(Flashback) BREAKING NEWS: Blazers to Sign Andre Miller

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  1. Idog1976

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    We would be adding Lee in that scenario Millsap and Lee are roughly equivalent. Seriously what does everyone here think that if we had signed Millsap we would have traded Oden or LMA? Give a me a flipping break people Joel is clearly on the block if we sign a PF. We weren't going to pay $13million+ combined for 20 minutes of bench play from Joel and Millsap!
     
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    Basically, we traded Sergio for Miller. This is a very good upgrade IMO!
     
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    No, I actually don't really like Miller that much. The fact he is an upgrade says a whole lot more about Blake and Bayless then it does about Miller.

    I would have preferred Sessions. I guess Miller was the best option that Portland had a realistic shot at.

    I think if you had told KP last summer that all he would get from RLEC was Miller for 3 years, he wouldn't have been very stoked.

    However, I am currently in the process of convincing myself Miller was the best possible fit. It won't be long before I jump on the Miller band wagon. Like I said, I hope he does well. I hope he makes LA and Oden better while not impacting Roy's production too much.

    And as hasoos can attest, I am way more metal then I am emo.
     
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    He would have complained better. Lord knows he's got KP by the short hairs on that one.
     
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    Held onto the cap space and see which teams will make a lopsided deal next season. Or hold onto it longer this summer, then make a lower offer to Miller since he wasn't going to get the contract Portland gave him from anybody else.
     
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    isnt Lee an RFA? They cant be signed and traded.
     
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    Substantive post. Keep up the bad work. Anyhoo, shouldn't you be posting about imaginary trades that will never happen?
     
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    If Miller can get the ball into Oden then he's a huge upgrade. Leading the league one year in Alley-Oop assists by a large margin is another plus. Pushing the tempo and taking advantage of LMA/Batum's courtspeed would be another huge plus.

    This is a pretty good signing. Not what I had hoped for but after reading everything I could about it, it sounds solid. TO for the 3rd season is fantastic.
     
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    Shhhh. Don't stop him when he gets on a roll! I can't wait to see the next impossible "blockbuster" that comes from our resident GM.
     
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    Sessions is NOT gonna happen! Not sure why ppl around here think so.
     
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    My leaders in Vulcan have me on a short leash. They only want me to post bad trades and cover for KP's failings sorry.
     
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    Do you ever say anything of any relevance?

    Thank God for the block list.
     
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    My bad I didn't realize that. Thanks for the info.
     
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    Ah, I see. You're a psych-op distraction. A "things could be way worse" plant. That makes sense. ;)
     
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    np.
     
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    I just posted what I'd do with the cap space. You asked a question, I answered it. :dunno:
     
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    As I said, I would have liked Sessions but it was not going to happen. Miller was the best achievable option.
     
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    What? Why not? Joe Johnson got signed and traded as a RFA a few years back to Atlanta (first one to come to mind, I'm sure there's plenty of other examples). Has something changed since then?
     
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    bravo bravo!!!!! finally a real point guard!!! job well done KP.
     
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    let me try and find the post Ed-O gave us yesterday.
     
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