OFFICIAL Around The NBA Thread...... August

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by THE HCP, Jul 30, 2018.

  1. BigGameDame

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    Phoenix is hoping to be a playoff team this year.
     
  2. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    They don't want to interview Neil Olshey?
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Literally my first thought
     
  5. Sarni

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    He has only really given up about $3million guarantee. Someone will take him for veteran minimum at least and he will get $15.6million from Suns. It’s also possible that they waive him and he signs somewhere for $7million or so and he will be better off financially then.
     
  6. dviss1

    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    So why wouldn't Turner be into something like that?
     
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    To lower his deal to guaranteed $14million? Maybe he would if we were going to trade him somewhere where he could showcase himself. I think you can only lower your guaranteed salary when you are being traded. I cannot even recall any trades where it was included in the move to be fair.
     
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    DingDingDingDingDingDingDingDingDing!!!
     
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    They might actually want a good gm crazy as it sounds
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Apparently.

     
  11. BigGameDame

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    I wonder what the offer was?
     
  12. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Why do people even think Lillard is available? He was 1st team all NBA, 4th in MVP voting, loves it here and the face of the franchise. He's not on the market and even if he was, 21-win PHO doesn't have anything close to comparable to offer in return.

    BNM
     
  13. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Anything PHO could have offered can be summed up in a single word: laughable.

    If we traded Lillard to PHO, we would become PHO - a crappy team in search of a front tier PG.

    BNM
     
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  14. BigGameDame

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    Can we get a thread on the topic so we can have three conversations about it?
     
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    They think Lillard is available because we appear to be moored in the harbor of mediocrity for eternity, of course. Sighted from afar, all those accolades you mention only serve to strengthen the assumption that anyone who is this good at basketball and in their right mind, that has said they wanted this and that and not gotten it, who has heard "promises" of this and that and not gotten it, that has visited with the owner, who has endorsed the coach and not the GM, whose friends have been repeatedly traded or left to walk out the door, about whom rumors (although clearly spurious, but nevertheless, actual) have swirled, would, one could only assume, want to get the fuck out. Obviously Damian is not in his right mind. But Phoenix is for calling.
     
  16. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    I see what you're saying. To a team like PHO, who have won 23, 24 and 21 games over the last three seasons and missed the playoffs eight years in a row, mediocrity probably looks pretty damn good.

    The question, however, is why would they (or you) think Damian Lillard would be happier playing for their losing organization than he is playing for a team that won 49 games last season and has made the playoffs the last five years.

    The grass isn't always greener.

    BNM
     
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    maybe the suns don't care if he'd be happy. teams don't make trades wondering if a guy will be happy or not unless hes about to be a FA.
     
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    This whole post is a crock of shit.
     
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  19. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Yes, because a disgruntled superstar surrounded by a bunch of impressionable 18-21 year olds is a sure fire recipe for winning. Who wouldn't want that?

    BNM
     
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    I just think Dame is a unique person and will always be happy in his situation and work hard to make it a success. We are terribly lucky to have him.

    (And while I could say Dame would be happy anywhere, which I believe is true) I think if Dame had a choice, he'd choose to finish what he started here.

    All that being said, if I'm Phoenix, I'm calling because of the aforementioned stuff.
     

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