The money works because Brooklyn has two different TPEs that could absorb Nurk's salary.
Now that Dame won't be here, I'm cooling on the idea of Simmons as well. I don't trust him without a solid veteran.
Actually, second prize was a set of steak knives, but your point stands. THIS is the trade where we have to show backbone and not give in. There will be tons of pressure in the media and around the league to do so.
There are so many bullshit assumptions here. Do you actually think that Dame negotiates or signs off on teammate's salaries? I know the team asked him about personnel moves but I don't think he's in other player's salary negotiations. I'm sure he pushed the team to re-sign Grant early but I think it's a stretch to say that you know he was still pushing for that on Monday, let alone forcing Joe for fuck's sake. Dame has no role in the fact that this team's management never put a competitive team around him after LaMarcus (I know we went to the WCF but it still wasn't a good roster).
I heard that Damian "liked" that tweet, he didn't tweet that tweet. It's nice to see fan support for Damian from time to time.
Wow! It's such an honor that you've joined our forum, Mr. Goodwin!
Do we get to hold him accountable for all the statements he has made? or just these last few? How about when he criticized people and said he would never join a super team? How about how he wanted to retire a Blazer? how about how he was willing to fight and never take the easy way out. How about all his talk about loyalty and all the talk he spread for years before doing exactly what he coitized others for doing? Can we hold him to those? or just what he said once he signed his big contract?
I'm just a Dame fan. I'm a Blazers fan first but I'm still a Dame fan. I actually appreciate everything he's given to this team. I don't think the front office ever did right by him during his prime but he stayed until finally he reached his breaking point... I could see how that would happen when he makes it known to them that he doesn't want to go young but they do anyway. I really don't think Joe wanted Dame to stay... if he did he's the shittiest GM I've ever seen.
You get to feel however it is you feel and see this thing however you want to see it. If you want to demonize the most loyal superstar this team has ever had for finally being fed up, after years of begging for help and having those pleas fall on deaf ears... cool. I don't think Dame should have demanded a trade today, it should have been on Monday. No loyalty should be unconditional except probably to your kids, definitely no loyalty in business should be unconditional. I guess you can criticize Dame for thinking that our front office would keep its word. I mean you can criticize him for whatever you want but I don't find it fair to criticize someone for changing their mind after years of showing urgency to be at a championship level and never getting the same from management.
Exactly f***ing right. Enjoy being passed around like a joint at a campfire. Maybe then he'll appreciate what he had here.
Wesley Mathews is available.
ha! ... Dame might drop a 90 in Portland
No it isn't. I'm in the mindset that they need to include a third or even fourth team to make this happen. Miami simply does not have what it takes to get the value Damian Lillard brings without giving up one of their main pieces.
Yeah. At what point does Cronin look at dame and say "Well they tried but MIami simply doesn't think you are worth trading for?
Dame wants it to be like free agency. He wants his cake and eat it too. He got his money, security and now he wants to play somewhere else without that team having to give up any assets
