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illmatic99 said:
as a second rounder, he got so much more opportunity to play than guys ahead of him. And all the vets looked out for him and still do to this day- Hell, dame recorded a rap with him in the bubble and included him in every team gathering. CJ was the first to publicly congratulate him on his upcoming contract after he was traded.

Bunch of nonsense; people just talking shit about us when we're down.
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again, totally agree.
 
illmatic99 said:
what... who from the front office spoke badly about Gary? and his teammates like universally loved him.
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I imagine GTS is comfortable saying what he's got to say now because the person in question is no longer with the Blazers FO. Sr. is alumni so I doubt he's going to talk shit about anyone who's still there.

Also, Jr. has hardly said boo to a goose since he's arrived in Toronto; this isn't coming directly from him and I don't know what kind of relationship he has with Sr., if Sr. would talk about Jr.'s personal life apropos of nothing or if he would've checked with his son before speaking.
 
speeds said:
I imagine GTS is comfortable saying what he's got to say now because the person in question is no longer with the Blazers FO. Sr. is alumni so I doubt he's going to talk shit about anyone who's still there.

Also, Jr. has hardly said boo to a goose since he's arrived in Toronto; this isn't coming directly from him and I don't know what kind of relationship he has with Sr., if Sr. would talk about Jr.'s personal life apropos of nothing or if he would've checked with his son before speaking.
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GTS just wants his name in the spotlight it appears because it's fashionable to shit on our team and city now. The premise is just hilarious, as is GTJ's repeated commentary recently about how now his teammates finally believe in him. As if he didn't get 20+ mpg as a sophomore 2nd rounder, and 30+ his third year.

Let's also not forget GTS probably doesn't have great memories of his time here, so he might have an axe to grind.

Trent has had several scrapes with the law this year. In March, Trent was placed on probation for one year for harassing his pregnant girlfriend during a Jan. 7 domestic dispute. Roxanne Holt, 20, said Trent hit her in the face and kicked her in the ribs. She since has moved to Columbus, Ohio. Three days after his March court appearance, Trent was involved in a fight at the Metropolis Restaurant and Bar in downtown Portland. He allegedly hit a man over the head with a pool cue. Witnesses, however, said the man was needling Trent and threw a drink in Trent’s face before the blow was struck. A grand jury declined to indict Trent.

Trent spent a few hours in the Clackamas County Jail in January for failure to pay or respond to repeated false alarms at his home. He eventually was fined $2,650 _ $650 for 10 false alarms and $2,000 for a contempt-of-court charge for failing to pay the false-alarm citations.
 
Let's also not forget that Jr. was offered and rejected a 4yr, 50+ million deal as a third year player who was averaging 7 points a game for his career at the time. Didn't believe in him? What? Did his dad want a max deal?
 
illmatic99 said:
GTS just wants his name in the spotlight it appears because it's fashionable to shit on our team and city now. The premise is just hilarious, as is GTJ's repeated commentary recently about how now his teammates finally believe in him. As if he didn't get 20+ mpg as a sophomore 2nd rounder, and 30+ his third year.
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Let's also not forget that Jr. was offered and rejected a 4yr, 50+ million deal as a third year player who was averaging 7 points a game for his career at the time. Didn't believe in him? What? Did his dad want a max deal?
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I think you've sussed it out. Jr wanted the bag, Oshley wouldn't give it to him, he took it as a slight and resentment probably built up. Maybe we'll find out he wanted to be traded?

Let's also not forget GTS probably doesn't have great memories of his time here, so he might have an axe to grind.

Trent has had several scrapes with the law this year. In March, Trent was placed on probation for one year for harassing his pregnant girlfriend during a Jan. 7 domestic dispute. Roxanne Holt, 20, said Trent hit her in the face and kicked her in the ribs. She since has moved to Columbus, Ohio. Three days after his March court appearance, Trent was involved in a fight at the Metropolis Restaurant and Bar in downtown Portland. He allegedly hit a man over the head with a pool cue. Witnesses, however, said the man was needling Trent and threw a drink in Trent’s face before the blow was struck. A grand jury declined to indict Trent.

Trent spent a few hours in the Clackamas County Jail in January for failure to pay or respond to repeated false alarms at his home. He eventually was fined $2,650 _ $650 for 10 false alarms and $2,000 for a contempt-of-court charge for failing to pay the false-alarm citations.
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Sr. sounds like an asshole. I remember him being thought of as one of the NBA's tough guys, didn't realize that extended to DV.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
You forgot Russ shitty defense and gambling for steals.

Its a joke the guy is a top75 player.

Only playoff success he had was MVP Durant carrying that franchise. Dennis Smith Jr could've been the PG on those teams.

He's another Steve Francis/Stephon Marbury but he steals teammates rebounds. Sure it can be entertaining to watch. But he's not an elite PG nor an elite basketball player.
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I actually think he deserves Top 75 for his past achievement. He led the league in scoring, averaged a triple double, and won MVP. He was a plus player that year and it was pretty impressive. But now, he's awful. A major negative player.
 
Julius can play, he's just not a first option. Seems like a really nice guy for the most part, FWIW
 
Cugel said:
Julius can play, he's just not a first option. Seems like a really nice guy for the most part, FWIW
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watched their game at Utah. He was killing it until the fourth when defense shut down his creation. The have no playmaking guards, so Jazz just clamped up Randle. I think he'd really flourish as a secondary playmaker
 
e_blazer said:
A hammer blow to the side of the head can fix that.
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SlyPokerDog immediately starts searching for his hammer.

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What are people's thoughts on Jalen Green? Is he a bust?
 
Norm on the Clipps look exactly like his usage on Blazers. Matador defense, never looking to make a pass and just chilling at the corner 3 most plays.
 
RealGM Wiretap
Lakers No Longer Believe They Can Win With Russell Westbrook
FEB 9, 2022 11:18 AM

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The tone in the locker room after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday was that the team is in need of immediate action ahead of the trade deadline.

Sources have told The Athletic that the Lakers no longer believe they can win at a high level with Russell Westbrook alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. But before Tuesday's game, the thinking was the Lakers would be unwilling to wave the white flag and admit their mistake of trading for Westbrook.

One Lakers staffer who had reservations about the trade when it was made in July recently told The Athletic, “I didn’t think it would be this bad.”

The Lakers discarded the remaining supporting cast of their title winning team of 2020 in trading Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma for Westbrook while also letting Alex Caruso walk in free agency.

The only realistic trade of Westbrook at this venture is to the Houston Rockets for John Wall.

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Lakers cannot win with Westbrook --- DUUUUUUUUH and No Shit Sherlock -- LOL

I think almost every fan who was not a Laker fan could see this coming ... this was so predictable and taking my Laker hate out of it for a minute the GM of the team should be fired ... and replaced with NeO ( then we would never have to worry about the Lakers again ) but being serious. Never mind being serious time to rag on the Lakers and bask in how they suck and maybe in a worse spot then the Blazers cause only thing they have going for them is they are in LA but James is not getting any younger and Davis well he cannot stay healthy so what else do they got ??

Not much cept tradition and in the end if the franchise is being run badly does not mean much so as much as the Blazers look bad atm -- kind of glad were not the Lakers
 
Yeah and this might be the ONLY time I would not mind the Blazers losing to the Lakers but to be honest IF the Blazers stole one tonight might also put a smile on my face too --- LOL

Blazers can lose every other game but just beat the Lakers and I can live with that
 
Ripcity4life77 said:
Lakers cannot win with Westbrook --- DUUUUUUUUH and No Shit Sherlock -- LOL

I think almost every fan who was not a Laker fan could see this coming ... this was so predictable and taking my Laker hate out of it for a minute the GM of the team should be fired ... and replaced with NeO ( then we would never have to worry about the Lakers again ) but being serious. Never mind being serious time to rag on the Lakers and bask in how they suck and maybe in a worse spot then the Blazers cause only thing they have going for them is they are in LA but James is not getting any younger and Davis well he cannot stay healthy so what else do they got ??

Not much cept tradition and in the end if the franchise is being run badly does not mean much so as much as the Blazers look bad atm -- kind of glad were not the Lakers
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I actually think they can win with Westbrook... they just have to use him the right way. You have to sit the dude down and say that the 18 minutes a game that LeBron and AD sit are his time to shine. You always sit LeBron and AD at the same time and tell Russ to just play his crazy Brody ball against other teams' bench guys. He can't play with those two guys they are just too good for him to be dominating the ball and making all of the decisions but he can still ball especially at a second unit level.

This would make the Lakers bench a lot stronger despite them lacking depth in a serious way. This will make their time with LeBron and AD on the court flow seamlessly and become much more productive. It's really their only hope for making a run the rest of this season, getting out of the play in games and winning in the playoffs. They also might be able to build Russ's value up a little and try to fool someone into taking him in the off season.
 
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