If Wes was their guy before the injury. They can’t go cheap on him. With all the heart and soul he has poured out for this organization and what he was willing to do for them. They need to take care of him. They need to worry about how they appear across the league with how they handle this. If they have any interest in acquiring FA’s for the future, they can’t come across looking classless and arrogant. I don’t think they will. Again, think Spurs and Patty Mills. What did the Spurs do and look at the postive press and image it caused for them. They are the organization you are trying to model your organization after. I think Paul will take care of him. He just took care of a player in Seattle I think the GM and coach might have just let retire in Marshawn Lynch. I believe he was an Allen signing and I think Wes in the end will be Allen signing.
a hyper extended knee usually takes 2-4 weeks if nothing else is damaged, it took wes long enough to eat a can of spinach. im not saying get your hopes up, but this is the iron man, he's a walking miracle.
For anyone who has not yet seen this, this is from Wes today http://hoopshype.com/rumors/tag/portland_trail_blazers Wesley Matthews: I would be lying if I did not admit to having tears fall down my face this morning because I was hoping to just be waking up from a bad dream. I’m sorry this response took this long but none of it felt real, and to be honest, it still doesn’t. My season is over and my will, my heart, my faith and my strength will now be tested, which is a challenge I welcome. Though my season is over, #ripcity’s season is far from over! And I will be there ‘till the end! As I read through all the messages via text and Twitter, I was in awe. I was in shock and disbelief not only because of the injury, but because I never could have imagined how many people could be genuinely hurt, sad and upset for me. To my coaches- thank you; to my brothers and teammates- thank you; to my fans and #ripcity- thank you; to my family and friends- thank you! Like most of my life, a challenge has been placed in front of me—a challenge that will be nothing but another chapter in my story. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE, SUPPOR T & PRAYERS. See you on the court next season. #arrowlife out. -Ironman - See more at: http://hoopshype.com/rumors/tag/portland_trail_blazers#sthash.d7kUArrE.dpuf
He was still clearly a Blazer for life. One, thanks for playing. Two, thanks for denigrating the memory of Jerome.
Its bigger than that mags. LA is Wes' best friend, how is he going to feel if after everything Wes has done for the team on and off the court if the Blazers slight him in any way, Aldridge is going to see that and how do you think that's going to make him feel? A man who is all about loyalty. The answer is he walks. This isn't just about Wes in my opinion.
Wes will be back. He lost pretty much all his leverage with that injury. We'll pay him the most because we know what he brings to our team. No sane GM would put up and tie up that much money for someone who may not even be able to play at 50% of what he was.
If that's true then Wes is Blazer for life if he goes to Knicks? And it doesn't denigrate the memory of Jerome. He won a ring in SA. I'm sure that was very important to him.
That's what I thought you meant, but since it was your first post I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt before I told you how "unwise" that would be. But Onelifetolive already did a good job of explaining it.
This might sound weird but i think Paul Allen has learned his lesson on that one. The whole Oden and Roy scenarios kind of proved that. He stayed with those guys until the very end through and through. The Blazers simply don't disrespect their players. The fans in this city just don't allow it.
Sorry, I meant that we had all their Bird Rights, so going over the cap won't matter. Other teams can sign him to an offer sheet, and it won't change how Portland goes after LaMarcus, Arron (potentially) and Robin.
