Nic seems ok to be in Portland

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  1. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Nicolas Batum ‏@nicolas88batum
    Do you think we have to remake the international corner in the locker room with Joe Freeland and @VictorClaver9?
     
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    we replace the old Spainiard with a Spainiard and an Aussie with a Brit (stay within the empire). He should be fine
     
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  3. HailBlazers

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    Don't hold what happened against Nic, his agent coached him to do/say what it took to get the big payday.

    Glad to hear he's happy to have some Euro's though.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Do the French and English get along? :grin:
     
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  5. Mediocre Man

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    One retreats for some afternoon tea and the other just retreats. I think they are good

    Then again

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    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    As long as Nic doesn't start building a trebuchet, I think the team chemistry is safe.
     
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  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Or a guillotine.
     
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  8. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Joking aside, I don't think Nic can be allowed to continue to be a reclusive loner anymore. He needs to be very open with the whole team, he's now a leader.
     
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    Agreed and now is an easy time for him to assume that role with over 10 new (and young) players being added to the team. None of which have strong personalities that would prevent him from doing so.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    A reclusive loner? Where did you get that?
     
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    Hmmm, Brits, French, Spanish, and Americans... We are the NATO of the NBA.
     
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    If we've learned anything over the years, it's that a big contract does not make you a leader :sigh:
     
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    Hell... for $40M you could exile me to Siberia for four years and I'd be all smiles! That said, of course, I'm pumped that Nic' will be back.
     
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    Hello English Pig Dogs :clap:
     
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    I guess I'm basing my statement on that he started out very quiet and Nate forced him to talk a lot. Hopefully, and probably, I am wrong. Didn't he spend most of his free time with Rudy and Patty? I suppose there's nothing wrong with having a little clique.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I think you mistakenly assume that all of these guys hang out together away from the team ... I mean certainly some of them do, but I wouldn't necessarily call him a "loner" just because he's not a demonstrative guy in public. Maybe it's just an issue of semantics? Because I agree that he gives the impression that he's a "background guy," (although he seems mostly well liked by his teammates).

    For what it's worth, I definitely think he needs to take a more forceful and demonstrative role on the court.
     
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    Well, he could have been "quiet" because he was not fully English proficient. I'm not worried.
     
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    Miller never hung out with the guys and he was a good player.
     
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    He's getting paid like one, so he'd better!
     
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