Haynes & Jaynes on the Blazers summer

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Then the douche private messages me this "was referring to how he is making the acquisitions, by taking contracts from teams that dont want them"

 

[PapaG]

John, what's worse, IYO

having someone with no credibility talking about Blazer issues?

or

having someone that works for the Blazers talking about Blazer issues with a gag on?

Having a guy who has no sources drone on and on repeatedly about how bad Meyers Leonard sucks isn't an option?

 

[ABM]

It was a tweet. He said out offseason moves were like grabbing players from a soup kitchen. Meaning: "hand me downs of players that nobody wanted"

Sure enough. Ouch! OK, I'll let him have it!!

http://www.fancloud.com/nba/thomas_robinson

Between Eric Maynor, Thomas Robinson and Robin Lopez, Neil Olshey's roster-building strategy best described as soup kitchen scrounging

 

[PapaG]

If I'm to kick him in the nads, then I at least need a legitimate reason from you as to why I'm doing so.

Oh, lemme guess, you're still wadded up because you believe he declared LMA had indirectly asked for a trade. Right?

Because Golliver is a troll at this point, and I don't think he knows any more, and probably less, about the Blazers and basketball in general than any of us. Did he even play in HS?

 

[dviss1]

It was a tweet. He said out offseason moves were like grabbing players from a soup kitchen. Meaning: "hand me downs of players that nobody wanted"

Ok I remember that.

 

[ABM]

Because Golliver is a troll at this point, and I don't think he knows any more, and probably less, about the Blazers and basketball in general than any of us. Did he even play in HS?

Hey, you should start your own basketball blog!!

 

[PapaG]

Hey, you should start your own basketball blog!!

I'm not a glory hound who needs to be on TV like Ben Golliver. By the way, did you hit that Beer Festival today? I missed it. Oh, and I'll meet up with Ben and you for a drink and tell him to his face why I think he doesn't know what he's talking about in terms of actual basketball, and not gossip.

Deal?

 

[Denny Crane]

Why and the fuck would you click on that link to find out what that fat washed up (used to wear a dead raccoon on his head) hack has to say about YOUR Blazers? Like his opinion holds any value or credibility. Fuck, right before CSN showed up out here, don't you remember he was begging for a job online? Move along.

You kiss your sister with that mouth?

 

[ABM]

I'm not a glory hound who needs to be on TV like Ben Golliver. By the way, did you hit that Beer Festival today? I missed it. Oh, and I'll meet up with Ben and you for a drink and tell him to his face why I think he doesn't know what he's talking about in terms of actual basketball, and not gossip.

Deal?

That sounds like fun! OK, deal. I'll even invite Storyteller, as well, if you'd like. Those two are pretty close. Oh, and I'll get Kass to blog the thing!

Nah, didn't make it down there. Ended up finishing up a bunch of stuff around the place.

 

[ABM]

The invite has been sent.

 

[PapaG]

That sounds like fun! OK, deal. I'll even invite Storyteller, as well, if you'd like. Those two are pretty close. Oh, and I'll get Kass to blog the thing!

Nah, didn't make it down there. Ended up finishing up a bunch of stuff around the place.

Storyteller is an urban legend to me. It's best if he never appears in person. LOL

I'd love to sit down and get a beer with Golliver, though, just to see where he is coming from in what appears to be rampant negativity toward the Blazers these days.

 

[ABM]

Storyteller is an urban legend to me. It's best if he never appears in person. LOL

I'd love to sit down and get a beer with Golliver, though, just to see where he is coming from in what appears to be rampant negativity toward the Blazers these days.

K

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[ABM]

I'd love to sit down and get a beer with Golliver, though, just to see where he is coming from in what appears to be rampant negativity toward the Blazers these days.

Perhaps, we can begin with this.....his latest contribution...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nb...offseason-roundtable/?sct=hp_t1t_a2&eref=sihp

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

You kiss your sister with that mouth?

He takes whatever he can get.

Even if it means his sister.

 

[PapaG]

Perhaps, we can begin with this.....his latest contribution...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nb...offseason-roundtable/?sct=hp_t1t_a2&eref=sihp

Hayden's, my treat for drinks and apps. That will be my "Meet and Greet" with you and Golliver. I just want to pick his head beyond that cloud of assumed internet personas.

 

[ABM]

Hayden's, my treat for drinks and apps. That will be my "Meet and Greet" with you and Golliver. I just want to pick his head beyond that cloud of assumed internet personas.

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[MickZagger]

Hayden's, my treat for drinks and apps. That will be my "Meet and Greet" with you and Golliver. I just want to pick his head beyond that cloud of assumed internet personas.

Boy, I'd like to be a fly on the wall for that one...

 

[ABM]

Boy, I'd like to be a fly on the wall for that one...

PapaG should have the appetizers delivered!

 

[ABM]

Perhaps, we can begin with this.....his latest contribution...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nb...offseason-roundtable/?sct=hp_t1t_a2&eref=sihp

Which 2013 lottery team has had the best offseason?

Golliver: Fly Pelicans, fly. As outlined here, New Orleans is the only lottery team that can really claim to have made two high-profile additions (Holiday and Evans) without any major defections. There are questions -- especially surrounding their interior defense and how Evans will fit into the rotation -- but GM Dell Demps has assembled a young, exciting and very talented roster: All of the Pelicans' core pieces are 25 or younger and are locked into their current deals for at least two seasons. It would be asking a lot for the Pelicans to leap from 14th in the West last season (when they finished 18 games behind the No. 8 seed) to the playoffs in 2013-14, but they should be noticeably better.

Jenkins: Trail Blazers. Portland wasn't flashy as much as opportunistic. The Blazers drafted another polished guard from a mid-major college, CJ McCollum, who has plenty in common with running mate Damian Lillard; they snared power forward Thomas Robinson when the Rockets had to clear salary-cap space for Howard; and they added center Robin Lopez to fortify their flimsy interior defense. The top six spots in the West are spoken for, but the Blazers should not be a lottery team this season.

Mahoney: Pelicans. They gambled in giving up two first-round picks -- one of which was already used to draft Kentucky's Nerlens Noel -- for Holiday, but I see them as an immediate playoff contender. It'll take some time for all of the pieces to coalesce, but the potential exists for a versatile, balanced offense to take shape from a core of Holiday, Davis, Anderson, Gordon and Evans. Phoenix deserves a mention, too, as new GM Ryan McDonough managed to snatch up Eric Bledsoe and two first-round picks at minimal cost.

Mannix: Pelicans, for the reasons outlined above. Demps has a terrific young core that should develop into a perennial playoff team over time.

Thomsen: Mavericks. The Pelicans improved, but they're at least another year away from contending for the playoffs. The team with the best chance of escaping the lottery is the Mavericks. Even though they failed to land Howard or another elite star, they filled out their lineup with a new backcourt of Monta Ellis and Jose Calderon to go with Dirk Nowitzki, who is going to be hungry to get back into the postseason. This should be a bounce-back year for Dallas.

...

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Is Golliver serious? Vasquez is being criminally underrated if he doesnt think they lost a key piece. Sure Jrue was an all-star last year, but Vasquez was huge last year.

Lopez was a decent loss for them this offseason too.

And yes, it makes total sense to spend a ton of money on a non-shooting SG when you already have one on a max deal in Eric Gordon.

The Pelicans had a fine offseason, but come on.

 

[BigGameDamian]

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[mgb]

I like Jaynes and think he gets unwarranted attacks here. I don't agree with everything he says, but he is usually on the mark. He's written about the Blazers for a long time. I remember when he had a column on the Journal. How many remember that newspaper?

 

[jlprk]

I have nothing against Jaynes. He doesn't look the part. If he were younger and better-looking, fans would feel more comfortable with him. He did look foolish, claiming Allen was selling the team, but usually when he's negative it's mild and deserved.

Golliver tries to be negative with a lot of effort, and it feels forced and mean. The only thing Golliver has written that was useful was this information. It was so rare for him, I saved it.

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rla6nd

 

[KingSpeed]

Ivan Johnson is good.

 

[Nikolokolus]

He's a douche

No actually he's a pretty genial guy - friendly without being overbearing or overly opinionated.

 

[ABM]

No actually he's a pretty genial guy - friendly without being overbearing or overly opinionated.

Mags is like some women I know.....cross them once.