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  1. Wizard Mentor

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    Naw, man. DC is 31 in a couple of weeks.
     
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    to rebound and defend.
    and hasn't been the same since knee injured
     
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    Could some kind soul help me deepen my understanding of the english language ?

    I've seen multiple times "an albatross of a contract" being said in reference to Crabbe, Turner, Butters' contract, but does that comes from The Rime of The Ancient Mariner ?
     
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    Not sure if this has been mentioned but word is Jamal Crawford headed to Minnesota.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Just saw. Damn Minnesota isnt messing around
     
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    Wasn't DeMarre Carol another one of those players that we had to have a couple of years ago?
     
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    It does, indeed. The more general metaphor comes from a phrase, "an albatross around the neck" meaning something that weighs heavily on the person and that phrase is based on The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
     
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    Ok so now we have to go to the Nets and propose a Crabbe-Carroll trade. We still get a bad player, but we save 26M.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    We lost out on another crappy player we don't need? Yeah. Bummer.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    What does "free speech" have to do with it? He wasn't fined by the government. He works for a private company. It's in his contract.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I have a feeling fans who think Zach is ready to compete for real minutes at the start of the season are setting themselves up for disappointment. I think he'll get there, but I doubt he plays ahead of Davis or Meyers right off the bat.
     
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    If he doesn't play ahead of Meyers I'm jumping on the fire Stotts or fire Olshey bandwagon. Depending on who fucked up that bad
     
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    Why do people think speech is free? It's never been free. Speech has been regulated since day one.
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    Jesus... GET HIM GONE....
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Start jumping ;)
     
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    Fuck Butters.

    Why is he still getting ANY consideration from anyone here in this forum?

    He sucks. He's injured near every season. His shooting was a fluke. He's a net negative on the team. I can't wait until his SOFT ASS isn't on the roster...
     
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    I agree 1000%

    I expect to see him and Crabbe traded by the deadline.

    If there are any takers, we might see Ed and Pat on different teams as well. I fully expect to see Ed getting plenty of burn ahead of Zach and Biggie as they are slowly acclimated and inserted into the rotation by mid-season. Of course, every big man we have is ahead of Meyers on the depth chart. Sit his ass at the end of the bench as the towel waver and wait for someone to bite on a trade for him.
     
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    Big's take longer to develop.
     
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    Maybe Davis I think he will behind ML due to he has better instincts on defense than Leonard and I believe his offense will be better too.
     
    Trackjack, Jul 9, 2017
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    As long as he took to answer a simple question, gives me no hope that he will improve his on-court decision making.
     
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