One trade people will hate but we need to make.

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by cmeese47, Feb 21, 2014.

  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Any chance Deng could agree to a sign and trade in the offseason that could bring Irving and Deng to Portland involving Batum & wes?
     
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    Careful.... Don't be teasing people in here...
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Why would Cleveland trade Irving? That's the only thing they've gotten right in years.
     
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    Sedatedfork Rip City Rhapsody

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    BGD -- I liked santees' trade better.
     
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    That is an excellent point. Thibs did the same thing in Boston and outside of an aging Garnett and a very young Rando, they were incredible at defense with very marginal defensive players for the most part.

    :matrix:
     
  6. BoomChakaLaka

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  7. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    No, I'm not sold on a guy who is clearly not leading in Cleveland. From what I've read, people are fairly disappointed in his ability to make those around him better. Look at their roster. That team should be much better than what they are. Injuries aside, he's a truly gifted player but I question his mental toughness. He seems immature and selfish.
     
  8. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The fact that you took offense to an obvious joke and continued to criticize him even after he told you it was a joke.... It would appear that you're not relaxed.
     
  9. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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  10. dviss1

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    This. Stotts for some odd reason does not tailor his pick and roll defense to the ballhandler. We have IMO to give the handlers different looks. We cannot simply try to fight over the pick every time because A. The defender doesn't get through the pick at a good enough percentage and B. quicker guards get right into the lane when we do...
     
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    IMO that's just silly. Dame has been way healthier than Kyrie and has never missed a game. Dame is a better shooter and passer while Kyrie is a much better ballhandler. IMO Dame is quicker, and has WAY more of a clutch gene.

    Dame>Kyrie
     
  12. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    "Realistic," lol...
     
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    I'v seen some bad trade threads before but this is just horrible. Lets mortgage our future to make us better now. Except it wouldn't even make us better now.
     
  14. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Dude, that's not funny. Maxiep bent the shit out of the needle on my sarcasm detector, and because the warranty had expired, I had to send the fucking thing all the way back to the manufacturer, and it ain't cheap sending packages to and from Bangladesh...
     
  15. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That's what you get for buying on ebay.
     
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    Try Denny's List -- he provides great warranties.
     
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    Nope. Kyrie is a better player then Dame but i'v got no faith he will ever improve his D. He is going to be like James Harden on D, and while Dame sucks at D you can tell that he cares and the effort is there so he will eventually get to at least the level where we don't need to hide him. Also I think Dame has the ability to run a team and be a leader better then Kyrie but Kyrie will outshine him on the court and in the medias eye.
     
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    It wasn't a funny one to me and it's ok for me to say that. Not sure how any of that has anything to do with one being relaxed. So every time you bring up an issue to someone you have you aren't relaxed? How does that approach work for you?
     
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    This thread just just gave us all troll aids

    Cmese, this idea is so mind bogglingly stupid, so completely and dumbfoundingly moronic, so all encompassing in its ineptitude, so stupefyingly ridiculous and idiotic, not to mention just plain dumb, that people actually fell for your troll. Think about that for awhile. That's how much of a motorcycle crash victim your posts come across as coming from, that people actually think you are serious
     
  20. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I guess I just don't easily take offense to things :dunno:
     

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