Notice Blazer press conference today at 10am

[Denny Crane]

Damian, CJ, Meyers.

 

[TBpup]

"There was no commiserate player to replace Aldridge. There were a number of teams chasing him with no other real option. They did try to recruit Greg Monroe. Greg fit both models either if LA returned or left.

 

[B-Roy]

Neil mentions Meyers and CJ with Dame.

Clearly the core (as identified by management) going forward is those three.

If Meyers does not start next year I will be IMMENSELY surprised.

 

[TBpup]

"A lot of the success was based on chemistry." So not having all of them back affected bringing back the others.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"What would lead us to believe that losing LaMarcus left us one quick fix away?"

 

[Natebishop3]

Neil is such a sharp guy.

 

[Denny Crane]

Mentions those three again.

CJ is a rising star.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Embrace the new guys, not linger on the past.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

The starters were an all-or-nothing resign scenario. If LA left, they weren't going to resign any of them.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

FINALLY SOMEONE SMART!!

 

[Denny Crane]

Brilliant.

 

[TBpup]

The other players agents were informed that they would be offered if LaMarcus came back.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

neil said he wants to embrace what the players doodoo

gross

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"I'm going to Tahiti." Neil on what he'll do with the cap space.

 

[TBpup]

Neil highlighting the ability to make trades with cap room versus Free Agency.

 

[illmatic99]

smh this guy

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Using cap room more for flexibility rather than just brute force buying power. Nice.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

smh this guy

Right? It's like watching an artist at work.

 

[Natebishop3]

smh this guy

?

 

[Denny Crane]

Paul and Neil went to Dallas to talk to LMA.

 

[illmatic99]

Right? It's like watching an artist at work.

Well he can talk. Still waiting to see the final product.

At least he's frank

 

[TBpup]

It wasn't difficult to sell a rebuild to Paul. Paul Allen was the the last person to call LA before this process started. They had given LA a myriad of opportunities to let them know whether he was going to commit or go elsewhere. Paul specifically call him to find out where he stood.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Paul is okay with long-term success over short-term gain.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Well he can talk. Still waiting to see the final product.

No shit. We're nine days in.

 

[TBpup]

"I'm like a son to Arn Tellem. Our families spend time together. The longer the process went on, the more viable the Blazers became."

 

[TBpup]

It wasn't a coincidence that after Ed Davis' signing there was $25.1 million dollars left. LA's cap hold was $25M. They left the window open till the last minute.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

"Teams that hold on too long to something that isn't good enough are doomed to mediocrity and failure." --Paul Allen

 

[Natebishop3]

Neil is by far the best GM we've ever had imo

 

[B-Roy]

Seems like Aldridge was wishy washy until the end, and Olshey made moves based on that.

We probably lost a lot of opportunities because Aldridge was so wishy washy.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

fuck man, with everyone back (sans batum), and adding davis and aminu, we would have been pretty fucking good