Exclusive Would you have included Sharpe to get something done?

I also suspect that Dame will ask out but hey maybe Joe will be able to pull something off in the next couple of weeks that changes things, I just really doubt Dame is going to be in a very receptive mood after Joe did the opposite of what he asked for. It seems to me that the last time Joe talked to Dame the plan was still to not continue the youth movement and get Dame big time proven help. Maybe Joe, Chauncey and Dame covered this contingency but Cronin didn't even say that.

 

It's a hell no from me. I never thought Zion was worth the 3 alone. Zion's value has not improved since being drafted. He has missed half the games available to play, mainly due to fat boy issues. His weight will be added stress on his feet, ankles, knees, back and hips. He will always be hurt. Unless, he learns how to eat and train. Boat anchor.

 

Dame is in Paris. They're on different time zones.

 

Well even though Joe said he doesn't think Dame will demand a trade one of the contingencies discussed if we made and kept all three picks might have been Dame asking for a trade. Joe seemed to really be selling Scoot and just saying shit that made very little sense when asked about how Scoot, Dame and Shaedon really work together. He even offered up some weakass nonsense about Chauncey having to figure that out but conceded that they are both 1s.

 

It's not surprising to me that Brooklyn turned down 3/Ant for Bridges.

Listening to Mike Richman and he basically said that they turned it down because they want Dame.

 

Richman doesn't know anything. It may or may not be true, but it's not cause Richman has sources.

 

Sure but it makes sense. I heard multiple analysts say that Simons/3 was more than enough value for Bridges. Some said it was an overpay. So what other reason could Brooklyn have for not trading Bridges?

 

Yes it sounded weird because he didn't want to say in a press conference that the minutes will open up when Ant is traded.

 

And unlike any other delusional team that had that same plan like even Miami, the Nets have the picks, rights to two really nice rookies, Claxton and expiring contracts to land Dame in a deal that would really help our rebuild.

 

The irony for the Nets/Dame scenario is they will not be any better than the Blazers if we got Simmons, Claxton, and picks.

 

True but Brooklyn can actually attract free agents. We..... cannot.

 

No, and partially because he’s the only actual SG on the roster.

 

I don't think we're party to every conversation. I can't imagine that Dame doesn't know absolutely everything the Blazers' FO knows. My guess is that he's essentially a co-GM and they get his input on every trade. Now if Dame wanted to pull the trigger on something that would gut this franchise and the rest of the front office viewed it as not enough to give us a real chance to compete even for a second-round appearance, then I could see Dame asking out.

All of the above being said, I don't think Dame was surprised last night. I think the message was we're drafting best available to gather trade assets to maximize our trade assets. And partially, if Dame wants to stay, he needs to lobby free agents he wants to come to Portland.

 

Interesting that we all see something special, extra, in Sharpe.

 

I think people have gone way overboard in slamming Cronin as incompetent. I think that's mostly bullshit. It could be true he's in a bit over his head, and this current time, with the Dame situation, is probably not a good time to have a GM learning on the job

but what exactly has Cronin done that has been an obvious failure?

 

tanking is an obvious failure. definitively.

 

The LAC trade was REALLY bad..... but I have a feeling that wasn't his decision and he was still an interim GM at that point. Dude wanted to keep the job and I suspect if he didn't make that trade, he wouldn't have kept the job.