Again, Dave is rated "excellent"

by monkeysuncle on Jun 24, 2008 4:56 AM PDT

ESPN's Monday bullets again notices Dave:

An excellent explanation of why Portland is likely to make a trade or two before long, from Dave at BlazersEdge. Essentially, if the team stands pat, the cap room they have worked so hard to get next summer could be eaten up by cap holds for Martell Webster, Channing Frye, and Jarrett Jack. If Portland is going to get a big-time free agent next summer, and the roster remains as is, those players are still on the roster, they will have to be cut, traded, or signed to reasonable new deals before Portland can make a move. Also, I would not be surprised if Portland spends some or all of that cap space in advance, by acquiring a veteran between now and the trade deadline.

If this keups up, next year when Dave becomes an unrestricted free agent in his day job as pastor of his church, he may have ESPN or cbs.sportsline or CNN/SI knocking at his agent's door.

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I didn't know

that his church had decided to renounce him. I bet they make a qualifying offer.

Unless they think he doesn’t fit the culture.

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Jun 24, 2008 5:10 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs

I'm also guessing that qualifying offer is higher than EPSN can match.

Because in Dave’s business, it isn’t about the money.

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by T Darkstar on Jun 24, 2008 6:20 AM PDT up reply actions

I understand the retirement program...

is otherworldly.

"You don’t visit the coast, then ask where you could get some average seafood." -tominhawaii

by -ken on Jun 24, 2008 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Heavenly

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on Jun 24, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions

No retirement

Just promotion to other duties.

Other people don't have as much practice at being wrong as I do -- HT, timbo

by jscot on Jun 24, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, don´t mix promotion and ascension.

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by amlmart1 on Jun 24, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes - better asenscion than descension

This is one area where what goes up does not come down!

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Jun 25, 2008 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions