CBS Sports: Blazers poised for fast rebuild

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  1. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Don't give examples of busts. There are a ton of busts. But there are some gems too. The GMs and teams that make it big take chances on the upside and it pays off. Having one prospect is fine for a team like this
     
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    Let's start a rumor that Paul George is available. He would fill out our wing need nicely.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    It's only July 5. Olshey will get us someone else this summer, preferably a shooting SF.
     
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    Fast rebuild?

    This team has been rebuilding since June 4, 2000. One playoff series victory in 15 years.

    At this point just be happy we're not the Sonics.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Dude you are scaring the shit out of me. You've become very "optimistic" in here. Did you finally find a woman?!?!
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    That's because of our GMs and injury luck. If you can't see that then you are an absolute fucking idiot!

    I don't think you are an idiot. Do you?
     
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    yah think kevin garnett, Jermaine o'neil tracy mcgrady and all them other failures
     
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    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    That future 6-time NBA Finals MVP wasn't even mentioned in the paragraph about our core in 2016:
    Does the author of the article know something that we don't? Did he just pull a Kim Hughes? And will he be fired by Olshey?



    :smiley-195517897341
     
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    Uh, does the reason really matter?

    #Maglogic
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Well yeah it really does bro.
    1.) we still have a very good GM.
    2.) we Have a coach that has taken us from lotto to playoffs.

    Now if Neil leaves, then I'll jump in your "oh fuck we are fucked" bus
     
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    I don't see the bad mood, we've let our entire team walk for contracts worth millions and still have a 40-win team with a lot of cap-room and flexibility, we're not contenders and probably took a step back but we can see the team was destined for a change as most players at least somehow chose not to come back. We've got two major pieces in Dame and CJ and then many interesting possibilities and talents, it should be a fun year and an interesting year, we weren't going to win it all anyway.
     
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    Plus, I think what Zagger is saying is - where do we stand on bringing Kelly Olynyk?
     
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    Olshey sucks and Stotts is no magician either. We will see what he can do with this roster but I am in the fire him for Thibs camp
     
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    Watch the first play of this video and tell me that he is amongst the worst passers you have ever seen.

     
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    Magician? Who said he's a magician?!?! He's smart and makes good moves. We are still well over cap and more talent spread out. All for cheap manageable contracts. Sorry he didn't trade for T-Mac with Max money. We know it worked great for NY
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That was a nice pass. He has a soft touch from outside
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    His post moves are pretty good too. He uses his body to clear space well
     
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    My belief now is that Olshey will take on a Billy Beane type attitude with the team. Low-risk, high upside upside playera, then trade them for all they are worth. In fact, if I were Olshey, I would advise players to never buy a house in Portland. This team has proven it can't attract high profile free agents, so to quote a horrible local columnist, take prisoners.
     
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    What has Neil Olshey won as a GM?

    What has Terry Stotts won as a head coach?
     
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    Games? :dunno:
     
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