Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

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Idog1976 said:
Some variation on your Brooklyn trade has always been my favorite idea. Whitehead and Clowney are both intriguing prospects, the draft capital is delicious and Simmons is possibly salvageable. If Simmons returned to his old form and at least dunked/laid in the ball when open, he would be an outstanding fit on the team and that trade might become not just good, but incredible.
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I liked Simmons a lot better with Dame on the team, but I guess if you can put him with Simons and Sharpe and Grant he would be okay.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I liked Simmons a lot better with Dame on the team, but I guess if you can put him with Simons and Sharpe and Grant he would be okay.
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I think you can have 2 non-shooters on the floor, Simmons and the Center. It would be ideal to have a Center who can hit the 3 next to Simmons of course. Obviously you have to have good shooters surrounding them. It could be a bit of a problem with Scoot still needing to find his 3-ball.

I also think that playing Simmons at center is an intriguing idea. Sure he can't stop Jokic or Embiid, but then, who can? He would be god tier for switching on the Pick and Roll at the center position and then you could easily surround him with 3-4 shooters and he becomes a secondary ballhandler on the break and a pick and roll nightmare with Scoot.
 
Idog1976 said:
I think you can have 2 non-shooters on the floor, Simmons and the Center. It would be ideal to have a Center who can hit the 3 next to Simmons of course. Obviously you have to have good shooters surrounding them. It could be a bit of a problem with Scoot still needing to find his 3-ball.

I also think that playing Simmons at center is an intriguing idea. Sure he can't stop Jokic or Embiid, but then, who can? He would be god tier for switching on the Pick and Roll at the center position and then you could easily surround him with 3-4 shooters and he becomes a secondary ballhandler on the break and a pick and roll nightmare with Scoot.
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I like that Simmons could play backup point guard OR backup center.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I like that Simmons could play backup point guard OR backup center.
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His versatility especially on defense is amazing, the fact he can handle the ball and pass is amazing. Someone needs to do the Clockwork Orange video watching scene, just with him learning to shoot, and then that guy is a top 5-10 player in the League.
 
THE HCP said:
This dude above said he can't even look or listen to Dame in a commercial........sigh
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That was me. I don't have a personal relationship with him. He's a guy that plays for my home town team that has demanded a trade to Miami. I also did not pay any attention to Drexler or Walton upon their exits. I will say when Walton got his physical issues settled with the Celtics, enough time had passed for me to accept his Portland departure and enjoy his game. Drexler, still meh about him. Lillard will just be another dude.
 
Idog1976 said:
His versatility especially on defense is amazing, the fact he can handle the ball and pass is amazing. Someone needs to do the Clockwork Orange video watching scene, just with him learning to shoot, and then that guy is a top 5-10 player in the League.
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How hilarious would it be if we got Simmons and Ayton? Two number one overall picks, and then we have Scoot, who could have easily gone number one in some recent drafts.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Orlando would have made a ton of sense pre-draft if their picks had been included. Coulda had Walker and Lively with those picks, and that would have been amazing. But since they selected Black and Howard, I have no interest.
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Exactly this. I think ORL could have done much better and would have loved to have those picks in the hands of Schmitz. But now, I don't like what they did at all so those picks are pretty dead to me.

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Joe "Dame we have Toronto interested in your talents, Miami just doesn't have a viable offer, so its Toronto, or stay here"? Dame, I'll stay
 
BIG Q said:
That was me. I don't have a personal relationship with him. He's a guy that plays for my home town team that has demanded a trade to Miami. I also did not pay any attention to Drexler or Walton upon their exits. I will say when Walton got his physical issues settled with the Celtics, enough time had passed for me to accept his Portland departure and enjoy his game. Drexler, still meh about him. Lillard will just be another dude.
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Hey everybody is allowed to react how they want.
But I CAN tell you Dame is not "just another dude". And you'll really notice it once he is gone. Thats a once in a generational talent and a quality person OFF the court as well. Represented this organization and city better than any other player in the history of P-Town sports.
 
THE HCP said:
Hey everybody is allowed to react how they want.
But I CAN tell you Dame is not "just another dude". And you'll really notice it once he is gone. Thats a once in a generational talent and a quality person OFF the court as well. Represented this organization and city better than any other player in the history of P-Town sports.
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Sure did... until he decided to napalm every bridge on his way out of town.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I would not say no to that but since re-signing OG is not a sure thing I would want to know more about the draft picks.
I certainly would prefer to get Precious though. I just like his energy under the boards.

As for Simmons, I would take that over the Miami deal if they included Clowney.
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Absolutely.. He should be a must.
 
illmatic99 said:
We should get Fultz too and corner tbe market on recent #1 picks who never lived up to the hype.
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We should sign Anthony Bennett and start him at the 4. I don’t think Grant is a natural 4, he’s more of a 3.

Giving Scoot and Shae a starting lineup of Grant and two former #1 picks in Ayton and Bennett? Let’s make some noise boys.
 
THE HCP said:
Hey everybody is allowed to react how they want.
But I CAN tell you Dame is not "just another dude". And you'll really notice it once he is gone.
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I doubt I will. He's only got one dealership, he's more of a Jim Fisher than a Ron Tonkin. Not really a major player.

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Simmons recently came out and said "I am a PG". I think he would pout and sit if the Blazers asked him to play PF.
 
Idog1976 said:
OK sure, we might also land Giannis, and Jokic. All of that, as you said, is speculation. What is not is the behavior of Dame and Goodwin, that's public record.
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the league wrote a memo
punishment served, zip it or get fined
 
Well, as best I can estimate, there are 8000+ posts (so far) about Dame being traded. So what happens when he suits up for the Blazers? Is there some sort of intervention required on behalf of fans? Do we need to start a "Teams Dame will not be traded to" to avoid some sort of temporal rift? Will we all just pretend that elephant is and has never been in the room?

Inquiring minds want to know.
 
BassPlaya said:
Well, as best I can estimate, there are 8000+ posts (so far) about Dame being traded. So what happens when he suits up for the Blazers? Is there some sort of intervention required on behalf of fans? Do we need to start a "Teams Dame will not be traded to" to avoid some sort of temporal rift? Will we all just pretend that elephant is and has never been in the room?

Inquiring minds want to know.
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If we don't change course by trading some of these young valuable players for win now guys, even if Dame suits as a Blazer again, it won't be for long.
 
BassPlaya said:
Well, as best I can estimate, there are 8000+ posts (so far) about Dame being traded. So what happens when he suits up for the Blazers? Is there some sort of intervention required on behalf of fans? Do we need to start a "Teams Dame will not be traded to" to avoid some sort of temporal rift? Will we all just pretend that elephant is and has never been in the room?

Inquiring minds want to know.
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If the Blazers can't get back a player like Deandre Ayton, or a "haul" of assets, I'd rather have Lillard on the team. At least until the trade deadline. See how it goes.
 
blazerkor said:
If we don't change course by trading some of these young valuable players for win now guys, even if Dame suits as a Blazer again, it won't be for long.
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What if the young guys are "win now" players as much as anyone else they could trade for?
 
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