And with that, I'm out..time to watch another team again

Gas lighting 101.

 

it takes two to tango & I don't think their "big 3" hold much reason to trade for. They all make big money, aren't coming close to providing the on court value for what they're paid & we are in an era where teams are hamstrung for having bad contracts via salary cap tiers. If Cronin is able to trade any of them, I'd expect the same sort of overpriced/underperforming value coming back. I'm all for Cronin pulling a magic bunny trade out of his hat where real value comes back, but I'm more hopeful he makes the most of actual opportunities to add talent like the draft.

Next season both Ant and Ayton are expiring deals and should be easier to move but maybe the smarter play is to have them come off the Blazers cap. Regardless, I and others will be watching despite what you're telling us what we should do

STOMP

 

Thats fine if we just have similar worthless vets coming back in a trade. Its a real thing that Grant/Ayton/Ant were brought in or resigned here as starters so they expect that role. Any mediocre veteran we acquire can be put in a clear bench role and that will be fine, tell their agent the day of the trade we're happy to flip them elsewhere if they can find a deal.

If they have a similar contract (seems likely) then next summer that acquired player can still be flipped exactly the same as you note would be possible for Ant/Ayton.

If its a worse contract coming back perhaps the Blazers can get some draft compensation (great move too).

Standing pat the next two months is the one path that is extremely disappointing for many fans both short term and long term.

 

The team sucks and lacks direction. I can't imagine being upset that people are saying that.

Did you imagine you were being encouraged to ask for a refund? I took the post you referenced above as a statement directed at the product on the floor and the lack of direction from the front office. I didn't see it as any sort of attack on season ticket holders.

Once again, I would suggest that you not take it too personally. If you enjoy going to games keep going. Enjoy the games. I really don't think anybody is going to seriously fault you for it.

*Edit* @robson did suggest you not attend games. I didn't read it until after this post. And I disagree with them, as long as you enjoy going.

I still wouldn't take it seriously enough to get upset if I were you.

 

It means he thinks you're getting ripped off. I agree with the statement.

 

Look, when i called him out on the post, he had an opportunity to clarify it and did not. That is enough for me to think what i think. And his not clarifying overrides what you think he meant.
Stop speaking for other people….

 

Stren had the opportunity to clarify and he didnt. Ill take that as him putting down season ticket holders. He can chime in and clarify but others saying he meant this or that is silly.
Let him speak for himself.

 

Agreed. Season ticket holders are absolutely 100% being ripped off.

 

I'll post however I please, thank you very much. Quite frankly, you making any statement about how anybody else posts in this forum is kind of a joke.

How many times have you been banned?

 

Strenn is belittling, condescending, rude, and repetitive to everybody that doesn't agree exactly with his random thought. So no I don't view that or other of his posts as singling out season ticket holders or disrespecting fans rooting for wins as it seems @SharpeScooterShooter felt. Strenn does that to everybody.

However Strenn should be someone SharpeScooter and others can ignore. It sucks when we are all forced to read his posts since he's a mod. I'm glad I don't have to view his posts in game threads lately since he stopped posting there. However I would prefer he be able to post whatever he wants as that seems cruel not to let him post, but it should be on an account users all have the ability to set to ignore. So really his mod powers need to be removed or he needs a separate non posting mod account or some solution.

 

More gaslighting 101.

 

I must be searching differently or possibly you have more advanced searching? I only know to go to post history and sift through pages of posts.

But yes. Since he did not respond or clarify then I think its totally fair to come to a conclusion. He had an opportunity to clarify and he didnt.
If i did that, everyone would assume the same.

ive seen it happen.

 

TBH im kinda the same - in recent years this is the least effort ive made an effort to watch Blazer games.
there's nobody on the team that i really find interest in as well, last person was Josh Hart.

 

This ain't the army, this is a product. When the quality of the product improves, it will be worth time and money. Right now? You gotta be hard addicted to the stuff to keep consuming it.

 

Lol. Or you know, just stating the fact that listening to your advice on forum etiquette might not be worth anybody's time.

 

I give what i get. Deal with it. Many people here get my kind side. Not gaslighters who cant admit when they are wrong(see sexual assault convo) and bring up irrelevant things like bannings. Thats childish and you get what you give.

im sorry you cant handle getting what you dish out. This is a big boys game.

 

Deni is like a taller Josh Hart.

 

Kings tanked 15 years in a row. Only star they got was Cousins. Tyreke Evans won ROTY but disappointed after that. Also- they took Bagley instead of Luka. Also didn’t Sixers tank at least 4 years? Got them an MVP.

 

I use, “Lighten up Francis”at work all the time. It’s the absolute best reply ever. Well done with the random pop culture reference FAMS!