ESPN yakkers think Charlotte raped the Blazers

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  1. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    They claimed that the Bobcats filled their needs much better than the Blazers. That Crash won't be able to fit in with a roster already stocked with 2's and 3's.
     
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    Thats bullshit. I've read they decided to go about with the trade because they like the future with Gerald Henderson.
     
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    What were the Bobbers' needs? Buying out Przy and replacing Wallace with Dante Cunningham?
     
  4. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I think the ESPN talking heads haven't watched Joel much this season.
     
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    stocked with 3s? are they counting roy as a 3?
     
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    Yeah... WTF?
     
  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Jalen Rose thinks that they got great picks..... the NO pick this year and one from us in 2013? Really? Those are "great picks"?
     
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    Jordan wasn't a good GM before, and probably still isn't. Time will tell on this one. Knowing our luck we will get Wallace only to find out both his knee's are about to explode.
     
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    15th-20th pick from NO, and likely the same in 2013 from Portland.

    For an All-Star player who is 28 years-old.

    Yeah Jalen, good call.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Well if that were the case, he wouldn't ass the physical and the trade wouldn't go through.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It seems like it's trendy to pick on the Blazers right now... oh well. Jalen Rose is a moron anyway. He's one of those guys who just smiles a lot on camera and doesn't say anything of substance.
     
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    alex42083 Thanks Brandon

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    I've never understood how Jalen Rose got an analyst job... the dude is terrible and says nothing all that great.
     
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    picks in the 2nd half of the first round aren't worth a huge amount. the percentage of valuable NBA players that come from that range isn't much higher than in the second round. it's a crap shoot and most are busts.
     
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    First round picks are routinely overrated. I think it's due to the difference in the drafts between the major sports. In the NFL and MLB, first round picks are extremely valuable, due to the length of the draft and the size of the talent pool being drafted from. The NBA draft is much shorter because the talent pool being drafted from is smaller and a mid- to late-first round pick isn't anywhere near as valuable as it is in the NFL/MLB.

    tl;dr: People are often way too impressed with the idea of a "first round draft pick." If it's top five pick? Sure, it's a big deal. Maybe even a top ten. Beyond that...it's not valueless, but not a big deal.
     
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    SnakeOiler Dirty tricks

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    In charlotte, getting a blowjob = getting raped
     
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    I hate it when I ass my physical! :NOTMARIS:
     
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    I hear that doesn't happen until a man is in his 40s. :NOTMARIS:
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Jalen realizes he doesn't have to kiss MJ's ass anymore, right?
     
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    Jalen gives almost all NBA players love. He doesn't discriminate, he loves hoops.
     
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    ass the physical? Oi vey, what do they do in the physical?
     

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