Okay, maybe I'm getting a little sentimental, but it wasn't so long ago that we all had high hopes for this kid. Now he's been sent packing to Clipperland, where every washed-up and unlucky player lands. Just seems like a horrible letdown for him and a bad sign for his career.
That ring on his finger probably costs more than I'll make this year. Yeah, I feel real sad for him. What a tough life.
Yeah, I'm a little melancholy about it, because I genuinely liked the kid (it wavered a bit when he started carrying guns on planes.... sketchy). He was a player I wanted to see succeed, even if it wasn't with the Blazers. Ah well.
That smile pretty much captures the essence of being a Clipper. "Hey, I'm still in the NBA. Sort of."
Exactly. I'm with Shooter and mook on this one. I really wanted him to succeed as a Blazer and it just seems to be a tale of another overhyped NY PG. As for being a Clipper, it seems be the last stop before Euroleague for Bassy. And my final thought on the matter is, "I wonder what kind of murse he brought to the press conference?"
I hate Sebastian Telfair on so many levels. What's truly sad is that none of them are really his fault at all. Because of the drafting of Sebastian Telfair, we did not draft these players 2004 Al Jefferson Josh Smith 2005 Chris Paul Deron Williams There are others, but yuck that was a shitty draft that affected not only that year, but the next as well
Bassy was a genuinely nice guy whenever I talked to him, so I wish him the best. At least he's still in the league.
yeah, John Nash the "genius" made me sad and confused quite often but remember Ed, we just have to be patient and watch his master plan unfold STOMP
It wasn't that long ago that Bassy was being investigated for putting a hit on somebody in NY. I fail to see why anybody should be feeling sorry for this guy.
I agree, although carrying a gun on a team plane won't make me waver on him. I still hold out hope for him, although going to the Clippers hurts, and I really wonder what would have happened if he had played for Rick Pitino and Louisville like he was going to do.
It all worked out for the best. I don't like Josh Smith. I like LMA more than Jefferson, and Williams and Paul were so good who knows if we end up with Greg and Roy if we drafted them. Just like Larue over McAdoo. Once the "butterly effect" starts you never know how different things might have been.
I still maintain that John Nash's genius got us where we are today... sort of like Hirohito's plan to bring Japan to economic superpower status. Sure, it took the death of millions of Japanese citizens and the nuking of two of their major cities, but forty years later look at what Japan became! If not for their staggering losses in World War II, who knows if they would have reached such heights. Ed O.
