JQuick one on one interview with Nicolas Batum

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  1. BLAZINGGIANTS

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    .357 from the floor is God-awful. No way around that.

    Don't take it personal that I'm not in love with Rubio - it's an opinion, and one that many people have. Just as you and others feel he'll be an all-star.
     
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    We have better press than MN, all of our reporters tell us the facts. Quote one article from From Minnesota who tells us we are to not get Nic. You guys are full of it. If we are not going to match why are so may saying he will. Suck it! We got the advantage! No reason whatsoever to think otherwise.
     
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    Dunno about MM, but I have. There's plenty of it in Oregon, but probably not as much as there.

    Minne is a beautiful place, but fuck the extremes of the winter and summer. I can handle the hold, but the humidity at times during the summers? Fuck that. Once you take a morning shower, your skin still feels so wet all day long. You can't dry off.
     
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    The problem with Jason Quacks theory on the amount of the contract that the Wolves offered is if the Wolves are offering market price, why would Batum cancel his other meetings with other teams? The Wolves blew him out of the water with the offer, which we all pretty much agree is above his actual worth, so he cancelled the other meetings. Now the Blazers have to live with the contract for 4 years.
     
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    I'm waiting at this point. Minne can't do anything with Batum before they release amnesty someone. I think Minne was holding out hope they could get us to S&T, but if they really want to make an offer, they have to make a move first.

    I could totally see Minne forcing Batum's anger by saying, "Well, we'll give you this, but we can't because of the cap, and Portland won't take our shit offer. So be mad at Portland for not bending over."
     
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    If I were Batum, I would not sign the offer and just take the one year QO then bail on Portland next year. Portland will be forced to trade him between now and the middle of the season if he did that, or lose him for nothing. The big argument against that is what if he gets hurt... well how is he going to get hurt standing in the corner taking jump shots?
     
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    To whoever posted about Love being disgruntled. Just how disgruntled do you think Aldrige is going to be after Batum goes to the Wolves? Seriously, I think it's a pretty solid argument that the Wolves are in a better position than the Blazers are, and I really think it's just a matter of time until LaMarcus get's pissed and wants out.

    Love likes to talk a lot, and I think he means it when he says that he wants the front office to bring in better pieces, but I really don't think he wants out. He's just being passionate.
     
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    The other problem if the Blazers match is now they have a player that they know is unhappy with his role and they are going to try to then try to fit a square peg in a round hole.
     
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    Great sound logic, man. You should totally be an agent or something.
     
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    Heck NO! Minnesota isn't going to even offer a contract! They have no money. Inform yourself and read the reports! Go back to Minnesota!
     
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    His current "offer" is above-market. So, the risk of playing for the QO, and whether or not he gets injured, will he get a bigger deal next year? As fewer teams will likely have less cash to spend, and teams grow wary of the impending hard cap.... not likely.
     
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    Where the hell are all these rooks coming from? Did the short bus just drop a load of these kids off?
     
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    Yeah, Minnesota isn't going to make an offer! Take what we are offering 6mil???
     
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    Love is coming back to the Pacific Northwest. Book it! He is awsome, but no way he stays in Minny, No way. He's coming home.
     
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    Blazers are in need of a PF, didn't LLAMA just die or something?
     
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