Merged: Quick reports talks with Hedo's agent / Hedo Turkoglu discussion

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  1. blue32

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    Re: Hedo is NOT coming!

    Yo Momma?
     
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    Re: Hedo needs to be done by Friday

    Hedo's gonna do some shopping. FA is a poker game. The only time a player signs on the first day of FA is when the team is overpaying. At this point Hedo is the best FA out there and will only increase his value by waiting.

    Even if we don't land Hedo, we have all the way up to the trade deadline to make a lopsided salary trade to upgrade talent. I'm not really worried.
     
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    Re: CBS Sports reporting Blazers after Turkoglu / Quick reports talks with Hedo's age


    How they would phase in a hard cap is a serious question.

    Legally, they would have to grandfather in all the existing, guaranteed deals. All new contracts would be non-guaranteed. (as in the NFL) This could create a major head-ache. It also creates a strong incentive for the Blazers to get Oden/Rudy/Batum/Bayless dealt with before the hammer comes down.

    The alternative? We could be faced with a situation where we were required to keep Hedo, but would no longer be allowed to go over the cap to re-sign the guys coming off their rookie deals.
     
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  4. Mediocre Man

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    Re: Hedo needs to be done by Friday

    How in the hell does 7.5 million and 7.6 million equal 20 million?


    I only say Friday because in sesne, KP is selling Hedo something. The longer it takes to do that, the harder it is to complete it.

    I am in the sales field, and this is not speculation, it's fact. I know nothing about car dealerships, but one of my good friends is a GM of a large dealership. He told me that once a customer leaves the lot you then go from a 60% chance of selling them to a 10% chance of ever seeing them again.
     
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    Re: Hedo needs to be done by Friday



    LOL yeah. KP has shown he loves to make those trades at the deadline. What was it again we got for "the best trade chip in NBA history" again last year at the deadline? That's right, we got the cap space we were supposedly supposed to use now because teams were going to be in worse financial shape so it would be easier.
     
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    Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    Via Twitter
     
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  7. OddEnormous

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    Re: Hedo needs to be done by Friday

    I agree. Running an NBA team is exactly like selling plungers.

    Good insight.
     
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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    Fill the buses to Pioneer square people, fill the buses.
     
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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    Is that Marc Stein's twitter page?
     
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    Re: Hedo needs to be done by Friday

    According to another thread, Hedo meets with Nate today, and visits Portland on Thursday. That actually dovetails nicely with your timeline. If he doesn't sign Friday, he is probably using us to drive up Detroit's bid.
     
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    OddEnormous I'M FLYING!! I'M FLYING!!

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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    It's "Just a smoke screen" don't you know.

    :rolleyes:
     
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    Re: Hedo needs to be done by Friday




    So it's silly insults now? You have offered you regular wonderful comentary to this entire thread like all the rest. I am not sure what else I should've expected
     
    Mediocre Man, Jul 1, 2009
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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    Yeah.
     
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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    haha.. "See Hedo, it's 90 degrees here in Portland. It's just like Orlando!"
     
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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    Well, he's gonna be getting some of the best weather in Portland. It'll be the old fashioned bait n switch. =)
     
    BlazersBlood, Jul 1, 2009
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  18. BlazersBlood

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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    LOL. I was typing mine before you typed yours. Nice.
     
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    Re: Hedo needs to be done by Friday

    I've got an insult for ya, couldnt all this have gone in the other Hedo thread?!?!? :crazy: :devilwink: :cheers:
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Jul 1, 2009
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  20. Crimson the Cat

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    Re: Hedo/Portland more real than I thought

    Whatever. There's enough reason out there to have doubt with what we're hearing from "agents" and "sources". Forgive me for being skeptical.
     
    Crimson the Cat, Jul 1, 2009
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