Blame it on Larry?

No, It was a good move and a Roy-led team will dominate the league for years to come.

made me dizzy. Larry Miller has “United” people? Like he owns them? I couldn’t pick any of your options because I agree with none of them.

An e-mail costing us a title?

I’m not a huge fan of this course of action, but Larry is hardly acting as an individual here. Nobody could send an email like this w/out Paul Allen and everybody else on board. Not too worried in the long run. Could be a galvanizing “us against the world” moment for our team … and we could use a little more of that attitude in our locker room to be sure.

right? No way does this email cost us a title. This is the first time that something like this has been leaked, but does anyone think that this is the first time something like this happened before? Not a chance. I really don’t understand how this would cost us a championship anyway. I am not too worried.

No, regardless of whether or not it was a bad move the Darius Miles situation isn’t going to affect the team

David Stern is living in fear that a small market team like San Antonio (whoops), Cleveland, or PDX will win the title. The Spurs are just about done. LeBron will be out of Cleveland in a little over a year… but the Blazers have the looks of a dynasty going. Roy! Oden! Blah.

But now… the President of the Blazers have written a letter, so now it’s time for David Stern to strike, to keep the Larry O’Brien trophy out of a city that nobody outside that city cares about, and a state that nobody can pronounce properly.

Draft picks will be forfeited! Raef LaFrentz will be granted a ten-year extension on his deal vy the league! By the time Stern is done with us, Roy, Oden, and LMA will be itching to hightail it out of town, to play for the Knicks or the Heat or some other team in a large city in which sitcoms take place! (Like, seattle?)

Be prepared, folks, for the Wrath of Stern. The notion that a title was coming to Portland is longstanding folly; the NBA simply won’t allow it!

To quote the late Red Holzmann—"how the hell can I put ‘Portland’ on the marquee at Madison Square Garden?’

Book it. Oh, and unrec.

who truly believes the league will end up changing things so we aren’t hurt by Miles at all? They have to see the future implications of allowing this to happen.

He who fanposted it dealt it.

I really don’t think this whole letter things is as big as everyone is making. I don’t think anyone signs him. No team is going to want the negative media attention that that will bring. I think the letter was just a scare tactic that will probably work. If you were a GM would you want to deal with the speculation that you signed a player just to screw over another team. I think this whole thing was meant to bring media attention just incase some team was trying this they wont get away with it now because everyone is watching. Our front office is not THAT stupid.

Does this affect our on-court play? Will Stern suspend Roy and Aldridge for the rest of the season for this?
This has no bering on the on-court product, it’s just a distraction for the media and the fans.
Worst case scenario: Miles signs somewhere, plays 2 games, his salary goes back on the books for us, and the NBA upholds it. That would have happened even if we didn’t send a letter.
Seriously Blazerholic, back up your claim that it will cost us a title! What proof do you have?

But I’m thinking I’m going to have to go with CLS as a replacement.

blame it on the league by giving the blazers competitors the ability and incentive to hurt the blazers financial situation and roster flexibility.

Like here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQv-XfYA-dM&feature=related
Be advised: PG-13 or higher.

lets just cut Shav and resign Miles and WE can sit him on the bench… problem solved.