How does it mean that? We aren't going to compete for a championship this year, and next year Boozer, Okur, Harpring and Korver will be gone anyway. That's somewhere around 33 million off their books. It messes them up financially this season.
C'mon Maxie, You know I would love nothing more than Portland winning a title. I just don't see it this year. So far what we have done is get rid of our back up 4 and 1 and replaced them with rookies and a guy who didn't play a lot last year. I think until we get a lot better defensively on the perimeter we aren't really going to contend.
I think you are right that we most likely will not contend for the ring this season. However, I do think even if the Millsap thing falls through and we stand pat, we will improve purely due to growth from Oden/Rudy/Batum/Bayless. Even an average of 10% growth from those four (some higher some lower) and we have a pretty good team. I still say we need to make a play for Sessions if we don't get anything out of the Millsap attempt such as 3-way trade possibilities. I also think if we get a backup PF or PF/C we need to consider moving Joel for someone like Battier. We'll see things ain't over yet and people need to stop acting like it. Our sole worrisome thing this offseason is B. Roy and that WILL be resolved (Or I'm going to Vulcan headquarters and it won't be pretty I assure you).
