I’m going to be that person… Shouldn’t it be “respect deserves respect”? If it’s mutual, that’s what it implies. It’s like using “irrigardless”. Regardless already means what you’re intending without the “ir-“ sorry, it was bugging me
nah you are right. I was thinking of two entities. meaning if Dame and the Blazers have mutual respect, then the fans should have mutual respect for both entities. Im still on my first cup of coffee, okay?
The truth will set you free but have fun playing trade machine while you're at it....you won't get equal or better value for Dame in any trade to a playoff team out there. Sorry to harsh your buzz but reality is, his best option and Portland's best option is to stick together.
Nahhhhh..... you had me til you said Nurk and Nas deserved it as much as Dame,"all have sweated and sacrificed" YOU HAVE NEVER TYPED SOMETHING MORE WRONG IN YOUR LIFE FAMS!
I think what Dame wants is what most of us want. A chance to compete for a title. That ain't happening if more quality proven players aren't added to the roster. Young unproven players are a crapshoot. And not an immediate help right now. And no guaranty to stay if they do become that kind of talent. When Dame says, i just want a chance. So do I. To see what another All NBA talent next to Dame , and some new supporting pieces can do NOW. There's plenty of time in the future to rebuild around the younger talent that will be on the team. Let's speculate the Blazers unlock those future picks to acquire even more talent after trading the # 3 pick for an All NBA talent. Let's just say they do acquire Siakam, or Bridges. Then they use the #23 pick to reconcile with Chicago. Then they trade a couple of those future 1st to acquire a Turner / Ayton or whoever they think can strengthen the roster for the now. They still will have future 1st after say 2028. Sharpe is all of a sudden a geezer at 26 years old? C'mon. Time flies. Compete now.
It’s hilarious that a prospect has changed everyone’s stance on dame. Dame deserves a competitive roster. He’s really never had one except for the Lamarcus years. he carried shitty teams gonna be really funny when he’s gone and we suck
People thinking we have more of a chance without Dame than with Dame are entitled to their opinion. Even if they are wrong!
this isn’t nba2k….he was voted as a top 75 player of all time. What are the chances scoot is voted as a top 100 all time? Probably less than 1% just mind blowing how many people in here would rather do have scoot. Just shows nba IQ
"Mortgage our next five years", Oh my God! Are you freaking serious. 5 years is nothing in terms of the NBA. Sure if you have a disease, 5 years can , sadly , be all you have left. But NBA wise, it's a zit on the butt. Sacramento has been rebuilding for 16 years. The Blazers made it to the WCF within the last 5 years. Live in the now, build around special now.
It's the age-old issue many sports fans have. They typically under-estimate the value of the starting QB and over-estimate the potential of the backup QB.
Grass is always greener. Ive brought it up before.. that Aesop's fable Bout the dog with the steak im his mouth on a bridge staring down at his reflection in the water. The steak is bigger in the reflection, so he drops the steak he has to bite at the reflection and ends up with nothing at all. bird in hand is worth two in the field right?
The OP poster is flat out wrong and anyone who agrees with this horse shit is wrong too -- It blows my mind that some so called Blazers fans agree with this crap. Now while I say this a part of me kind of understands why some might want to just start over and think the cost of this will set back this franchise years and you know what it very well might. However at this point why not try cause the team and city has gone down the let's pin our hopes on draft talents see Roy , LA and Oden and that did not work out for various reasons. Dame is the best Blazer we have had since Drexler and will not go into who is better but I will say the one thing Dame has that we have not seen in a long ass time is killer instinct the type of player who would goes for the throat and rips it out. This is why Dame deserves a realistic chance at a ring and I think the reason some would rather go the other way is more tied to something else. I think it's tied to the fact we have a owner who is not really an owner cause she will be required to sell the team let's say in the next 5 to 10 years and she is just collecting a healthy check because of it. We really have no idea how she really feels about the Blazers but we have read thing from Clownano and others recently but let's be honest we have no idea how much is true OR maybe was true at one point in time and now it's not or if all this is fiction or something in between. Then we have a GM that most would prolly grade him at average to piss poor so at least with prospects there is some hope someone MIGHT become a star over letting the GM have a say via trades and FA when that has not been his strong suite up until now. Also the team has kind of painted itself into a corner where it kind of HAS to back Dame or the team looks like they are full of bullshit and liars since they have told him they would do this. IF for some reason they decided to keep the 3rd pick or just tell Dame sorry and trade him then name ONE player worth his salt who would want to come play for a team that lied to it's BEST player and someone who showed extreme loyalty and then got a big screw you and a bag full of lies. -- ANSWER -- NOT ONE F'ing player - This is why so if fans cannot understand this then you need to look at yourself in the mirror and I could write this in crayon and you would still be just as clueless as you are now and goes to the saying I believe -- you cannot teach stupid and by god there are a lot of stupid fans. You may not like what I just wrote but it's the truth maybe the hard and sad truth but it is the truth -- you can live with it and hope for the best or what will prolly continue is Summer Whine Fest 23' Now you can flame me but again you cannot hide from the truth -- Go Blazers and I do hope the Blazers do not screw Dame cause that would fracture the fanbase and do so much harm that Jody might find it harder to get the price she is looking for and be begging Knight for the 2 Billion plus offer.
Why is he owed it more? Why aren't they owed it? Why doesn't every friggin' guy who sweated his ass off to get into the NBA deserve a championship?
are you really dense enough to claim that Nassir Little means as much to the Blazer organization and Blazer fans as Damian Lillard?
