Notice Charles Barkley claims he could have been a Trail Blazer, but Portland refused to trade for him

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Fucking sad that 3 of them are dead.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Hindsight is 20/20. If he were drafted here you probably would have loved him until he pulled on us what he did to OKC.
     
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    We're better fans than those shit kickers. He would have loved us. LOVED!
     
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    Phoenix traded an all star and two other starters--all 28 or under--from a 53-win team for Barkley. Why do we think Philly would have taken a significantly lesser package from us?
     
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    Chuck wanted the food...face it...it was all about strippers and food...
     
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    I just cannot understand when people “despise” or hate Kevin Durant.
     
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    Is this another case of the Players being the real GM of the team?
     
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    I remember the GM saying that they wanted THREE STARTERS from a WC Finals team. Not surprising the Blazers said no.
     
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    Exactly. They got 3 starters from Phoenix. Probably would have needed to be Porter, Kersey and Duck to match what they got from Phoenix.
     
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    You may possibly maybe be could be hypothetically right. Except for the hindsight part. It isn't hindsight. It's current site. What I currently see, I despise.

    :cheers:
     
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    How is he a douche? Because he changed teams? Man I don’t get the Durant hate. It’s quite blind and dumb. The dude is a good dude
     
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    We should have won the title in 91. Duck choked in game 1.
     
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    I could say that your adulation of him is "blind and dumb" for not seeing what I see in his attitude and his behavior, and for thinking he's a "good dude".

    But I won't.

    :cheers:
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    How did that work out for Phoenix? They must surely have won the championship with Barkley after giving up those players for him. Because he was all that.
     
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    Just wondering what makes you dislike him so much besides his move to golden state?
     
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    I dig KD myself. Not above any Blazers, but just when thinking of guys around the league. I like Westbrook MUCH less than KD
     
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    Just the little things. He's pretty good at not giving out douchy quotes, but he does slip up sometimes. I think he's a cheater. He'll do anything to win; plays with no honor. They even made a rule to prevent one of his favorite cheats. And yes, anyone who will only play on a team with all the best players so they can bully their way to a championship, and not have to work so hard for it, gets a low score from me on the integrity meter. It shows a lack of courage and fortitude. Lebron is the same.

    But 80% of personal communication is non-verbal. You and I read people all day every day. Everyone does. My reading of him, his demeanor, and what I perceive to be his attitude is over the top douche, who tries not to let it show overtly. Tries to pretend to be a nice quiet mild mannered good dude. But that's not what I see.

    You read him differently. It's all good.

    :cheers:
     
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    Guy was makin fake twitter accounts to praise himself. Can't respect person who does that.
     

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