(Flashback) BREAKING NEWS: Blazers to Sign Andre Miller

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  1. Wheels

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    Re: BREAKING NEWS

    and Bayless... this is assuming TO and Batum beat out Webster.. which will probably happen
     
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    I agree... but if it comes down to it, I keep Rudy happy well before Webster.
     
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    It all depends. If the deal is descending, and we started out at $7.7M, then no. If it's ascending, and starting at its lowest dollar amount, the deal starts at 6.5, and we keep $1.2M in cap space. Who knows at this point though.
     
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    I disagree. The next move is a trade of Bayless or Blake with Outlaw and maybe$ or picks to NY for a S and T with Lee. Then I expect Joel to be moved.
     
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    Keep us updated?
     
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    what i hope will happen is it will take minutes away from the SF spot (batum/webster) with roy moving there against any small lineup and miller/rudy/roy playing together a lot.
     
    crowTrobot, Jul 24, 2009
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    Which, at this point, contradicts reports on WAW that Rudy would get minutes at the point next season.
     
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    They didn't talk about anything we didn't already know regarding specifics. Philly writer speculated the Sixers didn't bring him back because they wanted to go younger, and they were miffed he skipped the team exit interviews at the end of their playoff run.

    She also told a story about how he kept a special NBA schedule in his locker and kept stats about where they needed to be record-wise at certain points and what games were must wins, and he updated it after every game.
     
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    Let me guess: Joel for Battier?
     
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  10. Crimson the Cat

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    You'd have to go back to Rod Strickland to find the last true-point guard, right?
     
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    wouldn't surprise me if we've already semi-given up on bayless.
     
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    I'm not saying it anymore. People can come to their own conclusions. Sign and trade for Lee will happen just watch.
     
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    I like that too!
     
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    Man, you need to get off of that kick. It might have made a bit of sense to trade Joel if we had gotten Millsap, but without that move, it makes zero sense.
     
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    Re: BREAKING NEWS

    PG: Miller (30); Blake (18)
    SG: Roy (20); Rudy (28)
    SF: Batum (20); Roy (10); Webster/Outlaw/Cunningham (18)
    PF: Aldridge (30); Outlaw/Pendergraph (18)
    C: Oden (30); Joel (18)

    Bayless sits unless he can pass up Blake (I can live with that). Webster and Outlaw can fight for backup SF minutes (or win the start if Webster can).
     
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    Thanks. I like the dedication and analytical personality that last anecdote shows.
     
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    Excellent signing, he'll make us much better right away. Although, KP could have sowed up the future of a PG position by going after Ramon Sessions instead. Miller will make us better for the immediate term however.
     
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  18. Tyler_Hansbrough

    Tyler_Hansbrough Auto-tune the News!

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    How do we lose anything? We are signing a FA.
     
    Tyler_Hansbrough, Jul 24, 2009
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    lol why do you hate the deal? This is a good thing. Are you just one of those "emo, never happy" Blazer fans?
     
    Tyler_Hansbrough, Jul 24, 2009
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    Well, we lose the extra minutes that could be allocated to Blake and Bayless. Miller is worse from the 3 point line than either, so in effect we lose outside shooting by bringing him in. Doesn't mean it's not worth it, he was just stating the pro's and con's.
     
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