Anyone catch that interview with Damon on the BFT? A few things he said stood out to me: (Paraphrasing) 1) Blazers management definitely broke-up that 2000 team about two to three years too early. May have had to tweak a couple of 'small" pieces, but they still had "it". Called that 99/00 team one the funnest he'd ever been on. Shared a cool story about Scottie lighting up a cigar inside the team bus following a win in Minny. 2) Calls the Blazers far and above the best run operation in the league....from the secretaries, to security, to overall management, to the team buffet. (can you say munchies? ) 3) Has spoken to Z-Bo a couple of times during the past few days. Thinks Zach's head is right and "hopes" nothing worse will come from the recent troubles with the law. However, followed that with a "we'll have to see how it all plays out". 4) Thinks the Portland media is far too harsh for "the size of town it is." (Go figure. ) 5) Wants to be a head coach someday....whether in the NBA or for a "top 25" college team.
I loved Damon. Too bad he got sidetracked for a while by shitheads like Rider, RaSheed, ZBO, and the rest.
I don't think the 2000 team was broken up too early. Bob traded Brian Grant because Grant wanted max money, and Grant obviously wasn't worth max money (as proven in Miami). He traded Jermaine O'Neal because Jermaine wanted to be traded.
To be sure, he's a pot head extraordinaire and while he stills shows the effects of being permanently high, at least he's candid.
He's a tool! Grew up with Damon, same neighborhood. Once I started working down there, acted like we were lifelong friends when nobody was around, wouldn't give me the time of day if ANY players were around. Douchebag!
I hate people like that. Did you ever go "look man, in about 10 years or so, I'm going to be the dorkiest guy on a message board full of huge dorks. And not only that, I'm gonna marry some smokin' hot babe, and guys are going to make sexual innuendo jokes about her all the time. No, Damon, innuendo. Say it with me. In. You. En. D'oh. No, I didn't just learn that word from Ruben. No, it isn't a type of bong. No, seriously. No, I'm not gay. Damnit Damon, would you...no seriously, stop laughing. For real, she's hot. No, I didn't buy her from Russia. Man, stop clownin' me man...Oh hey Rasheed. So Damon, I was saying I'm gonna be a big time...hey, Damon..I'm talking to you. Damon? Damon? Why you walking away? what the hell? Stupid little shit..I'm gonna go practice my editing skills. Because I'm the Latino causing panic, and I am out of here! Now where's my Coors, bitch!?" Because I bet if you did, he would've left you alone when players weren't around too.
1) Thank you, Oregonian. 2) Thank you, Paul Allen. 4) He means that 10 big-time haters writing media articles is what you'd expect in a city 20 times the size of Portland.
Damon is a whiny little bitch, that was part of a group of people responsible for a lot of jokes heaped on Portland. He can go fuck himself for all I care.
Some people are velcro (Sheed) and some are teflon (Damon). Damon was just as over-paid as Sheed, a far less valuable player, and just as bad a "character" guy. (Sheed never got caught with SALE weight in drugs) Somehow, he wound up less hated than his team-mates. I have no doubt that a big part of his immunity, was his role as locker-room snitch.
