Official: Welcome Earl Watson thread

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  1. illmatic99

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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Wow Collison went to LAC for only 500k more than Watson got to come here. Wonder if we had any shot at DC
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Was just going to post the same thought.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    They said he took a pay cut just to go home to LA.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Why would Collison take so little?
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    To play for a winner?
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Well, I guess it's official then. :)
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Yeah, I remember Watson draining like 6 or 7 threes on us in one game when he was in Seattle.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    It like you in the fields, man. Sometimes you just know your lot in life, FAMS!
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    The guy is 25 though... Making 2 mil a year in LA is not good at all for him. I think he is a MLE level player.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Collison is going to play 15 mpg at most as Paul's back-up. I doubt he'd take the same contract to come to Portland and not even be in the rotation.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Because the market is dry. Hickson may be lucky to get the MLE at this point.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    I think DC and CP used to be teammates as well.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    Being on a winning organization can up your value later on. It's a good move, IMO.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    I guess... wow it is weird to see someone saying the Clippers are a winning organization now lol
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    He was also a very good defender. Not sure if he still is. He is 34 now. But I believe he played pretty well last year.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    As long as we don't have to say lakers are winning! :)
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    @bigjohnnep

     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    The thing that stands out the most is his 4 assists last season. He played minimum minutes too.
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    It looks like he's signing for the veteran's minimum. Not to get all "Portland insecure" - but why did he sign with the Blazers for that, for one year, when he could've gotten the same thing from (probably?) lots of other teams? I hesitate to conclude that Portland might actually be an attractive destination for some free agents...?
     
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    Re: Office: welcome earl Watson thread

    self-promotion? ;)
     
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