This is what I've been saying for months and some fans wanna give him away to Miami like he has no value. So very stupid.
I definitely prefer his game to Nurk's, however he's very expensive. I love his versatility on D. He would take up such a large percentage of the cap a team would have to really know they want to hitch their wagon to the guy. I'm not looking for a short term fix. I'm hoping Joe & Co have the patience to build a long term juggernaut. With a 19 and 20 year old leading the team, it's probably going to be a couple seasons until hopefully they've got something going. Hopefully Scoot and Shaedon are worthy students for the lessons they're about to receive and show high ceiling potential. I'm very excited about this upcoming season. STOMP
Not to be a dick BUT what’s with the “I’ve been saying for months” stuff? I’m aware I’m being rude and I’m sorry, I just want to understand. The forum is rife with these types of declarations. Is it like “told you so”? Or some kind of need for validation? In my opinion, the only form of this that is cool at all is when SOMEONE ELSE says something like “Hey, that’s what you’ve been saying for months!” See that’s cool. Let THEM toot your horn.
I thin the reasoning is, "I was right before, so you should believe me again." Not that it makes the statements less childish. (Note: I do love saying "I told you so." But i don't know shit about the blazers)
Because I remember warring with people on here and watching some YouTubers who were adamant that nobody wanted Dame and the shittier Miami offer was all we could get and we should be thankful to get it.
There's nothing to parse. This was a hip hop podcast and they asked him vaguely about if his loyalty has changed. Dame said: "It’s a way that you have to go about things where you can’t be an idiot. You say I’m gonna stay down, I’m gonna ride till the wheels fall off and all that stuff. I don’t have to prove that to nobody, like I’ve shown it. I mean that in my heart. But that’s like me and you saying no matter what happens we ain’t telling on each other. Ya know, I’m saying we never tell on each other. And then the day comes where I’m still playing by those same rules," "Like man, you want the same thing? We’re gonna go out together and then that ain’t the code you want to live by no more. So, when that happens, you can’t be how it was… You don’t want the same thing no more and you show me that you don’t want the same thing. We don’t want the same thing." I don't have a problem with guys talking wrap not having the correct follow up but I just wish someone would have been there to say, that's cool man, you have a point but what the fuck is up with only giving Portland one team, that just seams counterproductive to everyone. Then that gives Dame a chance to lie but also really open up the gates for all other teams. He could say some shit like, nah as long as the team I'm going to or am on is trying to win a championship right now, I'm cool. The fact is these dudes didn't press Dame on that and maybe Dame knew they wouldn't or told them not to.
I agree that the scorched-earth-Miami-or-bust stance Dame's agent took at the beginning of this seemed to kabosh any real leverage Portland might have had. If Dame truly wants out of Portland that was not a good strategy there could be an explanation for it though. That being that Dame, from the start of this, only had interest in playing for two teams, not one: Miami & Portland. If he couldn't get routed to South Beach he wanted to remain a Blazer. He didn't want Portland to entertain offers from other teams. His preference, obviously, was Miami. But he'd have been OK with staying. but I think his agent over-played his hand in too public a fashion. And Dame's camp underestimated the damage the strategy would do to his brand and reputation in Portland; and miscalculated where people would go with interpreting his vague and cryptic social media posts....which he's always made by the way. Right from the beginning Dame & his agent should have went radio-silent. Code name: shut the fuck up but they didn't and they underestimated how much mud would accumulate on the one foot left behind the door in Portland while the other foot was poised over Miami
Per hoopsjock podcast last night and some BlazerEdge comments it sound like Philly is an East team making an offer. They have Harden and Maxey and a pick to trade. Maybe Harden can get another pick and Maxey a couple more, certainly more than Herro. So could be an offer that is similar to the max Miami can offer. I wouldn't be surprised if Morey is discussing this more to pressure Miami to give up every asset possible including Martin. Or maybe he actually wants to swoop in and pair Dame with Embiid, hard to know.
