Agreed. And Joe has been an employee of Portland for a long time. This is his chance to create his legacy with this trade. I'm looking at it like this. These fuckers didn't want to sell the team to Phil no matter how much sense the media and fans said it makes. I just don't see them folding at the end of the day for a shit sammich. Miami could end up being the spot but i don't think we get bent over in the end.
A lot of people don't understand the challenges of PR, and your reaction to all of this is an excelent example. Yes, he hired a brilliant draft scout, which is a huge part of the job. Yes, while trying to placate Dame and fans, he has managed to put the Blazers in a wonderful position moving forward post Dame.... I call that an excellent result.
lol if his aim was to get good PR, I can tell you he's failed amongst Blazers fans. Seems like he could learn a thing or two from me. I'd be more inclined to give him credit if he can net us a lottery level prospect or two plus future picks. I'm not holding my breath.
That's cool, it sounds like it's too early to call. At least the anticipation makes for an entertaining off season. It's all entertainment...Enjoy it
I don't understand fans who are obsessed with "winning trades." Isn't the big picture much more important? THEN: Bulls trade grade: A It cannot be overstated how much offensive firepower Vucevic brings to the Bulls. He's one of only four players this season averaging 24 points and 10 boards a game -- the other three are all MVP contenders (Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid). The pick-and-pop game between him and Zach LaVine is going to be a dream come true for the Bulls, and are probably hoping to stagger some of their minutes together so that when LaVine goes to the bench its offense doesn't become stagnant as its been prone to do. Magic trade grade: B- I'm actually surprised the Magic couldn't get a better deal out of the Bulls or any other team in the league for a two-time All-Star who is putting up career numbers. NOW Looking back at the trade that doomed the Chicago Bulls Looking back at the trade that ended up dooming the Chicago Bulls and their efforts to win now. It’s not hard to find NBA trades that became disasters for one franchise but incredible opportunities for another. However, the Chicago Bulls-Orlando Magic deal from two trade deadlines ago appears more lopsided with each passing day. In March of 2021, the Chicago Bulls acquired center Nikola Vucevic from the Orlando Magic in exchange for Otto Porter Jr., Wendell Carter Jr., and two lightly protected first-round picks. The trade came out of nowhere. The Magic and Bulls were both at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in 2021 and appeared to each be in rebuild mode. But the Bulls had a plan. That summer, Chicago’s front office made aggressive moves to make the team a contender: they traded for a star in DeMar DeRozan and acquired some of the game’s best role players in Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball. Almost overnight, the team transmuted into a win-now mentality. The front office had grown impatient with losing and wanted to expedite their rebuild. Indeed, the Bulls are one of the most prolific franchises in professional sports but haven’t reached an NBA Finals since they had Micheal Jordan. Chicago’s plan has, unsurprisingly, backfired. The team made progress in the standings last season but was blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. The Bulls have all but collapsed this year, falling at the moment to the ninth seed in the East with their best players being in constant trade rumors. Chicago’s failure should be a message to front offices trying to cut corners in their rebuild: be patient. The Bulls’ trade for Vucevic stemmed from anxiety that they hadn’t had a championship team in decades and needed to rejuvenate the franchise. It led very quickly to turmoil. The Magic, by contrast, was willing to take things slow with their rebuild, as small-market teams are apt to do. They have in turn developed one of the best young cores in the NBA, and much of it is thanks to Chicago’s misplaced aggressive team-building.
Can't figure out his game...stick to a narrative to get clicks and shares to help the Oregonian stay alive a little while longer or just a diehard Dame fan who happens to be a writer. Seems very odd.
that's me thinking about painting the garage ceiling. Been thinking about it for 6 weeks now...that's the movement part. I'll probably finalize in 2025
Why does it feel like Christmas but we are getting ready to open a present from an aunt that always gives you a shit present. Last year she gave us a certificate that said she donated to her favorite charity in our name. The year before she gave us one of those tiny zen gardens for your desk. We have low expectations and somehow she will still disappoint us.
Big same. I tell everyone I know to get me socks for Christmas and birthdays. I can throw them out when they start getting funky and I never have to buy them myself.
