Ariza Piece

[B-Roy]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29734146/afar-watching-lakers-blazers-trevor-ariza

He tried coming back, was told no.

 

[TBpup]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29734146/afar-watching-lakers-blazers-trevor-ariza

He tried coming back, was told no.

Zion, Lou Williams, and who else was allowed back after a variety of reasons?

 

[HailBlazers]

"Man, the word 'hard' doesn't even begin to describe it," Ariza told ESPN. "This is what I was born to do, to play basketball. I've been doing it my whole life. And to know my team has a chance to compete for a championship, and I'm not with them. ... It burns me up inside."

And yet, he insisted, the time with his son was worth it. Tajh is 12 years old, named after Trevor Ariza's baby brother, who, in 1996, when he was just 6 years old, plunged 30 floors to his death outside a hotel room window in Caracas, Venezuela, while under the care of a babysitter. Trevor and his mother were at a gymnasium watching his stepfather compete in a basketball game."

Damn.

 

[THE HCP]

Link not working for me......WHO said, "No"?

 

[Scalma]

Zion, Lou Williams, and who else was allowed back after a variety of reasons?

None of them opted out.

 

[TBpup]

None of them opted out.

Thank you Captain Obvious. Still, they weren't there, and then they were. Family, not a good excuse. Strip clubs, just fine.

 

[Haakzilla]

 

[Scalma]

Thank you Captain Obvious. Still, they weren't there, and then they were. Family, not a good excuse. Strip clubs, just fine.

Let me say it again. None of them opted out. So why the fuck would you compare their situations to Arizas?

btw the league allowed Portland to replace Ariza. They did. It wasn’t someone that helped, but that was Olsheys fault. Why should the league allow Ariza back in?

 

[Buffalo Custard]

None of them opted out.

Exactly. This wasn't about his kid; lots of players have kids they care about. He had options other than opting out.

 

[Chris Craig]

Traitor

 

[Cugel]

Yeah why would you be punished for opting out? Bullshit. I mean seems to run counter to what the league is trying to do.

 

[TBpup]

Let me say it again. None of them opted out. So why the fuck would you compare their situations to Arizas? Are you stupid?

Never said they were the same or compared them to being similar.....are you stupid?

 

[Scalma]

Never said they were the same or compared them to being similar.....are you stupid?

Oh ok, so you knew it wasn’t similar, but still brought it up...because?

 

[BlazerBeav]

Let me say it again. None of them opted out. So why the fuck would you compare their situations to Arizas?

btw the league allowed Portland to replace Ariza. They did. It wasn’t someone that helped, but that was Olsheys fault. Why should the league allow Ariza back in?

Stop with this bullshit - who WOULD have helped that was available? There's literally no answer here.

 

[Scalma]

Stop with this bullshit - who WOULD have helped that was available? There's literally no answer here.

Trey Burke and Lance Thomas, both signed as replacements, both mentioned on here before they were.

 

[TBpup]

Oh ok, so you knew it wasn’t similar, but still brought it up...because?

So sorry for not running things by you first. All the best board policeman.

 

[HailBlazers]

"CJ McCollum have kept him apprised of locker room antics and stories in the bubble. He has offered pearls of wisdom to young big man Wenyen Gabriel, who Ariza predicts has a long, fruitful NBA career ahead of him. It's strange, he conceded, to be watching his "brothers" on television."

Agreed!

 

[BlazerBeav]

Trey Burke and Lance Thomas, both signed as replacements, both mentioned on here before they were.

The Lance Thomas who had 0 points, 1 rebound, and was -11 against Portland in the bubble? Who averaged 3.4 points on 34.8% shooting in the bubble? Game changer certainly.

Trey Burke. A 6'-0" guard. What would we he have brought to the table against the Lakers?

 

[Scalma]

The Lance Thomas who had 0 points, 1 rebound, and was -11 against Portland in the bubble? Who averaged 3.4 points on 34.8% shooting in the bubble? Game changer certainly.

Trey Burke. A 6'-0" guard. What would we he have brought to the table against the Lakers?

Who’s Portland’s backup point guard again?

And Thomas’ value is his defense. Certainly would’ve been a better body to throw at Lebron than...Anfernee Simons, but maybe that’s just me.

 

[BlazerBeav]

A backup point would not be fixing the problem(s) the Blazers are showing in this series.

What would've helped was to have Trevor Ariza. He was a nice find by Olshey in the middle of the season. Too bad he didn't forsee an international pandemic, and Ariza's child custody issues keeping him from joining a quarantined bubble in August.

Collins would be helpful too. Stupid Olshey fracturing his ankle like that really screwed up.

I'm all for criticizing some of this roster makeup, but let's at least be fair about it. There was nothing to be done in July to fix this.

 

[jlprk]

Exactly. This wasn't about his kid; lots of players have kids they care about. He had options other than opting out.

What were the options? Sincere question; I'm stupid but no one knows.

.....are you stupid?

That was a lucky guess.

 

[GDiama]

Since we didn't really replace him(Jaylen didn't even play) i guess we should have told him to not opt out and just wait to see how situation pans out. Make up his opinion later on. There was no reason to opt out really.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

What were the options? Sincere question; I'm stupid but no one knows.



That was a lucky guess.

A number of players have received permission to leave the bubble temporarily. The difference is, they intended to return. Apparently, Ariza never showed up at the bubble in the first place, and told the league to take his name off the list of eligable players. That way, he avoided any kind of testing or quarentine.

 

[jlprk]

A number of players have received permission to leave the bubble temporarily. The difference is, they intended to return. Apparently, Ariza never showed up at the bubble in the first place, and told the league to take his name off the list of eligable players. That way, he avoided any kind of testing or quarentine.

Well, the players who arrived and then left, left due to something unpredictable. Did any of them know in advance that they'd have to leave, like Ariza would have known? Was a preplanned departure allowed?

 

[jlprk]

Since we didn't really replace him(Jaylen didn't even play) i guess we should have told him to not opt out and just wait to see how situation pans out. Make up his opinion later on. There was no reason to opt out really.

Yes, and if a preplanned departure was allowed, then it's on Olshey for not preplanning it.

 

[Orion Bailey]

"Man, the word 'hard' doesn't even begin to describe it," Ariza told ESPN. "This is what I was born to do, to play basketball. I've been doing it my whole life. And to know my team has a chance to compete for a championship, and I'm not with them. ... It burns me up inside."

And yet, he insisted, the time with his son was worth it. Tajh is 12 years old, named after Trevor Ariza's baby brother, who, in 1996, when he was just 6 years old, plunged 30 floors to his death outside a hotel room window in Caracas, Venezuela, while under the care of a babysitter. Trevor and his mother were at a gymnasium watching his stepfather compete in a basketball game."

Damn.

anyone who says he is selfish for opting out to be with his son can eat a big fat d...

 

[Buffalo Custard]

anyone who says he is selfish for opting out to be with his son can eat a big fat d...

Other players have arranged to leave the bubble and come back. Ariza chose to opt out and not play anymore this season. This has nothing to do with his son, as he could have seen his son and still made it back to Florida for the play-offs. It was HIS CHOICE that left the team hanging.

This is not complicated.

 

[illmatic99]

Yes, and if a preplanned departure was allowed, then it's on Olshey for not preplanning it.

This is 100% on Neil for not having the foresight to expect this sorta situation.

 

[Scalma]

Other players have arranged to leave the bubble and come back. Ariza chose to opt out and not play anymore this season. This has nothing to do with his son, as he could have seen his son and still made it back to Florida for the play-offs. It was HIS CHOICE that left the team hanging.

This is not complicated.

Seems like it is for some ^

 

[Orion Bailey]

Other players have arranged to leave the bubble and come back. Ariza chose to opt out and not play anymore this season. This has nothing to do with his son, as he could have seen his son and still made it back to Florida for the play-offs. It was HIS CHOICE that left the team hanging.

This is not complicated.

I don't care what you find complicated or not. The dude had a son die. So he opted out to be with his other son. Maybe he didn't think Dame would go lights out and there wouldn't be playoffs.

The ones getting down on him, like you, should be ashamed. He prioritized his son over his team.

Get over it or eat a big fat D...!

Its really pretty simple.

The lack of compassion of some is a sign.......