Be Good to Wesley, Portland
by Yucca Man on Jul 15, 2010 1:29 AM PDT
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PrintI know Jazz fans aren't always the most popular fellows around opponents fan sites. But bear with me just for today.
You are getting Wesley Matthews, and I hope you enjoy him. He was my favorite rookie I've ever watched. Nobody was a bigger Wesley Matthews homer than me. Guys at SLCDunk asked why I wasn't his agent so I could get a better deal for him. I was crushed when you offered him the deal and I knew the Jazz probably wouldn't match.
So, here's what you'll enjoy:
Whenever there was a deflection, a loose ball, or a gooky pass Wesley was there. He was usually the first Jazzman going after the ball, but if he wasn't he either (1) beat out the other guys going after it first, or (2) was sprinting down the court, ready for the outlet pass and an easy dunk. Nobody on the Jazz was in either of these positions more. It happened game after game after game after game.
In the playoffs, Matt Harpring (our retired former football-playing small forward) gave Wesley a talk about getting physical, nasty, and aggressive when guarding Melo and Kobe. Wes responded. I can't tell you enough how many terrible shots and terrible spots, with all passing outlets cut off, Wes was able to get those two guys into. Of course, Kobe and Melo hit most of the shots, but if Wesley plays with that kind of physical tenacity over an entire season it will add at least 5 wins. Plus I can't tell you how frustrated Melo got with Wesley's physicality and how many times Matthews drew a charge. Melo spent the entire series in foul trouble, mostly for offensive fouls against Wesley. Some were due to a little acting by Wesley. Others were because Melo threw an elbow because he was so pissed off. You'll enjoy watching this.
He wasn't an athletic specimen, so he had to rely on smarts. Smart cuts through the lane. Smart back-door cuts. Strong screens. Running off screens correctly. Spotting up for threes in the right spots, giving his teammates the right passing angles. Reading the defense correctly and moving accordingly.
And of all the guys in the world, Wesley will never coast because he got a good contract. It's just not in him.
Of course, you never really know how things will turn out. Wesley's going come to Portland and play in a different system, with a different coach, with a different role. Who knows what effect that will have. But here's the kind of player he was on his way to becoming if he stayed with the Jazz:
12-16 ppg, 3-5 rbd, 2-4 assists, great defender, possibly a top-3 wing defender in the league. That was his potential. Will he reach it? Who knows. But last year, after finally earning the starting spot, he went for 12 pts, 3 rbds, and 2 assists. Plus great defense and balls-out, intelligent hustle. As a rookie still learning what was going on.
You know how we fans all get stupidly attached to our players. We talk about them like family. We defend them as if they care what any of us think. So I know this is cheesy and ridiculous. But it's kind of how we feel: we're sending our kid to Portland for the next 5 years. He's a great kid. Be good to him.
* Last November and December the Jazz stunk. They were mucking about to 9th place in the West. The team had horrible chemistry and no synergy at all. During those dark months, Wesley Matthews was the only thing that made the games enjoyable to watch. One day he hit some big 3's, made some great hustle plays, and someone posted: "O My Sweet Wesley" on the game thread (from Princess Bride). The nickname stuck. We called him OMSW for short.
If you back over our game threads, you'll see 3 nickname/memes/catchphrases used 1000 times than any other: Ninja! (Deron Williams), AKWSUA (Andrei Kirilenko Will Save Us All), and OMSW. That's how much we loved the dude. Come up with your own meme for Wesley if you want, but feel free to use the OMSW. All of us at SLCDunk will nod and remember the kind of stuff you get to enjoy.
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3rd down... chainsaw noise please.
by GoBlaze22 on Jul 15, 2010 1:35 AM PDT reply actions 40 recs
OMSW!
4-eva
Elitism - It's lonely at the top. But it's comforting to look down upon everyone at the bottom.
by thankyouforblaze on Jul 15, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
We'll take good care of the kid
He’ll feel like he’s been a part of the team for the past 10 years.
Juwan Freakin' Howard
What are we going to do?
Pressure him into smoking pot and then break his knees?
In Bayless I trust.
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by staylost on Jul 15, 2010 3:08 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Your humor.....
…..reminds me of your taste in PGs ;-)
by upper left corner on Jul 15, 2010 5:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
How soon we forget...
There was a time not so very long ago where this was a distinct possibility given the makeup of the group of players he would be spending most of his time with.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
Oh crap
“He wasn’t an athletic specimen, so he had to rely on smarts. Smart cuts through the lane. Smart back-door cuts. Strong screens. Running off screens correctly. Spotting up for threes in the right spots, giving his teammates the right passing angles.”
This translates to: stand in corner.
On a side note. I have found Jazz fans on SBNation to be pretty cool. I hate their team, but the fans are alright…to us anyways, not so much to Houston.
That depends on Nate McMillan
Sloan’s offense is a non-stop set of screens, back-door cuts, through the paint cuts, give-and-go’s, decoy screens, decoy cuts, interior passes followed by interior passes—all designed to get as many layups as possible. While Matthews did shoot 38% from the 3-point line, the real heart of his play was in these screens, cuts and layups.
If your offense is primarily drive-and-kicks, then yeah, Wesley’s would turn into a corner spot-up-three guy. If your offense is built around curl around a screen for an 18-foot jumper, Wesley will struggle (his mid-range jumper was the one thing that wasn’t very good). But if it uses passes, screens, and layups the Wesley will be a lot more than a stand in the corner guy.
I got the crap beat out of me in Provo one time
To me this says.
Fire Nate. I agree.
"I don’t give a ZACH about no trade rumors. As long as somebody ‘CTC’ at the end of the day, I’m with them. For all you that don’t know what CTC means, that’s ‘Cut the Check. I just go out there and play. Again, somebody just ’CTC'." -Sheed
by idoltime on Jul 15, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hope the new assistant coaches will be better than their predecessors!!
Maybe they will actually know something about offense that moves. Maybe the Matthew’s
hiring is a sign that the Blazers would like to move in this direction. Shame to waste those skills!!!! Or maybe he can TEACH decent offense to the Blazer players. That would be nice….
"O My Sweet Wesley"
Thanks for a good read!
Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."
by Blazer1342 on Jul 15, 2010 2:03 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for coming by and posting this
I promise to do right by Wesley, and make a Blazerman out of him.
I look forward to seeing how he can help us! As of now, my favorite thing about him is how much you guys love him. I think that is pretty telling of what sort of player he is.
Mortimer
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by Mortimer on Jul 15, 2010 2:26 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Nice post, thanks
Worth a rec. Good luck to you personally, none to your team. :)
Steve Blake must have been really, really angry that we traded him.
#10 #52
by jscot on Jul 15, 2010 2:32 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Oriental American
Logical descriptions of complex worlds contain within themselves the seeds of their own limitation. A world that was simple enough to be fully known would be too simple to contain conscious observers who might know it.
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Jul 15, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually...
we like to be called Asian Americans. But I just call myself an American. It’s the most important part. If you can’t figure out the other half by looking at me, you got more problems that what my ethnicity is. BTW, I looooove that name, lol.
Actually it's: OMSWFTW
A little cumbersome, but it works.
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.
Banning "chat speak" is like banning apostrophes. There would be no "you're" if some punk kid in the 1700s hadn't been a rebel.
by haildablazer on Jul 15, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Great article
Thanks for writing. Now that Mr. Matthews is a Trail Blazer, maybe you want to consider being a Blazers fan? Just an idea. – Elgin
GOP in HD
by 22baylor on Jul 15, 2010 7:51 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
FWIW
I’ve always respected Jazz fans’ passion … And as a Portlander its easy to feel some empathy about being in kind of a remote place where half the country wonders if you have running water and most glam free agents will pass over. Anyhow, the Rose Garden is also a very familial and electric place, Wesley will no doubt be warmly received for his lunch-bucket play.
by Sound_Automatic on Jul 15, 2010 8:44 AM PDT reply actions
Just gotta say,
the Jazz fans that have around lately have been class acts. ’
Maybe the world really is changing.
Stealth > Wealth
by 500dogs on Jul 15, 2010 9:07 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I think the Jazz hate dissapated for me once Malone was gone.
I still don’t like him for slapping Blazers in the face every game.
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.
Banning "chat speak" is like banning apostrophes. There would be no "you're" if some punk kid in the 1700s hadn't been a rebel.
by haildablazer on Jul 15, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but man I hate hate HATE Al Jefferson.
Who am I kidding. That just doesn’t work. Jazz hate has dropped with Boozer heading east. AK is still an ugly dude though, so that’s worth something.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." -- Bertrand Russell
more like elbowing them in the face
and then whispering to himself on the FT line
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I can definitely feel the love when reading your post.
OMSW will work just fine for me.
I look forward to watching Wes play.
Thank you for posting such a heartfelt fanpost!
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In any other season I would say D Will was my boy but.....
last year Wesley took that title. We were def in a slump and needed anything and Wesley the overlooked undrafted rookie got his chance and seized it. He won me over and quickly become a personal fan fav. Im really really sad to see him go, he totally encompassed Jazz basketball and helped remind me why I’m a Jazz fan. If I’m going by emotion he was and is totally worth the contract he was offered if Im going by reason we had to let him go at that price and therefore I wish him best of luck. DAMN YOU BLAZERS!!!!!!
by Rion Hanson on Jul 15, 2010 9:28 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Thanks for stopping by.
Sorry we took your guy. Most blazer fans feel the same way about batum as you guys feel about mathews so we can understand. I think the Jazz still made some nice moves this summer and will be a force. Sloan seems to get guys to play for him.
The Blazers actually wanted him badly and had targeted him in the draft.
Unfortunately, we were overstocked at the SG & SF positions and we badly needed a ‘banger’ PF so we selected Pendergraph. Seeing that we ended up with both, it looks like another genius move by KP.
Same reason Roy fell to #6 pick
Even though he was by far the most prepared to step in and be successful in the NBA quickly.
Tremendous Upside Potential nonsense. All those scouts measuring wingspan, lateral quickness, hops and such but forgetting to ask the basic question: “Does this guy play basketball well?”
I got the crap beat out of me in Provo one time
by Yucca Man on Jul 15, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
wes
I look forward to seeing these superstars getting double-teamed by Wes and Nic.
I’m not trying to be a jerk, but from a purely Blazers-fan perspective: Screw the Jazz!! It’ll be awesome watching Sweet Wesley torch his former team next year!!!
Amazing what people can do without even trying
GOP in HD
by 22baylor on Jul 16, 2010 6:47 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
I sure am glad Wesley can score AND defend.
According to my statistical research, 100% of our wins last season were due to us scoring fewer points than the opposing team, combined with allowing them to score more points than we did. So, it stands to reason we need someone like Wes who can help us keep the opposition from scoring points, and who also can score points for us.
If he accomplishes both of these objectives within reasonable expectations, we the fans will appreciate him and give him much praise and adulation.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
by RDreamer on Jul 15, 2010 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Wait
Then what was the reason for when we lost? :)
by portlandpete on Jul 15, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoops
Typo. I means 100% of our LOSSES. Thanks!
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Wes will know his role
and play it well I believe this whole heartedly. Thanks for some perspective
Silent Swagger.
Any time you
can lock up someone who was maybe a top 10 Big East guard and then goes undrafted for more almost 34 million and 5 years when nobody else was after him, you just have to do it.
Terrible contract, average player, no minutes. Would rather have Raja and his contract.
Basically the same player as Bell right now ...
but 10 years younger and room for improvement. Bell will be turning 34, so Matthews is clearly the better long term investment. And I see plenty of minutes on this team for a tough player. Give or take 10 minutes at the 2, 20 minutes at the 3.
Obviously we overpaid a little, but if that’s what it takes to get the guy you want then sometimes you gotta do it. If he’s the right fit then it’s worth it.
"These are dreams that we have." --Rudolfo Fernandez
by bfan on Jul 15, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Add to that...
With the way Portland’s history went last season, there has to be significant additional value to a guy who played all 82 regular season games and all 10 of his team’s playoff games last year.
With Dre (assuming he is still here at the start of the season) and Wes, there should be a bit more stability with the backcourt rotation. I’m assuming Matthews will get his minutes backing up both Roy and Batum. So if either of them misses games this season, Wes can step into that starting spot and already be acclimated to playing with the other guys.
by Rodney Gustafson on Jul 16, 2010 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't Webster and Rudy
give you the same thing for cheaper and a better potential to actually win a game for you?
I wear Rose Garden glasses, but this still seems like an expensive sideways move.
Still what matters more than anything is that Roy, Oden and Batum make it through a season unscathed. If that happens then I like our chances regardless of this move.
by bunk moreland on Jul 16, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
The chances of two of those three playing 82 regular season games in the same year
is very VERY slim IMO. Not that they will all miss half the year, but I think you can at least expect Roy and Oden to miss 15 games a year for the rest of their careers.
I like Matthews stepping into the starting lineup when the need arises better than Rudy, Bayless or Martell. And I don’t hesitate for even a second on that.
by Rodney Gustafson on Jul 16, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess that is my point
The health of those 3 is much more important to the success of the team relative to whether their replacement is rudy, webster, or mathews. My more excited to hear we are spending every effort to try to get those guys to stay healthy than that we overpayed for mathews.
Keep this in mind, we have essentially turned frye, outlaw, blake, webster and likely Rudy into Camby, Mathews, Babbit and Eliot Williams/Armon Johnson. I frankly would rather still have just about everyone from that first group. Or at least turned those guys into one A/A- player.
by bunk moreland on Jul 21, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Camby >>>>>> Blake + Outlaw
Matthews > Webster
Frye made fans angry here because he wouldn’t get in the paint (LMA was a BEAST compared to him), turned the ball over at the worst time, and didn’t hit the outside shots often enough. The same shots we didn’t want him taking in the first place. His game fits in Phoenix, but in Portland he just didn’t fit.
by Rodney Gustafson on Jul 22, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Mathews = Webster
At best. Their seasons were almost identical last year. Same age, same production. Mathews shot slightly better, Webster rebounded slightly better. But we give Mathews the $6M per deal. And at least webster won a couple of games for us. I watched Wes slog through too many big east games to be impressed by him – never was the best player on the floor. I guess that is the hardest part for me, just feels like change for change sake.
I know Frye in PDX is different than Frye in PHX, but I did not find myself crossing my fingers that LMA would not draw second foul when we had Frye on the bench the way I did last knowing old man river would come in or hoping that Cunningham would learn to rebound.
Camby is better than Blake Outlaw but he is going to be 37 in March, and missed at least 19 games 10 times, and never played more than 80. And I really like Camby’s team approach, but his production is only going be worse than it was last year.
I honestly feel we would be a better team with those guys (Frye, Webster et al) still on the team, than what we got for them. But that is the joy of it, its all subjective. And I hope you are right and I am wrong since Mathews is blazer.
by bunk moreland on Jul 22, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay Jazzman
I’ll need your honest opinion… what would you consider a reasonable contract for OMSW?
Having not watched the guy on a daily basis, $34M seems outrageous. I just don’t know how to feel about it yet.
Holding out for Hedo
At the most $4 mill a year. Which is what we all were thinking we would end up paying for him, then the Blazers went balls to the wall. You overpaid, but his hustle plays will make you okay with that. Jazz would have matched if we had more financial flexibility.
And of course, I disagree
I’d say 4 years at $5 million makes sense. 5 years at the MLE is stretching it, but not too badly.
I got the crap beat out of me in Provo one time
If Rudy stays
there are not a ton of minutes. Would rather give any minutes to Babbit and Cunnigham to fill in at the 3, or a Roy, Miller Bayless backcourt.
This guy is a nice hustle/chemistry type being paid starter money. He was a 4 year college player – there is not going to be a ton of improvement. Bell is cheaper and could be at be bought out for not much if he goes south.
Further, we still did not get a back up 4. Would rather have brought back Outlaw or Frye for essentially the same money.
shake my head.
How many backup 4s do we need?
Especially since LMA usually leads the team in minutes played. With Oden back, Camby can play more of his natural 4 position, and last I heard Cunningham and Pendergraph are still on the team, and they both play the 4. This doesn’t even take into account Przybilla coming back, or small lineups that put Batum at the 4 and LMA at center.
More than we need a back up off guard
We trotted out the decaying corpse of juwan howard, who was valiant but overmatched for nearly an entire season and that exposed us. Further neither Oden or Camby have ever made it through even a single season unscathed. Much rather we through that money at just about anyone else – even Brad Miller and kept Webster.
Pendy has regressed and at best is 4 fouls, 4 turnovers and 8 rebs. Cunningham is a tweener.
Just frustrated we threw money at someone with an easily replacable skill set. This just feels like SPAM and the team took a step sideways. Hope I am wrong, but I really feel Wes will not win us more games than having either Rudy or Martell play those minutes.
by bunk moreland on Jul 15, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Its alright
We can always trade David Kahn some of our point guards for some more back up 4s
It Rudy stays
he’ll lose all of his back-up 2 minutes to Wes, but make it up by eating all the minutes left over from letting Diener walk. Unless of course Armon and Elliot really tear it up in garbage time, in which case he’ll get the minutes that went to Joel after he was injured.
by HailOden! on Jul 15, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I second that, Yucca Man!
And I also wouldn’t mind if Sloan came this way too…
Cannibal Atheist
by NoiseMekanik on Jul 15, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I already like the guy.
and I’m optimistic about what he can bring us. Sure he’s a bit overpaid. For now at least. There’s a happy medium between paying young players on how they’re producing right now, and how they will probably produce in a couple of seasons. Although I think that medium was overshot, I welcome him. He seems like a great guy with a great attitude and a great approach to the game. OMSWFTW!
This also means Rudy is good as gone… Rudy was unhappy about minutes when he was the only other bonafide 2-guard on the team, in a season when B-Roy was struggling a bit with injuries, and Nate ran alot of 3-guard line-ups. If he doesn’t get traded he will go back to Spain for certain.
Cannibal Atheist
Rudy was unhappy about minutes when he was the only other bonafide 2-guard on the team, in a season when B-Roy was struggling a bit with injuries
Rudy was unhappy when Bayless got to start at SG when Roy tweaked his hammy, that lineup decision was the beginning of the end of his Blazer career, as amlmart1 intimated at the time
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
sounds like Wesley Matthews took the Jazz by storm
like Robert Pack did during his rookie season in Portland
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
That was a fun year. I loved Pack man.
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
by dario argento on Jul 15, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the Matthews pick up
I see him becoming a Bruce Bowen type tough defense and he’ll hit open 3’s
Can't say that I am sorry for you
But I am looking forward to see him on the court FOR the Blazers this season!
"Oh Yeah!" ~ Kool Aid Man
I think this is my favorite part:
I can’t tell you how frustrated Melo got with Wesley’s physicality and how many times Matthews drew a charge. Melo spent the entire series in foul trouble, mostly for offensive fouls against Wesley. Some were due to a little acting by Wesley. Others were because Melo threw an elbow because he was so pissed off. You’ll enjoy watching this.
Shows me that Wesley has that toughness that most of our Blazers lack. Seems like the sort of guy that could make Steve Blake mad enough to throw a chair across the court. Remember how Nate told Batum that he wasn’t a great defender because nobody hated him? People hate Wesley. I hope that rubs off. It sounds like Wesley and Nic could form a devastating defensive tandem on the perimeter. I love it. Count me in with the OMSW crew!
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by Mr. Knox on Jul 15, 2010 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
melo was quite frustrated with webster this past year...
"There are a few teams you have to watch out for in the fourth quarter."
"Yeah, but Portland definitely is not one of them."
-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters at the end of the third quarter with the Hornets leading 74-59. Portland later ends up winning 97-89.
"They don't mind him shooting that shot at all. Rudy Fernandez is not that great of a 3pt shooter."
-New Orleans Hornets broadcasters right after a Rudy Fernandez missed 3pter. Rudy Fernandez finished the game with three 3pters on six attempts.
by Tofu Anonymous on Jul 15, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Losing his cool is one of Melo's weaknesses.
I’m not a Kobe fan, but remember Kobe’s steely concentration in the Finals? And Brandon also has that kind of cool concentration.
Thanks for the post Yucca Man! Solid read. Wreck from me.
I’m pretty excited to see him play this year. The highlights I’ve seen of his physical defense are exciting. Sorry you’re losing your guy. I think due to the Wesley signing we are likely losing a player soon as well, as I think our roster now has like 14 guards on it. I’m preparing myself for a trade that’s gonna hurt.
See you 4 times this year!
"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden
Love is a 2 way street, IMO
But yeah, McMillan likes keeping younger players stabled up – this may not bode well for Wes is he should (shall i dare say it?) make a mistake.
Treat people well because Karma can hit you at any second.
I am starting to feel a lot better about Wesley Mathews
I still say we overpaid, but the praise from Jazz fans has made me excited about this guy
James, Wade, and Bosh = the Nazgul. Once they were great kings, until their greed got the best of them in their lust for the ring.
Thanks Jazz Fan
This was a great signing. Forget about ‘paying too much’, that is relative and of little importance. We just signed another guy who can gaurd the perimeter with minimun switching.
Awesome post
I look forward to watching Wesley next year along with all of our other guys coming back. Sounds like Boom Boom Batum’s gonna have to step it up to compete with Wesley.
Greg Oden ate my baby. Need money for body-building training so that I may take my revenge.
Classy post.
I’m excited about Matthews, I think he’s going to be fun to watch this year.
Thank you!
i’m pretty excited for Matthews. Overpaid? sure. Doesnt mean i’m not eager to see him play.
Nate is armed with his player killer gun
and not afraid to use it….We need the live legs and defensive commitment, but Nate’’s slow it down, weapon of choice can diffuse a lot of energy in a hurry.
[Good defense "releases" your offense]
Why can't more Jazz fans be like the Yucca Man
Great read. We are very excited about Wesley Mathews. He fits our culture perfectly. Although Jazz fans irritate me, If I played for any team in the NBA, I would want to play for the Jazz. The constant movement away from the ball is incredible. Plus, you have to play defense if your going to be on the court for Coach Sloan. Utah’s loss is our gain.
Thanks Yucca Man
Great article about Matthews. Passionately hated the Jazz for years now. Feel free to take Rudy Fernandez off our shoulders as a consolation. No charge.
I'm glad to see no hard feelings, at least from you...
I appreciate the post cause we do get attached to our boys. I for one cried like a little girl when I found out Juwan Howard was going to Miami. Losing Webby wasn’t a great feeling either. So I can completely empathize. But we’ll take care of him. P.S. I hope we stomp all over the Jazz, lol. Sorry. I couldn’t help it. I’m sure you feel the same about us ;-)
Portland Fans
Yucca Man, I love your devotion to even former players and trust me when I say that we Blazer fans are excited to have him and do everything we can to take care of and support our own. By the way, the Jazz may be heated rivals but I’ll always be a a huge Stockton fan
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