Trader Joe - from the butt of jokes, to Domin-Ayton the NBA

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  1. Cugel

    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Anyone who knows the sport realizes Dame is too old to lead a team to a ring. It don't happen except for the GOATs. Dame needed to partner up with a better player. Now he has a shot.
     
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    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    I think he was trying and hoping to build around Dame.

    If a trade would have been available that brought us another Grant or better level player I think Cronin would have done it.

    But once we got the 3rd pick and Scoot dropped to us it was going to be tough, especially with everyone knowing Dame was ready to ask out.
     
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    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    Cronin has been doing well the whole time he's been here, as far as I'm concerned. Expecting anything more was unreasonable, considering the circumstances.
     
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    Olshey and Dame's agent caused all of that. Cronin did what was necessary. Unfortunately nothing was available to get what Dame wanted with what we had to offer.

    That's Olshey and Dame's agent's fault, not Cronin's.
     
    Phatguysrule, Oct 1, 2023
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    I think Cronin is at a minimum an above average GM in Portland history, but right now I personally have him tied for second with Whittsit, and behind the architect of the Drexler-Porter-Williams-Kersey-Duckworth team whose name escapes me.
     
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    Damn. I clean the refrigerator, Blazers trade Dame. I have a vegan lunch party, Blazers trade Jrue.
     
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    Geoff Petrie
     
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    Go clean out the garage so we can trade Brogdon for 2 FRP's and complete the epic haul for Dame of a total of 5 FRP's, 2 ultra valuable swaps, and Timelord.
     
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    ...now for the trifecta, bake some cookies and they will trade Malcom!!
     
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    Go unwrap a muffin or something, we need to trade brogdon

    *Edit* didn't scroll enough to see others made the same joke.

    Tip of the hat to you fellas
     
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    "Mr. Cronin, I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game."
     
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    Draft picks can't get injured
     
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    He's always had the credit (and he followed it up by building The Only Good Kings Team Ever) but I remember seeing a fairly recent post that gave a lot of credit to the guy before him.
     
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    That's what I thought too, but I couldn't recall his name. That's who I was thinking of.
     
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    Stu Inman? Jon Spoelstra? I guess they both had a lot to do with it... but Petrie did as well. Glickman was the Pres...
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Greg Oden
    Sam Bowie
    Brandon Roy
    Etc

    All draft picks
     
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    andalusian Season - Restarted

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    These are players that were picked. Not the same thing
     
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    Not sure if Brogdon gets traded today. My sources said at the moment he's working the phones with the Saudis and a couple of other Middle Eastern countries trying to trade them sand.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I almost made a joke too, but every time I wrote it out it sounded like telling a woman to do housework. I went with being silent as to not be misconstrued, as crandc has been one of favorites here for a decade at least and they already have to deal with enough bullshit on a day to day basis.
     
    theprunetang, Oct 1, 2023
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    There were two. Bucky Buckwater and Geoff Petrie. And both were better than Whitsitt, who had an unlimited budget and who still exceeded it.
     
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