Recent content by MadeFromDust

This feels like yesterday and almost brings a tear to my eye. This was a really exciting time for me as a Blazer fan coming off from the huge letdown that was the Oden/Roy era. It was a shame that we couldn't win more with Dame, but he certainly brought us some incredible memories and when he...

I think people in this thread are overreacting a little bit. Blazers are being extra cautious and for good reason. I'm sure he'll be fine.

Do you feel like there may be some jealousy involved?

Reminder, Scoot is 19... 19!

I understand that there may be other factors involved but the elephant in the room is the terrible politics & policies that these cities have espoused in recent years that are squeezing the population out at an increasingly rapid rate. I visited Anaheim, CA late last year for the first time...

Interesting. If only we could find some kind of correlation between cities like Portland, Seattle and SF...

Wait so you feel like this is probably a good thing then, regardless of the reason might be?

Once voted the most livable US city, now it appears people cannot leave quickly enough. What do you think is going wrong?

Man, I really want to root for Dame but the way he's strong-arming the team right now is really leaving a bad taste in my mouth. To sign that deal last Summer and then at the first opportunity demand to go to only one team and undercut the Blazers leverage is a tough one. I always said I'd...

I don't know about sexy but it certainly has more of a spotlight than Portland. It's the 3rd biggest market in the US.

The reality is that in the social media era they are going to pressure any star that lands in Portland to leave. It is not a "sexy" market.

Only if they suck, which you could argue they would deserve lol

SAS? (Scoot Anfernee Shaedon)

To be fair, with the way the Heat have been throwing his name around in trade rumors I can't exactly blame him.