Wait a second Mr. Marangue. Blazers "mimicking" the Lakers? Why not "Lakers mimicking the Blazers"? Or no one is mimicking anyone? Fuck you.
None of this is "schtick", it's asking to have perspective and wait until the finished product is presented before you pass final judgement. If this is truly "it", and NO wants to run things back with Norm at the 3, and these new pieces as potential "answers", then by all means, raise hell. SO FAR, it's not good enough, but as many have said, it doesn't take a crystal ball to envision more moves coming before things are complete. To your point, if Dame really does ask out -- because this is *it* -- MY schtick will be to suggest that this board play nice with BlazersEdge and any other semi-organized fan groups out there, and stage an organized and formal protest against Neil and the Vulcans. If all of that really comes to fruition, it won't just be Neil's fault, it'll be a complete failure at the top levels of leadership. Full stop. But random one-off posts bitching and moaning about things won't make a dent, it'd need to be a full-scale boycott, organized picketing, fan-signed open letter, etc.
No shit. I mean it's admirable he cares more about winning than money but damn... to a Lakers team that will implode because they have westbrook... bad move in this instance.
Not sure if the rumors surrounding Dame demanding a trade would affect free agents wanting to sign with Portland. If there wasn’t uncertainty with Dame, maybe some free agents would be willing to sign.
The Dame discussion has absolutely nothing to do with these moves. This is all about the bench. And every time a player agrees to sign with the Blazers for next to nothing, someone mentions Dame, implying that he is so fucking stupid that he expected Neil to fix the issue with a max contract of fewer than 6 million dollars. The people saying calm down are simply trying to bring logic/sanity to a board that is barely readable right now. If Neil makes no trades that is another discussion. But bitching every 20 minutes about it is ridiculous.
Why is it were only 24 hours into FA and the forum seems to be in full blown -- Whiney Bitch Fest 21 mode This fan forum has turned into a joke ATM -- I find it sad and to be very honest and blunt -- pathetic
I find people calling out Neil and management to be great reading material. The neil apologists and patience people are the ones that are most annoying. Dude has had 9 years to go for it. He sucks.
Nobody expected him to fix everything with 6 million dollars. Pretty sure everyone was happy with his Powell deal. Good job Neil! Not good enough though. If the running it back, top starting 5 talk doesn't anger you, idk what to tell you. That is the dumbest thing we could do.
Same goes to you from me. If you like mediocrity, good for you. I'm not getting any younger and would like to see a title in my lifetime.
You VERY clearly didn't read my entire post. I suggested an out-and-out boycott of the team. But OH NO I SUGGESTED WE DO IT WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T LIKE!!! Quite the fan you are.