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riverman said:
He played his college ball in Austin Texas with the Longhorns.., not Dallas.....
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He grew up in Dallas. That’s literally his home. Not sure where LA was wrong in saying the Mavs are too close to home when it’s his hometown.
 
RoseCityRebel said:
He grew up in Dallas. That’s literally his home. Not sure where LA was wrong in saying the Mavs are too close to home when it’s his hometown.
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I know...it's been discussed. My point about going home was the state reference not the city...like me...lived in Portland...moved to Lane County after buying my place....Oregon is home...I fish all over the state...for me it's an adopted home as I was born in Iowa
 


Crawford is very close with Aldridge. He was actually the one that got the wheels turning about squashing the “beef” with Dame.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Ha. Right?
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I was one who never questioned you that you were told by someone with direct knowledge that a deal was coming soon. Not challenging you here that someone with inside information told you that he literally heard Aldridge say he wanted out of Portland, just that things can frequently change with a guy like Aldridge. It’s pretty clear that PA and Olshey thought they could change LA’s mind when they met with him in Los Angeles. There are direct quotes from Aldridge after that saying he would re-sign in the summer. Pop got into his ear and things changed again.
 
e_blazer said:
Aldridge said, unless you’re taking the position that The Oregonian misquoted him.
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Things were not painted in a rosy picture about him after he left. The guy wanted to be liked so badly.
 
Tince said:
I agree a trade to Portland seems highly unlikely.

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I've crossed my fingers, toes and arms that you're right.
Of course, I was dead wrong about Carmelo Anthony.
 
illmatic99 said:
If Otto Porter or George Hill became available in the buyout market, would you take Aldridge over them?
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To follow up on this, though, while I'd rather have Porter or Hill than Aldridge, I'd rather have Aldridge than Melo. So, really, I'd prefer to get one of those two, plus Aldridge, and cut Melo. Now, if Portland could get both guys, then I'd rather no Aldridge or Melo, but that seems pretty unlikely.
 
Minstrel said:
To follow up on this, though, while I'd rather have Porter or Hill than Aldridge, I'd rather have Aldridge than Melo. So, really, I'd prefer to get one of those two, plus Aldridge, and cut Melo. Now, if Portland could get both guys, then I'd rather no Aldridge or Melo, but that seems pretty unlikely.
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Melo isn't going anywhere.

Just as Stotts isn't going anywhere.

And CJ isn't going anywhere.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Melo isn't going anywhere.

Just as Stotts isn't going anywhere.

And CJ isn't going anywhere.
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And Olshey isn't going anywhere.

Way to be a buzzkill.

Let's say that my post depicted my opinion in a perfect universe. We do not inhabit that perfect universe.
 
Minstrel said:
And Olshey isn't going anywhere.

Way to be a buzzkill.

Let's say that my post depicted my opinion in a perfect universe. We do not inhabit that perfect universe.
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The Blazers are a bad hallmark movie with a predictable plotline. We all know how the movie is going to end and yet for some god awful reason we keep watching.
 
Lanny said:
I've crossed my fingers, toes and arms that you're right.
Of course, I was dead wrong about Carmelo Anthony.
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I'm more than ok with LMA for the minimum. Though I want a massive consolidation trade made.

Like you, I was also wrong about Melo; he's provided way more value than I expected.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I wanted him. I thought he'd be the perfect backup point guard.
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He would have addressed a lot of the team's issues as either a wing or a guard. And it was obvious to anyone who knows Nico that he was tanking in Charlotte just waiting for a chance to play on a team with meaningful aspirations. The flaw for the Hornets was them thinking Nico would be veteran who set the tone, but we know he's a far better follower than leader. Maybe we did go after him and he rebuffed us? I dunno, just annoyed at that one.
 
illmatic99 said:
He would have addressed a lot of the team's issues as either a wing or a guard. And it was obvious to anyone who knows Nico that he was tanking in Charlotte just waiting for a chance to play on a team with meaningful aspirations. The flaw for the Hornets was them thinking Nico would be veteran who set the tone, but we know he's a far better follower than leader. Maybe we did go after him and he rebuffed us? I dunno, just annoyed at that one.
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I mean, we're assuming he would come back, but Neil sitting on this empty roster spot while we are hurting so bad right now for bodies is just infuriating.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I mean, we're assuming he would come back, but Neil sitting on this empty roster spot while we are hurting so bad right now for bodies is just infuriating.
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Especially when Giles went down. Watching Dario Saric destroy us last night was ridiculous. We could just as easily be 15-21 right now, were it not for Dame's greatness saving both Neil/Terry
 
Natebishop3 said:
I mean, we're assuming he would come back, but Neil sitting on this empty roster spot while we are hurting so bad right now for bodies is just infuriating.
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This better be addressed within this 6 game run coming up.
 
illmatic99 said:
The guy I'm slightly angry we didn't go after was Batum. His effective play in LA was very predictable.
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They hate him there. You should go read pretty much any Laker fan forum. They call him a waste of space.
I always liked Frenchy but he was always way too worn down for the season after playing all summer for the FNT.
 
kjironman1 said:
They hate him there. You should go read pretty much any Laker fan forum. They call him a waste of space.
I always liked Frenchy but he was always way too worn down for the season after playing all summer for the FNT.
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Nico was great here one out of every 5 games.
 
riverman said:
Nico was great here one out of every 5 games.
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Yeah that was pretty much my problem with him. I was doing pre game writeups at the time when he was playing. I usually had a player listed that could be the deciding factor for the game. Batum led that list 7 out of 10 times. If he was hitting shots and rebounding the Blazers won going away. It was like clockwork. The magic number was 8 rebounds for Nic Batum. If he contributed 8 points and 8 rebounds just put it in the win column.
 
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