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Cronin hasn’t traded Lillard despite Miami acting like he’s their most important priority with an offer that has intimidated other teams into shocked silence … all so that we could have this 278 page thread. Go Joe! Hold out for 300! Get Riles to pay for free soda for the team for the next two years. Having to pay a buck for each Coke is shameful!
 
HoopsFanAZ said:
Cronin hasn’t traded Lillard despite Miami acting like he’s their most important priority with an offer that has intimidated other teams into shocked silence … all so that we could have this 278 page thread. Go Joe! Hold out for 300! Get Riles to pay for free soda for the team for the next two years. Having to pay a buck for each Coke is shameful!
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How many pages are there in the Melo Thread?
 
maxiep said:
I think the guy must be going through something. He doesn't resemble the Dame he has been, not just here, but at Weber State. Strange.
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Which is concerning to me. Who knows what is in his head and how he will interact with teammates and even how he will play. It is easy to say "Dame is a pro and he will ball out." Nobody knows. If he is going through personal shit as some are speculating, he will most assuredly be fighting bouts of depression and despair. Never easy. This is where a change of scenery is obviously better for him if speculation is true. I have zero idea if true or not. But he certainly does not resemble the all seem to know.
 
The talk in here right now is crazy. Dame is the same dude. He has always talked about staying true to the person that he is and not giving a fuck what other people think. Why he's no longer loyal to this team is obvious. He said if the team goes young the team is choosing youth over him and the team went young. So what loyalty does Dame have left after that? He just has loyalty to his values. Obviously Dame saying ahead of time that if the team didn't trade the pick(s) that he wouldn't be going down that path could have hurt the team's ability to trade the pick(s) so he's not blameless but watch any YouTube video of him at his formula zero camp this summer, he's the same dude. He's going to try and impact every situation he finds himself in, in a positive way. That's who he is.

I get it that people are disappointed that the one guy who always wanted to be here no longer does but that's not fully on him and that change doesn't signify that he's somehow a completely different person now. Oh and for the record many people in here are misquoting his Marc Spears interview (not surprising since some are saying it was Marc Stein). The dude didn't say "loyal to myself" that's pure bullshit. Dame said "I'm loyal to who I am." and that's not the first time he's said that sentence. It means staying true to himself and his values and again not caring what others have to say about that.
 
blazerkor said:
The talk in here right now is crazy. Dame is the same dude. He has always talked about staying true to the person that he is and not giving a fuck what other people think. Why he's no longer loyal to this team is obvious. He said if the team goes young the team is choosing youth over him and the team went young. So what loyalty does Dame have left after that? He just has loyalty to his values. Obviously Dame saying ahead of time that if the team didn't trade the pick(s) that he wouldn't be going down that path could have hurt the team's ability to trade the pick(s) so he's not blameless but watch any YouTube video of him at his formula zero camp this summer, he's the same dude. He's going to try and impact every situation he finds himself in, in a positive way. That's who he is.

I get it that people are disappointed that the one guy who always wanted to be here no longer does but that's not fully on him and that change doesn't signify that he's somehow a completely different person now. Oh and for the record many people in here are misquoting his Marc Spears interview (not surprising since some are saying it was Marc Stein). The dude didn't say "loyal to myself" that's pure bullshit. Dame said "I'm loyal to who I am." and that's not the first time he's said that sentence. It means staying true to himself and his values and again not caring what others have to say about that.
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Yeah no. That's his public persona you're talking about.
 
The best part and only good part about all this is the self appointed experts crawling out of the woodwork. With all their sources and inside info, correcting people daily about what’s right and wrong because of their vast knowledge on this topic. I don’t think we realize how lucky we are to have them be a part of our little forum here.
All I’ll say is if Dame is sent off, I will miss him. Not just for the player he has been for us, but the way he represented not only my favorite team and city. Quality dude! Totally understand him having a desired landing spot, but understandably the team has to do what’s best for the team. Not a ground breaking opinion on this, but that’s how I feel.
Alright back to the insiders!
 
Propagandist said:
Yeah no. That's his public persona you're talking about.
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What the fuck else would I be talking about? I don't know the dude. I'm not trying to talk about some bullshit rumors about his personal life or parse out the same shit he's been saying for his entire career as something completely different now, that's other people. All any of us have to judge is "his public persona" because we don't know him! I was just saying that all of the nonsense in here that Dame has made some 180 degree villainous turn is outlandish and more of the same jilted lover bullshit that I've been reading from a lot of people here since July 1st.

To me he seems like the same dude that he's been since we all started to hear from him over a decade ago. That's all.
 
Again, if Joe struck out on deals (if there were any serious possibilities) his ace in the hole is go young, as it gives him the opportunity to take 3-5 years in build mode. Dame made it clear what path he would and would not go down, and Im sure Joe from day one on the job was trying to convince Dame of his intentions. Joe is learning on the Job just as Chauncey is too. They both benefit with a rebuild.
 
THE HCP said:
The best part and only good part about all this is the self appointed experts crawling out of the woodwork. With all their sources and inside info, correcting people daily about what’s right and wrong because of their vast knowledge on this topic. I don’t think we realize how lucky we are to have them be a part of our little forum here.
All I’ll say is if Dame is sent off, I will miss him. Not just for the player he has been for us, but the way he represented not only my favorite team and city. Quality dude! Totally understand him having a desired landing spot, but understandably the team has to do what’s best for the team. Not a ground breaking opinion on this, but that’s how I feel.
Alright back to the insiders!
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Says the dude with the picture of the messiah that could have been as his avatar? Seriously unless you got a pod cast you know nothing...
By the way. When do you leave town again? Oct 14th seems like a ways off? You do televise pre season no?
 
blazerkor said:
What the fuck else would I be talking about? I don't know the dude. I'm not trying to talk about some bullshit rumors about his personal life or parse out the same shit he's been saying for his entire career as something completely different now, that's other people. All any of us have to judge is "his public persona" because we don't know him! I was just saying that all of the nonsense in here that Dame has made some 180 degree villainous turn is outlandish and more of the same jilted lover bullshit that I've been reading from a lot of people here since July 1st.

To me he seems like the same dude that he's been since we all started to hear from him over a decade ago. That's all.
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You said this: “I get it that people are disappointed that the one guy who always wanted to be here no longer does but that's not fully on him and that change doesn't signify that he's somehow a completely different person now.” And thus one might respond: “That’s his public persona you’re talking about” to which you might reply with defensiveness and fuck words while at the same time saying you know that and yet... Yes, it’s confusing to us too.
 
Hoopguru said:
Joe is learning on the Job just as Chauncey is too. They both benefit with a rebuild.
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I'm pretty sure the whole Lillard thing is pretty much exactly what you are saying.
The one thing that has me curious is Chauncey Billups. He has been so quiet. When he does speak he says nothing at all of substance. I wonder if he is one the reasons they went this route as well. I would like to know what his feelings here on this whole situation are? Does he want Lillard back? Does he really want his own team that he created? How long will the fan base stick with him while being a lottery team? Will they spend 4 years as a lotto team building assets just to have the team fire Billups and have a "Steve Kerr" type hire in year 5 then turn the corner and become a legitimate team again?
 
kjironman1 said:
I'm pretty sure the whole Lillard thing is pretty much exactly what you are saying.
The one thing that has me curious is Chauncey Billups. He has been so quiet. When he does speak he says nothing at all of substance. I wonder if he is one the reasons they went this route as well. I would like to know what his feelings here on this whole situation are? Does he want Lillard back? Does he really want his own team that he created? How long will the fan base stick with him while being a lottery team? Will they spend 4 years as a lotto team building assets just to have the team fire Billups and have a "Steve Kerr" type hire in year 5 then turn the corner and become a legitimate team again?
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After Dames request I heard Chauncey comment a couple times that he stays in contact with Dame. He mentioned Dame was going through a lot and not just basketball related.
 
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS UNO REVERSE CARD

Sheldon Wohlman of Utility Sports extensively details how this disastrous offseason for the Portland Trail Blazers could turn into a long-term dream outcome IF the Blazers and Joe Cronin exercise patience on the Damian Lillard trade front.

Yes, Damian Lillard trade rumors are still circling, especially for the Miami Heat... but could a possible Shaedon Sharpe and Scoot Henderson tandem shift the tide in Portland and potentially convince Dame to stick with the Trail Blazers for the long haul?

(The Uno reverse card in this situation is keeping Lillard to play with Scoot and Sharpe, whose value goes up and the Blazers make a trade for Joel Embiid.)

 
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kjironman1 said:
Says the dude with the picture of the messiah that could have been as his avatar? Seriously unless you got a pod cast you know nothing...
By the way. When do you leave town again? Oct 14th seems like a ways off? You do televise pre season no?
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We are covering 2 of the 4 preseason games I believe.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Who is this guy for Utility Sports video?

It is well done even if I think the suggestion of sitting Dame down for a year is extremely unrealistic.
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did you know that Oregon & Washington were able to join the Big-10 faster than Cronin has been able to trade Dame?
 
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