Mystery still clouds Oden's Blazer status

Yes, and they are incentives, not disencentives. You can be rewarded for performing above the expected level, but you can't be docked for performing below it.

BNM

 

Dude I support him about not being able to play and hope he comes back soon. I am pissed if the hypothetic "bolt" on us. I will hate him more than any other Player on the Planet and that includes "Kobe" if this does happen. And I won't lighten up on that one bit.

 

Ghost peppers? WTF is that?

 

LeBron never said he was leaving until the decision. He kept everyone in the dark until he decided to host his little interview on ESPN.

In either case, it's all semantics. One way or another they left (or are going to leave), and it's pointless to be angry at them for what they decide to do.

The sooner you detach yourself from this Oden situation completely, the better you'll feel.

 

There is a big part of me hoping this is some nightmare I'm gonna wake up from. That all this "He's gonna bolt after this season" crap was all just "Bullshit". I want nothing more than having Oden be a part of our organization for a long while.

 

No, you can have incentives for # of games played.

 

I swear to god I'm going to lose it if I hear one more argument with the words: "love" or "moral(ity)" in it. Greg didn't pick Portland, he was chosen and paid on his potential, not production like all draft picks in professional sports. Now he's come to the end of his contract (which the Blazers chose not to extend -- wisely in my opinion) and we're close to the point where Oden gets to chose his own path. There's nothing "immoral" about him going somewhere else, anymore than it would be "immoral" for the Blazers to think of trading somebody on the roster; it's a business.

As for "love?" There's a 99.99% chance that he doesn't have a personal relationship with a single person that watches him play -- when all of the attention and adoration is a one way street, that's not love that's stalking.

I think some people around here need a major reality check.

 

That's what I said. You can have incentives (within the limits of the CBA) for playing more than x number of games. But you can't have a disincentive that voids his contract if he doesn't play in at least 40 games, as the OP "proposed":

"If I was any other team he goes to, I'd have a performance clause in his contract that says, "Greg Odens salary is void unless he plays a minimum of 40 games a year." Etched in stone!!! "

That's just plain ridiculous. Like the NBA player's association would ever allow something like that into the CBA.

BNM

 

Complete apples to oranges comparison. Greg is damaged goods, whereas those guys were/are maybe the mostly hotly pursued free agents of all time. Even if he told the Blazers he wanted out, there's not much they could get for him.

 

You are right but I guess I didn't clearly put it. I mean that they are keeping the fact that oden wants to play elsewhere. Not because they want to trade him, but being fair to the fans that have been supporting this team and hoping one day oden will play in Portland.

If management gives us a "okay guys it's time to move on with Oden because he wishes not to be a blazer anymore", then it gives us fans a chance to accept the loss. Instead we are waiting and no absolutely nothing on if he returns, can he ever play or will he play in portland.

 

They would never do that for multiple reasons. Most things aren't so clear cut. Get over it.

 

Nah I don't think I will. In fact, I am so on it.

 

Their dignity back?

 

I think you need help.

 

Mental or educational?

 

Gardening.

 

emotional.

 

That's what you think. Anyone that knows me personally would disagree with you.

 

Seriously, I normally enjoy your Blazer passion Mags but your tone is as if Oden was you're girlfriend who may choose to breakup with you in the summer if she decides to study abroad.

 

The tone is simple. If its true he doesn't give a fuck about us fans, then I don't give a rats ass about him. If he's on the court and even plays a very average game, I will still support him 100%. This is how I feel about most everyone on the team, when they are on this team.