terrific job

its no Epic but it keeps the poetic juices flowing

you’re a black hole among darkstars.

(my effort at an astrological compliment).

Blazer fans who keep lusting have too much time on their hands. They need to grab a rock and shoot some hoops, then take a cold shower. They should also send me all their money.

Darkstar has my vote for Edge MVP.

I am glad to count myself one of the Bedgers he’s among.

The refrain is officially becoming the first signature I’ve ever attached to my profile. Let me know if you object to the stealing of your art, but don’t worry I’ll give you proper attribution.

what about Tony Parker? The Blazers would probably only have to give up LMA. He probably has reached his ceiling anyway.

I can’t believe you didn’t work in a “drooling over Dooling” line.

I’d never thought that elitism would raise it’s ugly head in the best site on the web.

I look through most posts, some are great and some are not my cup of tea, but I’d never think of slamming someone about posts that could be heading the train of thought in a direction. (Maybe a rib a syntax error.) It seems that most that have chimed in here agree that posts should only be something that goes in one direction. The direction that the majority - or minority - deem OK. I read poems, songs and tangents that have nothing to do with basketball. All are fine with me. If they don’t interest me, I just stop reading a fanpost.

While the poem is witty and must have taken a long time to write, the gist is plain to see. STOP posting those dumb trade ideas, because…because… I said so.

Dave has said that ALL are welcome. He even posted not long ago about being nice to new posters and to each other. I welcome all thoughts. I reject the premise of some, imbrace others, but I try to disagree while holding that idea up as valid. I’d hope that most do that too.

I realize that I’m probably going to have to change my name in here. This post will, I’m sure, ruffle some feathers. But know that I love this site and most people in here.

If you think that I’m posting with no basis for my thought, just look at this from just a month ago. The subject was getting Battier.

“just PTB hysteria breaking loose again
why everybody thinks a deal needs to be consumated continues to baffle me. Isnt KP just going to ride our current roster? Battier? Please. The PTB is loaded with talent- Outlaw, Web, Sergio, guys just waiting to bust loose. There’s no emergency in P-Town and no need to make a trade for trades sake, especially when said trade may or may not have any difference on the teams success.

If you dont talk to your cats about catnip, who will?
by bow4meow on May 17, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hysteria? Please…
Read my post again, please. Especially the words following the P.S.

History has shown that Pritchard is aggressive. Will he stand pat? Maybe, but I think something is going to happen. What that is I don’t know, but hysteria has nothing to do with it.

by parkinglotj on May 17, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Calm down parkinglotj!
Take some sedatives or something man, you’re bein’ CRAZY! Too much hysteria coming from you right now.

by BlazersOrBust on May 18, 2008 2:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry…
If you don’t like my posts, just stay away from them.

You are smart BlazersOrBust and I’ve got nothing against any of you. I’ve read your posts for a while and usually they are quite thoughtful. I just look at things differently than some on this site.

I enjoy the "possibilities".

That is how I look at life. That is how I look at my backyard, my kids, my job. That is just me.

I enjoy this Blazer team and each member of it. I’d hate to see Outlaw go. My son has a Webster jersey. But that doesn’t stop me from dreaming about this and that.

by parkinglotj on May 18, 2008 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

:D
I forgot to turn my sarcasm font on. Sorry bro.

by BlazersOrBust on May 18, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs”

I'd like for everyone to note my words.  This is how I look at life and I believe that I'm not the only one here.  To say that your words or thoughts are more important than mine is just arrogance.

I’m not against a trade. It’s just that so many people have offered up trades that really sell the farm, at least in my opinion. And there’s a new flavor each day. Many of them don’t even bother to think if the player would be a good fit for what is going on here. I’m just trying to point that out in a light-hearted way, and maybe get more people thinking about the possibility of standing pat and being okay with it.

You seem to have taken this awfully hard, and it looks like there are good reasons why. I didn’t realize that you would. I apologize. I’m not out to hurt anyone’s feelings, just to make my own known.

As far as ruffling feathers, I’m pretty laid back (unless you have bad grammar) and am glad you posted what you really felt. Please do so more often, it makes discussions so much more interesting.

I have no problems with trades that are impossible. I ponder them, then throw them away. The fun for ME is the possiblities.

I posted a little while ago about getting Redd. I was thinking, wow, this guy’s an Olympian and a huge scorer. This might be a great fit. Someone posted and had a valid link that he is a bad teammate. End of story and I said so at the time.

But the Redd story lead me to a couple of other ideas.

I may change from day to day about the players that I could see Portland going after, but I try VERY hard to understand the needs of the other team (and the type of players they want.) Good culture cuts both ways and makes Portland’s players attractive too.

The reality is that there are not enough minutes to go around. I am confident that the Oden and Rudy additions will not be the only changes. I just like to try to figure it out. By the way, I also understand that I am only right maybe 1 out of 100 times in real life. (I got the Webster pick right and Roy was my pick (albeit a move down to get him—no idea about the Aldridge pick.) Oh yeah, Oden was my pick, but that was at most a coin flip. I can’t think of another time I was right. But it doesn’t sway me. I LOVE to try an figure it out. LOVE it!

My admiration for the current players is strong, but I feel that there are other player out there that can help the team. Players that I will like just as much. Some one said in here “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.” But have you stopped to think that maybe it could be?

The large cap holds on players in 2009: Frye (9.4mil.), Webster (11.3 mil.) and Jack (6.0 mil.)

Any way that you slice it, it they remain on the team it will cut into the cap space needed for the FA’s that you desire. One might argue that it won’t hurt us if we’re after just one FA. But if at that point we need two, well that could be a problem.

Anything else I could say, beyond that trade ideas are a huge part of blogs and it is just something we have to cope with, would end up sounds snarky.

Great job T Darkstar! I love you guys.