Zombie Festus Ezeli becomes a Blazer

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  1. Nikolokolus

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    All that proves is that he's savvy enough to kiss ass. (Nothing inherently wrong with that).
     
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    or hasn't cashed the check yet
     
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    Yeah.. my take away is that he had eye contact and seemed to have thoughtful answers... I mean, yeah he's going to talk about the fans, but I looked at the more deeper stuff and to me he passed the sniff test.
     
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    A little eye contact, and you were quick to offer the reach-around, no doubt...
     
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    Muslim? Half the population is, and they (theoretically, anyway) don't drink alcohol.

    I like tea myself. Good signing.
     
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    I wonder if Ezeli was tired of the christian vibe in golden state's locker room, and now with Bogut and Ezeli gone it has become even less diverse in that regard.

    I know it seems a minor point and it certainly may be for Ezeli and others in that locker room, but it is certainly possible.
     
    Bandwagonfansince77, Jul 8, 2016
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    Don't drink Long Island iced tea. I don't like cola.
     
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    Yeah, boy, being around Christians is pretty darned repugnant. Oh, the agony.
     
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    It doesnt matter, but since you brought up his faith, not sure why you think he's muslim or "tired of the christian vibe". He went to Jesuit High School and reads books written by christian pastors.
     
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    Check out his Twitter page. Looks like his faith is alive and well.

    https://twitter.com/festus
     
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    Right, i wasnt debating that, it actually makes my point, that he's not muslim
     
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    I wasn't debating. I was agreeing with you.
     
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    How dare you.
     
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    Properly excited about this signing to be honest. I wanted Whiteside at first but Ezeli could easily develop into a similar player for a much lower price with a much better character. He was very good for Warriors at the beginning of last season during that great run, he was very good against us in the playoffs too. $7M a year is extremely shrewd as well.

    IMO we've quietly had a great Summer so far. It has largely gone unnoticed due to all the frenzy around Durant to Warriors move but we got ourselves two very fine players with proper character and it looks like we'll keep Harkless on top of it.
     
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    Festus went into FA looking for near-max numbers.

    I have to wonder about his physical - is there an expiration date on those knees?
     
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    His agent might have, but he clearly states money wasn't the deciding factor..and his contract proves that to be true..this is one of the rare guys who really wanted to be part of the Blazers roster. It just doesn't get better than this. David West turned down a small fortune to sign with the Spurs for nothing but wanting to have a shot at a ring. Sort of a photo negative of the DHoward option
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Probably, but at the price we paid and the way his contract is structured, who fucking cares.
     
    Nikolokolus, Jul 8, 2016
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I'm not saying the Blazers were his last choice, but I think this is more about the last two people without a partner at the school dance.
     
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    It's possible Golden State fixed him for us
     
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