FIRE CRONIN

[Orion Bailey]

I've been with this group for decades. At least some of them. Since Fanhome. I go back further than this account suggests.

Thanks for the answer. Didn't mean to be mean when I called you homer, my friend. I just whole heartedly disagreed with your post. But, that's ok.

be careful dude, Wade’s a bad ass. I watched him and a friend clear a bar of thugs once and he had a bum knee!
he may be old but can legit fuck you up street fight Style!

 

[Chris Craig]

One persons trash may be a other person’s treasure.

What ones person finds stupid, another person may find enlightening or insightful, or an angle they had yet too see.
Just sayin.

True

 

[Orion Bailey]

Everyone after the dog. Fight like hell. The forum has been stolen.

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when the year of the dog comes around? Im gonna have a doctor induce me into a coma for 365 days.
Fuck that year….

 

[SlyPokerCat]

@SlyPokerCat for Admin!

 

[Orion Bailey]

@SlyPokerCat for Admin!

Cats are better rulers than dogs. Ask the Egyptians. Dogs are just followers. Lead them like a herd if so desired.

 

[Chris Craig]

Once upon a time, before you even joined, I was a fairly active participant in your quaint neighborhood.
I have seen almost every Blazer game since the beginning, 1970...And in my younger days, before social media and NBAtv, I turned down career opportunities because I didn't want to leave my beloved Portland Trail Blazers, so please, I know about fandom.
But as I've gotten older, I've somewhat soured on this era...The Olshey/Lillard stuff, which, believe it or not, I am probably 100% in agreement with you and most all.
But here's the thing, and I can't get into it too much...HCP is not the only person in this forum who is behind the scenes, seeing/hearing things...I work closely with the visiting teams and over time, call it "Stockholm Syndrome" or whatever, but I struggle to 100% actively "root" for just the Blazers..
I still want them to do good, being my hometown and all, but I don't bleed red and black.
Acceptable answer, I hope.

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[Orion Bailey]

whoa there, be careful what you root for. Before you know it…converted to the dark side…

 

[illmatic99]

Maybe Joe just wants to go on vacay this week so he took the first deal he got.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Maybe Joe just wants to go on vacay this week so he took the first deal he got.

For real. We had to have been able to get more for him than what we did.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

I’ll say this: if that was our only trade by the deadline….time to advise Dame to take the first train out.

And if the Clipper trade was it, time we all get down on our knees and pray for new ownership!

 

[Natebishop3]

Who can we call at the league office to have them look into collusion between the owners?

 

[TBpup]

Who can we call at the league office to have them look into collusion between the owners?

Collusion?
....or incompetence?

 

[wizenheimer]

Who can we call at the league office to have them look into collusion between the owners?

sure seems fishy doesn't it. Don't forget, Portland's coach was employed by the Clippers just 7 months ago. Fishier & fishier. Call Oliver Stone

 

[Tince]

If someone writes something stupid, they deserve to be mocked.

Speaking of which...

Is this team worse than last years worst team in Blazer history?

 

[oldmangrouch]

Speaking of which...

Is this team worse than last years worst team in Blazer history?

There is no limit to how low you can go when your ownership and front office consist of energetic fools with shovels. Until they are dragged into the street and hung from lamp posts they will continue to redefine "worst".

Glad I could clear that up for you.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Collusion?
....or incompetence?

Jody gave a toddler meth, a loaded gun, and shooed him out into the street. The toddler may be incompetent....those who created and unleashed him are more likely to have acted out of malice.

 

[Natebishop3]

I legitimately think that most of the people on this forum could do a better job than Joe Cronin.

 

[maxiep]

I now want Cronin to stay. He should have to live with the garbage pile he created.

 

[RR7]

I legitimately think that most of the people on this forum could do a better job than Joe Cronin.

Sure, because all of our fantasy trades don't rely on another team to say yes.

 

[Natebishop3]

Sure, because all of our fantasy trades don't rely on another team to say yes.

Anyone could get a team to say yes when you're taking back shit value on your players. Doing nothing would have been better than what he has done.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

The CJ trade has potential to possibly be good... a FRP, Hart could be a nice rotational player, CJ contract might look even worse a year from now. I can see why some people are for or against it.

The Clippers trade is indefensible. The big advantage a few posters brought up at the time of luxury tax savings now are completely irrelevant too. 2 starters on good contracts for 3 scrubs.

 

[RR7]

Anyone could get a team to say yes when you're taking back shit value on your players. Doing nothing would have been better than what he has done.

Everyone has bagged and shit on CJ in here for years. We get cap relief and a likely lotto pick for him without having to take back any bad money, and peoplebare pissed at that return? That's the problem often with coming up with the fake trades in here. If you actually believe cj was gonna return ben Simmons, of course you'll be disappointed in the return.

 

[Natebishop3]

Everyone has bagged and shit on CJ in here for years. We get cap relief and a likely lotto pick for him without having to take back any bad money, and peoplebare pissed at that return? That's the problem often with coming up with the fake trades in here. If you actually believe cj was gonna return ben Simmons, of course you'll be disappointed in the return.

Chad Buchanan got better value for a completely washed Gerald Wallace. CJ is not a bad player. Not by any means.

 

[illmatic99]

Chad Buchanan got better value for a completely washed Gerald Wallace. CJ is not a bad player. Not by any means.

this isn't 2012. first round picks, especially those projected to be in the lottery, aren't easy to come by.

I can somewhat see the merits of the CJ trade.

The first one, I'm completely baffled by. We coulda just done this one today in essence and gotten the same tax benefits.

 

[Natebishop3]

this isn't 2012. first round picks, especially those projected to be in the lottery aren't easy to come by.

It isn't 2013, 2014, or 2015 either. What's your point? The team doesn't feel like it has any real direction right now.

 

[illmatic99]

It isn't 2013, 2014, or 2015 either. What's your point? The team doesn't feel like it has any real direction right now.

are you that obtuse to not see my point? Lottery picks are rarely traded for non-all stars anymore.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I REALLY don’t get the hate? THIS team wasn’t winning shit, and really had no hope for the future.

Cronin took that and dumped salary to give the team a chance to add some pieces for next years team that might fit together a bit better. He also may have got back a lottery pick to help replace the shit ton of picks OLSHEY gave away for band-aids.

Portland might have two lottery picks next year and 50+ million in cap space.

I’ll take that over the shot show it was looking like before the trades


ALSO, probably one more trade and a potential add on to this one

 

[maxiep]

It isn't 2013, 2014, or 2015 either. What's your point? The team doesn't feel like it has any real direction right now.

I disagree. We have a solid direction--straight down.

 

[Natebishop3]

are you that obtuse to not see my point? Lottery picks are rarely traded for non-all stars anymore.

So firstly, you throw out some random point about it not being the same, but offer nothing else until I responded.

Second, it doesn't have to be a 1:1 exact same trade. I'm saying that we moved a player for a trade that made sense for the team and was a absolute win. None of the trades that Cronin has made feel like absolute wins.