Notice Damian Lillard Says 'Good Luck' to Warriors If Trail Blazers Get Carmelo Anthony

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    So you don't think defense wins championships?
     
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    A. Scottie Pippen being traded here was the biggest trade in team history, probably followed closely by Washington trading Rasheed Wallace, and finally trading trading Gerald Wallace for the pick that became Damian Lillard.
    B) Landing Melo would certainly be a story, but it'd probably be more sizzle than steak. The motherfucker doesn't play defense, he's a ball-stopper on offense, he's inefficient, and at this point of his career, he's more 'name' than 'player.' It won't change the narrative, it won't make this team a contender, and it won't don't shit to attract free agents, because none of the fundamentals that drive free agency will have changed -- that is: Money (Portland has none to spend), a chance to compete for a title (maybe if Nurkic's star keeps ascending, but not because of Melo), and brand-building/wealth-building opportunities (state taxes here suck, and there's a few barriers to getting national media attention because it's seen as such a backwater).

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    By the way if I were Neil Olshey, I would trade for Melo if he'd agree to come here in heart beat, but only if 2 or 3 shitty contracts could be jettisoned in the deal.
     
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    Telfair for the pick to get Roy was also pretty big.
     
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    I think great basketball teams win championships.
     
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    I think you have to fight giant rats in Klamath in the game, that seems accurate.
     
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    Can a team be great if it doesn't play defense?
     
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    Harlem Globetrotters!
     
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    If we get melo we might have the inside track on lebron.

    Just sayin!
     
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    I think we should attack this from the opposite direction. Trade for LeBron so that Melo expands his NTC to include us.

    Melo's the prize here!
     
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    PA could buy the company that makes the banana boats. Seal the deal!
     
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    If last season was any measure we should have no problem getting down by 50 at half time... Got them right where we want em!
     
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    Maybe trading Evan Turner and Collins for Wade in order to get Carmelo to want to come here in order to sign Lebron next summer isn't that crazy after all?

    Yeah it is. But I think it'd have a 1% chance of working out, which is about as high of a chance as Lillard has of winning a championship with us.
     
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    Whatever the Blazer do they'd better save enough scratch to lock up Nurk long term....build it and they will come!
     
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    If you play great defense and don't outscore your opponent.... Mookie Blaylock, Tony Allen, Stacy Augmon, The Worm and Ben Wallace awesome defense would win 20 games. Bottom line you need to outscore your opponent which means a balance, over emphasizing either aspect is narrow sighted.
     
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    I loved Plastic Man's game.....shoutout for the Stacy Augmon nod!
     
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    Had to upload this for y'all

    "Small openings" :biglaugh:

     
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    And we have offense
     
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