Neil Olshi**y's Summer

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  1. JDC

    JDC Well-Known Member

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    I don't think the move was financially driven...

    They believe in Zach and Caleb and understood the having Ed on this team was a limiting factor in their development.
     
    JDC, Jul 1, 2018
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    I just don’t believe in NO, but I appreciate your wait and see / optimistic approach.
     
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    Not acceptable in my opinion. Olshey has said numerous things this summer that go against being financially conservative.

    Besides, signing Davis for one year at $4.4 million is pretty responsible. I'm still choosing to believe there is another reason for all of this.
     
    hoopsjock, Jul 1, 2018
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    I'm thinking Nick S will be an upgrade in the back court. Hope so!
     
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    Exactly. If they’re not gonna trade CJ then they have to be committed to being in the tax otherwise there’s absolutey zero reason to watch or support this franchise.
     
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    Davis was a productive player on a reasonable salary - so no, the Blazers can't do better. Capspace mismanagement has left the team hamstrung.
     
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    Oh well thanks for settling that then.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Portland is becoming Hollywood North, has some fantastic youth basketball, good schools, and most important, excellent talent already in place. That's not any more delusional than these LA media types, and fans ,who are now clasping at the idea of LA having a so-called "Backup Plan" after PG13 gave them the bird. San Antonio, and Lebron hold all the cards. LA is a puppet right now. Portland is still a "Good" basketball team with young ,developing players. Dame is only 27. CP3 just signed a ridiculous 4 yr. 160 mil. contract. The prime of players goes a lot longer these days.
     
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    Fine, enlighten me - who are the Blazers going to sign in FA who is better/more cost effective than Davis?
     
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    How should I know who they’re going to sign or how much certain FAs will get? But if I had to guess? Kyle O’Quinn is better. Michael Beasley is better.
     
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    Dude, exactly. We don't know, but Neil knows the team needs firepower off the bench. Patience is needed.
     
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    Anthony Davis disagrees with you.
     
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    OK, O'Quinn is an interesting candidate. I'm not sure I would trust Beasley - he has always struck me as an underachiever.
     
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    What
     
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    I know. Neil was with the Clippers. WTF does that have to do with the price of tea in China.
     
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    You have to connect the dots.

    Meaning you said ed dissapeared in the playoffs and a guy of his caliber shouldn’t because he isn’t scouted.

    Anthony Davis disagrees with you. He doesn’t need to scout a player like ed to totally dominate him and make it look like he dissapeared.
     
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    The posts inform the poster, and his posts are asinine.... most of the time. Occasionally, it's good stuff though.
     
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    Preach it brother!
     
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    I feel like this is being overlooked and I could be wrong but cant we get the full MLE of 8 mil now instead of the 5 mil MLE?
    You could bring in someone like Avery Bradley and use the tpe for Wilson chandler
     
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    With a move to cut another player, yes, but if they used it we’d be hard capped at the apron. I think we would get better mileage by using the TPE and then using the tax payer’s MLE.
     
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