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hoopsjock said:
At the very least, all those teams ahead of us won't get free agents. For example, if Jimmy Butler signs with the Clippers there is no way the 76ers would be 3rd.
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In my opinion if GS is down / injured / breaks up next year. If Nurks healthy and they can keep the team afloat next year the Blazers may have a chance to win a ring even without making a big move. They seem capable of beating anyone except GS at this point.
 
PCmor7 said:
People outside Portland say the same about Dame. It's about priorities and happiness. The guy wants to be a foundational piece, not a guy who went somewhere chasing rings. He wants to be known as the guy who made the difference, built the culture. Not everyone is happy just by getting the biggest contract.
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What? I disagree completely we have at least given Dame some good players to surround him. Look at the Hornets roster, it’s a complete meas.
 
I find Jimmy Butler very interesting.

If he's your best player, your team isn't nearly good enough.
If he's your 4th best player, well, do you want to pay the max to your 4th best player?

He's also "somewhat" of a head case (your mileage will vary).
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
In my opinion if GS is down / injured / breaks up next year. If Nurks healthy and they can keep the team afloat next year the Blazers may have a chance to win a ring even without making a big move. They seem capable of beating anyone except GS at this point.
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Rip City
 
kjironman1 said:
He doesn't remember the Bulls, Celtics or Lakers of old. He hardly can recall the way the Warriors have been built. They sucked also for years.
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What the hell? Here you go again... I can't remember how the Warriors have been built? Seriously? I'm not even commenting on those older teams. Quit making things personal. SMFH.
 
kjironman1 said:
6 years of trying to get things to work. And that is with the greatest player of all time on their roster.
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Ok, so lets sit on our hands and pray because it took MJ some time and they didnt give up much for Pippen.

Great logic.
 
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GhostOfPGA said:
What? I disagree completely we have at least given Dame some good players to surround him. Look at the Hornets roster, it’s a complete meas.
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You disagree with this because you are a Blazers fan. Until Dame said a couple of months ago that he wanted to stay and help the Blazers build, everyone outside Portland and even some Portland fans were speculating about Dame leaving. Heck, even now, we have people talking about how poorly our roster's been constructed and we're in the salary cap abyss because of Evan Turner and we won't move CJ. Just read the board. It's all here.
 
BonesJones said:
Ok, so lets sit on our hands and pray because it took MJ some time and they didnt give up much for Pippen.

Great logic.
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OK, so let's throw more at New Orleans for one year AD than Toronto did for Kawhi. We can become the next New York Knicks because we are too desperate to know there are multiple ways to make things work.

Great logic.
 
And let's be clear about this. No one is saying to sit on our hands. Refusing to give up all of our resources to acquire AD isn't sitting on our hands. It's being smart because we are a top team either way. We don't need to overpay. If we get him for a decent deal, of course you do it.
 
dviss1 said:
Exaggerate much? Do the Knicks have Dame?

Yeah.. No... Dame ALONE gives us 30 wins.
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Not exaggerating. These Knicks didn't use to be these Knicks. They actually had good players and resources and made so many splash moves that they killed their ability to respond to any personnel adversity.

So, you trade CJ, Nurk and two of your next three first-round picks for AD, who decides he doesn't want to sign with the Blazers after one year in Portland. The Blazers let pretty much every other free agent walk this year and next to get AD on the roster. Dame, now really almost 30 and being forced to do everything to keep the team close to the eight spot in the playoffs, gets beaten up. He starts missing more games from injuries. By the time he's 33, we're always drafting in the top 10, but our ownership no longer is putting money into a team that's not competitive.

Kind of what happened to the Knicks that put them where they are now, except they kept trying to buy wins. They panicked year after year.
 
PCmor7 said:
Not exaggerating. These Knicks didn't use to be these Knicks. They actually had good players and resources and made so many splash moves that they killed their ability to respond to any personnel adversity.

So, you trade CJ, Nurk and two of your next three first-round picks for AD, who decides he doesn't want to sign with the Blazers after one year in Portland. The Blazers let pretty much every other free agent walk this year and next to get AD on the roster. Dame, now really almost 30 and being forced to do everything to keep the team close to the eight spot in the playoffs, gets beaten up. He starts missing more games from injuries. By the time he's 33, we're always drafting in the top 10, but our ownership no longer is putting money into a team that's not competitive.

Kind of what happened to the Knicks that put them where they are now, except they kept trying to buy wins. They panicked year after year.
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I was born in 76 but thanks for the history lesson.
 
Maybe I should have used the Lakers as an example ... that would have been sweeter ...
 
PCmor7 said:
OK, so let's throw more at New Orleans for one year AD than Toronto did for Kawhi. We can become the next New York Knicks because we are too desperate to know there are multiple ways to make things work.

Great logic.
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Derozan+Poeltl+Pick is probably a little better than CJ+Collins+Pick.

The AD situation is also completely different than Kawhi.

We can become the New York Knicks?... Dame is better than any player theyve had in two decades. And we'd have Nurk. And cap space.
 
PCmor7 said:
Not exaggerating. These Knicks didn't use to be these Knicks. They actually had good players and resources and made so many splash moves that they killed their ability to respond to any personnel adversity.

So, you trade CJ, Nurk and two of your next three first-round picks for AD, who decides he doesn't want to sign with the Blazers after one year in Portland. The Blazers let pretty much every other free agent walk this year and next to get AD on the roster. Dame, now really almost 30 and being forced to do everything to keep the team close to the eight spot in the playoffs, gets beaten up. He starts missing more games from injuries. By the time he's 33, we're always drafting in the top 10, but our ownership no longer is putting money into a team that's not competitive.

Kind of what happened to the Knicks that put them where they are now, except they kept trying to buy wins. They panicked year after year.
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Who the hell is saying we should trade CJ AND Nurk?!
 
Does anyone think the Wizards could blow up their team?
 
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