Wojnarowski: Blazers GM Cho Wants to Blow It Up, Needs To Convince PA

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    "The problem in Portland is always with the owner Paul Allen, who may not want to go through another rebuilding. Because of Brandon Roy's knee injuries and the fact that Roy is going to be - at the very best - in and out of the lineup over the next several years, and - at the worst - may have his career curtailed by the severity of these knee injuries. They're on the hook for a lot of money for him.

    "They can continue to build around LaMarcus Aldridge, but with [Joel] Przybilla, [Marcus] Camby, Andre Miller, they've got some guys here who they could move, maybe get some younger players and start rebuilding, as opposed to trying to hang in there and get in the playoffs this year.

    "Nate McMillan is in the last year of his contract and will probably become a free agent at the end of the season and look elsewhere, and maybe continue to talk about re-signing in Portland.

    "I think the issue in Portland is going to be what the owner wants to do. Because I think the basketball people -- GM Rich Cho -- they're ready to start rebuilding. But they've got to get the owner on board with that."

    http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/nba/Y_Sports_NBA_Coverage/24151910
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Happy Valentines Day, Mixum!

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    so "blow it up" means move dre, camby and pryz?
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    To be honest Wojo and Blazersedge said "rebuild." I just used "blow it up" to make Mixum happy.
     
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    If Cho can get back a young starter, sure, go for it.

    But dumping these guys for anything less(like 1st round picks) and essentially tanking would be a horseshit move. I hate quitters.
     
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    "blow it up," "rebuild," "retool." Whatever you want to call it, it still means big changes versus little ones are probably in order. The idea that PA is balking doesn't really surprise me given how long the last tear down and reload took -- and frankly the results were pretty mixed.

    I guess we'll see what happens.
     
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    Well you know how it is, with Paul Allen loving all those happy go lucky players like Rudy and Patty, and goofballs like Darius Miles. Paul must just want to have fun! Yipeee!!! :NOTMARIS:
     
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    Wojo THINKS Cho wants to start rebuilding and he THINKS Paul doesnt. Opinions arent facts.

    Great avatar Dirty F Baby! Repped!
     
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    Again, all I did was take Blazer Edge's title

    "Wojnarowski: Blazers GM Rich Cho Ready To Rebuild, Needs To Convince Owner Paul Allen"

    shorten it a little and replace rebuild with blow it up.

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    lol. makes sense now. thanks.

    thanks bro. hopefully it brightens your day
     
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    You know you folks can dismiss Wojo all you want, but he has a lot of sources in the league and tends to know what is going on quite often.
     
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    Guys that say anything negative about the team are always dismissed as not knowing anything
     
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    That, and how preposterous of an idea it is to blow up this juggernaut of a team! :NOTMARIS:
     
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    Wojo's earned a bit of his "I'll toss journalistic principles out of the window when it comes to talking about the Blazers" rep. Whether he does have a hard-on for the franchise, or just wants to report the gossip from those who do, he's on the same objectivity level as Sam Smith, Tommy Heinsohn and Bill Platchke. yeah, those guys have "sources" too, but I wouldn't take what they said to the bank.
     
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    Greg Oden is our only hope of winning a championship in the next 8-10 years. So if Cho wants to blow that up.... :dunno:
     
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    We are battling for the 6th seed. No need to blow up anything yet. Minor tweaks, yes.
     
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    Minor tweaks like replacing the whole bench unit?
     
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    I don't see anything negative in the idea of moving older pieces for younger ones. It's simply a matter of timing. I'm of the opinion that there's little to be lost by waiting until after the season ends to move Camby and Miller...well, other than the fun of having a team actually playing in the postseason.
     
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    I agree with all of that
     
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