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For anyone interested in watching Blake, you can watch every game of the Australian National Basketball League for only $30 AUD; or you can watch every game of one team for free.

https://www.nbl.tv/

The night games won't line up well for you, but the afternoon games will.

Blake should suit up for his first game this Sunday afternoon. Tip off is 9:00 PM Saturday Portland time. Right after the Trail Blazers game.
 
Natebishop3 said:
At some point, it's time to hang em up and help raise your fucking kids.

Quit being selfish Steve.
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That point is when his family as a whole (including his wife and kids) determine it to be. Not when some dude on a forum thinks it is time.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
That point is when his family as a whole (including his wife and kids) determine it to be. Not when some dude on a forum thinks it is time.
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The whole point of a forum is for dudes on a forum to post opinions that nobody gives a shit about except other dudes on the forum.

Otherwise, what's the point of being here?
 
Natebishop3 said:
At some point, it's time to hang em up and help raise your fucking kids.

Quit being selfish Steve.
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That's pretty judgmental and definitely undeserved from what I've observed personally, Nate. I attend the same church and have seen Steve interact with his kids. He's a great dad. I don't know what his motives are exactly in taking this job, but maybe taking his family to a different country and exposing them to some new things isn't the worst thing a dad could do for his kids?
 
Natebishop3 said:
The whole point of a forum is for dudes on a forum to post opinions that nobody gives a shit about except other dudes on the forum.

Otherwise, what's the point of being here?
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How is Blake any different then any other guy who is still playing that is no longer in the NBA? He isn't near the only one who has played this long in this situation. You threw out an F' bomb. I have no idea why this would rile you up so. I personally still enjoy watching him play so happy he is still doing what he loves.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
How is Blake any different then any other guy who is still playing that is no longer in the NBA? He isn't near the only one who has played this long in this situation. You threw out an F' bomb. I have no idea why this would rile you up so. I personally still enjoy watching him play so happy he is still doing what he loves.
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If you think me saying "fuck" is an indication of me being riled up or upset, then you don't know me very well.

I use swear words to emphasize my point.

Blake isn't any different than the other guys that go play in China, or maybe he is. But my point is that these guys subject their family to a lot of moving around, OR they're just gone a lot. That's fine when you're still in your prime and you're making money, but why would you still subject your family to that kind of lifestyle when you're clearly at the end of your career? He has made his money. He has had a long and successful career. It just seems selfish at this point.
 
e_blazer said:
That's pretty judgmental and definitely undeserved from what I've observed personally, Nate. I attend the same church and have seen Steve interact with his kids. He's a great dad. I don't know what his motives are exactly in taking this job, but maybe taking his family to a different country and exposing them to some new things isn't the worst thing a dad could do for his kids?
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Being a great dad when you're around is fine.... but the NBA lifestyle requires a lot of travel. Steve has played for 8 teams. He's 36 years old. It just strikes me as very selfish to keep seeking a career in basketball when he has already made his money. He was in the league for 13 years. Now he's going to go play overseas.

My opinion, and you're welcome to disagree, is that he isn't very good at basketball anymore and he should stop playing and spend time with his family.
 
Natebishop3 said:
If you think me saying "fuck" is an indication of me being riled up or upset, then you don't know me very well.

I use swear words to emphasize my point.

Blake isn't any different than the other guys that go play in China, or maybe he is. But my point is that these guys subject their family to a lot of moving around, OR they're just gone a lot. That's fine when you're still in your prime and you're making money, but why would you still subject your family to that kind of lifestyle when you're clearly at the end of your career? He has made his money. He has had a long and successful career. It just seems selfish at this point.
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You are making a heck of an assumption here. Which is fine because this is a message board but let's not pretend that is the only logical explanation. For all we know his wife is pushing this. Or his kids or both. Or they have a winter home there. Favorite place to vacation, etc.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
You are making a heck of an assumption here. Which is fine because this is a message board but let's not pretend that is the only logical explanation. For all we know his wife is pushing this. Or his kids or both. Or they have a winter home there. Favorite place to vacation, etc.
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That's fine, and I doubt we'll ever know the reasons why. But my first inclination is to say, "hang em up." That's just my opinion. It's not like I'm tweeting at his wife and telling her to get her man in check. I'm not walking up to them in church and telling him he's a bad father. I'm sharing my opinion on a message board.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Being a great dad when you're around is fine.... but the NBA lifestyle requires a lot of travel. Steve has played for 8 teams. He's 36 years old. It just strikes me as very selfish to keep seeking a career in basketball when he has already made his money. He was in the league for 13 years. Now he's going to go play overseas.

My opinion, and you're welcome to disagree, is that he isn't very good at basketball anymore and he should stop playing and spend time with his family.
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You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but it seems to me like a family matter best left to the Blakes to decide. We don't know anything about the particulars that went into the decision and what it may mean for his family. How much money is involved? How much travel? Were they intrigued about the chance to live abroad? What other job opportunities may be associated with it in the future (coaching)? It's easy to imagine from the outside that he's doing it because he's a selfish asshole who can't give up on his dying career, but that doesn't match what I know of his personal motivations in the past.
 
e_blazer said:
You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but it seems to me like a family matter best left to the Blakes to decide. We don't know anything about the particulars that went into the decision and what it may mean for his family. How much money is involved? How much travel? Were they intrigued about the chance to live abroad? What other job opportunities may be associated with it in the future (coaching)? It's easy to imagine from the outside that he's doing it because he's a selfish asshole who can't give up on his dying career, but that doesn't match what I know of his personal motivations in the past.
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I didn't call him an asshole. I don't think he's an asshole. I just think that this decision strikes me as selfish. You might be right, and maybe the family has always wanted to live in Australia. I'm just giving my opinion. The family is from Portland. They always love coming back here. This seems to be their home base. I'm not sure how old the kids are, but I do know that kids tend to like stability. Moving around makes it extremely hard to have a normal life, or have friends.
 
If Blake truly wanted to be "selfish" than I can almost guarantee that he would have gotten a lot more money to go play Basketball in the Chinese League. They pay on average more than any other league for even fringe players.
 
Natebishop3 said:
The whole point of a forum is for dudes on a forum to post opinions that nobody gives a shit about except other dudes on the forum.

Otherwise, what's the point of being here?
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To see if I can learn new tricks.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
If Blake truly wanted to be "selfish" than I can almost guarantee that he would have gotten a lot more money to go play Basketball in the Chinese League. They pay on average more than any other league for even fringe players.
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Or maybe he wants to keep playing, but he wanted to take his family to a place that speaks primarily English?

Either way, my point is that it's rough on kids to constantly be moving around.
 
Natebishop3 said:
What year is it? I swear they had kids back during the Roy years.

If the oldest is 5-6 then I guess I retract my statements.
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I'll have to amend my post. I had only seen him with his two youngest sons. His third is probably 10 now. I found this in an article written by Mike Barrett when Steve re-signed with the Blazers in 2014:

"Steve is now the father of three boys, Nicolas, 8, Jamison, 5, and Zachary, 4. "
 
I mentioned before that it's summer in Australia when it's winter here....nothing selfish about being an Oregonian snowbird
 
riverman said:
I mentioned before that it's summer in Australia when it's winter here....nothing selfish about being an Oregonian snowbird
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You don't think it's rough on kids to leave their friends, be pulled out of school for a few months at a time, and then reinserted later?
 
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