He's also CJ's footwork trainer and Ant's trainer for the last three years and a lot of other NBA player's trainer....Dan Marang interviewed him today..it's a good listen on youtube..
you don't need to agree....Dame is king of the mountain here...you think he would be on the Nets or Lakers? He has no incentive to ring chase in his prime..what the hell is weird about that? He respects Melo and Enes but knows our bench under produced all last season with them...he's no fool.....you're welcome to read whatever you like into it. I'm fine with what we're doing right now. I heard all Dame's responses and he said the only way he'd leave is if they don't want me...so sure...if we traded him he wouldn't know what the future holds...no basketball players usually do unless they have a no trade clause..as to sunshine and rainbows...just enjoy the summer, find something to cheer for and try not to practice depressing yourself over a game with a ball...it's not that serious
I don't think many national media analysts would give this roster a chance of a deep playoff run. The lack of a true PG to come off the bench is disturbing as we learned last year. There is plenty of time to make changes to the roster but there are zero indications that that will happen based on past performance. Also Dame made it clear that the roster was or is an issue. But you are correct that it's not time yet to panic. He did unload Melo and Kanter who are useless defensively. That is a positive and so is signing Norm who appears to have a great "fuck you" demeanor, imho, which this team needs. Norm goes to the rim FIERCE.
For me signing Powell was the #1 objective and we did it at a decent salary. Now we need a vet power forward imo. There is a time for signing FA’s and there is a time for trades.
Cool, you want to look at things that way but don't quote Dame out of context and outdated. Dame saying the only way he'd leave is if they don't want me, is an old quote that he basically retracted by saying "I haven't made any firm decision on what my future will be." and everything that followed that. I would encourage you to watch that presser again... it will take less than fifteen minutes of your time and give you a clearer perspective on what the people you're interacting with in this forum are reacting to.
I don't understand how any fan of the team could possibly think we won't be contenders. I mean, a team that hasn't made any substantial moves, a team that their star doesn't think the roster is good enough and believes a coach couldn't fix their problems smells contender to me. Ya'll need to take a breather and believe in Neil. He has never let us down in the last 9 years he has been gm. In Neil we trust. If you don't, you are a hater. Green font all that up there and Fuck Neil.
I won't disagree with you or even respond to your answer, unless you ask me something in return but I'm just curious. Do you feel comfortable with the team starting Dame, CJ and Norm together?
I've seen this many times and his tweets back and forth with CJ and on and on...I don't read into it that he's straddling the fence...you go ahead and do that...I have a very clear perspective on what the forum is reacting to and I think it's based on unfounded panic and very little substance...enjoy the off season....Dame hasn't made me feel any sense of discontent moving forward...people are just overreacting. All the words I've heard on the Chauncey and Neil meeting in Vegas were that they're on the same page...the rest...click bait Dame wants a better roster...I think we'll have that and we've shed a lot of defensive weak ends so far. I also really believe Chauncey is the guy to fix this. The other thing is...we could all be wrong about how the team looks next season. I don't claim to know but I sure as hell don't worry about it. So far no complaints...I even like the summer league team
I want a legit big ass scoring power forward so we can balance the starting lineup. Im thinking CJ is a goner as part of a deal as to when it happens? There haven't been many trades as yet and the two guys talked a lot about are still not traded.
I think a big trade is in the works and probably involves more than two teams....we're loaded with combo guards and lacking power forwards....I really want to see what Beasley has in the tank in summer league...he plays PF and can play it well.
Sorry that I'm breaking my word about responding @Hoopguru but I just wanted to say that I really hope both of you are right.
More than probably anything I want Portland to embrace the Chauncey era and show some love to this team and remind Dame why he loves Portland....my worst fear is that fans become unbearable and ruin a damned good team culture...we're just starting to become a place players will want to play with Dame..all that can disappear in a flash
No joke. I will seriously throw in on this. It should be as subtle as: "Fire Neil" and under it #WeStandWithDame
This is so dumb. Billups (not billions, stupid auto correct) was reportedly Dame's choice so of course Dame is going to give him a shot. In other astonishing news, cats eat mice.
