Merged: Breaking News: Hedo rejects offer

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  1. Minstrel

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

    How would you like him to have "closed the door" on Turkoglu when another team offered him more money than Portland could (and what Portland was offering was already overpayment)?

    Sometimes things don't work out. It doesn't always indicate incompetence, no matter how upset one is.
     
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    Re: Should we hate Hedo?

    Thats the reason I'm not sorry we didn't get him.

    Dudes got his pay day and can afford plenty 'o pizzas before each game for the next five seasons.
     
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    Re: I think we can retire the whole "pritchslap" term

    That's the bottom-line, right there.
     
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    Re: Should we hate Hedo?

    Turkoglu wanted more money, unlike the rest of us. Therefore, he's lazy.
     
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    right fit = $56 million
     
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    Re: Should we hate Hedo?

    apparently it was his wife who preferred Toronto.
     
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    was Chris wallaces fucking around with our cap space plan a blessing in disguise? sure prevented us from over paying for turkey
     
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    Toronto just screwed Portland, but they screwed themselves worse. Good job Colangelo - you'll be fired by the end of next season when you still haven't signed Bosh to an extension and your team is once again out of the play-of picture.

    BNM
     
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    It means his wife is a b*tch.
     
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    I am somewhat surprised, mildly disappointed, and really, really worried about what comes next. :smiley-frown:
     
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    Yeah I don't understand what the raptors are thinking. Their team is going start a downward spiral for the next couple years
     
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    Re: I think we can retire the whole "pritchslap" term

    You forgot e.

    (e) We all just found out Hedo is ***********.

    ok self edit. That's not cool.

    (e) We all just found out who wears the pants in Hedo's family.
     
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    Fuck you, Wojaifnaoeiwjfioef

    From his twitter: "I think they call this a Hedo-Slap."
     
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    Man Wojo sure hates Pritchard. It's pretty hilarious that someone on a national level is so bitter and petty.
     
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    All I've got to say:


    IMAGINARY CAP SPACE

    I'll probably add more later. I don't really care about this that much, other than it proves that freeing cap space 2 years ago is a motherfucking JOKE.
     
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    Nobody posted this. ESPN has it right?

    http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4305310

    No deal between Turkoglu, Blazers
    ESPN.com news services

    Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu has broken off negotiations with the Portland Trail Blazers, a source told ESPN's Ric Bucher on Friday night.

    The Portland Oregonian reported that Turkoglu broke off talks.

    Earlier Friday, ESPN.com's Henry Abbott reported that Turkoglu had agreed in principle to a deal with the Trail Blazers, citing sources. The report, which said the deal couldn't be formally signed until the NBA salary cap is set next Wednesday, followed a Wednesday night dinner in Orlando between Turkoglu and Blazers head coach Nate McMillan, followed by two days of negotiations.

    Friday afternoon, Bucher reported that the Turkish star remained in Portland, where he and the team were working on a deal.

    After ESPN.com reported the agreement in principle, the Oregonian reported that Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard and Turkoglu's agent, Lon Babby, had not confirmed the deal, but that talks were continuing.

    Turkoglu, a 6-10 forward from Turkey who played a prominent role in the Orlando Magic's recent trip to the NBA Finals, had been looking for a five-year deal in the neighborhood of $50 million.
     
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  18. Minstrel

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    Yup. Portland got owned, not being able to overpay a solid role-player as if he were a star.

    If this were a true impact player, like a Deron Williams or something, leaving Portland at the altar, then we could talk about Portland being smacked down.
     
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  19. julius

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    Wrong, I think they call this a Iuliana-Slap.
     
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