"Man, seriously..." (KP quote) - updated
by jorga on May 29, 2009 11:22 AM PDT
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if you only knew who I was talking about," said Pritchard to Canzano after hanging up his phone. (Does one "hang up" a cell phone? "ring off"? turn off?. End call?) Anyway, to continue...
Maybe I'm reading more into that than is warranted, but it came across to me that KP was a little excited. Now maybe he was talking about someone and the other end of the line was "no no no", but let's say the conversation was productive and he really was excited.
WHO would get Pritchard exited?
Doubtful a draft pick because it would be hard to talk about a specific one unless you were talking to the GM with one of the top three picks.
A free agent? (Would he be talking with the FA's agent now?)
A non-FA player? Talking trade?
Many of you have already said who would excite you if we added him, but think outside your fan box. Ignoring logic and logistics, just knowing the player might be available - who would get KP excited?
The first name that came into my head was Chris Paul.
Now it's your turn.
EDIT: OK OK. I can see from the first few posted comments that what I intended did not come across well at all.
I am not asking if you believe what Canzano wrote is indeed the BFT. I am not asking if you think KP's quote was a cover-up, spin, or red herring. Just suspend all judgment and PRETEND that KP is actually excited about a player he just learned might be available. Don't use logic (would this player fit - if KP is excited it means he figures he can MAKE him fit - maybe by trading someone we love); don't use logistics - if KP wants someone he gets him.
And to repeat myself - not who would excite you - who would excite KP?
(Maybe this was a stupid question to ask of a mostly-guy fanbase?)
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by timbo on May 29, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
of course
but I was just using that as a lead-in. Suspend belief – forget the quote, the source – pretend KP IS excited about someone he is talking about. Who would that player be?
by jorga on May 29, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll admit that I played the imagination game.
it was fun… and I imagined Chris Paul.
by PoliSam on May 30, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its possible KP was talking about Chris Paul...
… but if he was, he was not talking about any sort of an imminent trade because without Chris Paul, New Orleans is barely even an NBA team and nobody would go to their games.
Most likely, he was just toying with Canzano.
by jksnake99 on May 29, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A distinct possibility
And either Canzano is too dense to notice the sarcasm or intentionally avoided reporting it.
KP was probably talking to his mom.
by PoliSam on May 29, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See my reply to Timbo above
and my in-post comment about ignoring logic and logistics. Pretend!
by jorga on May 29, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're trying to move a team, you don't want anyone coming to your games
The only way to get people to stop coming is to dump Paul for little in return. That’d make them give up for sure. And the only way to move a team is to make sure people stop coming. The problem for NO is that it’s barely an NBA market. If they decided they won’t make it there long-term, they’d be financially wise to do whatever it takes to get out.
That’s the only scenario under which Paul gets dealt. There’re signs point to the possibility. I wouldn’t call them good signs, but…. let a little wonder live.
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
now THAT is a really REALLY interesting point I hadn’t considered. Hmm…
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
by Idog1976 on May 29, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excited?
I’d get excited by Deron Williams, Devin Harris or Tony Parker, Of the three I list, I think Devin is the most available but would be surprised if any of them are traded. I like CP3 but don’t think he’d be a good match in the back court with Brandon. Jose Calderon would be a nice fit though, a definite upgrade, and could probably be obtained.
As for BFT, Pritchard very well may have been talking with another GM about a marquee player. However, as Pritchard has said over the years, GMs talk all the time and it mostly is just that. Talk.
by rcandiog on May 29, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jose Calderon is really, really terrible at defense.
That’s one of the things we desperately need.
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by Roybot on May 29, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paul and Roy looked INSANE in the backcourt together during the ASG
Maybe there’d be a little ego problem, but those two would crush teams together. Seriously, Roy would up his average to 27 ppg with Paul, and Paul would up his assists by three a game. It’d be dynamite.
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention what Paul would do for LMA and Oden
Roy is awesome, but Paul is even better… and better at getting big men involved.
Hoo Daisy Mae, daddy is coming home drunk, so send the kids to grandmas and lock the shutters!
CP3 is coming to Portland!
Mortimer
by Mortimer on May 29, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still prefer Roy, but he's got different skills
CP would make Oden and LMA allstars. I feel like I’m taking opium the idea makes me so happy.
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They would rather kick Peja in his back again to force him into retirement than give up CP3
(Which is a possibility. Not the back-kicking, but that he retires this offseason for chronic back problems. Which would get them out of cap purgatory in 2010.)
by Norsktroll on May 29, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too late
I’m drunk and on my way home. The kids are already at grandmas.
The idea has sunk in and won’t leave.
Mort
by Mortimer on May 29, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Boy howdy.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
by GonzoFan on May 29, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think there would be an ego problem.
Both Chris Paul and Brandon want to win and wouldn’t let egos get in the way. Roy has made that pretty apparent and I haven’t heard anything bad about Chris Paul.
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by Roybot on May 29, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Other than he looks like he could potentially be a coach killer
by diskord on May 29, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had the same teammates as him
I would want to kill someone as well. He’s made his teammates look waaay better than they actually are. I think it would be pretty different if he was a Blazer. Not having Sean Marks and company would make a world of difference.
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by Roybot on May 29, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
EX: David West is a Solid player but he owes both his all star appearances to Paul, bar none.
by blazerbeliever97504 on May 30, 2009 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Espcially after getting spanked by Denver.
CHris should leave his ego at the door for awhile.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
by GonzoFan on May 29, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he had a bad knee and was on big-time painkillers.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 29, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Paul defenders
UNITE!
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by Roybot on May 29, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I am understanding correctly
you’re saying you would rather have Steve Blake than Chris Paul? Okaaaay.
That’s as bad as saying you want to draft Hansbrough. Oh wait….
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by Roybot on May 30, 2009 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I haven’t heard anything bad about Chris Paul."
Nut punching whiny baby =/= Blake over Paul.
I hate Chris Paul, would rather have Deron.
by Sabonis4Ever on May 30, 2009 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I hate Deron. His hair creeps me out.
Game, set, match. Chris Paul.
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by Roybot on May 30, 2009 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Head to head stats....look em up....
Nevermind. I’ll help you out. They should call him CP2wins.
by Sabonis4Ever on May 30, 2009 1:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find it sad
that you are a closeted Jazz fan.
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by Roybot on May 30, 2009 2:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better than a out in the open Hornets fan
by Sabonis4Ever on May 30, 2009 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wrong again, my friend.
I don’t like the Hornets. The only player on that team that I like is Chris Paul.
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by Roybot on May 30, 2009 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am not your buddy, pal.
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by Roybot on May 30, 2009 2:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, well, well
You got that. Hmm
by Sabonis4Ever on May 30, 2009 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over the course of the season, CP3 is better in nearly ever statistical category. Utah essentially shades the entire defense toward CP3 and dares the rest of his crappy team to beat them.
proud hinrichsheeple
by Cablinasian on May 30, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was some frivolous, juicy gossip about Lindsey Lohan.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on May 29, 2009 12:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's
Mike Conley Jr. or Rubio. Just my hunch. (It could be Sessions as well).
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
by Idog1976 on May 29, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If KP signed Chris Paul...
… I’m pretty sure David Stern’s brain would fold in to itself like a black hole and he would cease to exist.
(This is my first post, by the way.)
Wondering what moves Pritchard would make to land me a date in the off-season. Preferably one with tickets.
by MikeIrish on May 29, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Everyone's avatar should include a pipe. Cool.
Welcome!
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on May 29, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately,
originality is not one of my strong suits, so one must resort to pipes and fake mustaches.
Wondering what moves Pritchard would make to land me a date in the off-season. Preferably one with tickets.
by MikeIrish on May 29, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can only hope...
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by Roybot on May 29, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good first post, welcome
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome
all Stern bashers.
I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.
""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."
His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.
by Dragonage on May 29, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't wait
to hear his sentence fragments as he tries to hold back his pure hatred while praising the Nuggets and the Magic for reaching the finals.
Wondering what moves Pritchard would make to land me a date in the off-season. Preferably one with tickets.
by MikeIrish on May 29, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m pretty sure David Stern’s brain would fold in to itself like a black hole and he would cease to exist.
You say that like it’s a “bad” thing. Here are my favorite movie lines expressing the same basic theme
I foresee two possibilities. One, coming face to face with herself 30 years older would put her into shock and she’d simply pass out. Or two, the encounter could create a time paradox, the results of which could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space time continuum, and destroy the entire universe! Granted, that’s a worse case scenario. The destruction might in fact be very localized, limited to merely our own galaxy.
Dr Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!
Dr. Egon Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes…
Winston Zeddemore: The dead rising from the grave!
Dr. Peter Venkman: Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
by two4larue on May 29, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't cross the beams
Yellow Mamba FTW!
by northwestj on May 31, 2009 2:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone else who has seen the light.
We must destroy the evil that is…Darth Stern.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
by GonzoFan on May 29, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, he has a player option to get out of his contract next summer
by Norsktroll on May 29, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't imagine Dwade with Roy
That’d be nuts, but I’m not all that sure it’d work. On the other hand, if we could somehow get Wade, we could also likely get CP3. I like this dreamy thread.
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll play along
Sounds like fun today.
There are a few ways he may have meant it, if it wasn’t sarcasm.
Let’s say he meant it in the “If you knew, you’d be really excited” way, aka the “I’m trying to get CP3” concept. This is basically a list of players who are very good, but due to unusual circumstances, might be available.
- Chris Paul (financial concerns)
- Kobe Bryant (opt-out)
- Hedo Turkoglu
- Steve Nash
- Chris Bosh
- Amare Stoudamire
- Shane Battier
- Caron Butler
- Tayshawn Prince
Maybe he meant “This is a young player who has potential but may be moved for the right pieces”:
- Mike Conley Jr
- Gerald Wallace
- Ramon Sessions
Or maybe he was talking about controversial players (ie. if Canzano only knew, he could babble on for weeks to create controversy and ratings)
- Baron Davis
- Kobe Bryant (he belongs here too)
- Chris Anderson
Feel free to join in. :)
by Timmay! on May 29, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agree with you, here are some more
Would probably be excited to talk with/about him:
- Ricky Rubio/his agent
- Tony Parker
- Danny Granger
- Gilbert Arenas
- Kirk Hinrich
Maybe not enough to get KP really excited:
- Trevor Ariza
- Antawn Jamison
- Richard Jefferson
Odd:
- Rasheed Wallace
- Mark Cuban
- Obama :)
by Norsktroll on May 29, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Granger/Hinrich are good points.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 29, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Danny Granger....
::::DROOLLL:::::
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 29, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe...
… its a decent sports writer.
Wondering what moves Pritchard would make to land me a date in the off-season. Preferably one with tickets.
by MikeIrish on May 29, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Any top 50 player or top 20 prospect would get KP excited.
But I guess that’s a boring answer. Jorga, I’m curious, how are females different here?
by pualo on May 29, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Men have a higher tendency to take a more rational/logical approach to speculation
IE: A lot more responses in the “This could never happen anyway, so why waste time on the conjecture?” vein. That’s not to say all, but a greater tendency. We’re more black and white, whereas women tend to be able to see a range of possibilities all being “correct”.
I’m just guessing this is what Jorga means. ;)
by zaruga on May 29, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it might be something like this:
Even if there are 70 correct answers, then women enjoy picking certain ones to fixate on, just for fun?
by pualo on May 29, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*$&#*@(!
No, I’m not swearing at you. I just spent a good half hour formulating a reply (which essentially agreed with you) and as I reached for the delete key to wipe out an unnecessary paragraph (which oddly enough contained the words sexual & erotic) I hit another key which deleted the whole thing. I will not recreate what I wrote, it’s too much of a strain explaining myself when I don’t understand me. Besides I don’t remember what I wrote :-)
But I do remember the bottom line : Do exercises that involve suspending belief appeal more to women than to men?
by jorga on May 29, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Zaruga, I'm a woman
I am pretty, so I have that going for me.
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, would have been interesting :(
In response to the last sentence, I have no idea, but I guess you’re implying that they appeal more to women? I would have guessed about equal. But I’m probably wrong.
by pualo on May 29, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
IF!!!
AND a big IF… we read the excitement correctly…
paul
parker
williams
lol….nate robinson (k I may be banned for another year, but please don’t do it dave)
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by faith on May 29, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think we have enough just enough pieces to deal for Tony Parker...
Martell, Rudy, Frye, Draft Picks, Cash.
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 29, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
throw Pryzbilla in there too… he’d work well with Duncan
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 29, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yea and they’d probably want Bayless too since Bayless is like Parker Light.
"There goes Brandon Roy... the best there ever was in this game"
by two buck chuck on May 29, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeez... how about we just give them our entire roster?
It’d be a quicker form of NBA suicide…
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by haildablazer on May 29, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll go along with absolutely any possible scenario that might land us CP3
If we could do that without giving up Oden, Roy or LMA, I’d dance a jig during every player intros.
Like Timmay pointed out, it could be a few others, but no one makes me smile more than the thought of having Paul.
Great post. Even if just for today, let’s dream about it like it’s possible.
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As good as Paul is, his flopping is embarrasing.
For that reason I’d rather have Deron. Championships either way…
Plus I prefer Deron’s D over Paul’s steal gambles.
Despite being better than Deron, Paul would be closer to available. It’s important to realize though that getting rid of Paul would not help financially when nobody comes to games. So in all honesty neither are truly available.
I don’t really know where I’m going with this.
by Bskey on May 29, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the important thing is, you tried.
(pat on head)
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on May 29, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deron is nowhere near the defender Paul is…. people have this weird stigma about CP3 that he wouldn’t fit next to Roy. Deron actually has a higher USG%, rebounds less, doesn’t shoot as well…
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 29, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tony Parker
The French connection lives!
by We-B-Dunkin on May 30, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it would help in the long run.
if they can only exist by moving, they need to move. That can only be done by showing the league how desperate your financial situation is. You can only do that by dumping your tickets sales (Paul). So, if they decide they have to move, they’ll dump him for as little as possible. It’s a big IF, but it’s my only hope.
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by hobobob on May 29, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he was talking to
Donald Sterling about that #1 in the lottery. Hes a cheap skate.
I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.
""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."
His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.
by Dragonage on May 29, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a question
If Portland somehow finagled the #1 pick in the draft would OKC be willing to part with Durant for it?
I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.
""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."
His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.
by Dragonage on May 29, 2009 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There is no way OKC would trade Durant for it
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by 123_G.O._RipCity on May 29, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Durant would be the first 3 picks in this draft.
Even if the team before them already took him, the next two would still pick his name.
by Bskey on May 29, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i would say only if they also get anybody from roy/lma/rudy/greg...
it would take us a lot to get the number 1 pick anyway…why trade it and more players for durant ? I would be willing to trade it to memphis though… get conley and the number 2 pick, choose rubio and trade all our PGs away… and say hello to our new PG rotation
by jbm01 on May 29, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
??!
OK so now you’ve posted four personnel you want our team to keep. If this is true I pose you (or anyone) a question: When listening to the media and broadcasts I find myself hearing no more than “the Big Three,” let alone “a big five” - what’s that the greatest team of all time?- Who then would you be willing to part with to aquire “The Point Guard of the NBA,”, and still Reclaim “a Big Four”?
-Could dealing Lamarcus, a scrub, a draftee (or two [three{four}])… and maybe a little cash , be an acceptable.
It’s probable that rudy + isn’t enough to reel in our trophy .
(God I love Fishing)~ getting Chris Paul
by littleharry96 on May 29, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
I was talking about that particular scenario, trading for the number 1 pick would already cost us a lot, then trading it back for Durant would probably cost us even more, and for what ? For another scorer at SF ?
And about Paul, seriously, what can he POSSIBLY bring to this team if you trade away one of our young promising big men ? I would never trade him for Roy either. And rudy ? I would wait a year and see how he develops, but I admire Rudy’s game.. from his offball movement to his scoring versatility. What does Paul bring to this team other than defense and passing…he’s not that good of a scorer if you think about it, roy’s better… and at the cost of what? Trade away all our team for a superstar so we could duplicate what he did in NO ? A PG’s not worth all this trouble.
Think back for a while, and tell me how often do teams revolving around a dynamic backcourt win a championship ? Not the spurs.. nor the pistons.. sure as hell not Boston. The Lakers had Shaq.
by jbm01 on May 30, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could be Durant
KP might have been talking about Durant. Seeing his name mentioned in this post made me think of their semi-problem of having two talented small forwards (Jeff Green the other). OKC was looking to make a move last season in acquiring Chandler, and maybe they are interested in Pryzbilla now at the center spot. Perhaps OKC thinks Green can carry them at SF for the long term and wants to improve the team through trade. I looked at their roster and they don’t have a true shooting guard. Durant and Sefolosha are the only candidates. So, maybe OKC is interested in Pryzbilla, Rudy, and whatever else it would take outside of Roy, Aldridge, and Oden. If they want too much for Durant maybe we could acquire Green by giving away less. He would fit our team great with his hustle, shooting, and length. The guy is obviously still getting better, and he’s good now.
by MisterOden on May 30, 2009 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will give them roy straight up for durant.
sorry, is there like a box I can go to to confess or did I just do that and now have to face the wraith?
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on May 30, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oye vey
That IS a naught thing to think.
You’d get a guy who hardly scores more, has more turnovers than assists, plays NO defense, and while younger doesn’t really stand to improve much in the areas of playmaking and defense?
Oye vey, my friend!
Your main perimeter dude has to be able to get others involved, or you ain’t gonna be a good team. Or have a killer playmaker with him— but if your main dude has to have the ball to do his thang, and he doesn’t help anyone else on the team, you got Durant or Kevin Martin.
Good offensive stats; doesn’t help anyone else.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on May 30, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you ....
morti….
I still have that urge but …. can see how it just wouldn’t be a good idea for a rational man to make. (not that I"m gonna claim to be rational, pft!!… :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on May 30, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BUT!!!!...
now that i’ve thought of it for a good day….
You’d take a durant on your team for peanuts right? :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on May 31, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Already posted this on the fanshot talking about this very issue, but here it is again, why I think there is a chance KP may have been talking about Deron Williams.
A good friend of mine is best friends with a big time blazer insider that we all see on TV on a regular basis, and he called my friend crazy excited that Deron Williams was at the blazers facility a few weeks back, when all the staff was already done clearing their lockers / desks for the offseason, walking around with KP who was giving him a tour of the empty faciity. Evidently he was late to clear his stuff out and wasn’t supposed to be there.
Could be nothing I suppose, could be that Deron was just visiting Portland talking with NIKE or someone and wanted to say hi to friendly division rivals….or maybe not. Maybe there is serious stuff going on behind the scenes in Utah with the regime change and their late season / playoff tail spin. Maybe with Boozer leaving, and a new owner, and a crappy economy, and an uncertain future with their HOF coach they’re looking to shed salary and rebuild now. My gut says probably not, but it’s fun to speculate.
Williams, Roy, whoever at SF, LMA, and Oden would equal a nightmare for the NBA for years to come.
by dario argento on May 29, 2009 2:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Deron Williams fits this team better than Chris Paul
more talented offensively, and a smaller ego than Paul.
by jbm01 on May 29, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but that ugly chinstrap is a deal breaker.
Not to mention his weird helmet-head hair.
"Respect everyone, fear no one." -TP
by Arby on May 29, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize that I am newbie
but I will not allow anyone to critique/discredit/lambaste Blazer facial hair.
Some things are just sacred.
Wondering what moves Pritchard would make to land me a date in the off-season. Preferably one with tickets.
by MikeIrish on May 29, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Roy's playoff "beard"
looked like the pube beard from Jackass II,
I love the man, but my beard was better when I was in 9th grade.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on May 30, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly
Roy’s beard is better anything that I could produce now… and 9th grade was long time ago.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
by ratbastird on Jun 1, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you want to justify those statements?
Williams’ game is much more similar to Roy’s (while Paul’s is quite different from Roy’s). Further, Paul is statistically better than Williams (once you pace-adjust) at literally every part of offensive basketball.
by jksnake99 on May 29, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
at literally every part
It’s almost comical. Twice the rebounder, better passer, better shooter, better scorer, ETC.
Williams is a Royish type player. he doesn’t shoot as well as Paul, so defense would clog the middle. Paul would spread the court and provide contrast to Brandon.
Fearthesword.com: "There is no doubt that the long layoff, combined with the ease of the first two rounds had the Cavaliers a bit tired in the 4th quarter."
by Cablinasian on May 29, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Williams is enough for this team
Why go over the top and get Paul for a higher cost ? Especially one that might surely come at the cost of one of our big men ? And I consider Roy’s game superior on the offensive end to Paul’s… if Williams’s game is similar to Roy’s, then thats one hell of a compliment.
by jbm01 on May 30, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
indeed it is
Williams is a great player. Chris Paul is way, way better. Neither is destined to be a Blazer.
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2009 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Williams is not a free agent
Even If we got him (which is highly unlikely), we wouldn’t have all 3 of Roy, LMA and Oden.
by jksnake99 on May 29, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah for sure.
The line-up would be minus Greg or LMA probably.
by dario argento on May 29, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KP's mission, and yes, he has chosen to accept it
Is to right the “wrong” done by John Nash in the 2005 draft
(this post will self-destruct in 30 seconds…)
by two4larue on May 29, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would kill to have a tap on KP's phone.
You and I will share all that we know--so close your eyes and just let yourself go.
by prezofdeath on May 29, 2009 2:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he uses a Blackberry, so the place to look would be a server farm in the middle of nowhere in Canada :)
Who is the official network provider of the Blazers? Verizon? Some Paul Allen company? That could be another point of attack.
(I know the European head of RIM. Mhm…)
by Norsktroll on May 29, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get on this, Norsk!
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
by GonzoFan on May 29, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Norsk may already be assassinated, as KP's agents no doubt scour this board for any mischief.
by dario argento on May 29, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KP's agent????
If KP does in fact have an agent, he is probably working for $2.50 an hour and a pack of wintergreen chewing gum on every holiday. KP can handle his own biz…
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 29, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have an agent too
Watch your back
by southern oregon on May 30, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I think you would be killed if you had a tap on his phone
I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.
""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."
His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.
by Dragonage on May 29, 2009 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I doubt that he was talking in regards to Paul.
The chances of us being able to get Paul without giving up anyone in the big 3 are slim to none.
by tcwoods on May 29, 2009 3:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is everyone
assuming we wouldn’t trade LMA?
Say trade LMA to Memphis for the #2 pick then #2 pick plus Outlaw and Rudy for Paul?
I’m not saying that will happen just saying I think LMA is tradeable when it comes to Paul. Oden/Roy/Paul is championship next year. Oden would also be an allstar think Tyson Chandler lobs but with a way better game…
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it; water cannot drown it.
The Bhagavad Gita
by Idog1976 on May 29, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Starting (?)?
-Paul
-Roy
-Batum
-(Channing) (Shavlik))
-Oden,
by littleharry96 on May 29, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldnt give up LMA, Outlaw, AND Rudy for Paul....
that would not only gut our bench of scoring but would also leave us with no offensive minded big man unless Greg ever decides to straighten up and fly right….
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 29, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
That trade is an absolute steal for us. Chris Paul is an MVP level player and would turn Greg into a monster.
by jksnake99 on May 29, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You aren't the least bit concerned with Roy and Pauls game overlapping????
Bottom line is I don’t know if it is worth losing a big that can score like Aldridge to get a playmaker when we already have Brandon freakin Roy making the plays for us. LMA was really breaking out late last season, I admit that talent wise its a no brainer. It it was my 2k9 team, I would pull the trigger in a second. But the bottom line is that unless you have Michael Jordan on your team, you need a dominate big to win championships and LMA is far and away the closest thing we have to that right now.
Besides, you never trade big for small, geeeezzz snake…
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 30, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you have a chance to get a top 5 player without giving up a top 30 player, you do it regardless of any concerns like that, IMO
talent wins in the NBA. That trade is extremely lopsided in the Blazers favor.
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2009 12:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahem.... Iverson and Melo sure did the job
by jbm01 on May 30, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
neither one of those guys is anywhere near a top 5 player in the league
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2009 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scoring wise, both of them were at the top of the league at that time.
Im just saying… talent does not equal championships in the NBA. Especially at the cost of more talent at more important positions.
If it was Howard, I would trade LMA, Greg, Trout and more, because we have a top 10 player in Roy and getting Howard would seal our fate in the NBA finals. But Paul ? Im not sure if it even seals us a 2nd round series. Its just not meant to be for the Blazers.
by jbm01 on May 30, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My point is
We have a playmaker in Roy, do we actually want another playmaker besides him ? Or do we want him surrounded by players capable of contributing?
by jbm01 on May 30, 2009 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's kind of like this
If you already had Clyde Drexler
Would you draft Michael Jordan or Sam Bowie?
(me, too)
by two4larue on May 30, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didnt know Aldridge was an injury prone bust and CP3 was the best player of all time....
Sorry, I guess I am just not feeling that analogy, although I do get what you are throwin down….
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 31, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isnt Lebron we're talking about
And this isnt the draft either. We know what CP3 does, how good he is. And in contrast, we know how good our team is, 54 wins is nothing to laugh at, so why is everybody so anxious to trade half our team away, selling our chemistry and depth at 2,3,4 and 5 just to add one player at 1 ?
We will have several opportunities to acquire major talent in the next couple of years, why rush it ? Why not wait and see how good our team actually is ?
by jbm01 on May 31, 2009 1:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Opportunites come and go
To answer your original question, yes. The Blazers could use another playmaker, besides Roy. Even a great player like Drexler had a Terry Porter, and Terry took a lot of big shots and penetrated and made a lot of clutch FTs. Brandon doesn’t have that sidekick, yet. Maybe it’s Bayless. But a Paul/Roy backcourt would be as good as any tandem in NBA history
No, 54 wins is nothing to laugh at. It was great, especially the last month of the season. But I’ve been around to see a lot of Blazer teams get bounced in the playoffs. You don’t want to let opportunities slide by, then regret them 10 years later. I’m not even saying that CP3 is available, but if he was and the Hornets would deal him for LMA and/or Rudy? I’m sorry, but that’s a no-brainer.
Selling chemistry/depth at the 2,3,4,5? Well, Roy/Rudy are gonna be bumping heads for PT at the 2 as early as next October. Outlaw is a ‘tweener 3/4 and I’m not suggesting that Greg/Joel be part of the CP3 deal (maybe someone else did?) My proposal was to get David West back to play the 4, I realize that’s a step-down from LMA, but West has a contract that NOLA might want to shed and clearly he and LMA can’t both be on the same team. So the starting PF position would be “covered” in my scenario. Help would be needed at the backup 2,4 but those reserves can be found fairly easily in the draft or with a MLE.
The opportunites to acquire “major” talent in coming years may quickly dry up after Roy and LMA are signed to their extensions. Once the Blazers are back over the cap, KP will still be able to swing trades, but he’ll have to match salaries, which makes things a lot tougher. The time to “acquire major talent” will be a small window in late June and early July. But once that decision is made (Hinrich, etc) the window closes and then the roster will be more static.
Let’s hope we have a real winner when the smoke clears, and not a team that will lose to L*A (etc) for the next 5 years while everyone wishes that KP had made better use of his resources back in ’09
by two4larue on May 31, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I'm defining talent differently
looking at advanced stats like PER and adjusted plus minus, those two guys have never even approached the elite players.
Chris Paul is statistically ahead of basically every PG of all time at his age. Passing up on the chance to get him (purely hypothetical of course) to keep a guy who might become a borderline allstar like LaMarcus Aldridge is madness.
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2009 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't worry jksnake I hear you and would do it.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on May 30, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok.....
Assume that KP could pull this move exactly one year ago from today and play out all of last season. Does the roster below win 54 games? And/or accomplish more in the playoffs?
1) CP3, Blake, Sergio
2) Roy, Bayless
3) Batum, Webster(injured), ?
4) Frye, Shav, Ruffin, Raef
5) Joel, Greg
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 30, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, absolutely
That team goes to the WCF, minimum.
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2009 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put down the PER pipe...
No team that fields Joel Pryzbilla as their most dominate big man gets out of the first round in the west, let alone to the WCF….
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 30, 2009 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think you realize how big the gap from Steve Blake to Chris Paul is
it dwarfs the gap between Aldridge and Frye. Absolutely dwarfs it.
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2009 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I dont think you realize what it simply takes to defeat this team
A simple inside presence would kill us… Joel is not the guru of low post defense, Houston Rockets would still take dominate us with Yao, Lakers would dominate us with Pau and Bynum, Dallas would murder us with Frye on Nowitzky, even Denver’s trio of Nene, Birdman and Martin would kill us.
by jbm01 on May 30, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suffice it to say that I completely disagree
PF defense would be a concern, to be sure, but the overall Blazer D would be improved due to the giant upgrade at the PG position.
Offensively, losing Aldridge would hurt some but Paul would turn Oden into a monster and make Frye look pretty dang good.
I’m not going to debate this anymore. Chris Paul is one of the top 3 players in basketball and LaMarcus Aldridge is a pretty good player.
I’d trade Roy for Chris Paul in a second, so I’d trade Aldridge for him in a fraction of a nanosecond.
by jksnake99 on May 30, 2009 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How would Paul turn Oden into a monster?
I think only Oden can turn Oden into a monster, its not open looks and alley oops that are going to make him better, its feeding him the ball and letting him create for us which would qualify him as a monster
by jbm01 on May 30, 2009 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easy dunks and wide open shots and oops won't help him?
Paul would be amazing, I don’t get why that isn’t in common agreeance— plus that we won’t likely get him.
He would get our bigs involved more, be even more of a playmaker than Roy.
Chris Paul is Chris Paul! He is absolutely amazing, taking a 20 win team without him and leading them to respectability.
If we had a PG who knew how to get the ball into a big man and make him look good… and every big man needs a PG to give him the ball. But just giving it to Greg and letting him ‘create’ isn’t gonna cut it for a while, we should be using his size and athleticism and have a PG who can get him the ball for easy hoops.
I think Oden will get there one day but not NEXT season, and if you can have a guy who gets EVERYONE easier buckets, why wouldn’t that be a good thing?
Mortimer
by Mortimer on May 30, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if we got paul and kept oden and roy, we would KILL
murder and…cough…. pillage the rest of the league.
hands down do it if it is to be done.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on May 30, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does the roster below win 54 games? And/or accomplish more in the playoffs?
Kevin Pritchard, dark lord of the Sith, replies: “I find your lack of faith… disturbing”
KP would hypothetically find a better PF than those 4. Even if he had to take David West’s contract back as part of the CP3 deal
by two4larue on May 30, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Iverson is a fa this summer
Just had to post that. He does not fit but would provide offense to the second unit and some toughness at the guard position.
I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.
""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."
His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.
by Dragonage on May 30, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should clarify
that if the move for CP3 were followed with the signing of Paul Milsap to fill that pf void, I would have a much different opinion….
RUDY > MJ
by myemic23 on May 30, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly
If KP made a deal for CP3, say LMA, Outlaw, Rudy and Blake. He would have picked up a PF to replace LMA. We would have gone through the season with Frye and Shav at PF.
by utblazer on May 30, 2009 6:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey now....I think that Shav is > than frye.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on May 30, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this would be a killer starting 5
paul or williams
Roy
Batum
LMA
Oden
by rolo_poloo on May 29, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok, here's my suspension of disbelief
He’s talking about the 3 pick and Chris Wilcox with Sam Presti. Presti is asking for LMA. KP says would you consider a Frye/Outlaw combo? Talks will then fizzle.
by chnews on May 29, 2009 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CP3!!!!!!!!
I am telling you the writting is on the wall. This is a buyers market my friends and we wont have to shake things up too much with that money saving trade exception to get him. Think about it New Orleans is losing money the only way they stay afloat is to dump anyone that will cost them a significant amount and get young, real young, almost and OKC style roster. Chris Paul wants to play for a contender. If we can save New Orleans money and pick up and unhappy Paul at the same time it is a win win for both parties. Yes the trade is uneven but in this economy we will see this happening more and more it is time to cash in. Is everyone else ok with a golbal recession if it lands us Chris Paul and a championship. I think i would bite the bullet for that.
by RipCityRoyCity on May 30, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
sign me up for the bread line....
but then again… I heard rumors of em tryin to pull the plug on the entire nba if it gets too bad…. can we have a moderate enough reseccsisisision to just barly keep the league going …AND get us paul? :O)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out, burns out farms, and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on May 30, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obama is too much of a sports fant to let that happen
I suppose that if the NBA ever got to that point the Federal Government would just assume ownership.
by RipCityRoyCity on May 30, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paul Allen
in the early 90’s could have bought the NBA and still had about 20 billion left over. It was kinda funny the nba at that time was estimated to be worth about 16 billion as a whole.
I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.
""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."
His stare became blank. It was apparent he was back in that place, on the Rose Garden's logo, picking up Aaron Brooks as the crowd nervously roared.
by Dragonage on May 30, 2009 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But he couldn't buy Jordan
more’s the pity
by two4larue on May 30, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pritchard was talking about Canzano
and he was totally the butt of a joke. if only Canzano new.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
by ratbastird on Jun 1, 2009 11:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
New Canzaon?
Hope he is improved.
by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 1, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
if only there was an edit feature!
I thought about leaving a note that showed I knew how to spell, but that required work.
As for a New Canzano, marketed improvements are seldom as good as you might hope.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
by ratbastird on Jun 1, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
Only superstars would really excite me.
WAde, Lebron, Howard, Paul, Williams, Rose, KG… that may be it.
Mostly I enjoy the concept that KP was pulling Canzano’s leg though.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
by ratbastird on Jun 3, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Of those
I’d be most happy with Paul and williams. I think Paul is most likely after that botched New Orleans trade.
"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.
But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html
by ratbastird on Jun 3, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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