Game Thread GAME# 26: BLAZERS @ MAVERICKS - FEBRUARY 14, 2021 - SUNDAY, 4:30, ESPN & NBCSNW

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What's your go-to Valentine gift for your romantic partner?

Poll closed Feb 19, 2021.

  1. Flowers

    12 vote(s)
    38.7%

  2. Chocolate

    7 vote(s)
    22.6%

  3. Wine

    6 vote(s)
    19.4%

  4. Dinner

    10 vote(s)
    32.3%

  5. Clothing

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  6. Giftcard

    1 vote(s)
    3.2%

  7. Jewelry

    2 vote(s)
    6.5%

  8. No gift necessary for Valentine's Day

    8 vote(s)
    25.8%

  9. Other (Please specify)

    8 vote(s)
    25.8%
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  1. riverman

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    Neil Olshey is male I believe
     
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    Having his calf removed tomorrow.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I actually bought one of these a while ago



    has a rechargeable battery (like you'd find in a cell phone). Works nice.
     
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    In the pregame on The Jump, they all picked Dame over Luka. And for best X factor, they picked Melo over THJ. They played highlights of Dame’s shot vs CHICAGO over and over. I didn’t see the Luka bias you guys are talking about. Dame has been getting a ton of love nationally. Heck, Trent has been getting mad love. I listen to all the podcasts and read all the articles. We are getting properly hyped.
     
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    I should add Luka is being properly hyped too. What he is doing at age 21 is incredible. He scored 90 points in last 2 games.
     
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    Maybe true literally, but not in substance. The official paperwork signing of Whiteside may have been a few minutes later, but Kanter knew Whiteside was in the bag during those 45 minutes.

    Olshey had already wheeled to Whiteside, so Kanter would have become our third center. Kanter's diminished status was why Olshey gave him the bum's rush of only 45 minutes.

    As for Kanter emotionally exaggerating 6 minutes instead of 45, who cares. Don't you speak informally, too? His point remained, that he was treated like a third center instead of the starting center who had been the reason we advanced to the 2nd round of the playoffs.
     
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    You’re adding a lot of embellishments to the story that was reported.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    In the very article you cited, Lillard himself said that 45 minutes wasn't enough.

    He had decided to stay, but that morning he learned that Olshey would sign Whiteside. That changed his plans and he needed time to think.
     
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    Your source is Complex.com? Ha ha. What's that?
     
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    Porzingas is soft like a charmin.... waited all day to say that.
     
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    How many podcasts of the NBA are there?
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    In summary, here is how Olshey fucked up:

    Kanter is better than Whiteside or Nurkic. If Olshey had a GM's talent to evaluate players, he would have made Kanter, not Hood, his first priority. Instead, he didn't have the time to negotiate/discuss it that morning with Kanter, and blew $27 million on Whiteside.
     
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    I wouldn't say he blew 27 mil on Whiteside? I mean he did trade out some contracts for him. It's not like he signed him to a FA contract for 27 mil
     
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    Just curious if there is a broadcast of an NBA game that you DON'T complain about?
     
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