Rumor Mill: Official thread

Yep, I don't know why we would just let them walk? I can understand if we had some young talent to trade lopsided deals with, but if they all walk, who do we really have left? I suspect we will be overpaying for mediocre talent this summer. We will bitch and moan for another season and live life in mediocracy again.

 

Have you ever noticed how just moving a few letters around can turn "THIS" into "SHIT"?

 

I don't know if it is what they are thinking, but I agree with you it should be what they are thinking, and saying. If everyone assumes we are desperate to trade half the team, we are chum in the water. It's important to be firm in getting what we (think we) want and need. We don't want to take back too much salary (i.e. their crap) and we want/need a draft pick. Otherwise, we have a whole lot of expirings. Either way, it's a rebuild.

 

That ... wouldn't shock me.

 

Hopefully we can re-ignite that 3 way from the beginning of the season with Wallace.

 

And if you move even more letters around you can turn SHIT into HITS. Deep.

 

He shouldn't. He should be able to sell contending teams on them, however. A GM needs to be a salesperson, and IMO, that's where Larry boy and Chad are in way over their heads.

 

We really need to get in on this

 

You mean being greeted by Jay Jensen at the airport isn't good enough?

 

My bad. I had forgotten about that

 

I would do it now.

 

Brien Berger thinks Portland is setting up for a sale by PA. If so we will have huge salary room, probably no coach or GM. If this happens it may be bad times for Blazer fans, because I doubt we will use the cap space until a sale is complete. That probably means little pursuit of good FA this year. What do you guys think?

 

What a way to ditch the team -- the year we lose Roy and Oden.

Awesome timing.

 

A couple of thoughts. For some reason I thought a Larry Miller group was going to buy the team when PA decided to sell? If so, that would suck. Secondly, I don't think it's the case, but a lot of this crap would make sense

 

I think if Paul Allen remains the owner of this team they're never going to be able to achieve or sustain real success, so you might as well get on with it and take your medicine now.

 

allen is almost 100% selling this team this summer...

 

I think Berger is lame and isn't the most reliable source. Brian and I have now each had thoughts. They're worth the exact same: nothing.

 

Larry Miller as the owner? Yuck

I'd rather have a different guy from Nike own the team, but it isn't likely to happen

 

Just think 2009 we were considered a team that would arguably win 5 titles and contend for a decade to the owner selling the team and two potential stars going down. Yikes we fell and fell hard!

 

Larry Miller....

I'd consider not watching the NBA if Larry Miller is part-owner.