2023 TRAIL BLAZERS TRAINING CAMP THREAD

[OneSport3]

I read the whole thing and am not seeing that quote unless its this quote:

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Turning the page
Nearly a month before the Lillard trade was consummated, Blazers owner Jody Allen delivered a course-setting message to the organization’s lead business executives.
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I don't see anything that indicates that Jody herself said to not let Dame come back (only to wait until the deadline and be traded to the Heat, not sure why so many miss that part of the Haynes piece). What am I missing here?

Blazers President Dewayne Hankins recalled Allen putting an end to the mounting questions during a Zoom call in early September: “We really need to move on. We’ve got great young talent. We’re not like other rebuilding teams who don’t have a strong core of young players. It’s time to turn the page.”

Those marching orders led the Blazers to ditchPlan B and remove Lillard entirely from their promotional materials in favor of Henderson, guard Anfernee Simons and other members of their young core. Inside the organization, the transition had begun. Meanwhile, the fan base was coming to terms with Lillard’s probable exit, and season ticket holders renewed at a 93 percent rate, up six percentage points from the previous season.

“We wanted to honor Dame’s trade request,” Hankins said. “If we promote him, are we being true to our fans? That was the moment when we started saying that this was a new era. It’s really hard to lose a legend like Damian whose number will go in the rafters as soon as possible. At the same time, I think we’re prepared. Our next step is getting our fans to fall in love with these guys.”

 

[Quatro44]

Some underdogs turn into dark horses.

if you squint it might reveal a unicorn.

 

[BBert]

Good video!
(click the black box above to watch it. It is available to watch.)

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Blazers are going to make other teams work. If a team shows up thinking they have the night off, they are going to get stung.

 

[BBert]

That's hilarious. They'd never seen photo slides before haha. I feel old now.

 

[Eastoff]

That's hilarious. They'd never seen photo slides before haha. I feel old now.

I was kind of surprised they recognized film.

 

[Haakzilla]

 

[Paine Tablet]

Lovely. FWIW:

Bat (the animal) comes from middle English 'bakke' (which probably came from Norse languages), Bat (club, staff) comes from old English 'batt' which probably came from the French 'batte'.

My old roommate was named Bakke. He was also Pac-10 javelin champion. He was also 1998 state of Oregon football champion now that I remember it.

 

[wizenheimer]

My old roommate was named Bakke. He was also Pac-10 javelin champion. He was also 1998 state of Oregon football champion now that I remember it.

curious...looked it up...Nick Bakke; 2002 champion

 

[Natebishop3]

curious...looked it up...Nick Bakke; 2002 champion

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I knew Art Skipper. The 1992 champ. Amazing guy. Firefighter. He died tragically in a small plane crash 20+ years ago. His daughter ended up going to UO and was in the band. She was a baby and didn’t get to know him. Dude legit looked like Superman.

 

[kjironman1]

@kjironman1 - Cape Goat.

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Now that is something!

 

[Idog1976]

Blazers President Dewayne Hankins recalled Allen putting an end to the mounting questions during a Zoom call in early September: “We really need to move on. We’ve got great young talent. We’re not like other rebuilding teams who don’t have a strong core of young players. It’s time to turn the page.”

Those marching orders led the Blazers to ditchPlan B and remove Lillard entirely from their promotional materials in favor of Henderson, guard Anfernee Simons and other members of their young core. Inside the organization, the transition had begun. Meanwhile, the fan base was coming to terms with Lillard’s probable exit, and season ticket holders renewed at a 93 percent rate, up six percentage points from the previous season.

“We wanted to honor Dame’s trade request,” Hankins said. “If we promote him, are we being true to our fans? That was the moment when we started saying that this was a new era. It’s really hard to lose a legend like Damian whose number will go in the rafters as soon as possible. At the same time, I think we’re prepared. Our next step is getting our fans to fall in love with these guys.”

Ah, my mistake and thank you for that. I skimmed the article and did a keyword search for Jody. Thanks for pointing this out. Interesting that this is attributed to Allen. It's all water under the bridge at this point.

In his farewell letter, (I haven't read it yet in part because I hate the Instagram format for reading) I have read others say that Dame says he wants to come back and retire here which is music to my ears. Him winning a championship with Scoot and Sharpe in his twilight years has long been a dream I have had and now it seems that it is more likely in the sense we got the assets from trading him so they will have more support. Now it's up to them to reach their potential, the far more difficult piece of the puzzle.

 

[blazerfan11]

 

[blazerfan11]

Same video on Twitter. I think it will allow you move around in the video more easily.

 

[Paine Tablet]

I knew Art Skipper. The 1992 champ. Amazing guy. Firefighter. He died tragically in a small plane crash 20+ years ago. His daughter ended up going to UO and was in the band. She was a baby and didn’t get to know him. Dude legit looked like Superman.

Tommy Skipper, his son, also competed at Oregon and won 5 national titles in pole vault.

 

[Paine Tablet]

I knew Art Skipper. The 1992 champ. Amazing guy. Firefighter. He died tragically in a small plane crash 20+ years ago. His daughter ended up going to UO and was in the band. She was a baby and didn’t get to know him. Dude legit looked like Superman.

Speaking about that list, I also hooked up with John Stiegeler's sister, and he was 2001 champion. I think he even won Nationals if I remember right. I had forgotten about that. I think they were from Coos Bay.

 

[Trailblazers76]

Scoot Henderson SHOOTS DOWN Damian Lillard Comp "It's A New Era For A Reason, Not Trying To Be Dame" - YouTube

 

[Whyachi]

Thybulle stole a ball. There's not supposed to be pressure defense in scrimmage. That's cheatin'

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Well, if we want to replace a small shooting guard with another small shooting guard, Simons is the answer.

We were referring to who was replacing Dame. Dame was never our shooting guard even though he shot the most.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Scoot Henderson SHOOTS DOWN Damian Lillard Comp "It's A New Era For A Reason, Not Trying To Be Dame" - YouTube

I hope and assume he means on the court only. There is nothing wrong with following Dames footsteps in the locker room and off the court, with regards to leadership by example and all of the community time Dame put in.

 

[Eastoff]

Scoot Henderson SHOOTS DOWN Damian Lillard Comp "It's A New Era For A Reason, Not Trying To Be Dame" - YouTube

Are they twisting one quote?

 

[illmatic99]

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

My old roommate was named Bakke. He was also Pac-10 javelin champion. He was also 1998 state of Oregon football champion now that I remember it.

you misspelled Bukkake

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Close your eyes and it sounds just like Obama is talking........

 

[Eastoff]

Close your eyes and it sounds just like Obama is talking........

The pitch is a little off, and the cadence is a little faster. But I hear it.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"You find the team that really values you" - bit of a dig at Boston there.

 

[Natebishop3]

"You find the team that really values you" - bit of a dig at Boston there.

And Milwaukee, and Indy….

 

[illmatic99]

And Milwaukee, and Indy….

And Portland in 4 months.

 

[maxiep]

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Sharpe measured 6' 5.25' with shoes at the combine and Cronin said Scoot measured 6' 3.5" (I assume with shoes?)
If that's the case, the 3-inch difference as shown on the training camp roster is misleading.
With Sharpe listed as 6'6" and Scoot as 6'3". One is rounded up and other other down.
The actual difference it seem is less than 2 inches. How much less I suppose we can guess when we see them side by side.

I'm not interested in actual measurements. I'm interested in Barrett measurements.

 

[wizenheimer]

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Sharpe measured 6' 5.25' with shoes at the combine and Cronin said Scoot measured 6' 3.5" (I assume with shoes?)
If that's the case, the 3-inch difference as shown on the training camp roster is misleading.
With Sharpe listed as 6'6" and Scoot as 6'3". One is rounded up and other other down.
The actual difference it seem is less than 2 inches. How much less I suppose we can guess when we see them side by side.

I'm really glad the NBA is finally mandating that players have to participate in the draft combine. They can't dodge the measurements any more. So we should be able to actually compare heights without/shoes. Apples to apples

Sharpe is right there fitting into the average size of SG's; So is Brogdon; so is Thybulle. And Scoot is around average size for a PG. The monkey-wrench is Ant at starting SG. He square pegs any round hole rotation. He'll limit Portland's ability to NOT have small lineups at SG/SF. And having the 6'5 trio of Thybulle/Sharpe/Brogdon penciled in as the SF rotation makes Portland small at wing. And Ant will definitely limit Portland's ability to defend

 

[wizenheimer]

I'm not interested in actual measurements. I'm interested in Barrett measurements.