I just don't see the Blazers going over the salary cap

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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    There is no reason for it, we're not that close to winning a title. Out of Meyers, Crabbe and Harkless I see keeping 2 at most. If I had to guess I would say Crabbe and Meyers are gone.
     
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    I think we are past that option. They are already balls deep into spending money when evan turner is making almost 20% of your cap. Might as well make it rain SPAM style now.
     
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    If that's the case, why bother to even sign Turner?
     
    BLAZINGGIANTS, Jul 3, 2016
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    Pay harkless

    Starting line up lillard cj turner harkless aminu. Turner posts up and passes and everyone else sinks swish3s. Sometimes we could just line up everyone behind the 3 and weave till dame gets open 40foot swish3s.
     
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    I'd hope we sign 2 of the 3, if not all 3.
     
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    Idk though. From what i hear crabbe is pretty maxed out at what he can do at 24.
     
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    That's what I'm saying, there is no reason to SPAM. PA ripped up the magic checkbook when Whitsett left.
     
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    How bad would it be to let Crabbe go and keep Henderson?
     
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    I would like to keep harkless and crabbe and let go of Meyers but if I had to choose between the two, harkless all the way. Depends on the offers though. I see crabbe getting some crazy ass offers.
     
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    Why would PA want to spend money on a team that fans are already bailing on after ONE -- let me repeat -- ONE DAMN MOVE -- Well maybe not the team but if someone said lets make Olshey walk naked out of town throwing shit at him ala game of thrones i think 80% of this board would show up with stuff to throw at him. I do not understand why you cannot give the man some slack and see how things play out instead its fans acting like whiny BITCHES.
     
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    People aren't giving up on the team. Some might be a little disappointed but they're still Blazer fans.

    And if part of your rant is directed at me I am not giving up. I like and respect Olshey.
     
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    If I didn't like and respect Neil, I wouldn't be as mad. I know he is a smart savy sob, and we missed out on all the big names, and the kinda big names. We spent a little too much on Turner, and now we are trying to lure Pau Gasol at the stake of losing our restricteds or having to trade away a contract. Henderson is gone. Meyers, Hark, and Crabbe are going to command far too much to retain them all, hopefully we'll keep at least 2 of them. If we do lose those guys or somehow get Gasol, we are gonna have to let guys walk/make trades to get rid of contracts, not to mention our bench will be a Skelton crew....having connaughton, Montero, and Layman as part of our second string is not my idea of a successful summer.
     
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    I think just the opposite. If we can't get the talent we want this summer, it becomes paramount not to lose the talent we do have. Pay those guys market rate, continue to develop them, and, in the future, look for trades that improve the team.
     
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    Butthurt much?

    Crabbe will be a servicable player, but not complete. There's a reason he lasted until the beginning of the 2nd round.
     
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    Not at all actually.

    Just because someone was drafted in the 2nd round doesnt mean anything.
     
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    I for one couldn't care less about the money involved. There is a lot being thrown around everywhere and doesn't affect me at all. Having more of it just gives people more excuses to complain how much is being spent. Since FA is not a reliable building tactic for Portland and never has been regardless of GM, it is not in our interest to let players walk nor to plan for free agency. I'm pretty sure Neil understands that now.
     
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    I like and respect Olshey as well. It is probably only a bit natural with all of the cap space we have had the last two seasons to only come away with guys who were bench players somewhere else.
     
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    We'll see how it all shakes out.
     
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    Probably
     
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