Some GREAT info from Quick (What Billups investigation took place, where Dame stands with the Team)

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  1. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    https://theathletic.com/2681399/202...-big-ask-trust-us/?source=user-shared-article

    This deserves it's own thread

    Sounds promising.

    They should have said or alluded to this.

    The big constant.

    Dame to Neil: Improve the damn team, and show some urgency.
     
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    Sounds Good and fair. But a LOT DIFFERENT than what the LA MEDIA WHORES are putting out there.
     
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    Best way to fix the team:

    TRADE CJ. Just fucking do it, Neil.
     
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    The great news here is the CJ asked Chauncey about DEFENSE.......
     
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    Counterpoint:

    Fire Neil.
     
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    On June 19, Lillard met with Olshey for three hours at the team’s practice facility.

    I want to think this is encouraging.
     
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    Yup.... and then you look at the dates on all of Dame's tweets and the rumors about potentially wanting out coming after that meeting and it's not as encouraging.
     
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    Solid counterpoint. I sign off on this as well.
     
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    i did just that and all those things came after the nonsense this weekend with the fans
     
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    I thought the same thing.
     
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    Agreed, however that would seem like Neil's info is outdated and he might want to have another meeting with Dame.
     
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    lol about what? he met with Dame for three hours the week prior.

    Just one day, please, give your skepticism and tinfoil-hat posturing a rest. I want to be optimistic about this and there's reason to be. Nearly every legit source has said that Dame isn't yet serious about wanting out. The blowback from idiot fans is waning, and the PC yesterday was a great start.
     
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    As the OP said, I kind of wish the team had said more about the scope of their "investigation". Nothing that Quick said was proprietary or puts anyone in a bad light.
     
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    Lmao now the Dame tweets are because he is unhappy with the meeting with Neil?

    Or maybe it’s because “certain” fans bitched, complained, and pointed the finger at him over the Billups hire.

    Some of you guys just don’t make sense but just want to be negative at all costs.

    I can’t say too much because I noticed this forum will edit or delete certain posts of yours lol.
     
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    All this Dame speculation is just speculation...the guy is going to Tokyo in a month...has training camp and is busy with his other sponsorships and marketing schedule....he doesn't have to attend Neil's meetings at this point and I'll bet Chauncey was at his house with other players last night....Chauncey is going to be in contact with Dame throughout this whole transition and people need to stop feeding the NYC, LA, Chicago narrative that he's disgruntled....He isn't...Dame not only lives here but he's moved his whole extended family here....I don't think he's making his mom give up her house in Portland to move to NYC nor do I think he wants to raise his children in urban sprawl.....Dame has a lot more to lose by bailing on Portland than by moving to a large market for a ring...I'll bet the gold medal is more important to him than the ring anyway
    and to my joy the Lakers didn't win a ring anyway with their superstar team. Brooklyn either
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Only if you attack a poster directly. This forum is actually great because you have fans on a variety of the spectrum. Eternal optimists like KSF, super negative people like ______, and everyone in between. Even if you disagree with certain people it’s always great to hear their perspective.
     
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    Exactly. It “sounds” like Dame told Neil blah blah Jason Quick says.

    So now, we are supposed to just assume that wasn’t a positive meeting but a negative one, and believe what Jason fucking Quick is telling us?

    or maybe some of us have a brain and know the media driven agenda this Portland media has, and don’t buy into the bs.
     
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    quick suggested NOTHING negative. That's perpetual pessimist and resident skeptic @Natebishop3 's interpretation.

    Read it again.
     
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    How exactly is this tinfoil hat?

    6/19 - Neil has long meeting with Dame and Dame is happy.

    6/25 - Billups hire is leaked and shit blows up.

    Dame posts a bunch of cryptic tweets and rumors come out about him being upset.

    All I'm saying is that Dame's feelings and opinions might have changed in the last week since he met with Neil, and Neil really might want to have another sit down with Dame to make sure things are cool. You guys don't need to be so condescending when you disagree.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Dude give me a fucking break. I swear to god you guys act like I'm pulling this shit out of thin air.

    Who is Quick's source?

    The Dame rumor came from Haynes, who is widely known to be Dame's mouthpiece, so quit fucking acting like I'm over here making 9/11 conspiracy videos.
     
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