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By the way, if he really said we didn't get any difference makers, I love it. Guys like Reddish and Knox need to have their egos broken down a bit. They both clearly have the talent, but not the work ethic necessary to compete at this level. A nice shot across the bow.

As dir Thybulle, he knows exactly what he is, so no harm.
 
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maxiep said:
By thexway, if he really said we didn't get any difference makers, I love it. Guys like Reddish and Knox need to have their egos broken down a bit. They both clearly have the talent, but not the work ethic necessary to compete at this level. A nice shot across the bow.

As dir Thybulle, he knows exactly what he is, so no harm.
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Reddish is starting today. Lmao.
 
cdub503 said:
I cant imagine that actual teams would think that unless we were somehow forcing GP2 to play while he was hurt and he came out and said that, it probably just didnt heal to some standard of some sort.

Do the warriors have the ability to say yes or no to the trade now because he failed?
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Bingo.

Why would the Blazers want to push Payton to come back early, risking further injury, knowing they have him on contract for 3 years?
Why would they try and hide the injury from Golden St, potentially putting themselves in a position to have the trade voided and go into the tax despite being a lottery team?

If The Glove don't fit....
 
FlashWad said:
I will say if this scenario happened under oshely he would be crucified alive. But under joe it's al good. Why not hold both to the same standard?
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As you're attempting to crucify Joe, so clearly it's not all good with everyone...

Take a step back and ask how the Warriors could not know about his healthy status and why would the Blazers want to risk this trade being voided? It makes zero sense.
 
FlashWad said:
I will say if this scenario happened under oshely he would be crucified alive. But under joe it's all good. Why not hold both to the same standard?
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God damn, take a breath. We don't even know what really happened or the result of all this yet.
 
KingSpeed said:
Sometimes it’s the deals you don’t make. Remember when Rockets traded Horry for Sean Elliott? Sean failed the physical, Horry stayed with Rockets and they won the title.
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I thought Elliott got traded to Pistons
 
One thing I got from this: Simons is definitely not untouchable. He had to be offered up in any trades for "difference makers".
 
I thought it was fantastic.
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No bulkshit (except for the GP2 thing but he can’t say anything and right now)
Said they are ready and willing to push in all their chips

what was wrong with that press conference?
 
I thought Joe cMe off very open and honest and fairly realistic. Breath of fresh air compared to the used car salesman snark.
For those saying he lied about Payton. Of course. They might have to take him back. Do you really think Joe is about to create super drama by telling the press he wouldn't be welcomed back? He said the right things to avoid a potential media frenzy down the road if he returns.
Now. We will see in the off season how well he swings the bat when he talks about all in, home run swings.
 
I just watched the Cronin press conference. Remarkably straightforward in his assessment. I understand the strategy he is attempting, but his execution (based on last year) has been troubling. I think he dug himself a hole that has been difficult from an asset-gathering perspective from which to emerge. However, he may value trade exceptions more than do I when it came to those deals. He may have targeted Grant when he made that horrendous Clipper trade.

I also get going to the backup plan if Plan A doesn't work. Of course, I would love to know who the players were that we couldn't make happen. And grabbing assets on the back end is huge for us, given what the deals for the "difference makers" seem to be.

We'll see what this summer looks like. If Grant leaves for nothing, we'll have to blow it up. If it's a sign and trade, then we would have to see what we would get for him. If it's youth/development, then we blow it up. If it's vet help, then that may change things.
 
It's also worth seeing Chauncey's perspective on Cam Reddish. Few remember that Billups was a very high draft pick that was considered a bust. He talked about how he wanted to be to Cam what Flip Saunders was to him. He said Coach Saunders told him "you have to change or this is going to be over for you", but then Saunders poured so much of himself into Billups. It seems to me if Cam can take what Chauncey says to heart, then we may have gotten a nice piece of the puzzle.
 
One other item to mention. Cronin indicated that when we did make a big trade, we were likely going to have to give up a ton to do it. In other words, when we trade for a player we think can really be a difference maker, many in here are not going to be happy with the price.
 
Tince said:
Bingo.

Why would the Blazers want to push Payton to come back early, risking further injury, knowing they have him on contract for 3 years?
Why would they try and hide the injury from Golden St, potentially putting themselves in a position to have the trade voided and go into the tax despite being a lottery team?

If The Glove don't fit....
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If the Mitten don't fitten
 
maxiep said:
One other item to mention. Cronin indicated that when we did make a big trade, we were likely going to have to give up a ton to do it. In other words, when we trade for a player we think can really be a difference maker, many in here are not going to be happy with the price.
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And it will likely be the same people who have been saying "go all-in" for years.

I'm not one of those people who want to go all-in for the sake of going all-in. The move has to make sense.
 
Tince said:
And it will likely be the same people who have been saying "go all-in" for years.

I'm not one of those people who want to go all-in for the sake of going all-in. The move has to make sense.
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Hard to say unless we know the exacts. Blazer management for years thought giving up CJ was too much. Until his value shrunk and shrunk
 
MickZagger said:
Hard to say unless we know the exacts. Blazer management for years thought giving up CJ was too much. Until his value shrunk and shrunk
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I think it was only one person in Blazer management. Once that person was fired, CJ was out the door
 
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