Weren't the Blazers always up against the tax line? I know Mr. Allen had no problem going over it when they had a shot. I never thought they had a shot when NeO was GM. CJ, not Dame won them a game 7 in Denver to allow them to be swept in the WCF later. I have no idea with Mr. Allens passing if the Vulcans will allow them to "go for it" any longer. But I know Dames entire career in Portland has been playing for a GM that absolutely sucked. I'm not speaking of Cronin. Jury still out on him.
?? I don't believe he was ever offered as a trade but understand...I don't give a shit about Cronin but I like what he did
Nobody has said he’s the second coming of Jesus. It’s not about getting value. It’s about getting fair value. Dumping scoot for anything less than an all star was not good value. Why is this so hard to understand?
Listened to it when it was posted, just listened to it again. He said, "Once we push our chips all the way in.....". Where is the "lie"? How did you determine that the moment of chip pushing was already passed?
Perhaps that means that the drafting of Murray actually suggests that they were hoping to trade Ant and Nurk for the kinds of pieces Dame wanted, and have Murray be a contributing member of the contender they planned to build around him.
The Blazers will be Scoots team if it isn’t already. I just hope that Scoot and Sharpe will be able to coexist in the long run. You never know how these things might play out.
Well still wasn’t appropriate even if I know something or not. Hold myself to higher standards than that.
Can anyone produce a clip of Cronin saying they're going to trade the pick after we got the 3rd pick?
It is only not being truthful if Dame asked the question. Do you know if Dame asked the Blazers if they can win with him? I don't think the Blazers could win with Dame being the shoot first walk it up PG with little defense. He needed a strong front court player. Management was probably happy with the jersey sales and and butts in seats.
Agreed. That’s why I thought having Dame for a year or two would help. One day, we’ll have to pay both guys maybe around $50m in their first extension if they both pan out. Celtics have this dilemma with Brown and Tatum, and for all we know, Blazers don’t even achieve half of that success with Scoot and Sharpe. That’s why I think it’s important to get the majority of the picks from the Dame trade be 2026 and beyond.
I see it as fools gold. When you are playing with a bunch of G-league players, someone has to put up points. Ant was it. Many here have false impressions of the scrubs that finished the season. Sharpe and Scoot will put up numbers if they start. Doesn't mean they are better than Ant either. It only matters when the games matter.
