Hollinger assesses each team in the new CBA

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    The article is an ESPN insider piece, but here's a snippet on the Blazers:

    http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7291975/how-new-cba-affects-every-nba-team
     
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    So in other words, Portland is completely fucked and shouldn't even bother trying to compete (see: Milwaukee Bucks).
     
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    Fool. He has no idea we will never use that on Roy. Especially with Nate part of the decision making
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I think Hollinger was trying to apply logic (crazy I know)
     
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    Yes, my bad
     
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    I think he is an idiot. If he wrote this 5-6 years ago he may be right. But his theory is off.

    Buying extra draft picks helped us maybe one year. So I can't see how it can hurt us because it rarely helped us.

    Lots of teams rely on the Full MLE every year. So no advantage or dis-advantage.

    And over the last few years they have not been very far (if at all) over the luxory tax. And over the last 5 years they have certainly not tried to build the roster with money. I gues Paul's money did help secure the Wallace trade, but the salaries still matched.

    The bottom line if Paul wants to "SPAM" himself to build a roster, by going over the luxory tax, he is one of a few who actually still can. So wouldn't the new rules be to his favor. It is all moot because he hasn't for a few years. The total salary is right in line with most teams.

    I do not see how the new CBA hurts us more than say the Lakers. At least that's how they feel down here in SoCal.
     
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    PA was in favor of the "hardline" in negotiations, in order to make harsher penalties for teams to spend money, so that he will be the only one who will be able to do so

    science
     
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    Wow it's been almost a year since I been around these parts... (pause for applause)
    Thank you.

    First I've heard they can't resign Greg unless Roy is cut. That doesn't sound right. Can someone confirm or deny that?
     
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    He doesn't know what he's talking about. We can keep Roy and Oden.
     
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    Yes. I can confirm or deny that. But I'm not going to.

    Note it says 'and' rather than 'or'.

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    Good point. :O
     
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    We'll be fine...our offensive line is huge
     
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    If Oden were UFA, then maybe not.
     
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