New owner... Tom Dundon?

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  1. SheedSoNasty

    SheedSoNasty Well-Known Member

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    If the team is staying, that right there is priority number one. I’d rather latch onto eternal hope than to lose the team to another city any day of the week.

    Now, I’m interested to see how he plans on turning this team into a winner and what moves he makes to improve the arena situation. There will certainly be a lot to talk about in the future.
     
    SheedSoNasty, Aug 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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    Yeah, priority number one seems to be out of the way. I think it's especially encouraging to see the reports that the new ownership group wants to partner with the city and state on a new arena and aren't just depending on tax payers to foot the bill.

    Honestly today's news is a huge relief. Knowing this guy (the seeming controlling partner in the ownership group) didn't move the Hurricanes and that they have a local as one of the three big partners in the ownership group is just really great to hear.

    I'm still really high on our youth and hope the new ownership wants to build a winner through them but regardless, it seems that our Blazers are here to stay.
     
    blazerkor, Aug 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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    No, he doesn't own the team yet. He cannot make any changes until after the sale is final, and that will take a while, maaybe next year for it to materialize
     
    inconceivable, Aug 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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    Honestly I'm just glad Bert Kolde won't be making the decisions any longer.
     
    kjironman1, Aug 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Fuck Bert Kolde.
     
    Natebishop3, Aug 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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    Portland metro has numerous fortune 500 companies.
     
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    This guy was not on anyone's radar. So much for rumors.
     
    crandc, Aug 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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    My thoughts exactly. Not one person mentioned this as an option.
     
    kjironman1, Aug 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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    So how did he turn around the Hurricanes. Through draft/develop or through Free agency?
     
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    Yet we get stuck with the label of “how are we going to handle another pro team…”

    but Utah doesn’t
     
    AldoTrapani, Aug 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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    It’s always like that
     
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    You don’t see the difference between Salt Lake City and Portland? I mean one has hosted an Olympics.
     
    kjironman1, Aug 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Hey bro, you need to find yourself a new pizza distribution engineer! Not a peep out of you on this!
     
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    The odds are far less likely that you'll get somebody like that later in the draft than earlier in the draft.

    That has been established repeatedly. You really want to be picking top three or four. Multiple times.
     
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    What in the name of geek speak is “FOMO”?
     
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    I'm not convinced we don't either. But I'm also not convinced that we do...
     
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    You need to take the time to watch SONICGATE…..fantastic doc on what really happened.
     
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    That's not geek speak man. FOMO is fear of missing out. Ask your kids if they've heard of it, I'm sure they have.
     
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    With a rusty shovel
     
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