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BankTeller said:
Bro, what? Dame was the only guy that wanted to stay with our shitty franchise.

For that, I’m always 100% thankful. I hope to see him back winning a ring so he can get a statue outside Moda.
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What players haven't wanted to stay with Portland?

Drexler and Aldridge... so, two players ever?

I don't understand a statement saying he was "the only guy that wanted to stay" in Portland. He's actually only the second guy I remember (after Drexler) demanding a trade in franchise history, whereas almost every other Blazer ever has stayed here if and when the Blazers chose to pay them to do so.

There's no reason to be pissed at Dame, at least not as I see it, but acting like he did something special while making more money than any Blazer in history seems misguided, as well.
 
Ed O said:
What players haven't wanted to stay with Portland?

Drexler and Aldridge... so, two players ever?

I don't understand a statement saying he was "the only guy that wanted to stay" in Portland. He's actually only the second guy I remember (after Drexler) demanding a trade in franchise history, whereas almost every other Blazer ever has stayed here if and when the Blazers chose to pay them to do so.
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i think rudy fernandez once asked for a trade cuz he hated nate mcmillan. haha
 
Mr. Robot said:
i want to see trail blazers fans on the streets burning dame lillard jerseys (also, dont give him a tribute video when he comes back and boo him whole game every game)

people lose loved ones and carry on with life, thats what were gonna do after he gets traded

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Be better.
 
Ed O said:
What players haven't wanted to stay with Portland?

Drexler and Aldridge... so, two players ever?

I don't understand a statement saying he was "the only guy that wanted to stay" in Portland. He's actually only the second guy I remember (after Drexler) demanding a trade in franchise history, whereas almost every other Blazer ever has stayed here if and when the Blazers chose to pay them to do so.
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I guess that’s fair of you to say.

Aldridge didn’t demand a trade, but he left. After Dame leaves, that’d be 100% of the stars we’ve had in the last 20 years wanting out.

Roy got injured before reaching his prime. CJ isn’t a star. Oden never got healthy. There’s a lot of what ifs. And choosing to pay them always meant overpaying them. Of course, a lot of players are incentivized to come here if it comes at an overpay.
 
Five Second Violation said:
When AD did it he at least had actual leverage being that he only had the year left on his deal. Dame doing it somehow feels far more petty and desperate.
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Exactly. He signed for as much money as he could, and then as soon as he was eligible to be traded, requested a trade and had his agent and media mouthpiece go scorched earth that is was only to one team. He signed a SuperMax and had 4 years left. This has to be changed in CBA. It completely screws fans and franchises. If you sign a SuperMax, or anything over the 'Fun Max', you can't be traded for at least the first half of the contract.
 
Propagandist said:
***inferiority complex alert***
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I mean…I’m being a realist more than anything.

What stars have we had since 2000? Roy, Aldridge, Dame. One guy, we’ll never know. One guy left. Another guys is leaving.

Keep in mind I was born in 97 and didn’t start watching basketball until 2006. There’s been almost 0 deep runs in my lifetime as a basketball fan lol.
 
TBpup said:
Exactly. He signed for as much money as he could, and then as soon as he was eligible to be traded, requested a trade and had his agent and media mouthpiece go scorched earth that is was only to one team. He signed a SuperMax and had 4 years left. This has to be changed in CBA. It completely screws fans and franchises. If you sign a SuperMax, or anything over the 'Fun Max', you can't be traded for at least the first half of the contract.
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AD wanted LA and Got LA and NO got good value. We aren’t allowed to do that though, in our case we need to take and eat a shit sandwich. That’s what I don’t understand.
 
Ed O said:
What players haven't wanted to stay with Portland?

Drexler and Aldridge... so, two players ever?

I don't understand a statement saying he was "the only guy that wanted to stay" in Portland. He's actually only the second guy I remember (after Drexler) demanding a trade in franchise history, whereas almost every other Blazer ever has stayed here if and when the Blazers chose to pay them to do so.

There's no reason to be pissed at Dame, at least not as I see it, but acting like he did something special while making more money than any Blazer in history seems misguided, as well.
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And GPII. But that could have been the massive amounts of Toradol talking.
 
BankTeller said:
Bro, what? Dame was the only guy that wanted to stay with our shitty franchise.

For that, I’m always 100% thankful. I hope to see him back winning a ring so he can get a statue outside Moda.
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he shouldve kept his mouth shut all these years and give a list of preferable destinations

none of this would be a problem, but he has chosen his pat

if anyone is okay with what hes doing, then i must question their fandom
 
woj doing yeoman's work on ESPN. once again, reiterates teams aren't really scared about Goodwin's comments

moreso, other teams might not think he fits their timeline or are worried about his salary/contract.
 
riverman said:
Couldn't Miami try to route Herro to Utah and use Ainge's picks as sweetner in a 3rd team deal? Herro seems like an Ainge type player.
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I wish there was a way we could get Markkanen then Hero to Utah and Dame to Miami. Of course a lot more would need to go into it.
 
LayneStaley said:
AD wanted LA and Got LA and NO got good value. We aren’t allowed to do that though, in our case we need to take and eat a shit sandwich. That’s what I don’t understand.
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There are some parallels...Dell Demps was an Olshey-level mgr and didn't want to trade AD (or at least, wasn't motivated to accept garbage). He was fired and Trajan Langdon came in and held firm for just about everything the L*kers could give, ending up with 3 young players (Lonzo, Hart and Ingram), 3 FRPs and an unprotected swap. Rich Paul was doing some of the same stuff Goodwin is doing now, telling other teams AD wouldn't re-sign, maybe wouldn't play, etc. Langdon and Griffin held firm, even when it "got weird". Even Barkley called out Rich Paul and AD for the shenanigans.
 
TBpup said:
Exactly. He signed for as much money as he could, and then as soon as he was eligible to be traded, requested a trade and had his agent and media mouthpiece go scorched earth that is was only to one team. He signed a SuperMax and had 4 years left. This has to be changed in CBA. It completely screws fans and franchises. If you sign a SuperMax, or anything over the 'Fun Max', you can't be traded for at least the first half of the contract.
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Can’t be traded until you score 2500 points on the contract
 
I think we should just send him to Orlando to piss him and dumbass agent off lol. Hey, still Florida right?

This is all getting tedious and fucking irritating.
 
LayneStaley said:
Joe has to hold. I mean can we at least get fair fucking value!
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I don’t think we will get completely fair value for Dame and Nurkic has to go with him in any deal made. Do we really want to go into training camp with an unhappy Dame still on the roster? If this drags out long enough this could be were Dame could have some leverage.
 
I don’t think so, the longer he’s with us the less time he’s spending with his new team developing that chemistry. I don’t think the soon to be 33 year old wants to go into his first year in Miami without a training camp.
 
BankTeller said:
I mean…I’m being a realist more than anything.

What stars have we had since 2000? Roy, Aldridge, Dame. One guy, we’ll never know. One guy left. Another guys is leaving.

Keep in mind I was born in 97 and didn’t start watching basketball until 2006. There’s been almost 0 deep runs in my lifetime as a basketball fan lol.
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Dude, you are young. What are you doing on a forum with us old farts? Lol. I'm in my 30's but have been with some of these people for 20+ years. Most these dudes are 50+
 
SlyPokerCat said:
Nah, it was just a coincidence. Can't you see Dame is the best guy in the entire world and would never do anything intentionally to the organization. Joe is 100% to blame. He is a total snake and is judas while Damian is a saint and a scholar.
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Carr and Dame is the same year, damn.


Just kidding, Fuck Carr.
 
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