Merged: Breaking News: Hedo rejects offer

Here's a quote about Marion from the article:

That sort of tells you what Marion is expecting.

 

Marion is definitley running out of options. Now he loses the sign and trade option. Too bad he has a bad attitude. But he is no bigger risk than Artest.

 

On some of the boards, its been RUMORED that his wife may have had a hand in the decision.

Regardless, if he does get the reported 56M from the Raptors, then he makes out like a bandit.

 

Lon Babby also represents a certain player on Houston. I am starting to think that we just did him a solid and now he will return the favor.

 

Re: Breaking News: Hedo rejects offer

That is how I feel.

It is too bad this isn't working out.

I really, really, really wanted the Devin Harris deal all that time ago during the big Jason Kidd trade.

It seems missing out on that move has become a real lost opportunity. Nothing since has come close to being able to bring in that kind of talent in a consolidation / cap space move.

I thought Hedo could be a decent addition, mostly because of how well he fit. Not because he is a young stud. Not because he is a dominating player.

And because of those things, his price tag was painfully high.

If Toronto is so desperate to bring him in they will overpay that badly, there isn't a lot we can or should do about it.

 

Sounds like Toronto simply came in and offered him more money. There is nothing Portland can really do about that really unless come up with cap space out of thin air. Rumor he had agreed to sign the deal then backed out when Toronto apparently came in with a 5 year 56 million deal instead of our 5 year 50 or 52 million deal. This would explain the media meet and great that was scheduled that he no-showed on.

 

I think we can retire the whole "pritchslap" term

Excellent college and European talent scout and drafter, but obviously couldn't close a door.

I guess at this point we pray for Martell to get healthy and for Oden to become dominant.

I can't see us landing a free agent or making a blockbuster trade.

 

Should we hate Hedo?

Or is it not really his fault, just our over-eager media? Can we, in fact, blame this all on Jason Quick?

 

Battier would be a good fit.

 

Re: Should we hate Hedo?

Toronto simply offered him more money.

I suppose we could blame Quick.

 

Brian Colangelo sure likes him his Euros - to the point he's destroying that team. They went from 47 wins to 42 to 33, and after Bosh leaves, they will be one of the worst teams in the league - with, or without Hedo. Their offer makes no sense, but neither did any of the moves he made last off season either. It's part of a pattern.

BNM

 

Re: Should we hate Hedo?

FUCK HEDO...it is becoming very clear he is only about the $$$..chances are he becomes lazy in Toronto.

 

I like how The Oregonian says that 30 minutes after being informed of Turk's decision, they were back on the phone lines. Uh, yeah, nice Blazers PR. Working the locals to make it look like they're busting ass.

 

Right fit? WTF does that mean?

 

Cool beans.

 

Re: I think we can retire the whole "pritchslap" term

How many free agents has he tried to sign? He would've succeeded if:
(a) Marion hadn't made a fuss with Toronto
(b) Toronto hadn't renounced EVERYBODY to get under the cap
(c) Hedo hadn't decided that he was prepared to go to a crappy team
(d) (let us not forget) Memphis hadn't signed Miles simply to screw us.

That's a lot of things that had to go wrong all at once.

But I do think we should retire "Pritchslap".

 

Then she should have at least had the courtesy to check out the city herself.

 

Beat me to the punch.