2013 Official NBA Off-season Movement & Rumors (Merged threads)

Ice cube dissing on Dwight Howard

"We don't need no Dwight coward!"

http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2013/0...eacts-to-dwight-howard-leaving-the-la-lakers/

 

this lma shit is crazy yo

if the blazer stink out loud again this year, and the next, of course he is going to want to move on, just like ANY OTHER ALL STAR WOULD

that shit hasnt happened yet though, so everyone take a fucking pill or something

if you need some i got a bunch

 

Or LSD! I got some of rhat

 

agree with that. if we suck for like the 4th year a in row, it's hard to blame him for wanting to leave.

yeah i need some

 

Well no shit. If the team sucks going into the final year of his deal, and he wants to win, why would he stay in Portland? I've yet to hear from anyone how the Blazers get better by trading LMA for either Crappy Carlos Boozer, or Joakim Noah (who would be expiring the same time as LMA, fwiw, and has no reason to feel connected to the Blazers), or draft picks, or Derrick Favors, or Omer Asik, etc. etc.

What kind of fool would say they are definitely staying in Portland after their contract. Has any UFA said that in recent years with two years left on their deal, and stayed with the team longer than the two years?

 

Well can play the whole semantics game about Aldridge perhaps technically not asking to be traded.

Make no mistake about it, though. He's definitely open to the possibility, and he definitely hasn't said he's committed here long-term. That kind of leads you to the fact that Aldridge has already started looking past his 2 years left in Portland at other possibilities.

No one will make the argument that the Blazers get better by trading Aldridge. What they will say is being a .500 team won't keep Aldridge here (last I checked the Blazers look like a .500 team), and if that's the case, then trade him now instead of being a pointless .500. Don't delay it.

 

You will eat those words by mid season.

 

We'll see

I highly doubt the Blazers acquire championship pieces by then

 

I don't think we need to be a championship contender. We need to make it out of the first round. We do that and surely he stays.

 

Well shoot, if THAT'S all.... I'm gonna go buy an Aldridge jersey RIGHT NOW!

 

You should. He's gonna be here for a while.

 

Wait a little while, they'll be on clearance soon.

 

Yup. Two more years to be exact lol

 

Cool!!!! That's all I ask.

 

So you only ask that he plays out his contract and then he can leave?

 

Yep because I have confidence olshey will bring a contender by then.

 

You don't really hedge your bets, do you Mags? You're one of those guys who like to go down with the ship?

 

I don't see how sticking with Aldridge and bringing in talent is "going down with the ship"? If Aldridge stays and olshey brings in more talent; it only helps us.

 

Because you want to ride it to the end and hope that Aldridge re-signs in two years. That's going down with the ship imo.

At the very least, wouldn't you say that we should ride out the year, offer him a max deal next summer, and if he doesn't sign it then trade him?