Minnesota wants Batum @ 11.25M a year

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I don't know. That last half of the season was such a dumpster fire that I barely paid attention ... and when I did, all I saw was Crawful and Felton inflating their stats just enough to convince some sucker of a team this summer that they're still marginally useful. And this is no great reflection on Nicolas either, because he sure did look checked out after Aldridge went down.
     
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    Let's remember that Nic is a young guy and might be moved by emotion. If he felt frozen out by the coach he played under the vast majority of his time here and teammates like Felton and Crawford, he might blame "the team" even if those circumstances will be different going into next season.

    Besides that, it gives his agent a chance to market him as a better player than shown in the right system. I would think less of an agent who didn't do that.
     
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    Except he's a RFA... which means there is a high chance of him returning to said team. I think it will be funny if they agree to terms with Minny but come July 11th they don't actually have the money to offer him the contract.
     
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    I really think you and others are overhyping the "poisoning the well" angle. The people on his forum are the tiny minority of "hardcore" fans. 99% of fans won't know or care about contract shenanigans. Batum isn't going to face a hostile Rose Garden.
     
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    Bravo to Eric for trying to keep up the good fight against stupidity:

     
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    I like how you refer to the Oregonian as "the paper." "The paper" has facts.
     
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    Not sure how stupid it is, but bravo to him
     
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    Look at Iggy, he was kicking ass when he was Batum's age. Hardly any player suddenly becomes a star after 4 years in the league. Batum is what he is. Take the sign and trade Blazers!
     
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    In Oregon, it IS "the paper" lol
     
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    This reminds me of "How I married an Axe Murderer" when his mom referred to the Weekly World News as "the paper"
     
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    This. I can't believe the Blazers would think twice about shipping off Batum if Iggy were available. If it's not a good fit, he's only got one more season left on his contract.
     
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    I'd rather see Minnesota hamstring themselves and cut half their team, renounce Darko and trade away their PG's and then end up with nothing.
     
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    no, I did. Apparently twice.
     
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