Portland

[AquaXI]

How can this City or Team become an elite stomping ground for Free Agents to WANT to come here? I mean what makes Players not consider us as a top destination? ( Weather, too laid back, not big enough Metropolitan )? If Packers can lure Football Players to Green Bay for Pete’s sake, or is the NBA players more vain?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

They need good nightlife and hot bitches. Pretty simple formula.

 

[blue9]

Strong showing in the WCF is the only way we'll attract the attention of talented players.

 

[Scalma]

They need good nightlife and hot bitches. Pretty stereotypical formula.

Ftfy.

 

[BBert]

It's simple:

Portland needs more LeBrons

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Well, we have full nude strip clubs, don't we? WTH more do they want?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

They need success. No one was vying to get into Cleveland or GS before Lebron did his thing and then GS started having success.

Now every one is different for why they want to play somewhere or make a place there home, but I believe the Blazers make it to the conference finals some time, they can start attracting FA’s.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

We need the same things that Minny, Utah, and other small market teams need....

 

[Chris Craig]

Portland doesn't have enough strip clubs

 

[Natebishop3]

Winning matters. A generational talent can lure people. But that's about it.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Perception

Bad weather
High taxes
In bum fuck Egypt for most players
Not a very large black population
Also rans most every year

Portland is not a huge destination for young black millionaires.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Portland is not a huge destination for young black millionaires.

THATS WHY I GOT THE FUCK OUTTA DODGE

 

[Gronk Brady]

It’s alrea a great city.. just need a GM that can do his job

 

[Chris Craig]

THATS WHY I GOT THE FUCK OUTTA DODGE

Because it's not a destination for young black millionaires?

 

[calvin natt]

Portland is very white. As white as any metro area in the Country
Nightlife
No players come here unless its during the winter, and its cold and rainy. If they came during the summers it might change their perception. Most of America thinks it rains here 12 months a year and we don't see sun

 

[Chris Craig]

Perception

Bad weather
High taxes
In bum fuck Egypt for most players
Not a very large black population
Also rans most every year

Portland is not a huge destination for young black millionaires.

Young white millioniares don't want to come here either

 

[Driew]

A giant umbrella that covers the entire city of Portland (and its suburbs) during the winter lol.

 

[calvin natt]

Youre a young, rich basketball player and you might one day get to choose where to play. (no drafted guys have turned us down yet...). You have 30 cities to choose from. You have been to Portland only to play the Blazers and it was cold and raining most likely. You know that its a low concentration of African Americans and a smallish city. Why would it be on top of your list? Beautiful trees and mountains?

 

[THE HCP]

MTR!

 

[Reep]

Perception

Bad weather
High taxes
In bum fuck Egypt for most players
Not a very large black population
Also rans most every year

Portland is not a huge destination for young black millionaires.

Perception?

 

[dviss1]

Young white millioniares don't want to come here either

Exactly.

 

[riverman]

They need good nightlife and hot bitches. Pretty simple formula.

 

[THE HCP]

Exactly.

Sheeeeeiiit! I love this town.

 

[THE HCP]

MTR!

More Turkish Restaurants

 

[Propagandist]

I'm always arguing that it's not the city, but I'm fucking tired of Portland, too...

 

[BBert]

MTR!

Am I supposed to know what that means?

FAMS!

 

[AquaXI]

More Turkish Restaurants

Maybe we can now trade for Kanter and create more log jam @ Bigs!

 

[Natebishop3]

Old white millionaires and hipsters... that's what we have in spades.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Am I supposed to know what that means?

FAMS!

Material Test Reports. I deal with them every day.

 

[Jon]

Material Test Reports. I deal with them every day.

ha! i do too. thats exactly what i was was thinking when i saw MTR.