Completely out of left field. Blake Griffin to OKC? Wouldn't have surprised me. The Thunder weren't even on my radar as a destination for George. By the way, Blake Griffin is going to sign with the Thunder now too. Fuck.
There's the key word. "Should". No, we shouldn't. With or without paul george, we aren't winning next year UNLESS it's injuries to GSW. Do you want to mortgage the future for a CHANCE at injuries? That's downright stupid. I'm glad he stayed pat in reference to George. It's moronic. And now OKC will be horrible in two years, and we now have one less team in 3-4 years to not have to worry about.
Last year many of you were freaking out because OKC added Oladipo and Sabonis! And now they trade both, albeit for a good player, and all of a sudden they are chump change. So which time were you all wrong? This year or last year?
Were you peeking through the blinds a la Quick? You knew the strategy? You had KP on speed dial? Bruh... It takes two to tango and you should know damn well KP didn't wanna dance with us. That, plus Oladipo is better than anyone we could offer.
I am so happy that you are satisfied with the perpetual mediocrity this team is, and apparently has little desire to be anything more than. I lived to watch them win a championship. I would like to see another one before I die. The way things are going, I am not optimistic. OSUBlazerfan was right... keep wasting years if Lillard' s prime, and he's gonna walk. I don't give a fuck what he says now... They ALL do it.
The future isn't cut and dry. We can't expect Dame to be happy on a team getting bounced early in the playoff year after year. You can't count on the health of our back court either. Dame is in his prime and you need to go for broke.
I have several friends who are fans of other teams who believe Portland will be finish 3rd in the West if Nurk is healthy. I'm not as sold but their reasoning is solid. (I see Portland 4th/5th/6th) Hayward goes east. = Jazz fall Clippers are a fire sale. Spurs will fall due to Parker injury & Aldridge being gone. TWolves still have the same issues as last year. GSW Rockets Portland Spurs OKC TWolves Jazz Denver Pelicans Suns Lakers Kings
Relative to Ibaka they were great. Relative to Paul George, they're chump change. So right both times!
As I explained before: Balls are weak things. Fragile. Handle with care. Graze them, and a man will go DOWN. Pussies? They have 9lb children and can take a pounding.
Okay. Answer me one question, Just one REALLY easy question: Do we win next year, barring ANY injuries to GSW with Paul George? Answer it honestly. Because the answer is no. What about 3-4 years from now? THAT'S what we should be looking at. Not short-sighted moves that will yield us nothing. You're angry at something that is only a miracle to happen next year - so build towards 3-4 or 5 years from now. It's really, really simple. And Lillard will be here. He's smart, he understands it.
They should put graffiti on MSG that's says "Phil Got 60 Mill!" It could be like the NBA hashtag of the year.
