Notice Canzano: Lakers mess may soon involve, but not distract, the Trail Blazers

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    Magic Johnson no longer making Lakers personnel decisions?

    Well, it was fun while it lasted.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Magic was a HORRIBLE NBA color commentator, a terrible coach, and a failed GM.

    I don't have a point. Just felt like pointing that out.

    :cheers:
     
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    He and Zeke are quite the pair!
     
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    I think Magic quit one game before he knew he'd be fired...tried to save face and buddy up to the league in the meantime with his dumb twitter needs
     
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    If the Lakers want to keep Pelinka, which I read today that they do, Neil doesn’t go. I might see LA pursuing Neil as a GM, but they seem to always need big name splash hires and Neil wouldn’t be it for a President of Basketball Ops role. I don’t even know who would be outside of one person.
     
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    Was thinking of an actual NBA executive.
     
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    Interesting. I think the Lakers should go all out for someone who’s willing to build a team and doesn’t go after the guy who wants just instant gratification.
     
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    Chauncey Billups would be the guy in my book...shit..I hope they don't read this
     
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    Would that clear his contract from our cap then?

    Yes, I know. Bad joke.
     
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    I think a lot of people question how good of a talent evaluator Billups is, but I do very much like him and think he's a smart guy.
     
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    I think GMing is a lot more multifaceted, nuanced, complex, and difficult than fans understand.
     
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    It doesn't have to be a complete sentence, it's a response to (his own, rhetorical) question. The "complete sentence" is "You and I have been." But in the context of answering a question, it's reasonable to leave off the "have been," since that was specified in the question.

    Canzano got the grammar right in this case. "You and I" sounds wrong because that kind of usage usually comes in sentences like "You and I against the world," where "I" would be wrong. But this was a less common construction. "You and I have been here all along" or "You and I are going to the game" are constructions where you use "I" and not "me." PtldPlatypus correctly notes that the easiest way to check is to remove the "you" part and see which fits better--"me" or "I." And clearly, "I have been" is correct, not "me have been."
     
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    I think all the Blazers have to do is win tonight, right?
     
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    nice to see Neil posting here
     
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    That would've been..."Look, I think ….
     
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    I found the will in my couch cushion that says he did my 2 cats witnessed it
     
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    say fuck off and then let them interview him
     
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