Is moving Lafrentz possible now?

by oLLiE Boombayay on Jan 12, 2009 2:31 PM PST Comment 28 comments

In light of the email that seemingly irked NBA management around the league, does Portland even have a chance to dump Raef Lafrentz's huge expiring contract? I first thought that this was a huge bargaining chip to land a nice player and cement Portland a playoff seed. Even the NW division is not out of the question with the injuries to Utah and Denver. I am curious if teams will want to play ball this season. Also I wonder how motivated the Blazers are since they will now have to pay luxury tax because of D-miles and Raef costs them little with the money they get back from insurance. If Portland was to trade their highest paid player, who might they be interested in?

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If the Devil himself came to you and offered to trade you a

20 dollar bill for your ten dollar bill, would you do it?

If Kevin Pritchard makes a deal with someone else that is going to benefit both parties, the deal’s going down, regardless of whether they see KP as an angel or a demon.

by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 2:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Question...

Will the $20 bill burn up in flames as soon as you hand over the $10 bill?

"Now, you take a bobcat or a Jayhawk. You know they'll run if you give 'em the chance. But when one don't run, why, you shoot him and shoot him quick. Raef's my dog, Pa. I've gotta do what's right..." Old Yeller (1957)

by RoyGoesTheDynamite on Jan 12, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No, but your soul may be forfeited.

Check all terms and conditions. The giver of the $20 will not be held accountable for any infections, contaminations, delay in operations or transmission, line failure, errors, omissions, interruptions, or defects arising out of your use of the money or with respect the material provided and/or contained within your soul. In no event shall he (the giver) be liable for any special, direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages of any kind, resulting from your greed.

by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I see what you did there...

Please understand that persons or entities or deities involved in such conduct may be individually liable to the Portland Trail Blazers for tortuously interfering with the Portland Trail Blazers perspective economic opportunities. As the ‘giver’ of said $20, please be aware that if you engage in such conduct, the Portland Trail Blazers will take all necessary steps to safeguard its rights, including, without limitation, litigation.

You may take my soul, but I’ll never sacrifice my perspective economic opportunities!

by RoyGoesTheDynamite on Jan 12, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs

Yowzas

by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

this was the single best thread ive read today

They LIED!!!

http://www.nba.com/news/miles_10_080919.html

by maid tu rek on Jan 14, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

shades of Faust

I don’t think I like that

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Jan 12, 2009 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Too many people in the national media are painting this as a sky-is-falling situation.

But that’s what passes for journalism these days. Not just in sports. I’d blame FoxNews but CNN is hardly better. Still, the forecast for Portland is not as gloomy as painted. 12 Million in nearly free money makes for a valuable trading chip once the Blazers pass that 41 game mark. In three weeks, no one will remember who Darius Miles is outside of Portland, not even in Memphis.

The bigger question is who wants salary relief? And what can we get for it? Or, will Portland take the savings for itself? Money’s not a big deal for Paul Allen, but no one likes to throw money away either. If Pritchard can make a deal to make the team better, then I expect that we’ll take it. And this e-mail thing isn’t going to stop that in the least.

Poor grammar is poor communication.
Poor communication causes misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding causes fighting.
Fighting causes war.
War causes death.
Therefore, your poor grammar may just kill us all.

(One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season)

by T Darkstar on Jan 12, 2009 2:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Had to check:

is against Milwaukee. After that game, things get interesting.

(One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season)

by T Darkstar on Jan 12, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That is, #41

These quick html tags are useless.

(One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season)

by T Darkstar on Jan 12, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

oyyy i know

they bug the heck out of me. I bet Ann agrees. #25ing must be difficult with these things.

by prezofdeath on Jan 12, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It seems as if the worst teams are best trade candidates..

So while the email thing might soon be forgotten, the fact that Portland is contending for a playoff spot is not. Dallas will most likely make a trade, but would they do it with Portland? Probably not.

What player(s) from the 12 or so bottom feeder teams do you think would help Portland? (Memphis is likely out of question)

by oLLiE Boombayay on Jan 12, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Rumor has it...

Raef has been conditioning with Tank Abbott, Winston Churchill, and Genghis Khan to reinvent himself as a better, more competitive Dirk Nowitzki.

Don’t underestimate the importance of his playoff experience…

by RoyGoesTheDynamite on Jan 12, 2009 3:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

You my friend

could sell snow in Alaska (if only Zeke were still around) :)

Jerryd Bayless = Marlo Stanfield
- Early stage Marlo at this point, but Rex is the emotionless killer new to the game. He will take over, and there will be causalties – it’s just a matter of time.

by blazeraddict on Jan 12, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ironically...

I have a relative that sells ice in Alaska (they use it to store fish). Does that count?

And seriously, we forget that Raef was the slower, smaller, whiter equivalent to Shaq when he played in Dallas. Look how Shaq has reinvented himself in Phoenix and tell me that Raef isn’t doing the same…

Is no one else intrigued by a lineup of Blake, Roy, LaFrentz, Aldridge and Oden? You can’t teach height…

by RoyGoesTheDynamite on Jan 12, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Look who the governor is

enough said.

by EngineerScotty on Jan 12, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Crickets, crickets...

There’s just no response to the ‘quality’ of characters that Alaska elects. Although, I will say we produced the most attractive VP candidate since… I dunno… maybe John Edwards?

by RoyGoesTheDynamite on Jan 12, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Since Geraldine Ferraro

And Sarah Palin is only good-looking when you grade on the politicians curve.

by EngineerScotty on Jan 12, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Selling "ice" in Alaska

Perhaps your relative is selling a different kind of ice, and is feeding you a line about the fish.

I know you can put admiration in bags, because admiration is real, and tominhawaii says that everything that is real is measurable.

by jscot on Jan 12, 2009 11:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Raef's contract is the NBA equivilent to the Spear of Longinus

If anyone gets this reference (from TV last night) I’ll buy you a beer at the next home game, we both happen to go to. ;)

by tmundal on Jan 12, 2009 3:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

The Unit

Dennis Haysbert = my boy since the Cerrano days. If you get that movie reference, I’ll buy the food to go with the beer (although it mught be a minute between games for me) :)

by blazeraddict on Jan 12, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs