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andalusian said:
Well, if he waited a bit longer, I am sure there would be vets. The fact that no moves were made and that Miami was clearing space since the start of the FA period tells me he probably asked out a little while before.

Either way, it's done. I am fine with it. I wish him luck except when he plays Portland and I hope Scoot + Sharpe and company make him regret his move the way LMA probably regrets not sticking around with Dame when he wanted to go play in Texas.

I am absolutely fine with him wanting out, I am absolutely fine with people worshiping the ground he walks on, it's all good. My personal opinion is that I liked him here, great player, but I will not consider him loyal going forward. It's really that simple.
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Hopefully we get new ownership before this franchise makes Scoot and Shae leave too.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
We don't have to do him any favors anymore either; if we can't get a good package from the teams he want to go to, he can stay here, sit out, whatever.
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That's all Cronin does is favors.
 
AmirIcon said:
What a horrible signal to the young guys. Can't trust the organization so no reason to be loyal. They saw what loyalty from a top 75 player of all time brought.
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That is true......
 
Natebishop3 said:
It really sucks to see Dame go, but Scoot is legit. Sharpe has endless potential.

We finally picked a path.

Now it's up to Cronin to build around these two young stars. Hopefully he can get at least some value out of Dame. Watch our two guys dominate SL in a week. Everything is going to work out.
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This
 
AmirIcon said:
Hopefully we get new ownership before this franchise makes Scoot and Shae leave too.
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I would not be opposed to this, but I think Cronin is doing a very logical job and does seem to put the franchise first with logical decisions, at least given the resource he seems to have.
 
maxiep said:
Reggie Miller managed to make it tenable. I thought Dame was the same. Too bad. He will find his standing has been diminished.
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How exactly is this Dames fault for leaving? Wouldn't you be pissed if you expressed loyalty but asked for help and saw they were doing the opposite? It's called being human.

This organization failed him. That's not on dame and anyone who thinks otherwise is not thinking rationally imo.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
I hear you, but Dame should have given JoeCro at least 2 more weeks.
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Unless Dame already knew Cronin's off season was pretty much done except for back of the bench guys

it might actually help Portland, a lot, for this ask to come now because it could mean the Blazers are in the thick of the biggest moves of the next 2 weeks. The Harden trade hasn't been completed...correct? Cam Johnson could be turned into a S&T. No player has actually signed as a free agent.

coming this soon could give the Blazers a lot more leverage than if it came at the end of July
 
wizenheimer said:
how can you tell what they really value? Cronin said Blazers "desperately" needed length...then he signed 6'2 Payton

Chauncey talks coaching one way, then coaches another

right now, I have no faith at all the Blazer front office will do anything smart on any day of the year except draft day. Smart would be dumping expensive role players like Ant and Nurk. But smart would also be NOT signing Grant, a role player, to a huge 5-year deal
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Give it a few days
 
TBpup said:
Tremendous player, but I am more interested in a TEAM that accomplishes more, not just a player that has amazing personal stats. Sadly, that is what happened here. That is not a blame thing, just a tough reality.
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And the reason that happened was because time and time again the team failed to put substantial building blocks around Dame to help build a contender. I fully believe Dame was in it to win it.
 
I sure wouldn't want to move my family to Florida with 3 young kids going to school....also I wouldn't want to play games in front of the empty Heat arena...worst homecrowd there is.
 
PCmor7 said:
I mean, maybe, but what were RoCo, Nance, Powell, GPII, Grant?
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Besides Grant they were really bad mistakes and possibly now with all of that money committed to him yesterday they might all be really bad mistakes. They definitely weren't all star level second best players that Dame needed. Most of them really didn't make much sense especially at the price point. Grant at his acquisition was the only one of those guys who was good value.
 
If Dame wants Miami and Miami wants Dame, then they better work their ass off to find a 3rd team in the deal. Miami’s assets are straight garbage. If they can’t, trade him to the Nets.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It really sucks to see Dame go, but Scoot is legit. Sharpe has endless potential.

We finally picked a path.

Now it's up to Cronin to build around these two young stars. Hopefully he can get at least some value out of Dame. Watch our two guys dominate SL in a week. Everything is going to work out.
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Yep, and getting a billion firsts from Brooklyn will feel pretty good as Jokic wins back to back titles and maybe three peats and beyond. Make no mistake, the League is in big trouble, Jokic is absolutely unstoppable and his game requires zero athleticism so barring a severe lower body or back injury, Denver is going to hoist a LOT of trophies, our guys will be peaking right as Jokic is finally slowing down in 5-7 years. I'm more worried about Wemby and SAS at this point. Also at least we are going to be losing with a GOD tier back court lighting up the scoreboard and being shown constantly on Sports center highlights (while losing). If we didn't have Sharpe I'd be deeply depressed but we do and Sharpe has a MUCH higher ceiling than Lillard.
 
Dame was his own undoing, and ours.

In response to publicly giving the Blazers an ultimatum, opposing teams (and Grant's agent) asked for the moon, putting us in an untenable situation.

What's sad is that I don't think he has the wherewithal to understand that.
 
Brooklyn — best and many picks + Claxton + Simmons … Nurkic into their TPE and … if possible … Grant for CamJohnson in dueling sign and trades.

Less likely but would be hilarious …
Dame for Scottie Barnes + Boucher + GTJ and his one year to a 3rd team + Gradey Dick and a 1st rounder just because.
Dame gets his shot with Siakam, OG, Poeltl … Toronto loves it and may get a 2nd ring.
 
riverman said:
I sure wouldn't want to move my family to Florida with 3 young kids going to school....also I wouldn't want to play games in front of the empty Heat arena...worst homecrowd there is.
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Wait what? Why wouldn't you want to move to Florida (assuming you're rich, which he is)?
 
HoopsFanAZ said:
Brooklyn — best and many picks + Claxton + Simmons … Nurkic into their TPE and … if possible … Grant for CamJohnson in dueling sign and trades.

Less likely but would be hilarious …
Dame for Scottie Barnes + Boucher + GTJ and his one year to a 3rd team + Gradey Dick
Dame gets his shot with Siakam, OG, Poeltl … Toronto loves it and may get a 2nd ring.
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Holy shit Dame for Scottie Barnes and picks maybe? Holy shit that would be amazing.
 
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