Exclusive I'm not sold on Dame/Ant

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  1. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I don't like to hurt people and I take pride in not being able to consciously hurt anyone. However I am good at being a smart ass so take my remarks in stride and forget I ever said them.
    I obviously am also missing out on understanding trades and draft picks, so it looks like in some respects I too don't have a keen eye.
    There now you owe me a quality beer and I do not drink alone.
     
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    Ant/Nurk/Keon for Durant/Duke. Legal trade in 3 months.

    However, I'm sure the Nets would also demand Sharpe and picks.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Oct 25, 2022
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    Barnes doe not move the needle for me. He is 6'8" 225 with a 6'11" wing.
    Nas Little by comparison is about 225 with a 7'2" wing. Small sample size but Nas actually is shooting better than him so far.

    Ant, GP2, and Keon for Simmons? That would be interesting, as Simmons is an ultimate utility player since he can defend everyone.
    But for that to happen he would have to fail in Brooklyn. And if he fails with the Nets....would we want him?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yeah. Sharpe is a non starter for me.
     
    Natebishop3, Oct 25, 2022
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    I wonder about Brooklyn, if they're perhaps the polar opposite of the Blazers. All the talent, but zero fit/chemistry. I think it's very possible for Simmons to play acceptably in Brooklyn, but for them to determine that his game/demeanor is not a fit for what they need.
     
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    3 bad games: "means nothing! ignore it! don't mention it!"

    1 good game: "Ant is the gawd of hellfire! He will burn down everything before him!"
     
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    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    He has averaged over 60 games per season. I bet there are some Pacers fans who think it would be terrible for them.....
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I bet Pacers fans would be in favor of that trade by something like 40 to 1.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    I’d rather do a center swap which also gives Indiana some other positive. I think this team would just be next level with Turner presuming he fit into this Billups ball system.
     
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    BTW, maybe different generations have different expectations, but I found the use of the term "Dude" to be patronizing.
     
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    In this context, I think we can infer that "dude" was used as an exclamation intended to convey a sense of bewilderment and disbelief, rather than being intended as a term to refer to you personally.
     
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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    One thing is for sure.

    Ant is not CJ…

    Ant is more Dame than he is CJ.

    I think it could be like a smaller version of the “Splash Bros”. Which some around the league would consider Dame and CJ a few years ago.

    I actually look at it and think about the warriors trading Monta Ellis and where they went to after breaking up that backcourt which for a long time many people (even outside of GSW) kind of felt like had reached their peak. It’s strikingly similar comparing Dame and CJ to Curry and Ellis.
     
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    Well, wouldn't that imply that my opinion was unbelievably wrong; isn't that kind of condescending? :) I understand that these forums are kind of rough and tumble some times but it's just not my style. I did appreciate Prunetang liking my reply.
     
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  16. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    As @PtldPlatypus inferred, it was merely a generalized exclamation of my incredulity.

    No harm meant. And sorry if I offended you. I'll try to write more clearly next time.
     
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  17. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I was listening this morning to Blazers Uprise's post-game show from last night, and @BonesJones started talking about how the Blazers' pedestrian first half followed by a meteoric 3rd-quarter explosion reminded him of another team, and I was yelling in my car, imploring him not to make the comparison he was about to make, but since I was yelling at someone from 8 hours ago, my pleas went unheralded, and he went ahead and compared this Blazer team to prime Warriors. All I could do was shake my head...
     
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    I think Indiana wants to go young; that's why I put Watford in there. Maybe a draft pick? And it's said that the Blazers have pursued Turner since Billups has been coach so I think he must like him.
     
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    But the comparisons, Not all direct, some loose, are undeniably similar, no?
     
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    If what they did against the Nuggets were to happen on the reg, then sure. But I think we should see it more than once before any of those kind of comparisons are made.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Oct 25, 2022
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