The Final Hour
by Dave on Feb 19, 2009 10:59 AM PST
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PrintWe've already wrecked the comment speed of the Trade-Day thread below with all of the activity, so here's a new thread to comment in for the final hour of the 2008-09 trading season. (Though you know, of course, news will trickle in all afternoon.) We will update this post as needed.
And remember, look for this label on your trades. Don't accept any trade without it!
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
UPDATE 5: We now have the Knicks picking up the OKC/NO leftovers, acquiring Chris Wilcox for Malik Rose.
UPDATE 6: And rumor has it that the Magic have acquired Houston point guard Rafer Alston by giving up a first round pick to Memphis who then sends Kyle Lowry to Houston, accompanying the Magic's Brian Cook.
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There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:00 AM PST reply actions
What?! No, it was supporsed to be me… :(
by apatosaurusrex on Feb 19, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Had you not been greedy going for the exclamation points
you could have gotten it
by Salem Stephen on Feb 19, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
I don't want a fair trade.
I want to SCREW Rod Thorn. I want KP to do a Zed and Maynard to Rod Thorn.
And this time, there will be no Bruce Willis to interfere.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:01 AM PST reply actions
Dave complains about slow speed of a thread and opens a new one------- with a big graphic!
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
It's black and white, so you don't have to worry about using up all your colored pixels.
They’re more expensive.
Yeah
The red elves are pretty quick but those blue-green elves take forever to paint those pixels. Black and white is better. Cuts out the elf union altogether.
—Dave
by Dave on Feb 19, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
They've formed a union?
It’s worse than I thought.
You gotta feel sorry for the elves
One minute, they are the most powerful race in Middle-Earth.
Then they get all uppity and leave; they’re boat sinks in the Arctic Ocean, and the next think you know, they’re all enslaved as toymakers by a fat man in a red suit.
And what does Man do to assist its former allies? Nothing.
No wonder elves are so grumpy…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
that picture = about 15 comments if you count text + avatars
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
Lets see if KP can trade RLEC and some avatars for Vince Carter.
by FrederickT1 on Feb 19, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder how much he could get for yours
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
It always takes a little bit to get officially approved, for one
So we may not know til this afternoon.
So This is Where
You wanted us to talk about racism right?
I hope I can get a bunch of championships, like 15. " - Greg Oden
by mxpx5678 on Feb 19, 2009 11:03 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
I had a comment purged from something about our point guard situation
Did that explode weirdly? I said it then went to class.
Yeah, I think it's something about red elves vs green elves
and I heard that blue elves can’t ball at all
Danny Granger: Buy low KP
“I don’t know what happened. I jumped with that last shot that I took before I left the game, I felt like something popped in my foot. It’s so painful.”
I would be ecstatic for this. I would be happy for almost anything else
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
I'm at the point
where I just want RLEC gone.
We’ve been seriously struggling. Brandon needs help.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Yeay
RLEC can’t guard anyone. Gayo was taking RLEC to the rack time and time again last night.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
wouldn't it be funny if the Grizz had a player named Straight?
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
No wonder they traded Kevin to Minnesota
A Gay/Love frontcourt would have been too much. Dang.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
Dang plays for the Bulls.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Isn't Dang a city in Vietnam?
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
I know a chick from Dang/Deng/whatever it's called
we could trade her for a trade exception
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
You might find you have
unexpected relatives…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
trade KP for Elgin!
Elgin would have made a trade today…
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
exactly!
but PA wouldn’t have!!!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
I really liked that team I put together when he loosened the reins
Q-Rich, Miles, Dooling etc. OK they were a bunch of little hoodlums, but they could play ball. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
there is a reason the Clippers were relevant for.. a very brief moment
Elgin is the man!!!
If the Clippers organization is really guilty of discriminating against him.. they should be traded to Seattle for Seattle’s Best Coffee..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Please
do the deal.
I don’t want to see our young guys struggle to beat Memphis again. Is there any downside to getting VC for a three year rental, KP? Anything at all? Batum will be 23. Roy 27. Aldridge 27. Oden 24.
Just give us VC and a few years of fun waiting for the guys to grow up.
Wow
This place is hoppng today. I notice the Geico thing has updates and then I hit refresh for more and this is there and already has 7 comments (and about 3 more while I am typing this).
time to freak out
"Don't worry about the wind, adjust the sails." -Ted Turner
by ripcityinSantiago on Feb 19, 2009 11:04 AM PST reply actions
I've gotta ask
When you buy Fair Trade Coffee—how do you know? Do the Fair Trade Coffee folks have teams of inspectors who can conduct surprise inspections on coffee plantations to make sure the workers aren’t being exploited? Or is this kinda like buying toys from China—you never know?
Something tells me that “fair trade coffee” is just another way of ripping off bobos…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:04 AM PST reply actions
they have inspectors who inspect with inspections
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Feb 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
If Trade Doesn't Happen, Any good 2009 Free Agents
Assuming the trade doesn’t happen, is there anyone out there next year worth pursuing?
I would say just Marion or Bibby
Maybe Kidd, he’s old but still plays decent (just no shot)
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
by Trail Ducker on Feb 19, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
if a trade doesn't happen
I expect that one will this summer. i don’t think we’re going after any of the actual FAs available in 2009.
by BlazersOrBust on Feb 19, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
Big evidence of that
is the trade exception + the fact we can take on salary in a trade.
That’s actually where my bet would be. We can do a lot of interesting things trading picks and low-contract players for more expensive players.
one or the other
if we clear cap space, we lose the trade exception (unless we used it on draft day, which I highly suspect is the plan)
Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.
I didn't know it was One or the Other
Unless on Draft Day?
Then I’d be looking for a deal then. Moreso than the plethora of picks possibly postulates.
you can’t have both cap space and exceptions. the TE plus the MLE plus our 50.5 million in salaries will put us over the cap. We can choose to waive all our exceptions and be under the cap instead.
That all applies after July 1, when the new year actually starts. In June, when you are allowed to make draft day trades, we could theoretically send the trade exception to some other team and take back their 3 million dollar player and a draft pick (exactly what we did for Jones/Rudy)
Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.
I'm so sick of picks.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
but KP is never sick of picks
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
From the last threat (thanks Jason T)
A stinky poo list if you ask me…
Marion
Artest
Odom
Bibby
Kidd
Ariza
Foster
Bass
Ariza would be a pretty sweet pick-up. I love his game.
by dario argento on Feb 19, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Ariza is an unrestricted FA after this season
we could pick him up for our 7 million of cap space or force Buss to make him pay more ( and pay luxury tax).
By the way
I love it when media-types and “sources” say given trades are “not likely”. NO trade is likely, really.
—Dave
i've lined up Five Bottles of OE40 and taped some post it notes on it...
ready to fill in with a sharpie the names of our Blazers leaving….my coworkers thinks i’m insane…fill in your guess below:
mine is:
OE1- Sergio
OE2-Frye
OE3- Trav
OE4- Raef
the Fifth one, i’m leaving for me to pour on my co-workers when we get Vince, Wallace, Prince, Battier, or Butler.
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
where do you work
that you can bring in 5 bottles of malt liquor and people just chuckle?
by BlazersOrBust on Feb 19, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
KP is that you
if so get to work..and don’t be making any decision while drunk. Don’t you know that impaires your decision making skills.
he has to get drunk for other GMs to even talk to him
they know a sober KP can’t be bested in a trade, but a drunk KP is almost fair.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
aim higher
RLEC for LeBron works in the trade machine
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I'd just..
write their names on the bottle and drink one for each player who’s still on the team at noon.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
seriously, Dave...we need a gathering for Trade deadline day.
i volunteer hosting it at my company. we have booze galore here.
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
Now I’d love to know where you work, too.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
there's one BEdge member that knows but he's sworn to secrecy: jksnake....
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
I'm for it...
I shoulda taken a PTO day today ne ways. Gonna have to work late for all the work I’m not doing now.
did the rest of your comment get modded?
:( didn’t seem offensive to me.
by BlazersOrBust on Feb 19, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
haha
Then I rose, wiping the blunts ash from my clothes
Then froze only to blow the herb smoke through my nose
I can't remember. . .
Are there usually just a crazy amount of trades in the last hour before the deadline?
4th quarter
KP you had your time. Hand the phone over to Roy and he’ll finish this thing off.
"Luck is the residue of design." - Branch Rickey
by TheObjectiveMike&Mike on Feb 19, 2009 11:09 AM PST reply actions
just let him take over the deadline
"Don't worry about the wind, adjust the sails." -Ted Turner
by ripcityinSantiago on Feb 19, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
so...
who else is happy that griffey is back with the mariners?
by Tofu Anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 11:10 AM PST reply actions
I'd be happier if he could defend the perimeter
Howard Lincoln could use RLEC in a serious way right about now.
i just hope he's happy.
his return to cinti was so difficult for him, and for the reds fans.
nothing worked out right in either direction.
by mittsabishy on Feb 19, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
I'm trying to be ok with not making a deal
but man… Expiring contracts are as valuable as they have ever been and we have the best expiring contract.
yep. . .
and the blazers have really been struggling the past 5-6 games. . .Brandon needs some help. . .
Thank god we don't have Paxson at the helm and Reinsdorf as the owner
I would fear they couldn’t decide to pick up the phone in time
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
What's the point of picking up the phone
if you’re scared to make a deal that has ANY potential downside?
Maybe we DO have Paxson, really.
by Hawthorne Wingo on Feb 19, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not OK with it
It makes no sense to me, unless it’s pure cost-cutting. There will never be a better moment to make a deal.
Is KP afraid to pull the trigger on any deal that isn’t in the “Rudy for nothing” category?
Remember, we could have had Devin Harris last year, but didn’t pull the trigger. We’ll look back at this the same way.
by Hawthorne Wingo on Feb 19, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
dispelling rumor number one
we almost certainly could not have had devin harris last year. rumor number two, the summer very well might be a better moment to make a deal.
by BlazersOrBust on Feb 19, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
agreed, once again I don't think tht deal was ever on the table for us.
by dario argento on Feb 19, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Or maybe only a bad deal was. I don't want a bad deal.
There are worse fates than being consigned to watch this team play together for another 35 games.
Marc Stein: Hopefully you’ve seen all the clarifications on New York’s moves.
The Knicks have swung two deals.
No. 1: Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson to Chicago for Larry Hughes
No. 2: Malik Rose and cash to Oklahoma City for Chris Wilcox
Just over an hour to go before the trade buzzer sounds . . .
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=TradeTalkRoundup-090218
Im just waiting for something now for blazers.. Come on guys, the anticipation is killing me..
Those are good deals for the Knicks
Hughes fits better in a uptempo chucking system. Wilcox will fit in as well.
Well done Donny.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
Donny Walsh is a good GM
I’m relatively sure of that statement.
Poor Wilcox, his family must be kinda confused right now.
Hi honey, we are going to NY for the rest of the year
Nah, they will be fine
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
They were probably all excited
About going to a place that smells like jambalaya, but now they’re going to a place that smells like urine and rotting hookers.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Yeah New Orleans is so much better than New York City............
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
except for the fact
That New York is, I believe, mostly above sea level.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
LOL
True, but Holland is lovely this year and they’ve been below sea level for a while.
I just feel like they started packing, stopped, unpacked, then started packing again.
That’s probably not true, since if I was an NBA player I’d hire movers, but still.
But Holland's governement spends money allocated for dams and dikes on dams and dikes
whereas our government gives the money to their buddies who buy hookers for our oufficials as they build riverbaoit casinos instead of dikes.
Everyone should watch Spike Lee's When the Levee Broke
it’s long but its an all too true reality worthy of the time
stop ruining my jokes
and my fantasies
I love jambalaya
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
my 2nd best friend lives in new orleans
he hates it now
ignacio
super awkward
I am starting the coalition to BRING BACK IKE.
Walsh is doing good things up in NY
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
And miss out on all the fun?
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
you should see me right now
this is too much
I am starting the coalition to BRING BACK IKE.
I already did that
here’s the spoiler: we get Richard Jefferson for less than everybody though we’d have to pay. Good job KP
Signed,
-The Future.
by rmcdougall on Feb 19, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
awesome!
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Trades happen all during the morning
It’s the trade approval process and the news leaking that is random. You could have news this afternoon too, though it’s unlikely that such news would be about major players.
—Dave
The Cavs - Seattle - Chicago deal last year was
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
so KPs not
slingin a last minute VC trade
I am starting the coalition to BRING BACK IKE.
He could
When I say the afternoon news is unlikely to be about major players I mean this:
—News comes out about some trades after the deadline because people weren’t paying as much attention to those deals.
—People pay lots of attention to major players.
—Therefore if a major player is traded it’s likely we’ll hear that news leaked earlier rather than later.
None of this has anything to do with whether a trade is made or not. It’s about when we hear about the trade.
—Dave
And you got his virtual autograph
Here, have mine too
—Prezzy o’ death #22
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Sycophant. Dave responds to me all the time.
He smacked me in the previous trade thread. You’re jealous, I know.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Now if Dave BANS you
then you’re cool.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
I got warned once, it felt terrific
Dave’s gentle touch was all over it.
Blazer's fan since '84, Spurs fan when they are not playing Portland.
↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A
by HurraKane212 on Feb 19, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Somebody email J Quick now!!
I want to hear the emotions, sweat and tears that the back-office staff, coaches and administration are all going through… is Jason going to take one of his infamous walks and reach a new enlightenment after all of this?
LOL...
“Pritchard sat huddled in the corner, a single tear trembling on his cheek. I held him in a manly embrace. ’It’s OK, Kevin,’ I whispered. ’I’m not underwhelmed with you. You’re still my little warrior.’”
by Hawthorne Wingo on Feb 19, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
maybe pritchard's using the bathroom after eating some bad food last night instead of free chalupas.
by Tofu Anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 11:16 AM PST reply actions
Whenever the Blazers score 100
For the people driving home, the internal combustion isn’t just in their engines
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
that would be the best story ever
what if we found out he found out joel was resigning while going numero doce or something
I am starting the coalition to BRING BACK IKE.
run for the border
never sounded like a good way to spend an evening to me
ignacio
better than their run to the bathroom promotion
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
That's it, going to lunch early to listen to the radio,
Going to the Wendy’s on Grand, so I can drive by the Rose Garden and pray for trades.
Seriously!
I woke up at 5am after having a nightmare that VC WASNT on the blazers.
Seems like it will come true
by TyROYasaurus REX on Feb 19, 2009 11:18 AM PST reply actions
skip
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
i already skipped 2 of my 4 classes today.
and i actually have stuff due for this class…
and 4th class starts at 12:30
by Tofu Anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
just get twitter updates from ben
and check in class
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I had a speech to give today, but I've got a nappy cough and it's trade day
first day of college I’ve missed in two years.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
seriously
"Luck is the residue of design." - Branch Rickey
by TheObjectiveMike&Mike on Feb 19, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
no eigen values
instant headache
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
just buy a ruler
"Luck is the residue of design." - Branch Rickey
by TheObjectiveMike&Mike on Feb 19, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Butler = BLazerX to BlazerY + Rz
fill X, Y and Z Mr. KP…NOW!
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
Admit it.
You heard the class was about “matrixes” and you thought Keanu Reeves…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Marion ripped off Keanu though...
Dude is unstable as a Hilbert matrix.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
If you haven't seen Bango, the Milwaukee Bucks mascot
this will lighten your day.
http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2009/02/worst-of-night-february-18-2009.html
I just can't believe they named a mascot "Bango"
Maybe if we take his contract we can get Richard Jefferson.
If we don't make a trade. . .
we can still make a trade this summer and take on an additional 7 million in contract (i.e. trade Sergio and Frye for someone getting paid 11-12 million or whatever the contracts add up to). Maybe KP just wants to wait until then and not disrupt anything now.
right
if we put a QO on Frye, we will be over the cap.
we could not QO him, and then include him later in a sign and trade deal though.
Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.
Teams may like that kind of trade even better because they don’t have to match salaries
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
So?
If he’s good, play him. It’s dumb and short-sighted to play limited guys in front of him, then complain in 3 seasons when he’s not as good as expected.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
then again... cut to the war room at the Garden
TP: So you think all of the eager lurkers on BEdge have had enough? Should we finally reveal the trade of the century?~?
KP: Naw.. let’s make them sweat another 35 minutes..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Shavlik for
Miami’s second rounder in 2014.
Book it.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
hopefully its not protected
what the heck is a protected second round pick anyway?!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
It's when the player has Italian cousins
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
you better make my cousin an offer he can't refuse?
niiice!!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
It's like buying a building for a dollar
In order to have a contract, SOMETHING of value must be exchanged.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
Tick.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:23 AM PST reply actions
Tock.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Tick.
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
Tock
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
ewe
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
Tock
"Thanks for coming to the game." - Kevin Pritchard
by DarthBlazer on Feb 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
RRRRIIIIIINNNNNG
Hello, this is Larry Bird. I really really want to move Danny Granger now, he could be out for the rest of the season
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
thats a tough sell...i need to think about it for another 30 mins
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
this is Pritchard
I don’t think we’ll take Granger for nothing. You wanna’ throw in a couple draft picks with him?
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
"Give me whatever you want"
“just make sure you take the hideous contracts of Troy Murphy and Mike Dunleavy on the way out”
that is disturbing
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
except Chris Andersen
Birdman likes bugs. mmmmm
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
dont be sad, get glad
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
On the bright side
we did acquire Michael Ruffin.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Ruffin McMuffins at Mcdonalds
best marketing opportunity evah
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
The McRuffin
Is a breakfast sandwich that throws your money in the air just long enough for another customer to grab it and order some hash browns right before breakfast time ends.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
GAMECHANGER!
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
and unusual
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
It is not unusual
for you to be confused.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
oh snap
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
unusual based on the deals being offered and the economy
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
usual for there to be lots of scurying around near deadline
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
GET G-E-R-A-L-D Wallace.... call Paul Allen and ask for some cash.... how hard is this pritchard?????????
I know you’re reading this Kevin. Wallace will help us both in the short and long run.
Pull the button!!!!
Hold up your index finger with,,,, now, as you rotate the upper knuckle, push the small black arrow on the right side of your iPhone…. NOW….
C’mon push it…. Donate Sergio and Cash and Frye …. give em up …. we suck with em and will be better with empty chairs on the bench.
Do something…
Now!!!
urrrggghhhhh!!!!
I hate whiners – give up sergio for free. ….. free the kid …. put him on a raft and push it east on the columbia river…. call paul allen
call Paul allen
Paul Allen pick up the phone --
We need you Paul Allen – DO SOMEthING with the pathetic 2nd string PG that never deserved to play last night
According to CNN
Moscow just disappeared.
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by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
whoa, I took you serious
for a second. that would be scary crazy
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
If it were Moscow, ID
nobody but Dave would miss it.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
That was your fourth mistake.
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by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Holy Moly
I am running for those under ground bunkers. 10 to one baby.
"Luck is the residue of design." - Branch Rickey
by TheObjectiveMike&Mike on Feb 19, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
pathetic? harsh words for our spanish friend.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
You have a point. If the problem is Nazr's contract, who cares. Fans would soon like him if he brought us Wallace, and later we ship him along
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
Nazr's contract = not that bad
I think it’s something like $6million/year for 2 1/2 more years.
Didn't wanna' give up nic though
KP knew Sophia would start riots in the street.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
This is going to be the longest hour of my life
I have been checking my computer every hour for the last week and a half. If I have been stressing this much for no reason I think I might have to…
This stinks!
All this buildup for Ruffin and a trade exception?! This team is struggling right now and we haven’t even hit the difficult stretch run. As constitutued, I think we are in serious danger of not making the playoffs this season.
POSTED: Feb. 19 — 2:25 p.m. ET
Chad Ford: Spies in New Jersey say it looks like Vince Carter will finish the season as a Net. With just 45 minutes to go before the trade deadline, trade talks have stalled with Carter. It’s not impossible that things heat up right toward the end. It’s happened before. But right now the odds are strongly in favor of Carter remaining in New Jersey unless their owner, Bruce Ratner, comes back to management and tells them to dump him at any cost.
Could the Knicks make three deals today? Sources say the Kings have offered Kenny Thomas for Nate Robinson and Jared Jeffries. If the Knicks could move Jeffries, it would clear another $6.8 million in the summer of 2010. The Knicks would have to give up the talented Robinson and eat Thomas’ $8.7 million salary next year … but it’s probably worth it to the Knicks. Especially now that they’ve shored up their offense with the Larry Hughes and Chris Wilcox deals.
Hahahahaha! Larry Hughes and Chris Wilcox “shored up their offense”??
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
it's new york
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Exactly
The offense didn’t need any shoring, and Hughes and Wilcox sure as heck didn’t do it
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Knicks cleanin' house.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
and Bosh/Wade/somebody
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I pray Cleveland wins a title in the next 2 seasons
So Bosh can come to Chicago.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
I doubt they do that
Robinson is one of the few good players they have. If they’re willing to give up that much for that little, we’ll take him.
who will the Knicks have under contract in 2010?
Gallinari and Curry?
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
Curry, Jared Jeffries, Wilson Chandler, and Gallinari
Essentially no one of incentive to actually play for the Knicks. They’d have to sign someone like Nash first before actually going after LeBron.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I can do that too
POSTED: Feb. 19 — 2:25 + 00:03 p.m. ET
Chad Ford: Spies have confirmed, in an effort to harass BEdge member, Portland trades no one.
This trade deadline
has been a disappointment thus far. Guess it’s all sellers and no buyers.
quick!! trade anyone for anything!!!
don’t let the magic end!!!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Ya can't take it with you, KP! Get Frye and RLEC out of here!!!
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
it really looks
like nothings gonna happen
I am starting the coalition to BRING BACK IKE.
Obsession with building the team internally through the draft...
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
trade KP!!!
hurry up and mess with the chemistry of the team so that we can spend the rest of the day second guessing what you did as opposed to what you didn’t do, KP!!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
........................ then KP will be regarded as the Master Genius of the Universe and be given a 10 year, $347M deal...
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
my laptop battery is about to die!
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
For a 2nd round pick and Michael Ruffin
Trade exceptions!
"Sometimes I catch myself watching him and he's shooting floaters all-net. And just to watch how he's talking trash. I loved it. I loved every minute of it. Rudy's a competitor." - Brandon Roy
by Trail Ducker on Feb 19, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Here's the battery from
KP’s cellphone
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
MUST....GET.....POWER CORD
but no…the cord is trapped under the easy chair……don’t have time to lift chair and bring the laptop and power cord together….NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
A trade might happen
while you are plugging in…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
We'll make the Big Trade right after your battery dies
…and you’ll have to wait to hear it on ESPN radio at 20 past noon.
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
boo shaq to cavs. Big Z is all they need.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
I think it’s dead, but it was stupid anyway. They should be trying to upgrade the 2 or the 4
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
who the heck is CIP?
Is that code name for John Canzano?
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
PA... this is the wrong time to preach financial responsibility
This was your big chance to use your money to your advantage. You could do it for the old Blazers but not these ones? Sad….
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/2/18/763607/i-hope-kp-likes-him-some-c
don’t hold back…
cause you woke up in the mornin, with initiative to move, so why make it harder…
don’t hold back…
if you think about it, so many people do, be cool man, look smarter….
don’t hold back…
and you shouldnt even care, bout those losers in the air, and their crooked stares…
don’t hold back…
cause there’s a party over here, so you might as well be here, where the people care…
don’t hold back…
the world, is holdin back…
the time has come to…
the world, is holdin back…
the time has come to…
the world, is holdin back…
the time has come to…
galvanize!
c’mon, c’mon c’mon….
dont hold back…
if you think about it too much, you may stumble, trip up, fall on your face…
dont hold back…
you think its time you get up, crunch time, like a sit up, come on keep pace…
dont hold back…
put apprehension on the back burner, let it sit, dont even get it lit…
dont hold back…
get involved with the jam, don’t be a prick, hot chick, be a dick….
dont hold back…
(Chorus)
world, the time has come to…
push the button…
world, the time has come to…
push the button…
world, the time has come to…
push the button…
world, my finger, is on the button…
my finger, is on the button…
my finger, is on the button…
push the button…
the time has come to…
galvanize!
the time has come to…
galvanize!
galvanize!
galvanize!
Copyright Virgin Records 2005
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
Pure poetry. ( can relate, I was in 6th grade once, too...)
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
I thought the lyrics were "Pull the button"
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on Feb 19, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
I don't want to watch us
struggle to beat Memphis at home. We have on of the best trade chips in the league and we are letting it go by the wayside.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Lakers struggle to beat thunder at home
Every good team goes through struggles. We are 33-20 right now after finishing 41-41 last year
that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to improve the team through trade
yes, I love the progress.
We can be young in three years and have a better chance to contend now. I don’t know why you don’t make a deal here.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe
We get a sweeter deal in the offseason? Don’t just make a deal because you feel you have to make a deal
with the economic climate
and fact that his deal is super-expiring, it makes a lot of sense to deal now.
I understand not making a deal to not make a deal. But in the history of the NBA, not many teams go far without acquiring some veteran leadership.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Now it's just..
dumb ol’ Raef LaFrentz again.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
hahahahha
i bet trade machine trffic drops 99%
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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lol
yup
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
but we will see people playing the draft lottery game they have
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
RLEC will go down in history as some mythical basketball lore
Look for it in the next Trivia Pursuit.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
Where is Quick?
Seems like he’s gone silent at the wrong time.
Gavin is going to be after blood when they record the podcast. Dave and Casey will have to talk him off the ledge.
He's actually writing a story now... Probably two: (1) Blazers do something, here's why... (2) Blazers don't do anything, here's why...
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
or... not talk off of the ledge...
trade Dawson for Cheryl Miller and cash considerations!!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
i hate when
all the trades are just crappy teams trading with crappy teams. Were is the playoffs level team trading away it best players for money like we were promised this deadline.
"Howard, he know me" Rudy
IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
We’re leaving together
but still it’s farewell
and maybe we’ll come back,
to earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
we’re leaving ground (leaving ground)
will things ever be the same again?
It’s the final countdown.
Don't post that song
reminds me of the 1990 Finals—dang Pistons would play that at player introductions.
Europe was such a lame band…at least play some Alan Parsons or Gary Gliiter or something cool…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
They're illusions Michael. Tricks are what whores do for money.
"Luck is the residue of design." - Branch Rickey
by TheObjectiveMike&Mike on Feb 19, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
ok......my 5 bottles of OE40 is gonna go to waste!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for good luck, i put in Raef on one of them and started drinking….this will create the domino effect we have been waiting for!
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
OE40?
Still trying to figure out the C value paradox...
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Feb 19, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Excuse me?
It’s OLDE English, 40 oz.
"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan
oh no...please go buy Olde English 40 oz right now!!!!! your fanhood is in question!!!
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
Isn't that Eightball? I forget besides I was a St. Ides guy back in the day...
back when O’Shea Jackson used to do commercials for them
Still trying to figure out the C value paradox...
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Feb 19, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Are there any other NBA fans writing this much on another blog about their team.
Red Hot and Rolling
to put it pithily
no.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
ok we are not trading
heres to another season with outlaw! YESSSSSSSSSSS take those bad shots and be floppy on defense!
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
Follow my twitter www.twitter.com/PDXBlazersFTW, @PDXBlazersFTW. Lots of random Blazer Posts from links I find around the blogosphere.
thats what i mean...
a season is too long
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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I love when he makes that "oops!" body movement
When he realizes his man is wide open on the perimeter.
real gm update
A source has told David Aldridge that there have been Thursday discussions between the Sixers and Blazers centered on Andre Miller.
The deal would involve the expiring contract of Blazers center Raef LaFrentz and another Portland guard in exchange for Miller and forward Reggie Evans.
Philadelphia wants Jerryd Bayless, and the Blazers have made the rookie guard next to untouchable. Portland would be more open to completing a deal, the source said, to include a guard like Steve Blake or Sergio Rodriguez.
However, the trade might be resurrected if a third team — believed to be Memphis —could get involved, sending guard Kyle Lowry to Philadelphia. The 76ers have long coveted Lowry, who starred locally at Villanova.
eighteen minutes left
Miller would be a nice consolation prize.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
does Miller know how to feed the post correctly?
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
I would say that rudy is better at it... when he doesn't try to do it behind his back..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Of course they can
We might not know the full story for another hour. Just the drama of deadline day.
Throw in Thad Young. . .
and it’s a deal. haha.
why do u tease us!
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Ehhhh
That sounds to me like a panic trade, which is exactly what we don’t want
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
He issued a "heartfelt" apology
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
yeah -- sorry i got caught...what took you so long
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
I fall asleep at my computer in anticipation
And wake up to nothing!?! I’m never requesting a thursday off again.
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 11:42 AM PST reply actions
its all your fault
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
I apologize
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
you missed nada
just a lot of broken hopes and shattered dreams.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Are you using the same source as John Canzano
who said we’re going to trade RLEC at the end of the season?
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
Sing with me: ♫ The cake is a lie. Trade the cake ♫
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
Gerald Wallace + Nazr for RLEC+Outlaw+Sergio. Why didn't KP do this?
This offer was made to Portland according to Chrysler & Ford and SI.
Why wouldn’t KP pull the trigger on this?
How greedy are we?
I think other GM’s know KP’s tactics and are probably sick of getting robbed by him. Maybe his reputation is hurting a bit?
we dont want nazr
contact
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but we could have had
NMEC to talk about in a couple of years
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
well what else use is there in having her as a local celebrity?
let’s just not try and medical retire him.. that doesn’t seem to work well for us
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Per Ben's twitter
Every blazer is practicing today all 12 are in attendance martell ike and raef obvi not here
packing
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Game Over Man. Game Over!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xm1XErUvXo
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
Where's Ruffin?
Ruffin and RLEC for Vince.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
it's a sign! martell is dooooomed to be traded for a trade exception
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
that would make for a sucky practice
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
if we don't make a trade
how will you manage to keep Gavin from freaking out on the podcast? I think he could endanger himself.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
If Tom Penn comes in and says "please don't hurt you Sergio"
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
But rex is hungry
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by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
yeahbut where is KP and TP?
...things go well I might be showing my O face...O...O...O...you know what I'm talking about.
How does the deadline work?
Does league approval have to done by 12:00, or just a deal between the teams?
Someone will be called to the office
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by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
it's kind've like college - you go to the prof after the paper is due and beg for an extension...
you make up a bunch of excuses – like you know, you wet your pants or something while blogging on BE… hopefully the prof. is female and has some sympathy for you….
by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 19, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t believe people doubting KP. Gonna go ahead and roll out on that limb and give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to player personnel and the trade process. I know, I know. Crazy.
what?!?!
trade rivetz for someone more reactionary!!! quick, we only have 13 mins left now.. can we get a pick with that?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
There are moves that would obviously improve the team
The bottom line is that if those moves don’t happen, it’s a mistake.
Paperwork Submitted
I believe the paper work just has to be in (email/fax) to the league by 12:00. League approval can come later.
Much like your college professors . . .
no computer excuses!
Then you use an owl.
Just make sure it isn’t Rons owl though…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Shh
No spoilers.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
wont happen. he got injured. a team wouldn't take a chance like that this late. if they get tyson chandlered, they cant turn around and make another trade
Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".
...no seriously--stop.
Bucks are out supposedly
POSTED: Feb. 19 — 2:44 p.m. ET
Jefferson
Jefferson
Just got word from a Bucks source that the team is highly unlikely to do a deal involving Richard Jefferson or anyone else on the roster.
“We’re going to stand pat, I think” the source told me.
The Bucks had discussed several Jefferson trade scenarios with the Blazers and Cavs, but talks cooled this morning and haven’t picked up with just under 20 minutes to go before the trade deadline.
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via
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Nice of them to let us know 16 minutes before the deadline
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Just got word from a Bucks source that the team is highly unlikely to do a deal involving Richard Jefferson or anyone else on the roster.
“We’re going to stand pat, I think” the source told me.
The Bucks had discussed several Jefferson trade scenarios with the Blazers and Cavs, but talks cooled this morning and haven’t picked up with just 20 minutes to go before the trade deadline.
Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".
...no seriously--stop.
Who is Pat?
And what position does he play?
Not the guy/gal from SNL…
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by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Bottom line:
KP likes Travis.
Travis is our most valuable dispensable trade asset but KP has confidence in him.
That, my friends, is the take home lesson today.
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
FAil
its almost like KP hasnt watched a game if thats true
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not necessarily
Maybe KP thinks Travis will continue to develop and drive the lane more.
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
hey, travis hit that 3
then in the lockerroom, texted his brother, who was packing, and said, “brandon says maybe we can stay.”
ignacio
That is a good plan
If they don’t trade, they can’t keep everybody and stay under the luxury tax
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
exactly
we could offer the full MLE if we wanted to.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Why not make an offer to Ariza
and make the Lakers either overpay to keep him or watch him play for the Blazers.
J.A. Adande: I've been told Shaq isn't going anywhere.
SURPRISE!
by TyROYasaurus REX on Feb 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST reply actions
I love JA
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
my sources say
stop posting on and reading this thread.. nothing is going to happen..
needless to say.. I’m looking to trade my sources..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Tim Thomas
Gets traded more than time travel.
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST reply actions
so
ten minutes to go… nothing is happening?
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
he's faxing it right now...and like the Draft, wants Paul Allen to make the first ceremonious trigger...
BUT PA fat fingered the league number so we don’t get GDub.
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
Boumtje Boumtje Redux
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
next up on Around the Horn
Boutros-Boutros Ghali
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Ten minutes is a long time
Long enough for Charles Barkely to run up and down the court.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:51 AM PST reply actions
i think last nights game convince him that this team can win.
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
lol i saw him at the game on tv
but was he REALLY watching? we sucked
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hahaha yeah it made me laugh too...if i was KP, after these great wins versus OKC, Memphis...
i wouldn’t trade anybody!!!
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
I thought it convinced him that
we need a player to help out on D
it convinced me
by TyROYasaurus REX on Feb 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
You don't really believe that, do you?
I think he just hates mid-season trades. I think he thinks someone always get screwed, and if he’s not the screw-er, then no dice.
I was pulling for that one.
Play Ben G.
by Artie Fufkin on Feb 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
he'd be so perfect here even with 1 collapse lung and a one testicle.
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
why are we trading for tom green?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
lol the pain in this thread is cracking me up
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST reply actions
#25
FTW
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
Outlaw is adorable
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
he has be sure if the doesnt pull the trigger today
or it will be a waste
- Neil
by Blazin'aTrail on Feb 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
my whole reputation is on the line
come on! (only joking, but I have been talking a lot about expecting to get a big time player)
Rudy's 3rd Rule: When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell "Foul!" repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell "Good D!" or "Our opponents are superior!"?
by Blazermaniac77 on Feb 19, 2009 11:52 AM PST reply actions
he would take our athletes and run
UNLEASH LMA!
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Kryptonite would be better
and he is Roy’s BFF
by TyROYasaurus REX on Feb 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Frye to the Wizards
for Etan Thomas. Bahaha.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Seven Minutes
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:53 AM PST reply actions
six minutes
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
Tom Penn looks to Pritchard: Okay, which e-mail should I send out?
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
ha ha ha
Rudy's 3rd Rule: When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell "Foul!" repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell "Good D!" or "Our opponents are superior!"?
by Blazermaniac77 on Feb 19, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Keep in mind, KP might not be the reason a trade hasn't happened...
I very easily could be that other teams decided against trades.
Play Ben G.
The only epic fail here is everyone (including me) buying into the hype machine.
I will miss Raef LaFrentz and (insert name[s] here).
don't forget Canzanos stupid article
...things go well I might be showing my O face...O...O...O...you know what I'm talking about.
But it didn't cost us anything.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
just some productive hours at work
or school for students.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Outlaw is destined to be
our Robert Horry.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:54 AM PST reply actions
He has seven rings
and everyone hates him? I’ll take that
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Robert Horry
didn’t run over people on 2 on 1 fast breaks.
But he did punk Steve Nash
which is worth something.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Outlaw can't carry Horry's jock
You kids are too young to remember, but Horry was a great perimeter defender before his legs went, and as smart a player as there was in the league.
When the Rockets swept the Magic, Horry completely shut down Dennis Scott, who had been killing people in the playoffs. Key to that series.
Horry was a key contributor to a bunch of champions. Trout seems like a great guy, but no team on which he plays 25 minutes a night will sniff an NBA ttitle.
by Hawthorne Wingo on Feb 19, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Man 90% of you guyses is bloodthirsty for a trade!
Look— we ARE making the playoffs, if we don’t do a deal we can still trade for ANYONE this offseason by taking back unequal cash and sending out cheap Outlaw/Sergio sized deals.
The only thing I worry about is Channing not getting a chance to earn a contract somewhere.
DON’T WORRY SO MUCH EVERYONE.
by Mortimer on Feb 19, 2009 11:54 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
Reminds me of the people who need to bet on a every race at the race track.
Everybody loves action. Remember Trader Bob?
Yes
but… i want shiny flashing lights!!! So pretty! Doing nothing is the same car I drove yesterday! The tension, the excitement is so… exciting!
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
We would have to send out more of the guys we love, not just one
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
Then afterwards
played a rousing game of “Duck, Duck, Goose!” to see which one of them would be traded.
—Dave
Red Rover Red Rover
send Vince Carter right over?
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Duck Duck Goose is strictly prohibited
per each player’s individual contract. Too high of an injury risk.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
I actually broke a kid's finger playing duck duck goose.
In second grade.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 19, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
that'll show the punk
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
He was a punk
He used to make fun of my last name.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 19, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, he's just been such a bad GM in assembling this team. . .
every other NBA team would just hate having our roster.
wow going on a limb now aren't we?
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
cake... of course it was
it was really about the muffins.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
i dont trust that cat.
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
he seems legit
He is probably Chad Ford’s source anyway.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
KP's goal
is to have FIVE rookies next year. Just to mess with Nate.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
ha ha thats funny lol
Rudy's 3rd Rule: When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell "Foul!" repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell "Good D!" or "Our opponents are superior!"?
by Blazermaniac77 on Feb 19, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
All the tradoholics are gonna go to the real booze if nothing happens
Just for the sake of them we should exchange 2nd rounders at noon.
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
where can i buy some tradeahol?
...things go well I might be showing my O face...O...O...O...you know what I'm talking about.
and after the the 1,600% tax increase on beer...
there will be riots in the streets
"Don't worry about the wind, adjust the sails." -Ted Turner
by ripcityinSantiago on Feb 19, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
so fighting
listening as the minutes tick away.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
sigh
and we are done..have a good day folks
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Three minutes
Enough time for Dragline to… never mind.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:57 AM PST reply actions
strange, only 11:58 here.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Dragline just passed out in hawaii
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
by 22baylor on Feb 19, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
rec
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
I blame Blazer's Edge
You guys didn’t want it bad enough. Blog-a-Bull posters were on that trade machine 24/7. They got two trades out of their GM. Maybe try harder next year.
Karma
but... but... he's right
I didn’t touch the trade machine at all. I failed you.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
But their GM is an idiot.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
well that too
but he didn’ t screw up the rose pick.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
i have to agree
think we can trade Blazer’s Edge for ..
oh nevermind too late.. shoot..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
OMGosh the scanner's broken and the phone lines are down!!!!!
noooooooooooo
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Good thing our owner owns the cable company
Really I sure paul allen used the x-project to put his own personal sattelite into orbit to ensure KP’s communications to the League office. I’m also confident that satttelite has a laser to disable communicationto all but one or two other desired teams giving the rest busy signal every time the dial out. Or better yet they get that annoying…“doo,doo dah, I’m sorry but the number you have dialed has been disconnected. Please hang up to dial again.”
by NWfan on Feb 19, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I got that today when dialing somebody!
so annoying
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
Ya shouldn't be
You should wait for the dust to clear and see what we could have even got.
If we had to give up Batum, ya don’t wanna do it.
If we had to give up Bayless, ya don’t wanna do it.
Who knows… right now.
I'm pissed off
If Tyson Chandler was available for peanuts, then there’s no doubt in my mind we could have gotten into the WCF mix without mortgaging the future. Not pulling the trigger is an epic fail in my book.
If we miss the playoffs, or even get a 7/8 seed and get swept, I’ll be very upset… and that’s looking very possible the way we’ve been playing.
Boomshakalaka
And what if we make the 2nd round
And VC falls off the NBA cliff next season or so, and we’re paying deadweight till 2012.
Tyson Chandler was available for peanuts. We don’t know others were.
VC was likely available for free, but he was very risky, with his age, deal, and effort issues.
no
the risky part was taking on Carter’s long contract and hamstringing us in the future.
Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.
Really wouldn't matter all that much
We’re not going to be under the cap for a long time after this summer anyways. Besides, he only has, what, 3 years left on the deal? And the last year is only partially guaranteed, right?
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
I say
wait until draft day for that emotion. I was looking for a vet too because I think that’ll be a quantum leap, but I also haven’t liked most of the rumors on the board. they haven’t felt right to me (except bosh, I’d totally do that).
Draft day has a lot of pieces that can be played.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
I'm gearing up for my overreaction...LOUD NOISES!
The cake is a lie. Do not bake it.
by blzrfan on Feb 19, 2009 11:58 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
? ehh ?
You have no idea what we will get come this summer.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
and yet i'd vote
that gerald wallace would be a disaster.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
if it wasn't too late
i’d suggest we trade him
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
at first I thought we traded for Posey
Rudy's 3rd Rule: When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell "Foul!" repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell "Good D!" or "Our opponents are superior!"?
by Blazermaniac77 on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Not Sam Posey
former Trailblazer Sam Pooey. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
trade for the atomic clock!!
quickly!
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
if you are able to drink on the job
you’ve already won
"Don't worry about the wind, adjust the sails." -Ted Turner
by ripcityinSantiago on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
CALMING SUBJECT
soothing message
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
wrong
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
hahahhaa
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
HAHAHA
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions
Ding dong the witch is dead
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions
Worthless...
Did we really pass up on a deal to get Wallace because of Batum? And we won’t get Carter because of a future draft pick?
Seriously? Did that actually happen?
the worst part
is not taking back Nazr’s contract.
Paul spends big for a decade, then decides to not upgrade because of a 6.5 million dollar contract.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
RABBBBBLLLE
Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!Rabble Rabble!
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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by lanepete on Feb 19, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Noon is not the end of it.
As I recall from previous years, stuff that happens right up to noon doesn’t necessarily get reported right away. So stay tuned, diehard Blazer fans, anything could happen in the next three or four hours!
stop playing with my emotions.
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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I'm relieved.
I should update my Signature line.
I will miss Raef LaFrentz and (insert name[s] here).
hahhaa
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
evil
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
KP did not fail by not making a trade
We have zero evidence that the Blazers were in a position to make a favorable trade.
We can draw conclusions based on the perceived value of our players and their contracts, but we do not know how other teams valued those players and contracts.
Right now, the best assumption is that the Blazers were not offered a favorable trade, and that their offers were refused. We can look forward to trading on Draft Day, when we will have the advantage of several picks, and either/both a trade exception and cap room.
Good day.
by rmcdougall on Feb 19, 2009 12:01 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
rec'd for truth
well said. deserves reccing
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
I don't get refusing Wallace and Nazr
We took on Raef with three years left. Nazr is half of Raef.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
didn't want to give up Batum
Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.
No
If Nazr was in the deal, it was Travis. Without Nazr, it was Batum.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
i agree
If there wasn’t anything else to that deal.. I think we should have just ate Nazr’s contract to get Wallace.. heck.. he would even been another big body to play while Oden is out..
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Is there proof of that offer?
I’m not sure if we knew quite that much about it.
But right now, Batum is very valuable to us, and so is the space this summer.
It was reported as conclusive
either we take on Nazr’s contract, or we lose Batum.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
if that happened
we’d lose more games. He’s good and getting a better feel, but still not as well rounded as blake.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
gotcha
yeah, not something i’m opposed to.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Thank God
The trade garbage is over
If you have nothing constructive to say about someone, I prefer that you say nothing at all.
"If Jumping to conclusions, Kicking others when they do not do well and Launching into senseless tirades were Olympic Events, some people around here would be Medal Contenders". Me
by coastrider on Feb 19, 2009 12:01 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Was bound to happen
KP felt bad that all the other gms were complaining. this is to make them feel better before he slaps them around on draft day again.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
TRAVIS OUTLAW
WOO HOO sleep well tonight
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:02 PM PST reply actions
Travis is enough to make me give up my tickets for the rest of the year
I can’t watch that guy play another game in a Blazer uniform. I’m done with him.
by Garces on Feb 19, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'll take them
I could use the extra money selling them.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Oh come on now
Aren’t you being just a bit hyperbolic?
Just a wee little bit?
Travis has played very well about 70% of his PT this year.
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
by Love on Feb 19, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Totally disagree
I don’t know how anyone can watch Trout play and think he’s a good NBA player. It baffles me. When his shot isn’t falling, like last night, he’s generally a liability (except on those full moon nights when he wakes up and remembers to rebound). Did you not watch him getting pushed around unmercifully by DARIUS FREAKING MILES last night?
by Hawthorne Wingo on Feb 19, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
What the hell is wrong with you?
Do you enjoy watching your favorite player sink the team almost every single time he steps on the floor?
what was it Amlmart said in the Rudy thread
You own your silence and . . . . something about your speech . . . – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
epic KP fail
take a freaking risk.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 19, 2009 12:03 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
im with u on that
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
Follow my twitter www.twitter.com/PDXBlazersFTW, @PDXBlazersFTW. Lots of random Blazer Posts from links I find around the blogosphere.
"culture" "long-term" "potential" "sacrifice" "ten championships"
any KPisms that I’m missing?
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
This is all Rod Thorn's fault
stongy windbag
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Don't worry. Travis will carry us into the playoffs.
by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 19, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Where did my beloved rational Jksnake99 go
by Mortimer on Feb 19, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lol+1
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
we had a chance to go deep in the playoffs without mortgaging the future
and we passed it up.
unbelievable.
Boomshakalaka
Huge huge waste of a golden opportunity
Stunned. Speechless. Pissed.
Opportunity?
For what? Obviously he didn’t get a deal that would have been perfect for us. Why trade for a huge contract that we aren’t sure we really want? Come on.
does anyone think KP has an ego? just wondering...
because it seems more satisfying to win an NBA Championship from building a team from the ground up through the draft than from getting trades…
some shoot me, ti’m sounding half serious. damn OE40
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
I'm happy to be a Bedger!
I was confident enough that KP wouldn’t deal Outlaw that I promised to ban myself till playoffs if we dealt him. Looks like you guys don’t get to get rid of me that easily.
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
KP is a GREAT GM.
He did the right thing by me.
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:04 PM PST reply actions
Hasn't proven anything to fickle fan like you
:)
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions
Outlaw can come off the bench
Batum, not so much. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
...... says Travis Outlaw Fanclub founder on hearing that his man will be around for another year...
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
lol you are the biggest moron on the internet
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
I heard Timbo was actually like 5'6
I’m a moron and have timbo beat by a good 5 inches, so there’s no way Timbo should get the award for biggest moron on the Internet.
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by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
lol you are right
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
I love the Blazers thus far this year but when we beat Memphis by a slim margin we need to make some changes
Granted Memphis has good young talent, a team in 4th in the West.
From Ben's twitter:
Kp admits there will be criticism for not trading raef half a minute ago from TwitterBerry
and
KP: “We feel good about our team… It doesn’t prevent us from doing anything this summer”
Noone cares
especially KP
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
insert hot girlfriend comment
imply obvious inuendo
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
none of our rivals in the west
Got remarkably better or did any lopsided trades making them any better than us or more superior than they were before. We can go into the summer and make some moves if we feel necessary, but this is our team.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
unbelievable
Tyson Chandler was available for peanuts, we had the “golden ticket” and we did nothing. Unbelievable. I lost a lot of respect for KP today. Great draft day GM. Terrible trade deadline GM.
Boomshakalaka
Do you really want Tyson Chandler that badly?
Because that is what you are arguing.
If VC was available for THAT cheap, he wouldn’t be a Net.
NO ONE ELSE GOOD GOT MOVED FOR CHEAP OR EXPIRING DEALS.
If that team wanted to do that, they woulda’ gone for the next best deal from RLEC.
NO ONE DID.
Who got traded… that we wanted? Name one person, pleeze.
preach on
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
There are other expiring deals
Hey, look at that, NO ONE GOOD GOT TRADED.
You are slippin’, mate.
Maybe we goofed the pooch and didn’t get VC. No one else got him for free either. Let the dust settle before ya freak out.
OMG you're right!
With people like Tyson Chandler available, we were foolish not to make trades! Who wouldn’t want that guy? Certainly not a GM who preaches Culture, and already has 2 good centers.
FAILURE for KP..........
Good draft day GM, but Mr. Chicken Little Urine Underpants for in-season trades.
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
YES IT DOES prevent us from something this Summer.
A: We now have less cap space
B: The free agent class is weak at best.
we can still trade
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Trade with what?
We just pissed away our best chip. Nobody cares about Outlaw or Sergio. What is that really gonna get us?
we had a 12 million exception we couldnt deal today in RLEC
Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".
...no seriously--stop.
trade exception
and PA is paying less money. Not bad things.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
First of all
How do we have less cap space..
Second… he wasn’t specifically saying free agency. You can trade too in the offseason
Honest assessment here: We cannot judge this decision to not trade RLEC UNTIL we see what we can get this upcoming summer.
If the offers are better this summer, then YES, this was a horrible move.
KP is taking a risk right now. However, he likes the draft and perhaps will use that to pull off something better.
by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 19, 2009 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
Trade!!!
We sent Rebecca Harlow and Channing Frye to Bristol CT for Erin Andrews!!!!
PRITCHSLAPPED!!!!!
Dan in Troutdale (US American)
KP on 2008 draft, "They've shown extraordinary intelligence, even problem-solving. Especially the big one. We bred eight originally, but when Jerryd came in he took over the pride and killed all but two of the others. That one... when he looks at you, you can tell he's working things out."
by Here come the men in black on Feb 19, 2009 12:06 PM PST reply actions
LaMarcus and Martell will be pissed
"Luck is the residue of design." - Branch Rickey
by TheObjectiveMike&Mike on Feb 19, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
it's a failure mentaility for being scared of risk
blazersedge KP wanted to avoid “making huge mistake”. Risk was greater than potential trade options 1 minute ago from TwitterBerry
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
Bigger = Dumber
Big institutions get paralyzed by risk…
This was a blown slam-dunk no-brainer.
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
Wallace and Mohammed
for Outlaw, Sergio, and LaFrentz.
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
I would be for that
If it existed.
Maybe it is like the Devin Harris deal last year— not really real.
Exactly!
Because if he risks making a mistake, he may face criticism.
Paxson II. Sonofa…
by Hawthorne Wingo on Feb 19, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
Great move by KP
Keep this team intact! KP is smarter than I thought.
Im more happy that Carter didnt go to the Spurs
Rudy's 3rd Rule: When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell "Foul!" repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell "Good D!" or "Our opponents are superior!"?
by Blazermaniac77 on Feb 19, 2009 12:07 PM PST reply actions
Wait for it... Wait for it...
BREAKING NEWS: The Portland Trail Blazers announced today that they have executed a trade. The Blazers have traded forwards Travis Outlaw, Channing Frye, and Nicolas Batum to the Portland Trail Blazers for forwards Travis Outlaw, Channing Frye, and Nicolas Batum. Said Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard, “We hated to part with those guys but we feel that this gives us one of the most promising, young frontcourts in the league. Outlaw can score and has been known to hit the clutch shot. Batum is young and raw but he is already an NBA-ready defender. We see him fitting in nicely with our scorers. We weren’t sure about taking Frye in the deal as we don’t really have space for him but we insisted he be included before we would agree to the deal with us. His contract is flexible, however. And he does have a good sense of humor.” The league is waiting to ratify this deal depending on the salaries matching. Confirmation is expected soon.
—Dave
by Dave on Feb 19, 2009 12:07 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
what #s are they going to wear
perhaps this was all a big ploy to trade jersey numbers
"Damn the Blazers. Damn them to hell. They are working the rest of the league like a speed bag." - Bill Simmons 6/26/08
by SpyderRyder on Feb 19, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
I concur.....we will have a lot a flexibility after the season....it just means we are going put up with
atrocious perimter Defense the rest of the year.
The NBA is intent on scaring the crap out of teams
With warnings of drastic salary cap and luxury tax reductions. There will be great players available for peanuts, with teams trying desperately to cut payroll. There’s no need to make a move rashly when greener pastures await.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
And Bill Simmons can dust off his old "No Balls Association" gimmick
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
by Norsktroll on Feb 19, 2009 12:08 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I think that’s going a little too far, no?
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
That's not what I meant
My point was: do you really think that Portland management doesn’t want to win that badly?
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
you wanna win more badly than kevin pritchard and the blazer mgmt? wow.
we salute you insect overlord
ignacio
I want to win
I don’t care about winning with a bunch of guys who have pajama parties with each other. There’s a difference.
From Ben
KP mentions his old favorite “culture”… it was an impact on deciding about deals… “As economics get worse, that may be better for us”
KP wanted to avoid “making huge mistake”. Risk was greater than potential trade options
Epic lol
Karma
I think Canzano made the sale this morning that KP could get a lot more trading RLEC after the deadline...
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
If he keeps on playing no D then he wont be very happy
once Nate substitutes himself for channing
by TyROYasaurus REX on Feb 19, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
wouldn't doubt it.
I would rather call then email though
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
As long as the next email doesn't say "(Donald Trump voice) you are fired!" all is good in Pritchardland
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
POSTED: Feb. 19 — 3:05 p.m. ET
Alston
Marc Stein: Looks like we have a fairly significant three-way deal that has been submitted to the league just before the trade deadline.
NBA front-office sources tell ESPN.com that Orlando is acquiring Rafer Alston from Houston to fill the void created at point guard by Jameer Nelson’s shoulder injury.
The Rockets will receive Memphis guard Kyle Lowry, Orlando forward Brian Cook and perhaps two other minimum-salaried players to make the finances work.
The Grizzlies will receive a first-round pick from Orlando.
Great move for the Magic
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
Brooks was stepping up for Houston
How long until Houston trades back for Alston? They always seem to reuinte.
Memphis just decided on Mike Conley for the future
No little helper for Greg
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
For reals?
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Feb 19, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
I'd like to repeat Coastriders comment:
“Thank god the trade garbage is over!”
You did the right thing KP.
Brandon Roy just destroyed everything in his path. There's your rational analysis -- Dave
by TwoDeep on Feb 19, 2009 12:12 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Rudy is probably joking on Sergio right now
Man, you are not going to let me suffer Nate alone
Free Sergio!
KP always says "I'm not afraid to make a deal"
The evidence suggests otherwise.
If we miss the playoffs, heads should roll.
Boomshakalaka
what you want KP fired?
your nuts
Rudy's 3rd Rule: When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell "Foul!" repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell "Good D!" or "Our opponents are superior!"?
by Blazermaniac77 on Feb 19, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
i fire both if we miss the playoffs. just to take down SB Nation servers
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
ha you're nuts not your nuts
mean entirely different things lol
Rudy's 3rd Rule: When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell "Foul!" repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell "Good D!" or "Our opponents are superior!"?
by Blazermaniac77 on Feb 19, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
If I hear Barrett or KP
talk about the future or culture one more time…
by Cablinasian on Feb 19, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
haha
Want more aggressiveness? Try less Baylesslessness.
by prezofdeath on Feb 19, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
Fire people
because the 2nd youngest team in the league didn’t make the playoffs? I am SO glad you don’t run this team.
yup. the main reason I was hoping sergio got traded. Im pretty tired of seeing turtle ride the pine.
by dario argento on Feb 19, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
He rides the pine because he can't beat Sergio for the 2nd spot.
"I determined early in my career, the only important statistic in basketball is the final score." Bill Russell
It's because Sergio is a whiny little baby
JBay needs to play. Now so that he has the experience next season and isn’t a “rookie” like Greg is this year.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
he rides the pine to keep Sergio from crying
its damn annoying…..but Serg’s game has been coming together…
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
I am disappointed
I think we had a good opportunity to make a significant improvement to our team. I think KP is covering his butt and will do more little tweaks over the summer like always. We can’t really sign a big FA, and then 2010 our extensions kick in.
We just missed out on having another big piece alongside our young team. Please don’t tell me you’d rather have Nic Batum on this team than Gerald Wallace. I’d even say Rudy and a couple of second rounders + RLEC would have been worth it for VC.
I'm disappointed too
I was hoping for something, but I didn’t hear anything i liked on the table.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
blah/
and they go back to crappy defense.
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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by lanepete on Feb 19, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yes, verily
Let’s make fun of our team’s chemistry! I wish we were more like the Rockets or some other team with a bad locker room!
KP just wants to be in the lottery again. That's what he lives for...
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
i rather them chant Playoffs or Title...then Together...that's cheese
Yes on Proposition #9 (RLEC must go!!!!)
yeah really - - play some Damn defense "together" for Christ's sake
or for my sanity…4 point pull out victory over freakin Memphis? jeez….
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
Can we now bash Jason Quick too along with Canzano?
“I think something big is gonna happen… I believe it will be a watershed day for portland tomorrow…We’ve been hearing names like Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Danny Granger, Andre Miller”
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
probably Ben
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
It feel's like Blog-a-Bull in here.
Except with less swearing.
I will miss Raef LaFrentz and (insert name[s] here).
Everyone will relax soon enough
Some have lost control of their emotions, but it’s okay.
It’s sports, it happens.
They all just mad that I was pretty much right and they were all wrong
I’m waiting for all the normal fans to come back like the munchkins did after Dorthy killed that witch with her house.
"I determined early in my career, the only important statistic in basketball is the final score." Bill Russell
HOOORAY
and ODEN is still out!
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
BTW
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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probably the reason Channing Frye is still in Portland
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
for two games? really?
or do they see his usefulness like I do – if LMA Przy or Oden get hurt he’s ready to go? – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
he's definitely got a role to play...
better in the 5 and or 4/5 than Shav just from a bulk/strength standpoint alone….did well there end of last year from what I hear…
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
yeah beyond the 2 games....unjury insurance for the 5 spot
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
it took more balls to stand pat than to force a trade just to look like a stud, ultimately negatively effecting a growing nucleus
cough cough [kerr]
Agreed
how many people were upset when KP didn’t draft the stache?
’nuff said me thinks.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
by ratbastird on Feb 19, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You are all idiots
Did you not hear the deals that were offered? Every team wanted Bayless, Outlaw, or Rudy. What is KP suppose to do trade RLEC, Outlaw and Bayless for Vince Carter?
no name calling please.
People were hoping for some action and they’re disappointed. When the heat and disappointment calms down, some rationality will return.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
WORSE NEWS THAN ALL THIS TRADE CRAP
Nate on Greg’s knee: “still swelling” and “they didn’t say anything about surgery” greg is out tomorrow and sunday!!
Karma
Was he yelling?!!
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
taint heh heh
Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".
...no seriously--stop.
I'm going to be really excited
when we set an NBA record for field goal percentage allowed in the playoffs.
smash it with a book?
Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".
...no seriously--stop.
For the record
The worst FG% allowed in the past 20 playoffs is the 1997 Hornets allowing the Knicks to shoot 57% over 3 games.
Somehow I doubt the Blazers do worse on defense and that.
i'm to lazy but
Someone should put up a poll. Well when we know for sure what the offers were i guess
we might not ever really know
players don’t always like being on the block. major trades require major players and tickig them off is no good.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Woo Hoo
Looks like common sense won out. Way to go KP. I’d have to have a GM who gave into the whims of fickle fans.
"I determined early in my career, the only important statistic in basketball is the final score." Bill Russell
better is good
but honestly, i wasn’t a big fan of anyone seriously mentioned.
I’d have taken prince and bosh. I’d not give up batum and bayless would be a big if unless we received a point guard for years to come at an exceptional level.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Hollinger:
Kyle (pdx, Or): Why didn’t the blazers do anything?
SportsNation John Hollinger: (3:19 PM ET ) Because Paul Allen likes saving money too. I had somebody out there tell me over a month ago that they were being tighter than outsiders thought and that they might very well hang on to the Raef deal. I think Pritchard was looking for a homerun and if he couldn’t get somebody like Sessions or Carter for free then he would just take his expiring contract and go home.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 19, 2009 12:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
We could have got Jefferson for free and Wallace for one bad contract
That would have been something.
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
++wallace :(
Please, for the love of all that is holy, please stop using the following: "Book it.", "FTW", "Epic" & "Fail".
...no seriously--stop.
write 'em off
They’ll suck until 2019 now. Go be a Lxker fan. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
It does give ya something to watch in the spring, that's for sure. (So why are you Elgin Baylor if you hate the Lakers? Just wonderin'...)
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
I aspired to be Elgin Baylor when I grew up
but it didn’t happen that way. I grew up listening to West and Baylor lose to the Celtics annually. That was my Laker team. I turned gradually to the Blazers, bit by bit between 1976 when I moved to Oregon and 1991 when Cliffy muffed Porter’s pass and Magic threw the ball the length of the court to run the clock out. I pulled for the Lxkers against the Bulls in the finals but I was pretty much done with the Lxkers at that point.
I wish Michael Cooper and Kareem were coaches for the Blazers right now. I might be the only person on this board who feels that way. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
man, everything you read on the internet is 100% true
everyone knows that.
by abdelnaby on Feb 19, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Times are really tough if $13 million really means something to Paul Allen.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 19, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
13 mil
is a lot money regardless
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 19, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
yup
I mentioned something about that yesterday. Blazers, last i heard, still aren’t making money. By staying lean and healthy the company is able to take advantage while others falter. The deals weren’t enough to cause the pocket book to open.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
by ratbastird on Feb 19, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Expectations are running way out of control.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 19, 2009 12:24 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
thats what forums are for
theres a reason all of us are on forums, cause no one in real life will listen to the nonsense BEdgers spew.
thats part of the fun =)
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
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yup
I have fun running out of control, but i also know when my expectations are.
I admit i’m disappointed, but I suspect it’s for the best.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
agree- but you must admit the media hyped this up a lot (Quick / Canzano etc.)
I think the Portland media misleads us a lot … only when Quick walks side by side with Nate on the nature trails do we really get the sense of what’s going on
by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 19, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Wallace woulda been a nice addition
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
Yeah, we don't have enough guys on the IR now.
by MiledAnimal on Feb 19, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
he played like 37 minutes the other night...
he gets hurt by playing hard….maybe some intensity would rub off….tired of watching this team coast and expecting to win cause they have potential…
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
Bayless on the floor turns up everyones intensity a notch...
you are right though…unless Lamarcus and Roy decide to get intense, no one else will
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
hey !!
definitely agree…. unsure how we didn’t get him for RLEC/outlaw
by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 19, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Oh drats
We gotta go back to being the best super young team of all time, 4th in the west even after a mini slump, and no other western conference team doing a trade that made them better and most (Jazz, Rockets, NOLA, PHX) in a LOT worse shape than we are.
Oh boo hoo woe is us!
Why does KP hate us? I shall whine about things I do not know and cut myself with the Brandon Roy Leatherman to get KP’s attention.
Morty
by Mortimer on Feb 19, 2009 12:26 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
cutting yourself is hardcore
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
which other team had RLEC?
and 7 games is not a mini-slump, it’s a slump, or possibly a 2nd half wall (I think its the former, but who knows?).
Boomshakalaka
going 4-3 in that stretch
is a mini-slump.
holy geeze
BLOW UP THE TEAM
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 19, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
well, does Ruffin even play or will Shav be in uniform the rest of the way?
"..[Travis Outlaw] could jump, grab a rafter, eat a sandwich, and then dunk.."
tmundal 12/30/07
they help your playoff odds a little more than losses
if I’m doing the math right.
Yeah...those close games...
….show up in the win column with a big, fat asterisk and mean nothing.
Oh wait….they don’t. They are just the same as a blowout against the Celtics.
by antediluvian on Feb 19, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Even the games we won
We played pretty poorly. Every game on that last road trip, we were down by at least 15 at some point.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
and how many players under the age of 25?
and it’s hopeless that they will ever improve?
Cheer up man! Or – go be a Lxker fan. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
The Los Angeles Lakers
in the 1960s.
Best small forward of all time. Look him up. – Elgin
Since when do we need to ponder to froth? - jscot
We are a medicore defensive team
19th out of 30th in defensive efficency doesn’t a bad defensive team make.
KP thinks he can stand pat and watch this team, as currently constructed, win a title in 2-3 years
He’s wrong.
Boomshakalaka
won't there be other moves
to be made in the summer and the next 2-3 years? why the knee jerk reaction over having to make a move NOW?
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 19, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
KP will be drafting for the "10 titles down the road" for years and years and years... THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!!!
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
When you say years and years and years....
You must only mean the 3 years that KP has had his hand on the wheel.
Get a grip dude.
by antediluvian on Feb 19, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
The better question is this: how many years in a row out of the playoffs will this make?
Two more words: Kevin. Durant.
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
I suspect he knows that
but I would also guess that it wasn’t time to move based on what was offered.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Maybe
because we have a lot of players who will need to be resigned over the next 2-3 years so we’ll have to either re-sign them or find replacements…
We could have replaced them now
For the long term. We could have had a major upgrade with a young player.
But, that said, I have a weird man crush on Martell.
Maybe
but acquiring a vet now might not be smart if they’re gonna be old or need to be re-signed before we are even ready to make a run.
2-3 YEARS is the operative term
It ain’t about this year.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
this summer
if we stand pat then, then we’ll all be here this time next year to see if we can buy on the cheap and move expiring deals and capspace for a major players
Rule #1 of nitpicking is to get it right.
Nope. Pritchard is all about drafting guys and holding 'em six years until they're ready to be NBA players...
He’s the kind of guy that buys 5 cases of wine at the winery and stuffs it in his cellar…
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
Why?
You SERIOUSLY think VC is the difference between 1st round and out… and championships?
The difference is ODEN. If he isn’t Oden, then worry.
VC coulda helped for this season at least, but oh well. He musta’ been too expensive.
Relying on Oden to become dominant seems like a dicey proposition at this point, especially now that he's injured again
Carter would put us in the mix for the West Finals, with an outside shot at beating the Lakers. Wallace would make us a lot better now and into the future.
This is a massive missed opportunity.
Boomshakalaka
Ummmm....wrong
KP believe that he can stand pat with this roster, make the playoffs this season, then make whatever changes he needs over the summer, now that he has a bit more cap flexibility and a pretty detailed notebook on what other teams want/need.
He has never indicated this is the exact roster that gets the Blazers to a championship.
by antediluvian on Feb 19, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I think that is the crux of the problem.
We have not seen all the pieces together, and you are being way too impatient. If it’s not you getting angry for KP not making a move, it would have been somebody else getting angry that he traded their favorite player. Cut the guy a break, maybe he was pressured to not trade RLEC so that PA would get cap relief. I thought you were one of the more balanced posters on this site, but it seems I mistook your constant cynicism as a balanced non homer view.
The reality is this:
PF: LeMarcus “I Only Shoot Jumpers” Aldridge / Travis “I Only Shoot Jumpers” Outlaw
C: Joel Pryzbilla / injured reserve
Those are the bigs. Good luck with that stretch run — let alone the playoff bloodbath if they do slip in at the 8 to face the Lakers…
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
And the sarcasm font is in effect calling Travis a "big" -- he's a 3 that plays out of position so he can score the ball, at the cost of D and rebounds.
The cilantro in your tapioca pudding since 2007.™
This was a Carter deal. I would have preferred another deal like RF and Ridnour for cheap, but well... Is that too much risk?
Carter (32), Dooling (28), Swift (6 million expiring) for RLEC, Travis, Sergio, Frye, Rights to Petteri, pick.
The Nets wanted a first round pick, while KP wanted to give them second rounders and was reluctant to take on Swift or Williams for the rest of the season (headcases)
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
Then NJ changed the filler, and suddenly KP wanted the Golden State first rounder too. A bit too greedy?
Brandon is one of those quiet assassins. - Chris Paul
This Bedge Civil War
Is going to be awesome
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:31 PM PST reply actions
and it happens on a thurday
just like OSU Oregon this year
"Don't worry about the wind, adjust the sails." -Ted Turner
by ripcityinSantiago on Feb 19, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
I wandered into an Emo forum on accident
Everyone put down the Dashboard Confessional CD or whatever Emo kids listen to these days, head outside, go to Hot Topic, get a new Simple Plan t-shirt, and relax.
Goodness gracious me.
by Mortimer on Feb 19, 2009 12:31 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
+1
What are you impressions of Roy?
"He's just a very, very good basketball player. Very smart. Very heady. He can do a little bit of everything on the court. As coaches, when we scout Portland we kind of put him in the same category as Kobe (Bryant), LeBron (James), Dwyane Wade. We treat him the same. He's that good."
- Byron Scott
Some of the outrage
reminds me of a couple of other times.
Shawn Kemp. blazer acquired him and so many people at work were so happy. I shook my head because the guy was a wash-up and it took people a few months to see that themselves. It was a “brilliant” move at the time.
Stache. Blazers didn’t draft him and people were bemoaning that. he could shoot. He was “local” (what does local have to do with talent? are you guys all smoking something? wait, it’s portland) This was bemoaned by fans a little.
The point is, that most fans are looking at the right now, or the past, or just stats. Blazers take into account finances, chemistry, five year future potential. Management is very good at what they do, and they should be giving some room. they’ve done a fantastic job in the past. Are they too scared? Personally I don’t think so as I didn’t like any of the trades mentioned. Really though, they have ten times the information as everyone else. They can make informed decisions, fans are just guessing. Personally, I think the organization has earned some trust by making many good decisions in the past. Let it play out till summer.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
by ratbastird on Feb 19, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
In KP I trust.
If no trade occurs, I’m OK.
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 12:33 PM PST reply actions
So, you're walking down Broadway near the waterfront in downtown portland and it's 2 a.m. on a sunday morning...
KP says “why don’t you run up to the bridge and jump off?”
what do you do?
by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 19, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
totally reasonable analogy
you’ve got right there
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 19, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I ask "what the heck does that have to do with the Blazers"?
followed by “what is the point of that non sequitur?”
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
i'm trying to get you to expound on the creed around here "in KP I trust" - what are the limits?
do you trust him in all situations or are there you don’t trust him in?
by hotstuffdb22 on Feb 19, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I for one
don’t think I am a better basketball executive then KP. how’s that?
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 19, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
That oughta be obvious
In areas related to his capacity as Blazer GM.
Which doesn’t include me jumping in the willamette…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Why I would assume
that there are season tickets available for me if I just take the plunge.
by antediluvian on Feb 19, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I gotta say...
We may never know the details of all the deals, or what’s in KP’s long range plan, or many many other details and variables, but I can’t help feel a certain degree of disappointment.
A tremendous build up, and then……..
understandable
and i’m with you.
On the other hand, you better believe that this trade discussion now was a huge fact finding bonanza for draft day. You know EXACTLY what people want and what they’re looking for.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
Golden Ticket
Here is the thing. I think we have all gotten worked up on the notion that the players we were interested in were “free.” Now as awesome as RLEC was, you have to think that if Vince Carter or any of the others were being fire saled, they would have been traded, if not to the blazers then to someone else. Maybe we did miss out on something, but maybe, and in my opinion more likely they were asking more than we were willing to give for aging SFs with a ton of money left on their contract.
Via Ben
Travis is glad the team didn’t trade him before they made the playoffs
Travis just hucked a long shot that almost hit tom penn
Karma
It seems KP has fallen in love with his guys
I have doubts he’ll ever make a trade involving the guys he’s brought in except for 2nd rounders like McBob and throw ins like Ike.
Boomshakalaka
and I was invested emotionally
good god
Oderint dum metuant
by WhiteRabbit on Feb 19, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
again narrow minded
"Brian (Outlaw is Rejector) is now on the fan saying he put this on to see what would happen " - 123_G.O._RipCity
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 19, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
RLEC isn't his guy
he was a throw-in to the Roy pick trade.
Outlaw was whitsitt’s guy.
Both Sergio and Bayless and Blake are all KP guys, but one must eventually go…
There is no charge for awesomeness. Or attractiveness.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 19, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Seems like at least half the poeple posting
need to be on a suicide watch. Pretty harsh when you extremely young, talented team is looking at home court advantage in the playoffs.
hey thanks for pointing that out
Very young talented team. Absolutely right. I’m glad we didn’t do something risky and mess up our chemistry.
Thank you for standing pat, KP. You STILL da man!
In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin uses the phrase "survival of the fittest" only twice. He uses the word "love," by contrast, over ninety times. Darwin never wrote about "selfish genes." For Darwin, the main force behind human evolution is survival of the most compassionate, not survival of the fittest. Human evolution is driven by moral sensitivity, or love.
Thabo to OKC for...
a first round draft pick. If they had kept Chandler, this move would have made them amazing.
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