I'll say this too... If Dame DOES play ball, gives Neil the offseason to improve the roster, recruits his ass off, and stays his normal high...
The fan in me agrees wholeheartedly. The guy whos worked with sports franchises on culture and cohesion can at least see an argument for keeping...
100% karma doesn't exist in the NBA anymore than loyalty does. What's the first thing every player says when they get traded? "At the end of the day,...
You also have to wonder about the leadership machinations that come with the decision to trade Dame. Very clearly, Neil is on the hot seat (feels...
The one about the Magic trade? I got it. You're saying the Blazers won't send Dame to a barren wasteland of talent (like the Magic) because of what...
I guess we're saying different things... "the org" hasn't made one correct decision in quite a few years, so you could well be right in how it...
Absolutely. If Dame's going to force his way out this offseason, he goes to the team offering the best package. He's not innocent in all of this. He...
Hard to play armchair psychologist with a guy like Dame and in a situation like this one, but I'd hazard a guess that it's probably helpful for us in...
Haven't watched it at all (work is a 4 letter word sometimes). I just think the common theme throughout this saga is that Dame has the levelest head...
You've said that multiple times in this thread, based on nothing. Less than nothing, in fact -- Dame said he saw himself playing as a Blazer this...
Interesting that everyone's take is essentially that this was a thinly veiled comment from Dame at Neil... I'm not so sure it wasn't directed at the...
In this day and age, nothing would surprise me. But again, I would have to think that you'd double or triple check sources if you're coming out and...
Fentress sucks, no doubt. That said, it's hard to imagine self-respecting journalist -- or news agency, for that matter -- would post a story...
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Not disagreeing, BUT, with the way that the Billups thing continues to play out by the moment, things said previously shouldn't necessarily stand as...
Yep. For better or worse, Dame and Nurk both run a lot hotter/colder than CJ.
I think the Dame/CJ BFF thing was largely overplayed in the moment, and seems to me to have been fading for multiple years now. Feels like they're...
No, you don't. Dame is under contract for the foreseeable future. You do everything you can to get him to change his mind first. It's pretty damn...
Moreover, Dame spent the first 7 years of his career here wielding his influence to keep a sub-par coach and sub-par roster together, insisting he'd...
I don't see any viable way we resign Powell unless CJ is traded first. I truly believe moving him for a forward has to happen ASAP.
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