What if the best thing is no thing at all?

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    With the looming lockout and the potential for some major changes to the CBA (like some form of a hard cap) next year, has anyone considered that the best thing this summer might really be to batten down the hatches and take on only the smallest amount of salary (eg. signing the Jordan Farmars and Roger Masons of the world) and prepare yourself to come out on the other side with the most amount of salary flexibility possible.

    Look, I want the team to improve as much as the next guy, and I really do think some roster tweaks are in order, but wouldn't it be some shit to gut our roster and get CP3 only to see him become an unrestricted free agent in 2012 because the league shuts down for a year.

    Something to think about anyway ...
     
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    KP was the master at knowing when no move is probably the best move.
     
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    We aren't in a bad situation. It would be nice to improve a bit, but if we don't, it's not the end of the world. Don't want to pull the "if we're healthy" card, but it's hard to think we could be anywhere as near as injured as we were last year.
     
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  4. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Just because KP made no moves of consequence (aside from stealing Camby from Donald Sterling last year) doesn't mean he was the master of knowing when not to make moves, it just means he didn't make moves ...

    ... and the jinx is in! :wink:
     
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    Because he refused to make bad moves.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Chrissakes, can we just drop the KP stuff? This going to go nowhere in a hurry.
     
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    mgb Over-Nite Sensation

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    I'd rather us not make a big change. I'd like to see how we do this year with a healthy lineup. Let it bake! :)
     
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    Oh, and in KP I trust!
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Or good ones. He was in love with whomever he drafted or hired. He praised them in the media, but wouldn't give any credit to his superiors.
     
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    If you're not moving forward, you are falling behind.

    This team has stood still, for the most part, for 3 years now, and it has gotten us nowhere.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Oh, I still think moves are in order (mandatory even) to balance the roster out. I'm just starting to wonder about the timing. Is this the moment to go for broke? I was a lot more convinced of it before than I am now -- meaning, heading well North of the tax line to "go for it"
     
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    It is the moment. It is time. Time to make some big trades. Time to set the NBA on its ear.

    It's time, in other words, for the return to the throne of the one true Blazer leader.

    It's time for Trader Bob.

    He's tanned, rested, and ready.

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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I don't look anything like Abe Simpson.
     
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    This is a hilarious post.

    I can't wait until a week or two from now when you're reminding us of all the championship rings the Blazers won under KP.

    Ed O.
     
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    When we win the title in the next couple years shouldn't KP get some of the credit?
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Depends on how many of the players he brought in are still around and contributing to the cause.
     
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    I like how there is a potential looming lockout and all of these mediocre players are slated to be making bank. One of the biggest free agent summers and a lot of over paying going on and it'll all come back to bite the owners in the butt.

    This is getting out of hand.
     
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    Or how many of the assets he accumulated were used to get players that contributed to the cause. Building up Portland's talent base hugely is a big thing KP did for the team.
     
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