediction comes true too.
     
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    MARIS61 Real American

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    And we lost. :sigh:
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Funny, when I hear a squaky wheel I just assume it's broken and replace it.
     
  11. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    Reminds me of the squawking wheel.....which is MIXUM, himself.
     
  12. gatorpops

    gatorpops Allen Crabb hits winning shot on Nov24 vs Blazers

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    You can replace MIXUM??

    Other follow-up questions:

    How?

    When?:devilwink:
     
  13. Blazer_Hippie

    Blazer_Hippie Batum getting ballsy!

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    I think they may get dumped together somewhere... Rudy is (relatively) valuable and on a cheap rookie contract...so...we can't trade him straight across because salaries won't work. We'll need to package him with someone else...Martell?
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Game 2 A.C. (Anno Complaintus)
    23 minutes, 18 points

    Nate plays him to 30 minutes or 18 points, whichever comes first.
     

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