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blazerkor said:
I'm all for getting some more talent and tradable salary for the team but if we would have added Shcroder (another 6'3" guard) I probably would have lost it.
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But if we had already traded another 6'3" guard........
 
So Schroeder signed for under 6M sometime after he turned down an 84M offer....is that correct? a 70M mistake...? holy ouch!

I wonder what the all-time bonehead contract move by a player is...? I know there have been some....just can't recall them

if you believe Quick, Meyers turned down a 60M offer to end up signing for 41M the following summer

speaking of bonehead moves...will any team ever sign Meyers Leonard again?
 
wizenheimer said:
So Schroeder signed for under 6M sometime after he turned down an 84M offer....is that correct? a 70M mistake...? holy ouch!

I wonder what the all-time bonehead contract move by a player is...? I know there have been some....just can't recall them
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Noel Nerlens with Dallas is the only one close to the DS situation I can think of.
 
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Week + into free agency. Almost two weeks after the draft. All of our rumored signings official.

Why has there been no press conference with Neil?

Nearly every other GM has given an interview or official media availability in some capacity. Giving a clear idea of the team's vision is crucial to ticket sales and season ticket renewals. This is part of Neil's job whether he realizes it or not.
 
illmatic99 said:
Week + into free agency. Almost two weeks after the draft. All of our rumored signings official.

Why has there been no press conference with Neil?

Nearly every other GM has given an interview or official media availability in some capacity. Giving a clear idea of the team's vision is crucial to ticket sales and season ticket renewals. This is part of Neil's job whether he realizes it or not.
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Maybe he's not done.
 
tykendo said:
Maybe he's not done.
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im not holding my breath.

with the way they handled Norm's re-signing (brooke doing a heavily doctored 1 on 1 where they referenced Neil a million times in third person), i think Olshey is just shirking responsibility because he gives shitty interviews.
 
illmatic99 said:
im not holding my breath.

with the way they handled Norm's re-signing (brooke doing a heavily doctored 1 on 1 where they referenced Neil a million times in third person), i think Olshey is just shirking responsibility because he gives shitty interviews.
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I think they're trying to avoid any more questions that turn into memes so they're avoiding the media entirely, aka the water bottle/nose scratch pickoff play.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think they're trying to avoid any more questions that turn into memes so they're avoiding the media entirely, aka the water bottle/nose scratch pickoff play.
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like turning comments off on the youtube vid of the Powell 1 on 1.... ugh come on
 
Natebishop3 said:
100% like that. The team is locked down. They're in damage control.
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We'll see. If Neil doesn't hold his annual self congratulatory presser, that would be a big big change and probably a bad sign as far as the direction of the franchise. I really think he is still trying to get something done that he can point at and tell us how great he is. Even if it's DJJ and a pick for a different player that's close to the same level. I don't think he wants people, especially people like Dame or his agent, debating if we actually got worse in the off season.

Regardless of if Dame promised Neil and Chauncey that he'd give it a chance, if Dame perceives the team to be worse than the one that lost to the Nuggets, Neil can't feel good about that. I do think there will be a trade made and it will get done before the end of the first month of the season and could happen as soon as tomorrow. I just don't know if it will be the big CJ+ deal many of us are hoping for or a nearly inconsequential Neil Olshey special.
 
Still no Collins to SA news. This kinda delay in official announcement usually signals a S&T. Let's see if that manifests.

Maybe it's contract related where SA included a bunch of incentives yet to be agreed upon.

Just checked, Bulls don't have anything official on DeRozan either, and SA has nothing about Aminu/Young.

Hmmm
 
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hello what is this



jesus, literally 15 mins after i post that derozan to CHI isn't yet official, he posts this:

 
Mediocre Man said:
Maybe you should use this power of yours for good and talk about the Blazers
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i think these are the dominoes that needed to fall for Zach to be officially signed in SA. I want to at least get a TPE for him if not someone like Young in a S&T. Blazers are tangentially involved in all of this
 
DeRozan got 85 million? That is a little bit more than the Mid-level the Lakers thought they could get him for.
 
wizenheimer said:
So Schroeder signed for under 6M sometime after he turned down an 84M offer....is that correct? a 70M mistake...? holy ouch!

I wonder what the all-time bonehead contract move by a player is...? I know there have been some....just can't recall them

if you believe Quick, Meyers turned down a 60M offer to end up signing for 41M the following summer

speaking of bonehead moves...will any team ever sign Meyers Leonard again?
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Latrell Sprewell feeding his kids and Bonzi turning down the Kings only to get the minimum in Houston come to mind.
 
Fentress apparently clarified the Siakam-CJ rumor that Jake Fischer ran with that caused the stir last week. Apparently Jake didn't think his report was that serious and told Fentress, "I tried to make it sound like it wasn't much of a thing and it wasn't that serious." Fentress followed up and said his understanding is that Siakam was never on the table for CJ.

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aH...d=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiondut9KnyAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCA
 
illmatic99 said:
a potentially low risk move, i might prefer this over Mudiay.

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If he is so good, why did the Knicks ignore him all season. He didn't look great on the French team either. I'm sorry, he's not Fournier & he's not Batum, PASS!
 
illmatic99 said:
Fentress apparently clarified the Siakam-CJ rumor that Jake Fischer ran with that caused the stir last week. Apparently Jake didn't think his report was that serious and told Fentress, "I tried to make it sound like it wasn't much of a thing and it wasn't that serious." Fentress followed up and said his understanding is that Siakam was never on the table for CJ.

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aH...d=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiondut9KnyAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCA
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Yet Neil was getting blasted like he said , naw i'll pass.
 
illmatic99 said:
Fentress apparently clarified the Siakam-CJ rumor that Jake Fischer ran with that caused the stir last week. Apparently Jake didn't think his report was that serious and told Fentress, "I tried to make it sound like it wasn't much of a thing and it wasn't that serious." Fentress followed up and said his understanding is that Siakam was never on the table for CJ.

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aH...d=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiondut9KnyAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCA
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good interview

- Fentress doesn’t think they’ll use the MLE. Deadline to have a 14th guy isn’t until into the season. My opinion? Maybe they’ve saving a spot for Love once he inevitably gets bought out?

- They’re big free agent splash happened at the deadline when they got Powell. Got his bird rights which allowed them to sign him.

- Zeller a big upgrade over Kanter because of his defense.

- Snell could be a Melo replacement: guy that stretches the court and can shoot, but without the ball stopping.

- they both think the bench got better.
 
Scalma said:
good interview

- Fentress doesn’t think they’ll use the MLE. Deadline to have a 14th guy isn’t until into the season. My opinion? Maybe they’ve saving a spot for Love once he inevitably gets bought out?

- They’re big free agent splash happened at the deadline when they got Powell. Got his bird rights which allowed them to sign him.

- Zeller a big upgrade over Kanter because of his defense.

- Snell could be a Melo replacement: guy that stretches the court and can shoot, but without the ball stopping.

- they both think the bench got better.
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It probably did get slightly better.

With some health luck, a different offensive and defensive scheme with people buying into it…….who knows?

We aren’t a true contender, but maybe enough to win a series?

I still wish they would have traded Dame this year to start the inevitable rebuild
 
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