Notice Chauncey Billups new Portland Trail Blazers head coach

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are you happy that chauncey billups got the job

  • yes

    Votes: 80 59.7%

  • no

    Votes: 10 7.5%

  • yes, but he was not my first choice

    Votes: 19 14.2%

  • meh, im indifferent

    Votes: 25 18.7%
  • Total voters
    134
Mr. Robot said:
pre-season cant come soon enough, im really excited to see what chauncey billups has in store for this team

im not even sure if its cause chauncey billups or for the fact that terrible terry stotts isnt here (id say its both) anymore, so were going to see something new and its so refreshing
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summer league, draft, and free agency are my favorite parts of the blazers season, don't cut them out!
July 29th is draft, August 8th is summer league
 
Mediocre Man said:
Great post as usual. I actually have both sides of this covered. My aunt was a victim of sexual assault. Nothing happened to that piece of shit because there wasn’t enough to convict him. He later was convicted in another case for the same thing. I have a zero tolerance towards it.

However, I also have a very good friend who was accused of sexual assault from a party. He lost his job, he lost his wife, temporarily. His life was hell. He swore he was not involved. After 2 months, someone finally produced video evidence that he was not one of the people involved. Moved and changed his name.

That’s why I am trying so hard to see both sides of this and be respectful to both sides.
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I am with you on this. We are both old enough to have seen it all. Both happen all the time and it is very sad.
 
THE HCP said:
This debate reminds me a lot of the COVID situation. It seems like everything else, peoples opinions are based on their life experiences. I feel a certain way about COVID because I lost 4 friends/family members within 10 days back in January. Reading some posts on here, there is no way people have ever lost anybody from it. No way! They wouldn't fee that way if they have.
With this topic, thinking maybe the same rings true. I have opinions about rape because I have 2 people VERY close to me in my life who have been raped. It is TOUGH! I have very strong opinions about the topic based on these experiences. Curious who here has dealt with this situation and who hasn't.
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I have two granddaughters who got covid...one has health issues now but fortunately none died....I dated a girl for several months who had been badly raped and was like a big brother to her...never had sex...just respected her pain and enjoyed her company...I also have a black friend who has been falsely accused of rape by a hooker in Manila and was in jail until it could be proven he didn't do it.her coworker came to his rescue as a witness...I can see how easy it would be to make bad decisions after a night of partying and being a bit drunk one might not check the ID of a girl who you took home from the bar....there are endless scenario's for life mistakes and that's not meant to water down real victims of rape or any kind of abuse that were forced to endure a situation they didn't ask for. Great post....I think in Chauncey's case from all I've read the last week...resonable doubt is the path forward...it's bad if you're raped and abused and it's bad if you're accused of an act that you did not instigate or participate in....it's not right to try people in the court of public opinion without clear evidence beyond a reasonable doubt....so HCP...how do you like the Chauncy hire and have you ever talked with him before?
 
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Mediocre Man said:
Great post as usual. I actually have both sides of this covered. My aunt was a victim of sexual assault. Nothing happened to that piece of shit because there wasn’t enough to convict him. He later was convicted in another case for the same thing. I have a zero tolerance towards it.

However, I also have a very good friend who was accused of sexual assault from a party. He lost his job, he lost his wife, temporarily. His life was hell. He swore he was not involved. After 2 months, someone finally produced video evidence that he was not one of the people involved. Moved and changed his name.

That’s why I am trying so hard to see both sides of this and be respectful to both sides.
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I think that in most cases, people will be repeat offenders, or at least a pattern of behavior will follow.

I also think that if someone lies, their version(s) of the story don't necessarily remain the same. And if after 24 years, his story has remain the same (I'm saying that as an assumption, not that I know it for a fact), it would seem to suggest he's either A: an incredibly good liar or B: is telling the truth.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I am with you on this. We are both old enough to have seen it all. Both happen all the time and it is very sad.
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It ducks because for some people in this day and age you simply can’t have a rational conversation. You try and be respectful of one side or the other and you get dragged through mud and called horrible names

If he did it, fuck him

If he didn’t do it, fuck the people “cancelling” him

Right now though, it’s nothing
 
Billups: African American with one unprovan accusation over 20 years old.
Jason Kidd: White American with multiple proven charges on his record.

Which one is being targeted by the media and a certain segment of the fandom? Such a mystery!
 
Natebishop3 said:
Did the team really think there wouldn’t be this kind of reaction?

Did they not prepare Dame for it?
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What reaction? Backlash?

I'm postive there were assurances there wouldn't be either of those and it was basically silly to think there would be.
 
Buffalo Custard said:
B illups: African American with one unprovan accusation over 20 years old.
Jason Kidd: White American with multiple proven charges on his record.

Which one is being targeted by the media and a certain segment of the fandom? Such a mystery!
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hold on....Jason Kidd is considered only white now?

If Jason Kidd was hired here, he'd get the same treatment from the same people.
 
Buffalo Custard said:
B illups: African American with one unprovan accusation over 20 years old.
Jason Kidd: White American with multiple proven charges on his record.

Which one is being targeted by the media and a certain segment of the fandom? Such a mystery!
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Both were in Portland. My guess is Billups would be seeing nothing if Dallas hired him


Also Jason Kidd is 1/2 black
 
Mediocre Man said:
Good luck to Billups, Olshey, the team and you guys. Can’t do this any longer.
Love
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I understand it's difficult but I wish you would stay. I always like hearing your opinions and I believe you always have good intentions.
 
julius said:
Still confused, was it implied that Damian has an "open relationship"?
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We don't deserve Dame. When you have fans calling him out for philandering, without knowing his relationship, that is ridiculous. This is 2021. Lots of people aren't into just being monogamous anymore. Lots of open relationships. The judgment over that for someone fans don't even know is a little much.

It is 2021 now Grandpas. We eat assholes now.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
We don't deserve Dame. When you have fans calling him out for philandering, without knowing his relationship, that is ridiculous. This is 2021. Lots of people aren't into just being monogamous anymore. Lots of open relationships. The judgment over that for someone fans don't even know is a little much.

It is 2021 now Grandpas. We eat assholes now.
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And here I used to roll my eyes when my parents said “you are what you eat”
 
julius said:
hold on....Jason Kidd is considered only white now?

If Jason Kidd was hired here, he'd get the same treatment from the same people.
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At least it would be deserved.
 
There are Good, and bad Fans in every fan base. Portland has one of the most loyal in all of pro sports, PERIOD! A huge majority of our fan base loves Dame. He's Family, he's rip city! He's the 1st player in franchise history to show, you can make the BIGTIME in Portland. He has many National Endorsement deals. That has never happened here. Clyde had a small, hardly seen, deal with Kangaroos athletic shoes. Can't compare. Dame can see through the B.S. But he has feelings. LeBron has faced racism is Big ol' Smogtown. There are dirtbags everywhere. Portland treats pro basketball, like cities treat their NFL teams. So i disagree with the "We don't deserve Dame". That's B.S. Because rip city! is a special place. And while some garbage news sources like to keep throwing haymakers at Portland, it's tough, and will rise again. Dame takes those same kind of punches, and gets tougher. Better, stronger, more prepared.
 
Also we have nothing else to talk about. Blazers are out of the playoffs, can't make deals, summer league not for a good while.

I have also been on both sides. I have tried to be thoughtful and rational but admit some comments really pissed me off.
 
tykendo said:
There are Good, and bad Fans in every fan base. Portland has one of the most loyal in all of pro sports, PERIOD! A huge majority of our fan base loves Dame. He's Family, he's rip city! He's the 1st player in franchise history to show, you can make the BIGTIME in Portland. He has many National Endorsement deals. That has never happened here. Clyde had a small, hardly seen, deal with Kangaroos athletic shoes. Can't compare. Dame can see through the B.S. But he has feelings. LeBron has faced racism is Big ol' Smogtown. There are dirtbags everywhere. Portland treats pro basketball, like cities treat their NFL teams. So i disagree with the "We don't deserve Dame". That's B.S. Because rip city! is a special place. And while some garbage news sources like to keep throwing haymakers at Portland, it's tough, and will rise again. Dame takes those same kind of punches, and gets tougher. Better, stronger, more prepared.
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Our fans are extremely vocal because portland is kind of like a fishbowl. Tbe only big 3 sport team we have are the Blazers. Dame pours his heart into the team, his preparation is another level. He really wants to win with us and be our dude forever. The amount of people willing to throw pitchforks at him and say they lost all respect for him this fast is sickening. They don't even know the full story and if he knew billups past or not. They just want to throw him under the bus. That is portland for you.
 
No! That's everywhere Poker Kitty. Look what's happening in Philly. Some of their fans were burning Simmons Jersey. Same happen in Cleveland , after LeBron's announcement.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
Glad I'm not in a relationship with either of these two; they would cut me less slack than even my wife does.
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I can tell by looking at their photos that they’ve never really had any life experience and maybe even still live with mommy and daddy. Seems to be a pattern with these types.
 
Football in Denver is religion. Broncos players can't fart, without it ending up on local TV & Radio. Ask John Elway about living in a fishbowl. But he hung in there, built his brand, and now he's an institution here. Many here hate him, but the Big majority idolize him. He owns Denver.
 
tykendo said:
No! That's everywhere Poker Kitty. Look what's happening in Philly. Some of their fans were burning Simmons Jersey. Same happen in Cleveland , after LeBron's announcement.
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It can be other places too. I've lived in Portland my entire life. That is how we are too. You still have fans who hate Aldridge who went back home. Sure, he said he wanted to be the best blazer ever but then went elsewhere and was a diva. But he gets way too much hate. Roy gets shit on by multiple fans too. That's who we are. Go read reddit and blazers edge.
 
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