Since the Houston media was saying that Ime was interested in acquiring Williams, I would think that the offer we got for Williams was pretty close if not the exact offer that got the Rockets Adams. No way to be sure but that makes sense to me and I think it would have been a good trade but is seems Joe is only going to make a trade that blows him away. I'm sure the offers for Malcolm were reasonable too just not jaw dropping. For whatever reason Joe leaked that he wanted to keep this roster together unless the offers were too good to pass up and he was obviously telling the truth. It's just hard to understand why we're keeping win now players now when we are losing and why we were trading away win now players for picks when Dame was here and we were supposed to be trying to build an immediate contender.
Just reports out of Philly, Houston, Orlando and some national reports that teams were perusing him and I sincerely doubt they were undervaluing him or trying to rip us off. It's just like Joe said he wasn't looking to take any steps back but actually wanted to acquire someone but then Joe doubled back on that and said he wasn't trying to rush things. Honestly Joe really has me worried. I don't think he has a really clear direction for this team.
Can you link the report that cited an offer that you would've been happy with? I think you came up with a conclusion ahead of time and are letting your assumptions justify it. You shouldn't really be worried about anything because it won't change a thing, but if you want to worry about something, worry about ownership.
So now you already want to tank again next year? So 4 years running to get another rookie that will take another 2-3 years to develop. That's 7 years. People want this team to lose for a decade? The Blazers have fully switched to the old Clippers. Now the Blazers will be a perennial cellar dweller and the Clippers will SSBM (Spend Steve Balmer's Money) their way to a Finals birth. No that isn't sarcasm. That's just the way it is anymore.
While I hope the Blazers are not cellar dwellers for the next seven years, they do not have the luxury of SSBM. They have whatever pittance Vulcan allocates. Sad but true. The SPAM days are long gone.
Jody Allen is listed as the NBA's second wealthiest owner. That's the entire NBA. Yes she is far behind Balmer but still wealthy enough to spend a little money. Enjoy the next decade. She surely will.
I think most believe the Vulcans are calling the shots. Not her. And they seem to be shrewd penny pinchers. Just the reduced services/increased costs around the moda and reduced perks/increased ticket prices for season ticket holders kind of validates this.
I totally agree. But she will not spend any money beyond what she is required to, the floor plus what ever to remain a non taxpayer. I am confidant she listens to the Vulcans. They are all business people, and probably nerds for the most part. Rich nerds I am sure. But they should not be involved in professional sports. I doubt they participated in or followed any sports growing up. They do not understand how a sports team helps to build a community through local pride. They are only concerned with generating profits. I wouldn't be so hard on our fellow fans. It's not that any of us want to be in the lottery or suck through a rebuild, it's just the only way for the Blazers to become relevant. Staying off the treadmill. I was quietly hoping that Portland would bring in maybe a young player with expiring's for Brogdon/Grant and see if they could get lucky in free agency due to all the uncertainties of the new CBA. Won't happen now. That can was kicked down the road. Now Grant will be here next season for certain which hopefully will put him in a mentor role with a couple new bigs being drafted. The team we have now will be the team we have next season save for draftee's. The good thing is there are some very interesting prospects in this draft. Always are. And there are always hidden gems. Just gotta find them. Be better at talent evaluation than the others.
acquiring Schmidt’s should help with this and help expedite the talent acquisition. He is one of the reasons I think we can turn this in 18-24 months instead of 3-5 years.
I think that in a perfect world Scoot/Sharpe/Ayton could be a great core. Portland has a lotto pick this year, maybe two. With luck they will be core players as well. I am pretty sure in my mind that Ant will have to be moved next season if Scoot/Sharpe start realizing their potential. Brogdon/Grant do not fit the timeline with the youngsters. The prospect of looking at three future trades injects way too much uncertainty for me to be as optimistic as you. Would love for everything to pan out, but I've lost enough money (which really isn't much) to not bet on anything.
Fair enough. Though I always try to be realistic, I will always lean to the side of glass half full, not half empty.
