See this is the kind of delusion that makes me question the homers on here. Trying to diminish one chip in the last 15 years but stopping short of including the two in a row 2009-10 And the three 8 years before that and the 5 in the 80s. Both of those teams dominate then rebuild in a 3-5 year span continuously. Yes that means they have to wait 7-10 years between Championship runs. Wish my team could say that.
No, the assertion was that he was "clued in and made sure he was cool with it" before it was going to happen and that Scoot was excited. 3:52 here
The news was that Cronin had a meeting with Dame lasting several hours where they 'cleared the air' and reached a comfortable place allowing the two to agree on a contract. So then is the assertion that Cronin got the OK from Scoot before setting up up the meeting? That if Scoot had said he had issues with it Cronin would not have met with Dame? does that seem credible to you? Or is it more likely that Cronin talked to Scoot afterward and told him he intended to sign Dame and Scoot said "yeah, that sounds good to me!"
What seems credible to me is that wanted to at least sit down and talk with Scoot about beforehand so that he doesn't find out like everyone else.
I could see them taking Scoot's temperature to see how he feels, but I would be surprised if they asked him if he would be okay with it? I could see something like "how would you feel if we brought Dame back?" To me that's not the same as "would you be okay if we signed Dame?"
I don't know if there's anything to tie Scoot to Portland sentimentally anyway. Nor, at this point, is there anything to tie Portland to Scoot. If he takes a big leap forward this season, though, the Blazers might have to try extra hard to reinforce that bridge.
Scoot loves Atlanta...it's where his family gym is and I'll bet he'd love to be a Hawk all said and done..just like Ant would love playing in Orlando. We'll see but he didn't look good as a rookie until just recently.
Dame is incredible. Not many pro athletes are as grounded, real, genuine, respectful, & open & honest like he is.
