The reason we were able to sign Camby.....

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  1. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    According to Hollinger......

    http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/play...?columnist=hollinger_john&page=PERDiem-100422


    The new salary-cap number is already a game-changer

    Want to know why Portland could extend Marcus Camby? As I mentioned a couple days ago, the revised salary-cap guidance released by the league at this past weekend's Board of Governors meeting meant the Blazers could add Camby to next year's payroll while staying under the luxury tax.

    Want to know why the Blazers felt they had to extend Camby's deal? Same reason. With the new cap guidance and increased flexibility it provided, Portland felt teams like New York, Oklahoma City, Miami and the Clippers all were poised to make a run at Camby. With Joel Przybilla and Greg Oden both question markets because of health, and with Przybilla's expiring contract offering a valuable trade commodity next year, Portland felt it couldn't go wrong by locking up Camby early and keeping him off the market.

    Suffice it to say this phenomenon is not limited to Portland. In the wake of last weekend's numbers, all 30 teams are recalibrating their free-agent strategies to accommodate for the fact there's a lot more money available -- both under the cap and under the tax -- than they'd originally envisioned.
     
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    no it was because Mark W negotiated! KPEE IS GONE! The sooner we accept that the better! Sorry its the truth!!
     
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    I would have loved to hear the reactions of teams when they learned Portland signed Camby to an extension.

    "oh fuck"
    "god dammit"
    "fuck me"
     
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    LMAO at Blazer fans!!!! Don't shoot the messenger!
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I think he was joking.
     
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    What do you know about joking, HCP?

    I kid, I kid. Dude, I gotta give ya props, cuz working as much as I work, I look forward to the few minutes I can get online and check your posts, I can actually unwind and laugh a little. Dude, what can I say - you brighten my day!
     
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    Goddammit! Are we going to have to hear all about the JPEC next year.

    Let me be the first to mention that it will not be as valuable next year because teams won't be trying to clear LeBron space... So please withhold any and all whining about RLEC=JPEC= KP should score us some amazing deal from it...
     
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    blazer hippie already making fail excuses for kpee. priceless.

    the good news is kpee wont be here and mark w will be. watch how the big boys play.
     
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    ...how were we able to do this without a self-proclaimed cap genius?

    :NOTMARIS:
     
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    Tom Penn helped me with creating this thread!
     
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    I don't think that (m)any teams are going to be upset that they won't have to pay a 38 year-old over $10m/year in a second year of a contract.

    We'll see what kind of contracts other free agents get this offseason. I think that the Blazers will be happy to have Camby at the price they paid, but they have a nearly unique ability to overpay players and not have it impact other decisions.

    Ed O.
     
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    It was a very shrewd move on the Blazer's part.
     
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    Umm, wasn't Sir Mixxed Alot supposed to stop posting once the Blazers made the playoffs? I guess he's wrong about his own promises too? At least he stays true to form.
     
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    Yo MIX! Can I hire you to spin records at my daughter's 16th birthday party?
     
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