Aldridge: I haven't given Neil a chance yet

[magnifier661]

I think you are flat out lying to yourself. Multiple people have reported he, or his people asked for a trade. What is he supposed to say since it didn't, or hasn't happened yet.

Or quite possibly, you maybe wearing that "tin foil hat" on too tight. As said above, Arn Tellem represents Wright, Aldridge and Mo Williams. The hotel conversation could have been obtaining Wright and Williams, instead of trade ideas for Aldridge? And the multiple reports all stemmed from the Jason Quick (Whom openly admitted he doesn't like to talk with nba players) rumor. He planted the seed and the rest ran with it.

Regardless, Aldridge is still here and you said he was as good as gone before the season starts. Now I suspect you will say by trade deadline. Then if that passes, you will say by draft day and so on until Aldridge signs an extension.

Question.... If Aldridge does re-sign with the Blazers, will you suspect Portland will trade him? I just want to know when we can stop with the "Aldridge is good as gone" posts from the likes of you and others like you.

 

[blue9]

Yes, of course you are. Why accept words directly from the source when they contradict those in the media who have papers to sell and blogs to pimp and "fans" in this forum who have never even met the man, let alone have any insights into what he actually wants.

Of course, if I was Aldridge and read the constant, never ending stream of negative crap spouted by some of the "fans" in this forum, I'd want the hell out of town. Why even follow the team if you're so eager to see something negative in everything they do?

BNM

You're acting in the exact same manner - just on the other end of the spectrum. LMA may have refuted the idea that he demanded a trade - but that may or may not be true...just because he said it doesn't make it so. Even if true, it doesn't mean that he didn't suggest the idea of a trade. And even if he didn't talk about trades AT ALL, it doesn't mean he doesn't hope to be traded. Additionally, he has not made any comment about WANTING to stay here long-term - he just said he hasn't asked out, and hasn't given Neil a chance.
You're trying to pretend that you KNOW that LMA wants to stay, just like others are pretending to KNOW that he wants to leave. I still think there's more evidence in support of him leaving than staying, but to say with any certainty that he wants to stay/leave is silly. You want to condemn others for saying he's going to leave, yet you're being just as blind in your statements of him not wanting to leave.

 

[magnifier661]

I am so glad blue9 has me on ignore. Some of the bullshit he tries to spew reeks of nonsense

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I will quote myself from the other thread about Batum saying LMA wants to be around.

I don't think LMA ever specifically asked for a trade. I do think it is likely that he said something along these lines though: "Shop me around to some teams, if the deal makes sense for you and for me at the same time then lets go with it."

 

[blazedanugz]

Or quite possibly, you maybe wearing that "tin foil hat" on too tight. As said above, Arn Tellem represents Wright, Aldridge and Mo Williams. The hotel conversation could have been obtaining Wright and Williams, instead of trade ideas for Aldridge? And the multiple reports all stemmed from the Jason Quick (Whom openly admitted he doesn't like to talk with nba players) rumor. He planted the seed and the rest ran with it.

Regardless, Aldridge is still here and you said he was as good as gone before the season starts. Now I suspect you will say by trade deadline. Then if that passes, you will say by draft day and so on until Aldridge signs an extension.

Question.... If Aldridge does re-sign with the Blazers, will you suspect Portland will trade him? I just want to know when we can stop with the "Aldridge is good as gone" posts from the likes of you and others like you.

I think it was chris Haynes actually

 

[PapaG]

Or quite possibly, you maybe wearing that "tin foil hat" on too tight. As said above, Arn Tellem represents Wright, Aldridge and Mo Williams. The hotel conversation could have been obtaining Wright and Williams, instead of trade ideas for Aldridge? And the multiple reports all stemmed from the Jason Quick (Whom openly admitted he doesn't like to talk with nba players) rumor. He planted the seed and the rest ran with it.

Regardless, Aldridge is still here and you said he was as good as gone before the season starts. Now I suspect you will say by trade deadline. Then if that passes, you will say by draft day and so on until Aldridge signs an extension.

Question.... If Aldridge does re-sign with the Blazers, will you suspect Portland will trade him? I just want to know when we can stop with the "Aldridge is good as gone" posts from the likes of you and others like you.

Let's be real here. Jason Quick had to quit the Blazer beat because of the twisting of quotes that he attributed to LMA hating Portland. The Blazer players basically told the guy to fuck off, his access was gone, and then poor Quickie wrote a woe-is-me article about how mean the big bad NBA players are.

Now, Oregon Duck players are already calling him out for making up stuff in yesterday's Thomas Tyner article. Jason Quick seems to excel in taking parts of quotes and concocting a story out of it. He's the Ben Mezrich of NBA beat writers.

 

[magnifier661]

You're acting in the exact same manner - just on the other end of the spectrum. LMA may have refuted the idea that he demanded a trade - but that may or may not be true...just because he said it doesn't make it so. Even if true, it doesn't mean that he didn't suggest the idea of a trade. And even if he didn't talk about trades AT ALL, it doesn't mean he doesn't hope to be traded. Additionally, he has not made any comment about WANTING to stay here long-term - he just said he hasn't asked out, and hasn't given Neil a chance.
You're trying to pretend that you KNOW that LMA wants to stay, just like others are pretending to KNOW that he wants to leave. I still think there's more evidence in support of him leaving than staying, but to say with any certainty that he wants to stay/leave is silly. You want to condemn others for saying he's going to leave, yet you're being just as blind in your statements of him not wanting to leave.

"I was a little disappointed (at season's end). Probably a little overly emotional about it. But everything is looking good," Aldridge said. “"I did the whole rebuilding thing. I want to win. I told him let's get better this summer. I think (Olshey's) done that." --- Aldridge.

Basically saying, as long as Olshey is putting a team that can win around Aldridge, he says he stays in this quote.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/5029...and-trail-blazers-nba-rumors.htm#.UiiyfRajJQQ

 

[magnifier661]

I think it was chris Haynes actually

Here is the timeline of the articles.

http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2013/06/blazers_insider_although_lamar.html

This was an article dated June 26th, 2013 and made by Jason Quick.

“What do you mean, feel?’’ Aldridge asked warily.

“How do you feel about the city, the team?’’

“I’m fine,’’ he said shortly.

I told him he didn’t sound very convincing.

“I’m fine,’’ he repeated. “I had one season that was tough, it’s a building year and right now, I’m not going to get into it. This season was better than we thought it would be, it ended rough, but I haven’t gotten into that mindset of evaluating things.’’

I asked him what he meant when he said he "wasn’t going to get into it."

“I mean, I’m fine. I know a lot of questions are about to come up about my happiness and this and that, but I’m fine. We had a tough season and now we just have to wait until the summertime and see what the next step is.’’

As we leaned against a wall, and other players walked in and out of the locker room, I asked Aldridge if he had asked to be traded or anything along those lines.

“No,’’ he said. “We haven’t talked about that.’’

Do you want to be moved?

“I’m fine. Like I said, it was a tough season, but I’m not trying to jump ship. We will sit down and we will talk about who we are going to bring in, and what things will happen and we will go from there.’’

We went back and forth. I told him it had been relayed to me that he didn’t re-up with any of his Portland sponsorships and deals, agreements that in the past included Cadillac, Chevy, and Providence Hospital. And that it had been relayed to me that he was asking to get out of a lease on his Pearl District condo.

Then here was the Haynes article, dated June 27th, 2013 (One day after Quick's article)

http://www.csnnw.com/blog/blazers-t...oved-contender-not-opposed-returning-portland

“I still have something to prove when I play in Chicago. I just love to play there,” Aldridge told CSNNW.com in March. “Whenever I go back, I want them to know what they are missing out on. To this day, I still take it personal. I hope they know now which power forward they should have held on to.”

The source also said Aldridge wouldn't mind being dealt to the Dallas Mavericks to play in his hometown with the rising belief Dallas has a shot at Dwight Howard. Or to the Los Angeles Clippers, if a scenario such as that makes sense for the Clippers.

However, if Portland doesn't make the necessary adjustments Aldridge sees fit and a trade never happens, he will go back to Portland and fulfill his contractual obligation and wouldn't be a problem, the source said.

"LaMarcus loves Portland," said the source. "He spent seven years there and grew as a man. Him going back is a possibility and he knows that. He's a professional, it wouldn't be an issue."

The truth of the matter is, Aldridge, who is approaching 28, probably has three, maybe four years of prime basketball left in his system and if the choice were primarily up to him, he would prefer to spend those years playing for a contender.

 

[jlprk]

Haynes' source is Quick. Quick's is Haynes. When one refers to multiple reports, he means reporters--who all have the same source. The source is the same group who made an appointment with Canzano to inform him that Allen is selling the team. Then Canzano headlined it and Blazer rubes went into anti-Allen fever for a couple of months. Canzano continues to keep their lying names secret.

There is one source out there intent upon turning the city against the team. The Oregonian encourages this source.

 

[leapinleaner]

"All he is saaaaaayiiiiiing... Is give Neil a chaaaaaaaaance..."

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