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  1. OddEnormous

    OddEnormous I'M FLYING!! I'M FLYING!!

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    If only he could speak.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    I hope Cho can pull off a trade that will make this entire situation easier to deal with.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Nov 17, 2010
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  3. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    shedding big contracts and attempting to course correct with a new roster is a plan at least. Just hanging on and trying not to suck too badly depresses me more than the team nose-diving intentionally for a year or two (hopefully) and making a good faith attempt to chase a ring.
     
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  4. OddEnormous

    OddEnormous I'M FLYING!! I'M FLYING!!

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Have you heard about how long it takes him to make a decision at dinner?
     
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    BlazerBeav Well-Known Member

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    I pay too much money for season tickets for the team not to try and win every time they take the court.
     
    BlazerBeav, Nov 17, 2010
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  6. RoyToy

    RoyToy Clown Town

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    He has no meniscus in either knee, that's what's wrong with him.

    One knee is bad enough. Two? ........................
     
    RoyToy, Nov 17, 2010
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  7. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    We soldier on and perservere.
     
    maxiep, Nov 17, 2010
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  8. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    shut him down for a few weeks. we won't really care.

    Its going to be painful watching the game on TV tomorrow.
     
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  9. KingSpeed

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Since when did the Pacers make the playoffs? We will make the playoffs this year if Miller, Camby, and Aldridge stay healthy. And being in the playoffs gives you a chance to win a championship.

    Maybe Cho will make some big time trades to put us over the top.
     
    KingSpeed, Nov 17, 2010
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  10. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    I don't think anyone is insinuating that the team not try. But more that we cut our losses with this team and rebuild.

    But I didn't fork over thousands of $$s, so I probably have little say in this.
     
    illmatic99, Nov 17, 2010
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  11. KingSpeed

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Why? We're still a good team with a better record than Denver. Neither Roy or Oden were going to play tomorrow anyway. Today's news sucks but it's not like Oden had been playing. And Wesley Matthews is a more than serviceable replacement for Roy. Matthews is no scrub. He started at SG last season for a team that reached the second round. We're at home tomorrow. I expect us to win.
     
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  12. alex42083

    alex42083 Thanks Brandon

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    So who do we get rid of and shed? I still think we've got a couple good building blocks with Aldridge and Nicolas. Roy's a little bit of an unknown. But I don't think we necessarily have to tank it ala 2004-2006.. we're not at that stage. We're in a bad state obviously, but we can still retool around some of the players we've got.
     
    alex42083, Nov 17, 2010
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  13. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Because they're going to beat the Oden shit into the ground. Its a TNT game right? Barkley? FUCK MY LIFE.

    Its like the game where we lost Greg last year. Amazing finish by Roy but I just didn't give a fuck because we lost Oden.
     
    EL PRESIDENTE, Nov 17, 2010
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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    I just hope they won't play Roy unless he is ready to give a 100% effort out there. I personally will reassess my goals for the team; as depressing as it is, just to make the playoffs and hopefully to see a breakout year by Batum and have Armon Johnson show enough that i can hope he will be an above average PG. It would be too depressing to try to go to the bottom again so soon, so they will have to rebuild on the run which is extremely difficult. They will need to use their older assets and expiring contracts very carefully, waiting for opportunities that only come up once in awhile. I don't want them to trade Joel unless he wants to go to another team; we don't have much to hold onto as Blazer fans right now, so I think we need to hold onto our honor.
     
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  15. KingSpeed

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    What exactly do you mean by "rebuild"?
     
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  16. OddEnormous

    OddEnormous I'M FLYING!! I'M FLYING!!

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Hmmmmmm..... What are some of our other options?
     
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  17. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Start over. BRoy-LA-GO wasn't meant to be. Find someone else to add to the crew.
     
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  18. KingSpeed

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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Oh. Pay them no mind. It's about winning games, not about pleasing Charles Barkley.
     
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    Re: So what happens the rest of this season....?

    Tanking for draft picks rarely works. Yes, I don't want to be the Indiana Pacers of the past 5 years, but I also don't want to be the Clippers or even reprise the decade or more futility of franchises like the Nuggets or Cavs before they finally got lucky.

    What generally builds championship-caliber teams is smart management looking to improve what the team has on hand, not attempts to burn the franchise down to make a fresh start.
     
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  20. OddEnormous

    OddEnormous I'M FLYING!! I'M FLYING!!

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    What if you were really drunk?
     
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