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  1. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    We're not high enough on the list, so loud noises
     
    Mediocre Man, May 31, 2016
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  2. e_blazer

    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Come on, man, you're getting to be too predictable. Mix things up so you don't get stale.
     
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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    They have a three first round draft picks (3rd, 16th and 23rd), so I guess that the assumption is that they'll be able to parlay those into some good rookies or players in trade to add to what was a successful roster this year.
     
    e_blazer, May 31, 2016
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  4. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Who even said that? Most people were questioning why some of the currently elite teams would be ranked so high with so many key free agents and aging veterans.
     
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  5. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    We're too high on the list, so loud noises
     
    Mediocre Man, May 31, 2016
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    No one said that. I wasn't responding to anyone.
     
    Mediocre Man, May 31, 2016
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  7. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Said not one single person in this thread.

    Yawn....

    BNM
     
    Boob-No-More, May 31, 2016
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  8. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Then why respond at all?

    BNM
     
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    Strenuus Well-Known Member

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    Then why did it need to be said?

    Confirmed MM is BGD :MARIS61:
     
    Strenuus, May 31, 2016
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    riverman Writing Team

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    Ridiculous, pointless projection of teams that will for the most part completely change rosters before tip off
     
    riverman, May 31, 2016
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    And people get paid to write articles like this.
    smh
     
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  12. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Seriously though, can someone provide an explanation for what "money" means? I don't see any way we fall in the middle of that category. We have one of the highest available salaries, an owner who loves to spend, and a GM who will most certainly target some big names.

    Really seems like Pelton or Ford or whoever wrote this said "Hmm well if this isn't 19 then the Blazers are up to 5, and I'm not sure I want to deal with the fan backlash regarding that."
     
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  13. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    I didn't respond. I input
     
    Mediocre Man, May 31, 2016
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  14. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    See that's bs then. We should at least be top 5 in money this off season, right?
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    We are on the low end in terms of cap-space available, believe it or not.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Yup. Especially when you look at all our capholds for RFAs
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    That's surprising to me, seems all I've heard about is how much space Olshey has to sign this or that.
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    The Blazers have quite a bit of cap space--the issue is, so does everyone else thanks to a large jump in the cap this off-season (and, most likely, next off-season too). This is, unfortunately, the least valuable that cap space has ever been.
     
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  20. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    He can get to about a max contract. That is not a lot of space this off season though. Literally every team in the league can create enough space to sign a high end FA. I heard that on ESPN, so who knows?
     
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