What did you guys want him to say? Did you want him to tell everyone that we need to trade Simons now to make it work? That would not be smart. I like what he had to say. He said was looking for BPA and that talent was essentially everything. And Scoot was better than what was being offered in a trade based on talent and contract. (Meaning anyone with 1 year left was not a better option than Scoot)
hold up yourself...I wasn't the one arguing that Sharpe's PPG in those 11 games meant it would be a quick turnaround for Portland after Dame is traded
I don't think that's the case. I think he knows exactly what he's doing. He's just not being honest. He's cutting salary. He's drafting BPA. The dude is rebuilding while trying to keep Dame happy. Could be because they want to keep Dame to boost the value of the team when they sell. Could be that they want to keep selling jerseys. I don't know. But he has been very deliberate in cutting salary. I don't think that's coming from him. He's a puppet, but I think the draft choices are solid.
Oh I'm sure they will but I bet Dame just watched what we watched, you think he gives a shit if this is in the middle of the night where he is? This is his life. The fact that we did exactly what Dame said he wasn't here for and Joe basically just said that we're going to roll with the 19 year old that isn't a 19 year old... I'm just saying that I won't be surprised if we hear soon that Dame has asked out or we just get news of a Dame trade that will complete on July 10th. I'm not saying that's for sure going to happen, maybe Dame is cool with all of this, it's just not what I would imagine the case is.
I don't recall saying he was an upgrade. I said I preferred him. Olshey was too snake-oily for my tastes. He didn't seem to appreciate the community, was smarmy and seemed to want to argue at the drop of a hat.
Even great players don’t typically win their first title when they’re young. Jordan was 28. Curry was 27. Kobe did it at 22, but he had a Diesel clearing the way. I think Sharpe and Scoot are likely to be All-Stars, but it’s still going to take some time to develop their games to elite status and to assemble the right pieces around them. Trading Dame is likely to generate future picks more than immediate talent. All of that, IMO, says 5-8 years of losing basketball.
I mean.... 6-8 years is pretty bombastic as well. How many star players took THAT long to reach their potential? To me, it's not so much about Scoot or Sharpe, it's about how quickly Cronin can put a team around them. Isn't that what we have learned from the years with Dame? Having a star is great but you need a TEAM to win.
I did not say the sky is falling. It's my take that most NBA rebuilds take longer than 3-4 years. I think that's especially the case after a team trades their franchise player
that interview from Cronin inspired 0 confidence in this clueless dude's ability to do anything but tank and take BPA. who the fuck cares about snake oil now? we're about to lose the best player in franchise history. cronin contradicted himself like 8 times in that interview. this team has no direction.
For the keep Dame crowd, I don't know how anyone came away from that presser feeling good about Dame's future. I don't see how that guy is going to sell Dame on staying after this.
