Meeting between Dame and Cronin today

There will be rumors, which is what passes for news these days.

 

CJ was 100% Olshey

Dame was good friends with Will Barton...he was traded. He was a friend of Batum...he was traded. He was really close with Plumlee...he was traded

 

They're working on the 60 second, "Here for life" video right now.

 

I'm hearing Dame is either staying or he wants to go to Miami.

 

Curious where is the report Dame is meeting with Cronin? Haynes report did not mention who he was meeting with. They could be with the marketing department.

 

Don't forget Ed Davis, Tim Fraizer, and his own cousin! Dude has played with a lot of guys he loved, they've all left for one reason or another, and Dame found a reason to love his new teammates.

 

would be funny if this offseason was bringing all of his old friends back to the team. Like that shitty action movie with stalllone, schwarzeneger, lundgren, etc. ll of the old guys banding together one last time. Brings back Barton, Plumlee, Mo Williams, Ed Davis, Evan Turner, wheover else.

 

if he can't, he ain't trying hard enough. John Collins for a bag of dicks. We could have been the third team in that deal.

 

Biting him in the ass? That would mean Dame being traded against his wishes.
Is that what's happening?

 

You think that's a NEW item? It has come up many times over the years

 

See, and I know I might be in the minority on this?, but I would prefer Dame to go in the next few weeks rather than at the trade deadline. I just think it would hurt more to see him in that red and black for a large part of the season, and then hey ho off he goes.

Maybe I am just being a bit dramatic, but just how I feel.

 

Yeah, at this point, I'm not even sure how much sense it makes, but if I had to guess, I'd say Cronin wants Dame to stay. In the past, Dame has seemingly over-valued how good our rosters have been, so it's possible he continues to do so.

 

If we're going to do a trade, I just want to get great value for him. If that's tomorrow, fine. If we have to wait until February when a team feels like they're primed to win it all, and they're willing to totally mortgage their future, that's fine too.

 

I think no doubt Cronin wants Dame to stay in Portland, and yes I know he has his detractors, but I am 100 percent confident he is going to do his utmost in the next few weeks or whatever to make that happen.

 

That doesn't work under the CBA. Nor would it make Portland a contender.

 

Bottom line is I've always said I only want players here who want to be here.

 

Dame shouldn’t have vented publicly. Now half the fan base is ready to move on. It’s Scoot’s team going forward whether he likes it or not. Only a matter of time before he is traded… might as well do it now to maximize opportunity for both parties.