OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA MADNESS: MARCH 2025

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  1. Ripcity4life77

    Ripcity4life77 Well-Known Member

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    Sabas -- If he does not like the fact the Kings have / seem to have no direction then he would hate this team cause were worse at least in that way.

    Ex- Grizz coach --- want a new job with the Blazers ?? -- He is solid but prolly better then Billups but to be honest need to look more into him cause do not follow Grizz much
     
    Ripcity4life77, Mar 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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  2. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    The absolute shortsightedness of this statement is pretty funny. The Blazers are actually creating an identity, whereas the Kings wasted any kind of good that they did have by trading for DeMarr and then trading DeAaron (tho he wanted out apparently).

    I mean, shit, if the Blazers are "worse" and have no direction, yet are going to finish with anywhere from 10 to 13 games *more* than they were predicted to (read: upward trajectory) and are only 4.5 games worse than the Kings, who are coming off of 48 and 46 win seasons and are on pace to finish below .500 this year (read: downward trajectory), and they're a grand total of 4.5 games ahead of the Blazers, who are significantly younger and don't have multiple all stars on their roster...I think I'll take the direction the Blazers have picked over that of the Kings.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Maybe one of our young guys could get to this level. We would celebrate this right?

     
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    Hopefully Grizz get a whole new coaching staff. I want to replace Billups with Toumas Iisalo (He's the interim HC, though, so I bet he kills it and the Grizz hire him).
     
    Phatguysrule, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    In exchange for Ayton? Man... Tough to see that as a bad move... And I'm kind of an Ayton fan.

    Sabonis is 2 years older... So maybe the wrong timeline?
     
    Phatguysrule, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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    That's probably why he has all those championships...
     
    Phatguysrule, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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    what are you talking about, he has 0
     
    inconceivable, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I wish we had Hall of Fame level players
     
    THE HCP, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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    Dame
     
    inconceivable, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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    Yep. That's what I'm talking about.

    Sorry, didn't think I'd need green font on that one.
     
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    Phatguysrule, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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    We did. But we don't want any more of those. We just want to try to make the play in every year.
     
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    I was filling the gas tank, opened S2, impulsively replied to the first thing I saw w/o context. Realized my mistake but the tank filled, I had no time to retrack my comment.
     
    inconceivable, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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    No problem at all. I figured something like that lol
     
    Phatguysrule, Mar 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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    solution: get a larger gas tank
     
    wizenheimer, Mar 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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    Yeah. Get your priorities in order, for Christ sake...
     
    Phatguysrule, Mar 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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    Julius - I am going to say this as nice as I can --- maybe

    Are you fucking kidding me -- we do not have a good coach ( might get extended by the IDIOT GM ) , Sharpe 's growth has flatlined BECAUSE of Billups and / or the staff -- GM is not creative and speaks out of both sides of his ass on a daily basis to the point i am not sure HE even knows what is truth or BS at this point. The evidence of this is just listen to the broadcasts they are so full of it at times from his crap that it's a joke at times.

    This team still has 3 / 4 vets and at least one should be gone if a certain GM would have done his damn job -- I am speaking of Grant , Ant and Ayton / Williams

    I could go on but I have made my point and if you cannot get this then I am done trying to talk sense into someone who has bought into the BIG LIE that Cronin and / or the ownership group ( joke that it is ) is pushing

    BTW these are just the highlights that I can think of I am sure I am missing a couple things.

    I am willing to debate a LOT of things but the incompetence of this coaching staff and front office outside of Mike Schmitz are not one cause it's so obvious Ray FUCKING Charles who is blind could see it . It ticks me off to NO end that fans who I do think are smart for the most part buy this line of shit .. hook - line and sinker and that pisses me off . --
     
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    He didn't lose shit because I guarantee the difference between the price he bought the team for and the price he sold his majority share for eclipsed his now reported losses.

    Also billionaires love businesses that they can claim as losses, it gives them certain loopholes to not pay taxes on other businesses they have that make the losses actually gains. It's all a big game and Cuban knows how to play it. If he would have wanted to make money year over year on the Mavs he would have.
     
    blazerkor, Mar 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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  19. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    the same GM who targeted Toumani and Sharpe, same GM who traded for Deni, and same GM who got multiple unprotected picks for Damian...

    you mean the guy who is scoring at a better clip than he did in his rookie and 2nd years? And actually has shown improvement in defense and paying attention?

    Of which Grant is the only one with a bad contract. Simons isn't paid much and it's not a long term deal. Ayton and Williams are both ending next year...and this is the same GM who traded for a sweat-heart of a deal with Deni.

    Yeah, the ownership group that invested in a g-league team, invested in improving the practice facility *and* the Moda...for a "joke" ownership, you need to look at teams like Dallas, or Sacramento, or many other franchises and their ownership groups.
    how's the view up there?
     
    julius, Mar 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    He bought the team for 285 million, and sold all but 27% of his stake for 3.5 billion. For him to not make money, he would have had to have lost over 130 million *a year*.

    I think his 27% interest (if he still has it) is worth more than he *paid* for the team too.
     
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