Agreed. If he said he didn't want to return to Portland before the season or midway through the season, everyone in Portland would have hated him and he would have been a distraction. I see nothing wrong with what he did. It leaves a bitter taste in your mouth anytime your franchise players leaves, but it's part of sports. It happens.
Yeah, well if she ever (and I doubt sheshe will) wins a title in San Antonio, it would never be as special as in Portland. She would've been considered royalty here instead of just another girl.
Blazers fans aren't generally big on someone not wanting to be here. It would've been a distraction until POR traded him for Wiggins or something. Distraction over.
If the Spurs get the LaMarcus the Blazers got the last 14 playoff games (37% shooting) then it's not that big of a deal. If Pop can get him to not be a fade-away perimeter player and figure out how to actually pass out of a double team correctly, he will be very good.
I'm sure LaMarcus is looking out for himself before you, the next Blazer fan, or even the Portland franchise. He did what he wanted to do. He played out his contract and left. People need to realize that players look out for themselves before everyone else. Which he should do.
As we seen in the Rocket series last year, LA has another level or two. Is it sustainable for him for a long period of time? Only time can tell. But whoever it was that was in that series is a pretty damn good player. And I think that's closer to what Pop is getting.
@mikegrich: March 4, 2015: Blazers 40-19 riding a four game winning streak. 2nd in West July 4, 2015: 4 of 5 starters gone. Looking lottery bound. FUCK THE BASKETBALL GODS
Not the players I like to root for. I like players that realize that they've been blessed to be in a situation that they can't fathom (for the most part) how good it is, and give back when they can, whether through autographs, showing fans love, charities, etc. But you can root for narcissistic liars all you'd like...it's a free country. Not in Rip City. Maybe in another 7 years you'll see that.
This is a good thing for the Spurs, IMO. They got Duncan's heir, basically. LMA is the best player to play alongside Duncan at the PF/C spots since David Robinson. It sure seems like the two will play good together - inside/outside. He's a Texas guy, too, so he's basically gone home. LMA controlled his own destiny and he paid his dues to get there. If Olshey had traded him last year or the year before, nobody would have been satisfied with what he got in return. No matter how it turned out, LMA put a real hurt on the franchise and fan base.
