Many teams calling about Raef

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    According to the guy on Courtside tonight.

    My prediction, this years Pau Gasol is Caron Butler.

    Raef+Outlaw+picks for Butler+Fillers anyone?

    He may be nearly 10 years older than Oden, but by the time Butler slows down Batum will be primed and ready.

    PG: Blake
    SG: Roy
    SF: Butler
    PF: Aldridge
    C: Oden

    The Wizards are a mess right now. Even when Arenas comes back they don't have the roster to go far, IMO. They seem like great trading partner.
     
  2. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I'd make that deal.
     
  3. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Fuck yeah!!

    If this is on the table at any point KP needs to do it without batting an eye. And Butler is only 28 -- in his prime and probably effective for at least 3 or 4 more years.
     
  4. MAS RipCity

    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

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    09 1st, Raef, Marty, Blake for Caron?
    I think we would have to add Batum/Bayless to the deal though and they may want Sergio instead of Blake.
    I really like Caron though.
     
  5. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I'd throw in Frye and Blake and take back Thomas and Songaila (albatross contracts) to make that happen.
     
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    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    Butler was arrested 15 times before he turned 15.... Still want him?

    The Oregon media would crucify Portland and talk about how they don't care about character again
     
  7. Денг Гордон

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    He went to one of my rival high schools for a couple years, then jumped ship to his fancy prep school. How could he do that after all the tax payer meals he had? Caron is definitely not loved in his hometown. Now Tony Romo, we love that guy! He just might bring Jessica Simpson back here one day.
     
  8. MAS RipCity

    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

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    He's doing fine now, and you know what? Fuck the media, I am sick and tired of all this past jailblazer bull crap. The fans went away because we sucked not because of the character of the team, that is just a cop out excuses.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    He seems like a good guy. That stuff happened 15 years ago. Bring him over!
     
  10. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Why the hell not? He came out of his childhood relatively unscathed and appears to have reformed completely. He's now a spokesman for the NBA Cares Program and his charitable events are publicly noted. Take for instance, this, or this. Here's an extensive report about his reform: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...2/16/AR2008021600752.html?sid=ST2008021700085
     
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    Raef/Bayless/Blake/Outlaw/Frye for Nash/Diaw

    consolidation complete

    Nash/Sergio
    Roy/Fernandez
    Webster/Batum
    Aldridge/Frye
    Oden/Pryzbilla
     
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    We'll let Raef expire for cap space, so KP can get Kobe, or trade him and a lot more for Kobe. Either way, that's the plan. Get Kobe.

    Words cannot express my disgust.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Teams that are still in the midst of winning at a high rate almost never go into full on rebuild mode in the midst of a season; our trading partner is going to be one out of the Bobcats, Wizards and other cap constrained underachievers around the league.

    Phoenix is going to have a couple of massive expiring deals in 2010 with Nash and O'Neal coming off of their books, so they are already well positioned financially when that happens.
     
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    Drink Your Milkshake Suspended

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    Get a point guard that can play defense.
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    If Pritchard can upgrade Outlaw to Butler using the LaFrentz contract, that would be the final masterstroke in building a core.

    Good drafting and fine-tuning in following years would be great, but Oden, Roy, Aldridge, Fernandez, Butler, Batum and Bayless is just a crazy amount of talent. With players like Przybilla and Webster as good bench players.
     
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    I don't care he was arrested as a kid, I'm just saying, The Oregonian would have a field day with this guy if he came here, and I don't really see him as a guy who would be too happy to be in Portland (the city that is).

    I think he would be a good fit as well, would be our best defender not inside the paint
     
  17. Darkwebs

    Darkwebs Awakened to emptiness Staff Member Moderator

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    Damn, I missed Courtside. Who was this "guy" on Courtside? What else did they talk about?
     
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    Amen to that! Most of you will turn on this team too if they do not win.

    It bugged me last week when JQuick alluded to how much power the media has with shaping the image of these players. And how lucky we were that the current players are now more open to the media.

    Don't get me wrong. I love the fact that we have a bunch of great guys on the team. But I could care less if all 15 players hated the local media and refused to talk to them. Not hearing their interviews would not ruin my day. I have heard the same questions and answers for the last 35 years. Now that i watch all 82 games on league pass, I know everything I need to know. All I need is Wheels, Rice and Barrett telling me who is injured and long they will be out. It's not that I dislike Quick. (I do hate cazano) But I do blame them for facilitating the JailBlazer image. They hated those players and made sure we did too. (Which was not too hard.)

    But we let them have too much power.
     
  19. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    If you are correct, and I hope you aren't... that is the day my Blazer fan status will cease.
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    Let Ron Tonkin lead another revolution. Bring in Caron Butler.
     

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