Canzano: Portland Trail Blazers strike out, summer free-agent ritual stings

SlyPokerDog · Jul 2, 2016

It took minutes to develop. It might takes years to come to grips with. The Portland Trail Blazers summer plans disintegrated on Friday as the announcement came that free-agent Chandler Parsons chose Memphis over the Trail Blazers.

Miami we understand. Dallas, Chicago, New York, too. We'd have easily understood San Antonio -- where players begin the season with a chance to win a title. But Memphis? Where they shoot an airball every summer?

This one stings.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/o...f/2016/07/canzano_trail_blazers_strike_o.html

SlyPokerDog · Jul 2, 2016

Maybe Parsons' snub of Portland ends up a blessing. Like Hedo Turkoglu or Roy Hibbert, maybe we thank him later. Maybe Parsons underachieves. Maybe with the knees alone, he's not worth max money. But it's what the Memphis over Portland decision symbolizes that carries the gravity today.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/o...f/2016/07/canzano_trail_blazers_strike_o.html

SlyPokerDog · Jul 2, 2016

SlyPokerDog said:
Maybe Parsons' snub of Portland ends up a blessing. Like Hedo Turkoglu or Roy Hibbert, maybe we thank him later. Maybe Parsons underachieves. Maybe with the knees alone, he's not worth max money. But it's what the Memphis over Portland decision symbolizes that carries the gravity today.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/o...f/2016/07/canzano_trail_blazers_strike_o.html

Hibbert didn't snub Portland, the Pacers matched.

Natebishop3 · Jul 2, 2016

Sly is a canzano shill confirmed

JfizzleBlazer · Jul 2, 2016

He is not wrong. I appreciate canzano calling on this one.

SlyPokerDog said:
Hibbert didn't snub Portland, the Pacers matched.

Kind of. Hibbert used us as leverage and never actually signed a deal with us. He still could have signed the offer sheet if he really wanted to show he wanted to come here.

BigGameDamian · Jul 2, 2016

Signing Even Turner was a panic move! Clanzano's right.

BrianFromWA · Jul 2, 2016

If it was worth the time, the rebuttal article is easy.

Johnny probably had three articles teed up in order to keep feeding the hate:
1) "I can't believe they signed (past-his-prime player X) to that money instead of investing in people in the team's age range!" (Horford, Gasol, Jefferson) -- not understanding that everyone in the team's age range is an RFA and likely matched (Drummond, Barnes) or is named Hassan Whiteside.
2) "I can't believe, with this team's history, they signed (player Y) with his injury history!" (Howard, Parsons, etc)
3) "I can't believe that we struck out on #1 or #2, so we're stuck with Role Player Z on a way-too-large contract!" (Turner, Biyombo, Mahinmi, Dellavedova)

The fourth article (we signed LeBron or Durant) would've caused every Blazers' fan head to explode, so he didn't even have to waste time.

BigGameDamian · Jul 2, 2016

The man with the golden gut pushed the goddamn panic button yesterday. How do you like that?

BrianFromWA · Jul 2, 2016

a) As a planner for things with a lot more on the line than who comes to play basketball, I have a hard time believing that a guy with a projected 100M payroll and a mandate from his boss to win decided "I'm going to have one plan, and if it doesn't work I'll flop and twitch afterward."
b) I have a problem with the guy who was able to go through last year's fiasco and come out with a Western Conference Semi-Finalist all of a sudden not having contingencies for if his #1 priority fell through.
c) It's not quite IKPIT, but just because you and Canzano can't understand the logic of it doesn't mean I'm trashing the guy.

barfo · Jul 2, 2016

IKPIT?

I Know Pigs Is Tasty?
In Kona Parrots Inhabit Trees?

barfo

MarAzul · Jul 2, 2016

What I remember was when Aldridge walked, I blamed the Blazers. Perhaps I was right or wrong, I don't know.
But I also remember this board climbing my case about how we are much better off, with Aldridge gone and Batum too! Look at all the cap room we have!!!

Now we have used it. WTF?

Chris Craig · Jul 2, 2016

I agree with Cazano on this one

MARIS61 · Jul 2, 2016

Dodged a bullet there.

Parsons never has and never will play a full season.

GriLtCheeZ · Jul 2, 2016

JfizzleBlazer said:
He is not wrong. I appreciate canzano calling on this one.

Kind of. Hibbert used us as leverage and never actually signed a deal with us. He still could have signed the offer sheet if he really wanted to show he wanted to come here.

Hibbert flew all the way to Portland to sign the offer sheet and when the Pacers indicated they'd match Olshey told Hilbert he didn't have to sign the offer sheet.

Chris Craig · Jul 2, 2016

I can see Canzano laughing histerically with glee right now like an evil clown

Orion Bailey · Jul 2, 2016

It's difficult for people who chose Portland as a place live to wrap their heads around it, isn't it? You love Portland. I love Portland. We live here. Now Turner lives here, too. Why wouldn't everyone else want to be here?

Fez Hammersticks · Jul 2, 2016

Canzano is right.

Neil isn't aggressive and makes panic moves:

Turner's $70m
Barton + #19 pick for a rental player in Afflalo

Fishing for supremely rare steals in the mid-40s will not work either.

ripcityboy · Jul 2, 2016

Fez Hammersticks said:
Canzano is right.

Neil isn't aggressive and makes panic moves:

Turner's $70m
Barton + #19 pick for a rental player in Afflalo

Fishing for supremely rare steals in the mid-40s will not work either.

Please Sir. Stop beating that poor old horse. It had a family!

BrianFromWA · Jul 2, 2016

It's funny...an interesting exercise would be to see how many 2nd-rounders right now are getting PAID over the last couple of years...and all it takes is a million or so of SPAMming (or less) to get their rights...

Whiteside
Marc Gasol
Parsons
(Honorable Mention: Jimmy Butler #30)
Millsap
Dragic
Deandre Jordan
Omer Asik
Draymond
Budinger
Pekovic
Barton
Danny Green
Patty Mills
Carl Landry
Josh McRoberts
Mbah a Moute
Leuer
Isaiah Thomas
Jeremy Lin (undrafted)
Ish Smith (undrafted)
Mozgov (undrafted)
....

a quick look at old drafts would probably dig up more, but that gets the point across that maybe, just maybe, digging for gold in the 2nd round could be worth it?

Mediocre Man · Jul 2, 2016

ripcityboy said:
Please Sir. Stop beating that poor old horse. It had a family!

It was a completely brutal trade though

craigehlo · Jul 2, 2016

Mediocre Man said:
It was a completely brutal trade though

It was. Sadly the Knicks and Sactown didn't learn from our mistake and resigned Afflalo. Granted those are two of the dumbest organizations in the NBA, but even they should have learned from our mistake.

barfo · Jul 2, 2016

Chris Craig said:
I can see Canzano laughing histerically with glee right now like an evil clown

Why do you feel the need to insult evil clowns?

barfo

HailBlazers · Jul 2, 2016

Mediocre Man said:
It was a completely brutal trade though

In a vacuum

This one doesn't sting, guy just came off MF surgery and a horrible year.

Trackjack · Jul 2, 2016

I will not judge this signing until at least 20 games in the season then I can make my opinion not until jumping out to early about a player might bite you in the ass. But you have the right to your opinion.

Phatguysrule · Jul 2, 2016

Should have traded Aldridge. Failing that, we should have made a lopsided trade with the cap space.

I have to believe we would have gotten at least equal value to Evan Turner, possibly much more, and much sooner.

SlyPokerDog · Jul 2, 2016

Phatguysrule said:
Should have traded Aldridge. Failing that, we should have made a lopsided trade with the cap space.

I have to believe we would have gotten at least equal value to Evan Turner, possibly much more, and much sooner.

Phats! Long long time! How the hell have you been?

Phatguysrule · Jul 3, 2016

SlyPokerDog said:
Phats! Long long time! How the hell have you been?

Hey Sly! Been good. Busy, but good.

Loved the playoff run, but having trouble figuring out the plan to take the step we need to take.

How have you been?

SlyPokerDog · Jul 3, 2016

Phatguysrule said:
Hey Sly! Been good. Busy, but good.

Loved the playoff run, but having trouble figuring out the plan to take the step we need to take.

How have you been?

Been good.

I have no idea on what the team should do. I am interested in what Plums does this off season. He impressed me during our playoff run.

Mediocre Man · Jul 3, 2016

HailBlazers said:
In a vacuum

This one doesn't sting, guy just came off MF surgery and a horrible year.

I don't disagree.

crandc · Jul 3, 2016

Before the first weekend is complete Canzano declares failure?

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