Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

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  1. Ed O

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    It's possible, but I think if he, say, misses 135 games over the next two years (which is as many as he has the last two)... I think at some point even dumb owners would notice and say, "Hey... do we want to trade for a guy that has barely played the last four years, and is owed $125,000,000 over the remaining three years of his contract?"

    Again... maybe. But (in this worst-case scenario) I think it would be unlikely.
     
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    I don't think Dame is a great GM. I don't think he is very good at picking guys to play with but i could be wrong.
     
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    For the record, I absolutely want to see him play in Miami and win a championship...Cannot lie. I'm a fan of him and a fan of fun basketball. Dame, Butler and Bam would be fun basketball.
     
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    Hope they lose in the first round. I treat spite with spite.
     
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    I hope we knock them out of the play-in by beating them in the last game of the season.
     
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    Would now be a bad time to tell you about the billboard that I commissioned outside your house? :grin:
     
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    Yeah, all this hope he wins a ring stuff is nonsensical to me. I don’t want that at all.
     
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    Boston is deemed as a contender. If in Feb, they see themselves in the vicinity of play-in instead of HCA, you best believe Jalen Brown will be available.

    I'm not that high oh him, but he is better than the Miami package
     
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    Broussard bringing truth bombs

     
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    Actors, athletes, and musicians...I just want to be entertained and love the visual representation of the pursuit of excellence and creativity. May sound hokie. I just don't give a shit about the drama and behind-the-scenes (except for things like rape and other acts of violence). Tom Cruise, may be bat-shit crazy, but I'll still appreciate his work if it's a movie I enjoy. Just a random example.

    Dame seems to be going through some shit, and that's for him to deal with, and I hope he finds what he's looking for.
     
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    Dear God the Heat fans in the comments are so atrocious. They will kick him to the curb in two years.
     
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    Totally understandable position. For me, once Dame made it a business decision, the Blazers should also make it a business decision. Eye for an eye. I appreciate your take though. We are all different.
     
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    I wasn't paying close attention to the NBA in the early/mid 90s. What was the general concensus when Clyde won the chip. Were Blazer fans euphoric?
     
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    Oh my god, he's reading this forum and it's brilliant!
     
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    Thanks for sharing. Comprehensive summary :)
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I honestly got into Blazers basketball during the Sheed era. Ask an old-head. Or at least an older one, cause I am not exactly a spring chicken anymore.
     
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    From my piss-poor memory, Drexler became pretty nasty...Just erased his time with the Blazers when he left. People wrote him off.
     
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    Return of a classic:
     
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    The realness......
     
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