B-Roy on KJR in 10
Brandon Roy will be on with Softy in 10 minutes. I'm sure they'll talk about extending his contract. If you're not in Seattle you can listen on kjram.com or I'm sure they'll podcast it. Update: I'm switching gyms to LA fitness
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Sweet
Keep us up to date with his comments.
by Arby on Jul 10, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let Vulcan know how you feel about the Roy signing
http://www.vulcan.com/TemplateContactUs.aspx?contentId=89
Draft Cole Aldrich 2010
by jlarose78 on Jul 10, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm hopefully he says
hes retiring from basketball and playing soccer for the seattle sounders
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
or just flip on Comcast sports net
The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.
by The Roybot on Jul 10, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
on now
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
listening now
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
first question what hes doing now
family/son, starting working out now
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
contract talks just mentioned, as an aside
this summer – more 1 on 1 workouts with trainer. less contact. play basketbal, dont worry about being injured. when i compete, last thing is injury
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ok
I’m gonna hang out at LA fitness and get you guys and gals the scoop on the contract directly from BRoy
by ericande on Jul 10, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oo its hard to say that hes feeling good about the contract
hes 50/50 on it happening
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
interesting
50/50 he feels the contract will get done
by ericande on Jul 10, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
contract question now
Roy asked not to get into much detail about it asked what he can say:
Roy (paraphrased):
exciting, especially because 4 yrs ago on bench at UW. perspective, hard work ive put in. hard to put into word. lot of money, nice to know I can give my kids the advantages i didnt have. its tough, negotiation, sometime tings dont go you wan one day, better the next. be patient. i feel good, just have to wait and know that it will come
there’s days i feel good about it, other days where i feel like it might no happen. its 50/50 at this point. id love to get it over with and move forward, helping out with free agents and stuf.. but i have to trust my agents. its a business
not plaing any role right now in recruiting FAs, since i only have 1 year left. my foucs is on how to secure my future. would like to be more a part of recruiting guys, but can’t do that until our (me and LMA) situation isn’t close to getting done.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kp is dissapointing
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
lots of typos, and incomplete
but was typing as he was talking, so did the best i could. think i got most of the big points. Tone was the thing you can’t paraphrase. it didn’t at all sound like he thought it was a done deal and they were just haggling over a minor point or two. The “50/50” comment really stuck out, though it was kind of said more in the vein of using a common term than in anything he had put serious thought into, so maybe not good to read too much into that.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like
“is is 50/50 most of the time”
"He wanted to come to a winner, Mrs. Turk wanted to go shopping….."
- Upper Left Corner
by 92wastheyear on Jul 10, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"not even close to being done"
according to Broy, thats it im calling for KP’s head
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ruh roh
The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.
by The Roybot on Jul 10, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Bedgulators!!!
MOUNT UP.
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.
by blazerbeliever on Jul 10, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Roy was not nearly as sure-sounding as KP about getting this done
no talk of “being a Blazer a long time”, etc. Wants to get it done, but sounds skeptical.
obviously, his agents don’t want him to come out and say “I just wnat to be a Blazer” for negotiating purposes, but still, it didn’t sound like it was that close.
hard not to read too much into it, but I didn’t like what i heard thus far. he certainly left the door open to a deal NOT getting done.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm still perplexed to what the hang up could be....
It sounds like they have differences. I mean, a 5-year Max contract shouldn’t be that difficult. Of course, Deron Williams also had some extension issues before he inked it. Once it’s over, no one will care about it again.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
by blzrfan on Jul 10, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the reported difference are that Roy wants 5 years, Blazers want to only do 4
seems stupid to me. most teams would WANT their franchise player locked up longer. but then again, they cold be counting on the fact that the next CBA could be less kind to players and thus his new contract would go down after 4 years, saving them money in the 5th year.
still – that’s insane. give him the 5th year already
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not reacting much.
It’s gonna be a temporary stall. Once it’s done, no one will care that we hit a bit of a snag. I’m fully confident this contract extension will be resolved very soon.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
by blzrfan on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm hoping you're right
Of course, I almost always agree with you, blzrfan, but if the Blazers are in any way giving the Roy camp the impression that they’re not willing to pay out max length, max money, they’re being dolts.
As I said below, I think they have to wait for final word on next year’s cap before they can calculate a max deal. I hope that’s all it is and they’re not royally screwing this up.
by sagcat on Jul 10, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
max deals are signed without final calculations
placeholders are used, and language is inserted about the final numbers being dependant on what the number come in at next year. This is standard operating procedure on max extensions to rookie deals.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fair enough
that makes total sense.
In which case, the only thing holding it up should be how many appearances etc the team expects him to do. I know Brandon felt kind of burned out on that end of things his first two years.
Or something similar, like perks at hotels on the road. Whatever. But years and salary? Those should be obvious to both parties.
Who could blame Roy’s agent for saying “we want five year max deal?” He’s earned it! And we’d be fools not to.
by sagcat on Jul 10, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, this is completely opposite to all recent max extensions
LBJ, Wade, ’Melo, Deron, CPS – what did all these deals have in common:
The teams offered the max 5 years, the players demanded 4 years with an ETO after 3.
Here we have the opposite – the player actuall WANTS to sign the full 5 years, and we are balking. Unbelievable.
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
isnt the max
6 years?
am I missing something?
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever
by jonestr on Jul 10, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
5 year extension to current deal, which as 1 year left
so 6 years total, but can’t extend more than 5
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats what I was thinking
thanks
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever
by jonestr on Jul 10, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
correct me if I'm wrong, but
don’t the Blazers reserve the right to match any contract offers Roy would receive next summer if he doesn’t have an extension? And what would the max be that other teams could offer him? The same max the Blazers would offer?
by JasonT on Jul 10, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
but it sends a bad message to let it get that far
by axel360 on Jul 10, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
but the worse case scenario for the Blazers is essentially offering a max contract a year later than now. Either way, Roy can’t go anywhere unless the Blazers don’t want to pay him.
Obviously, the alternative makes everyone feel better and would be preferable. But if Roy doesn’t sign in the next week, it doesn’t seem like the doomday scenario that many are portraying it to be.
by JasonT on Jul 10, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if they dong sign him
im done being a blazer fan, and im moving out of the city
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Same here. I can't move...but not resigning Roy is as bad...
As not drafting Jordan and Darius’s contract. How many awful decisions can one franchise have?
by tmundal on Jul 10, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
At least we haven’t sold the team to some rich guy in Oklahoma yet.
by Cory2669 on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
salt salt salt...
rub rub rub
by teenagemutantninjabayless on Jul 10, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont know how
you dong sign someone but it sounds bad. so if they do dong sign roy i will pissed and probably not be a blazers fan anymore either. but i wont move i love this city.
no dong signings here
fire nate before its too late
by pipgras on Jul 10, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it's a dong signing that Roy wants
I say we give it to him. I’d be extra careful that’s what he really wants before I offered it, though.
by samuelleejackson on Jul 10, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He will be at Millcreek sports cards at 6 tomorrow correct?
The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.
by The Roybot on Jul 10, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Roy:
“hard to convince someone (Turk) to sign a five year contract when i only have one year left on my contract”
Yikes. he didnt sound optimistic at all.
by axel360 on Jul 10, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Roy and Lebron going to New York.
…how unstoppable would that tandem be? lol
by tmundal on Jul 10, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i dislike you dont be like this
dont even beging to make bad bad ideas like that nooo!!#!#
by These Refs Suck on Jul 10, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt he’ll go anywhere. But it wasn’t a very positive interview.
by Cory2669 on Jul 10, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wow. If Roy isn't signed to a max extension by training camp, KP should be fired.
by jksnake99 on Jul 10, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
agreed
my fear now is that even if we eventually cave in and give him the 5th year, the damage will already have been done and he’ll just say thanks but no thanks, I’ll test the RFA waters next summer. oy vey
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I give that scenario 0% of happening.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
by blzrfan on Jul 10, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
woulnt we just match
any RFA offer? I suppose we have some leverage in that we are the only team he can negotiate with now, but if he had some leverage like a RFO I imagine the Blazers would just match it.
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever
by jonestr on Jul 10, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he was angry enough, he would take the QO and become unrestricted in 2011.
draft the stache
by Cablinasian on Jul 10, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is like
10mil worth of angry
Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.
I will talk about DeJuan Blair no more forever
by jonestr on Jul 10, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol, Tom Penn might get his GM job after all
If you want to trade our spare parts for Devin Harris, I have three quarters I would like to trade for your dollar
by Norsktroll on Jul 10, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As much flack as I give GM Kevin Pritchard, I feel this whole debacle falls squarely on the shoulders ...
of Vulcan Inc. Chairman Paul Allen. If Allen is being a stingy, penny-pinching tightwad by instructing some of his underlings (e.g., Vlucan Sports and Entertainment CEO Tod Leiweke) to force Trail Blazers middle management (i.e., the basketball operations department) into hardball negotiation tactics with Brandon Roy, then he’s a doltish imbecile.
by AK1984 on Jul 10, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn the Vulcans.
I don’t think KP is fully at fault here.
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.
by blazerbeliever on Jul 10, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
can someone tweet/tweat/twitter ben with this so he can ask managment at practice?
by jstbeachy on Jul 10, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
done
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Tweet him to ask about Bayless coments about not working out with Oden
Draft Cole Aldrich 2010
by jlarose78 on Jul 10, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
think he's all over that already
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arenas got 6 years 111 million!
and he was offered 6 years 127 million!
by axel360 on Jul 10, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like Roy is officially a locker room cancer.
Buying him out is probably the best we can hope for at this point.
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I dont think he is serious
roy is the opposite.
by axel360 on Jul 10, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uhhh, no and no.
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.
by blazerbeliever on Jul 10, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comment #1000?
A heartfelt and soul baring glimpse into the mind of one Blazer fan?
by Corvid on Jul 10, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it wasn't satisfying.
I’m think I’m good, though. The JD conversation is steering into the gutter, likely ending in deletion. I’ll lose a few comments, dropping my count to back under a grand.
Heading back to the JD to help trash it up…
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Jul 10, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deleted comments don't drop your comment count down
at least that is what Tom seyz
by tingeyga on Jul 10, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tom's not very smart.
adhominemadhominemadhominemadhominemadhominem
ohhhhhhhmmmmmmmm
The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers
by lukeyhere on Jul 10, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If i was roy
i’d be frustrated too. rashard lewis gets 6 years 110 million
by axel360 on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope KP reads this:
If you don’t sign Brandon Roy to a 5 year contract and he walks, I’m never purchasing a season ticket package again, ever. You’ll be lucky to see me buy single game tickets. I seriously doubt this will happen, and I think Roy gets what he wants in the end, but this is just stupid. Come on now. Literally the only reason the Rose Garden is selling out right now is Brandon Roy. If it’s all a numbers game with $, try imagining this team w/o Roy. Whatever this team could possibly save by giving him a 4 year contract pales in comparison to what we will lose if he walks. It’s not even in the same universe.
by halo_on on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am sure KP is reading this thread right now
and picked up the phone right after seeing your comment
No one in the world can beat me at RBI baseball 3(nes).
by svlittle on Jul 10, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not signing Roy
would be just as bad as the Bowie pick. it would put us right back to where we were before we drafted roy 3 years ago. 21-61. and if roy walks, i doubt LA would want to stay
by axel360 on Jul 10, 2009 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be worst than the Bowie pick.
With the Bowie pick we didn’t know what we’d be losing passing in Jordan. In this instance we know sure well what we’d be losing if we lost Roy.
by tcwoods on Jul 10, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh I didnt see that you wrote this... and I agree
C*mcast sucks!
by Blazermaniac77 on Jul 10, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would argue worse
at least with not drafting Jordan we can say that it’s because we already had Drexler, Paxon (who was a all star the year before) and Kiki at the SF.
now it looks bad but there was no real way to know that Jordan would be MJ.
However not signing Roy is inexcusable.
C*mcast sucks!
by Blazermaniac77 on Jul 10, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude! KP...
I’m sorry, but the only thing holding this up should be waiting on the NBA to tell teams exactly what the cap is for next year. If I’m not mistaken, a max deal is a percentage of the cap.
Five years, max salary, that’s the best we can legally do, here’s the dotted line.
A demented clown could do this negotiation for the Blazers.
by sagcat on Jul 10, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
agree
bob sagget could even do it
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant line!
A demented clown could do this negotiation for the Blazers.
Team Bayless - The takeover begins in 2009
by blazeraddict on Jul 10, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
podcast hopefully here at some point:
http://kjram.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=softy.xml
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not signing Roy
4 year contract equals chump change
5 year contract equals huge profits
Vulcans need to stop being so short sighted. They are stepping over Benjamins to pick up a nickel.
by mlsinpdx on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So what happens at the end of next season if Roy doesn't have a contract?
Does he become a restricted free agent? If so, worse case scenario is we match any offer he gets.
by JasonT on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess my question is...
essentially the Blazers own Roy’s rights unless they don’t want to pay him?
by JasonT on Jul 10, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will cancel my season tickets
if roy is in another uniform EVER.
by JRWriter on Jul 10, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bedgulators!!! Mount up.
Rap to "Regulators" by Warren G
He’s gettin’ jacked, He’s breakin’ himself, I can’t believe they taking B Roy’s wealth
They took his rings, they took his Rolex I looked at KP and said "Damn, what’s next?"
(Coach Nate:)They got my allstar hemmed up and they all around
Ain’t none of them seeing if they going straight pound for pound
I gotta come up real quick before they start to clown
I best pull out my strap and lay them Vulcans down
(Roy:)They got the Vulcan grip to my neck I think I’m going down
I can’t believe this happenin’ in my own town
If I had wings I could fly – Let me contemplate I glanced at the court and I see my Coach Nate
(Coach Nate:)
Sixteen in the clip and one in the hole
Coach Nate is about to make some bodies turn cold
Now they droppin’ and yellin’ It’s a tad bit late
Coach Nate and B Roy had to regulate
….
That’s all I could muster for now.
haha.
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.
by blazerbeliever on Jul 10, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
rofl that was goooooood
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Jul 10, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rec
Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Jul 10, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
Well done sir, that is awesome
by rice'sdisciple on Jul 10, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roy needs to realize it is a privilege to play in Portland and take the deal now!
J Bay Bay don't play that. J Bay Bay 2010 'Zers starting point guard over B Rex.
by tominhawaii on Jul 10, 2009 1:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There has got to be something we don't know
because this is such a no brainer.
by axel360 on Jul 10, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Podcast is up - listen to Roy
http://kjram.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=softy.xml
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
95.5 playing the clip now
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BRoy recruiting might be a valuable tool. LeBron does it for the Cavs, Howard for the Magic, ...
Of course there is a lot of time left this summer, and even if no deal would get done Roy and LMA would be restricted next offseason once the Blazers make the QO. But it would look pretty bad to let it come that far and potentially create a Ben Gordon situation.
Right now KP can still argue he is focused on other things that are more urgent, but the way this offseason runs at least gets deductions for the artistic merit. It’s a bit lacking tact.
If you want to trade our spare parts for Devin Harris, I have three quarters I would like to trade for your dollar
by Norsktroll on Jul 10, 2009 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
money line for me, right at the end
“our situation isn’t, I feel, even close to getting done”
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wheels text from Brandon
“I’m preparing to make a statement next week, but I can say I’m frustrated and disappointed with the process”
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that's enough for me to say the Blazers are handling this poorly
by jksnake99 on Jul 10, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree now...
first I was thinking it is all part of the process but know I don’t know. Just as the Blazers were starting to repair their image, they go and mess it up.
by Escrote on Jul 10, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok
that’s not good, that is NOT good at all. uugh.
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.
by blazerbeliever on Jul 10, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounding like Quick had this story right all along
some people might owe him an apology
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 1:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
or hamstrung by Vulcans
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly…If the perception from BR is that it is not going well, what does it matter what KP and all say that it is going well?
by jstbeachy on Jul 10, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently THEY thought things were going well with Hedo.
See how that turned out.
by FrederickT1 on Jul 10, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgive me for sounding ignorant...
But who are the Vulcans??
Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Jul 10, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vulcan, Inc. is Paul Allen's investment & management company
It’s the parent company. All of Paul’s businesses — the Blazers, Seahawks, Experience Music Project, real estate projects, etc. — are subsidiaries.
by Corvid on Jul 10, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, makes sense now.
Thanks
Big D from Blog-A-Bull - "Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free."
Greg Oden - The only other rookie with more than 500 points, 400 rebounds, and 65 blocks in under 1400 minutes played. Since 1946
by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Jul 10, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HE'S TERRIBLE. STOP WATCHING THE BLAZERS BECAUSE HE'S SO TERRIBLE
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Jul 10, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
from my other fanpost:
if the signing period started 3 days ago, Roy’s max contract should have been signed sealed delivered 2 days 23hrs and 45min ago.
this is just a no-brainer. he IS the franchise. you do NOT jerk around your franchise player, not even for a few weeks. you just DON’T.
by pdxrob on Jul 10, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Roy texted Wheels and said...
that he is frustrated by the whole situation and that he is preparing a statement for next week.
KP get your head out of your butt and sign Roy for 5 freaking years. Not only could KP lose Roy, but he could lose a bunch of fans.
Red Hot and Rolling
by BlazerFan88 on Jul 10, 2009 2:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i quoted it above. exact reading of text:
"I’m preparing to make a statement next week, but I can say I’m frustrated and disappointed with the process"
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 threads on this now. we should consolidate
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/7/10/945075/b-roy-very-frustrated-and
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
does a moderator have to do that?
i’m game.
by pdxrob on Jul 10, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
man we need to flood BE with these.
This is the most important thing for this summer. Every post should read : “THE VERY FIRST THING EVERY BEDGER HAS AGREED ON”
JAWESOME!!
by TheOdenator on Jul 10, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
we can't merge
threads…wish we could.
Ben II Blazersedge.com || New to Blazers' Edge?
by usmcr3049 on Jul 10, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this may have just crossed the line into "main page worthy" territory.
by jksnake99 on Jul 10, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
definately.
not sure where Ben is. ive been feeding him info in twitter in case he’s at the PF or otherwise away from a computer. hope im not driving him nuts
How did you guys win that?
"We scored enough points. We scored 107, they scored 105.
-Nate McMillan Postgame, 3/4/2009
by douglast on Jul 10, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wheels
also said he know a lot about this situation that he can’t talk about and that all isnt as it seems and that he is confident broy and lma will sign long term deals
Man standing on toilet is high on pot.
by babar1 on Jul 10, 2009 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know this has been said like...
1,459,985 times already, but what the heck are they thinking?!!
Did they honestly think that this was gonna turn out ok?
We have some witches to burn!
KP: “I’m not a witch”
Blazerbeliever: Tell me. What do you do with witches?
Bedger 1: Burn them.
Blazerbeliever: And what do you burn, apart from witches?
Bedger 1: More witches.
Bedger 2: Wood.
Blazerbeliever: Good. Now, why do witches burn?
Peasant 2: …because they’re made of… wood?
Blazerbeliever: Good. So how do you tell whether KP is made of wood?
Bedger 1: Build a bridge out of him.
Blazerbeliever: But can you not also build bridges out of stone?
Bedger 1: Oh yeah.
Blazerbeliever: Does wood sink in water?
Bedger 1: No, no, it floats!… It floats! Throw KP into the pond!
Blazerbeliever: No, no. What else floats in water?
Bedger 1: Bread.
Bedger 2: Apples.
Bedger 3: Very small rocks.
Bedger 1: Cider.
Bedger 2: Gravy.
Bedger 3: Cherries.
Bedger 1: Mud.
Bedger 2: Churches.
Bedger 3: Lead! Lead!
Brandon Roy: A Duck.
Blazerbeliever: …Exactly. So, logically…
Bedger 1: If she weighed the same as a duck… she’s made of wood.
Blazerbeliever: And therefore…
Bedger 2: …A witch!
Burn Him!!
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.
by blazerbeliever on Jul 10, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Too much of hurry to execute this perfectly.
Darn, it was fun regardless.
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way." - Dale Carnegie --- Same goes for the Blazers. Thanks Houston.
by blazerbeliever on Jul 10, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would guess that teh chances are higher than 50/50
and that Brandon says that because he knows that the fans will be on his side and make this a HUGE deal. so Roy is probably using us to get what he wants…
but to be honest Roy deserves it! and he should get what he wants.
C*mcast sucks!
by Blazermaniac77 on Jul 10, 2009 2:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is a joke
KP, Vulcans, whoever is driving this bus, get it together now. All this talk of “loyalty, culture, etc.”, we’re not having that discussion woithout Brandon Roy. Any team in the league would be lucky to have this guy, and if the issue is the Blazers are hemming over giving him a 5th year, than this frnachise is run by a cabal of morons who somehow think aging small forwards carry more value than All Stars in thier primes.
That said, I don’t foresee any way Brandon Roy leaves – it would be franchise suicide. Still, the next time I hear KP using his favorite buzzwords for how magical everything he’s put together is, I’m going to remeber this little episode. The cake wasn’t the only lie…
Team Bayless - The takeover begins in 2009
by blazeraddict on Jul 10, 2009 2:20 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow, best ending line of all time.
+12
JAWESOME!!
by TheOdenator on Jul 10, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it alright if i steal it for my sig?
JAWESOME!!
by TheOdenator on Jul 10, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would be honored
qutables are a beautiful thing
Team Bayless - The takeover begins in 2009
by blazeraddict on Jul 10, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DONT GET RID OF THE STREET SHARKS LINE!
M 80- So what does Portland give up? Big D- Nothing, Pritchard is such a genius that teams just give him players for free. (Comments from Blog a Bull on July 9, 2009)
by JWise on Jul 10, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
YES!!!! It will be back soon, I am so happy someone else recognized it
"The cake wasn’t the only lie..." -blazeraddict
by TheOdenator on Jul 11, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD, HE'S NEGOTIATIONG WITH ROY...ITS SO ANTI-CULTURE!!!1111
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Jul 10, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriosu answer to your point
There’s nothing to negotiate here. Why tick off your best player when it isn’t necessary at all? And I’m not buying the LMA posturing argument others are advancing – it doesn’t seem like an adequate justification. Offer the max, if Roy wants to know about LMA simply tell him that it’s a different set of circumstances, and if Brandon has some input/reaction beyond that point fine, it’s on him there. But there is no reason to play pointless games like this wiht one of the best players in the league.
Is the sky falling/is Brandon leaving – no. But again, what purpose does all this posturing serve? If anything, it does give me more reason to worry about the front office’s ability to sign FAs – in the recent past we’ve denigrated a player we bid against ourselves for (not entirely undeservedly in D Miles case, but the point still stands), threatened litigation if somebody signed the guy (and in turn, hurt our cap space), and now we’re playing hardball with a top 10 player. If you had your choice of employers as a top FA, all things being equal, would you want to deal with Portland’s management right now? This will pass, but it doesn’t set a good tone for our relationship with Brandon or our perception as a destination spot for players.
Team Bayless - The takeover begins in 2009
by blazeraddict on Jul 10, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KP in meltdown mode?
Why are the wheels suddenly starting to wobble? They havent come off yet, but we’ve definitely lost a lugnut or two. I mean a few things.
1) Roy and Aldridge should be signed. Brandon especially. He is our franchise. Period. Give the man his money, and reserve a space in the rafters for his number.
2) Bayless for a Hinrich/Blake PG combo? We’d mortgaging our future for a small short-term improvement
3) We, uh….kinda suck at free agency.
None of these things, taken alone, would mean much….but from a front office that has been rock solid for the past few years, it’s a bit disconcerting, especially coming off of a special year. Right now, we should be looking forward, not backwards, and instead of staring a our navels contemplating a few relatively minor (In the grand scheme of things. I would love to have Millsap, just FYI) upgrades in Hinrich or Millsap, we should be securing this team’s future as a title contender…and none of this points in that direction.
by emc503 on Jul 10, 2009 2:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
KP IS HORRIBLE, IT'S OVER
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Jul 10, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Hinruch/Blake combo
that would be 48 minutes of steady PG production, every game. Championship-caliber. I’d like to keep Bayless, too. But if it takes Jerryd going to break up this front office inertia, have a good time in Chicago, JB!
I’m wondering if KP will finally take action now that the ____ is about to hit the fan. There’s nothing like making a big splash to divert the fan’s attention and get them back on “your” side.
Next week is going to be a tipping point in Blazer history. The Blazers will be down at summer league and the focus will definitely not be on the summer league games! I hop KP is prepared to “deal with it” Maybe he left PDX at jussst the right time?
When reached 39 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
by two4larue on Jul 10, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could they be holding off on the extension
until some trade comes to fruition?
by FrederickT1 on Jul 10, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On 95.5 Wheels says there's more to it...
than what we see here on the surface.
He’s sure Brandon will get something signed, but made it seem like there are details we’re just not privy to.
by levelhed on Jul 10, 2009 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD IM GOING TO KILL MYSELF, HE'S GOING TO THE KNICKS
SKY IS FALLING, SKY IS FALLING.
I REFUSE TO LISTEN TO THE WORDS COMING OUT OF KP’S MOUTH
SKY IS FALLING, SKY IS FALLING.
Blazer Fan
by leeroyjenkins on Jul 10, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
by timbo on Jul 10, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way roy leaves
everyone is overreacting. He is the cornerstone of this franchise and everyone knows it from the fans to the management. He’ll get his money, but I don’t see anything wrong with having negotiations between the team and his agent. Im really not that worried, Broy will be in a blazers jersey for a long time to come
by rice'sdisciple on Jul 10, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm confident he will get re-signed, but come on. It pisses me off that this is even an issue. Pay the man.
If Hell really does freeze over, KP screws this up, and Brandon leaves, I will never be a blazer fan again.
by dario argento on Jul 10, 2009 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe...
…He’s leaving because most Blazer fans are imbeciles.
by Poopswish on Jul 11, 2009 2:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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