They'd be a dynasty and they'd be surviving their injuries right now. I hope Neil and Paul don't break up our group.
They were SOOOOOOOO close. All they had to do was to trade Westbrook for Lillard (and his much lower salary), ending contracts, and picks and they would be a real dynasty. Yes, the blazers would have jumped all over that before Lillard started his rookie year.
We've won 1 playoff series in the last 10 years. Forgive me if I want to occasionally bust out my what-could-have-been rose garden colored glasses. Pretty much everyone on here (including me) never takes off our what-might-be rose garden colored glasses.
A little easier said than done. Back in 1984 all the Blazers had to do was trade Clyde Drexler for a good center and draft Michael Jordan instead of Sam Bewie.
Exactly, the blazers have had many close misses. Of course that may be true for many teams. In the pre-CP3 days, you could have made an all-star team of still-in-the-league former clippers.
But then, they would have been deprived of four and a half years of the stellar play of Kendrick "Grumpy Cat" Perkins. So short sighted Eric. Learn the game, then post! BNM
durants contract only has one more year after this right? if they miss the playoffs, all the "will durant leave" chatter will be delicious
Lets be Thankful this Thanksgiving that the "tight wade owner", Clay Bennett wrecked any dynasty for that ball club
I look at Durant being such a loyal player. I think the only way he leaves is when that franchise completely falls apart. He would look at this season as an anomaly.
i look at it like he is going to want to go somewhere where they will go into the lux tax if they have a chance at a dynasty. he knows that okc aint that. i really think there is no way he stays unless they win a title
I think Jinxy is looking at it more as being instructive, as in, "Please Mr. Allen, don't make the same mistake", rather than as OKC shoulda woulda coulda. I think we are all universally glad they shoulda coulda didn't.
They should've never traded Green for Perkins, they needed a center (Remember Nenad Kristic was their starter) but they could've done better. Harden was just a full retard move.
Keeping Harden would've been nice but when they decided to trade him they should've gotten a better package than Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and Steven Adams. They should've moved him to Chicago for Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and picks.
