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magnifier661 said:
I don't know who this helps more? Hickson should have stayed quiet because he just lit a fire under Aldridge and Lopez. I have a feeling Aldridge will prove to make hickson his bitch, just like he does against Zach and chandler. Once Aldridge feels you are dissing him, it only strikes a fire under him and releases the la monster!

As for Lopez... I hope he takes this to heart. Hickson just publicly punked him. Hopefully Lopez and Aldridge both grab +10 on Denver and make a statement.
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LMA needs to learn to just be Lamonster all the time, instead of needing a reason. That would be a great start.
 
I liked Hickson for what he was, but I knew that based on team need and the money we had to spend in improving the roster it simply wasn't going to happen. Too bad Hickson chooses to ignore that and take it personally. Must be a Denver thing. Maybe the high altitude negatively impacts logic.

Lopez responded. "I'm a true center."
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Then act like it. Hickson has double the blocks as you do rebounds...

Tonight just got more interesting.

I watched some of the LAC/GS game last night and that was testy as well. I like it. Lately everyone in the league is too buddy/buddy with one another.
 
I see where Hickson is coming from and have respect for his game. But he is with Denver now and really not overly concerned with his thoughts about the Blazers. Hickson may be fired up, but I like mags take that this may fire up Aldridge. And when Aldridge plays fired up, he is unstoppable on offense and plays good defense.
 
RoyToy said:
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!

This Blazers team desperately needs him to be the 3rd piece to a contending team. After him there's NO ONE on the team that's really all that great. Nic is being paid to be that guy, not a question mark.

The Blazers have a roster that is deprived of talent. They need Batum to take that next step, not settle in to being a role player.
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A role player is Dorrell Wright. You put so much weight behind scoring. Batum rebounds, passes, blocks shots, steals, and scores. We don't know what we'll get from him on a nightly basis, but how often is it an empty box score?
 
noknobs said:
I liked Hickson for what he was, but I knew that based on team need and the money we had to spend in improving the roster it simply wasn't going to happen. Too bad Hickson chooses to ignore that and take it personally. Must be a Denver thing. Maybe the high altitude negatively impacts logic.



Then act like it. Hickson has double the blocks as you do rebounds...

Tonight just got more interesting.

I watched some of the LAC/GS game last night and that was testy as well. I like it. Lately everyone in the league is too buddy/buddy with one another.
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That's what I think. I suppose I would want that if I was an NBA player, but as a fan I wish there was a little more of players tacking pride in their team and wanting to intensely beat the other team every game. (That is what I love about the playoffs)

maybe Hickson's statements will spark up some high energy in this game.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
DENVER – Denver Nuggets forward JJ Hickson didn’t hold back Friday morning when asked about his time with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Hickson, who averaged 10.4 points and 12.7 rebounds for the Trail Blazers last season, says Portland is a special city to him and always will be. He just elaborated on why he's irked with comments the general manager made about him. And in the process, he took a jab at his replacement.

“It just rubbed me the wrong way some of the comments that were made by [Trail Blazers general manager] Neil Olshey,” Hickson explained to CSNNW.com. “I heard something to the extent of, ‘For the Blazers to be better, we can’t bring JJ back.’ That was one of the ones that really caught my attention. I was like, ‘wait, what?’ And they go out there and get a new center [Robin Lopez] and he has only three rebounds.”

To be accurate, Lopez had two rebounds in that season-opening 104-91 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. But you get Hickson’s drift.

"He can say whatever he wants to say," Lopez responded. "I'm a true center."

The six-year veteran refused to name names, but he said he was disappointed with some of the current Trail Blazers who voiced their opinions publicly stating that they desperately needed to acquire a traditional center in the offseason.

At 6-9, Hickson played out of position at the center spot and lacked the defensive skill-set Portland was in dire need of. Yet still, he felt like he did all that he could do considering the situation.

“I was playing out of position,” he said. “I know for a fact that L (LaMarcus Aldridge) doesn’t like to play center. He doesn’t like it. He just doesn’t. He’s an All-Star so he’s going to trump whatever. I had no problem playing out of position. I feel like I did it to the best of my ability. I was one-of-six guys in the league to average a double-double, so I think I did pretty good.”

“As a player, he should use anything for motivation,” Aldridge said after learning about Hickson's comments to CSNNW.com. “So if he wants to use that to motivate him, that’s fine.”
The Sacramento Kings used to be the team Hickson had it in for being that they waived him after only 23 games during the lockout shortened 2011-12 season. Now he says Portland takes the cake.

“Portland definitely is that team,” he admitted. “Look, I had a great season with Portland. I felt like some strides should have been made to at least extend a hand to get me back. But I’m not going to do anything out of the ordinary tonight. I’m just going to play my game. I know how I play and I know what I do. I feel like they know, too.”

In all fairness, Portland did Hickson a huge favor in the summer of 2012.

According to a source briefed on the situation, says the Trail Blazers giving Hickson that one-year, $4 million qualifying offer was substantially more than what other teams were willing to pay to a player who had just come off of a inconsistent 2011-12 season between his time in Sacramento and Portland.

The platform of having a starting job, albeit at center, with starter minutes, helped him immensely in securing a three-year, $15 million deal with the Nuggets. There were not many or any opportunities for him to start at other places prior to the 2012-13 season.

While Portland could have simply offered Hickson a market value one-year deal in the $2 million range, the deep-rooted relationships that Olshey has with high-profile agents such as with his agent Andy Miller, allowed Hickson to be placed in a prime position going forward.

However, it still doesn’t take away the diss Hickson feels was directed towards him. He says he's amped for tonight’s game versus the Trail Blazers. In his words, “You know I’m going hard.”

He says it’s nothing personal. He would just have liked to have had a longer stay in Portland.

“I felt like I made tremendous strides from the first time I played with those guys,” Hickson said. “The relationship with my teammates was good. I was getting used to the city. I loved the fans. I felt like I built a great relationship with the fans. But it’s a business and things happen and now I’m a Nugget.”

Chris Haynes, Trail Blazer & NBA Insider

http://www.csnnw.com/blazers/hickson-elaborates-olsheys-comments-and-takes-shot-lopez
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Thanks for posting, Sly.

If you want to get down to it and if Neil would elaborate what he meant to JJ, I don't believe it was a jab or slight at JJ. I think what he was basically saying for us to improve, LA needs to be a part of it and we need make him happy by bringing in a legit big.
 
Natebishop3 said:
A role player is Dorrell Wright. You put so much weight behind scoring. Batum rebounds, passes, blocks shots, steals, and scores. We don't know what we'll get from him on a nightly basis, but how often is it an empty box score?
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Dude I don't know why you bother. Batum could get 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and you'd probably get a response like "yeah but at the cost of Lillard and Aldridge's production.
 
magnifier661 said:
Dude I don't know why you bother. Batum could get 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and you'd probably get a response like "yeah but at the cost of Lillard and Aldridge's production.
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No, that's not what he'd say. He'd say something about, "yeah this is great, but he can't do it on a regular basis."
 
JJ would have to be dumb to not understand the dynamics of the decision to let him go, and the fact the Blazers not only enriched him greatly by their treatment of him but also allowed him to be in a better position on the Nuggets. Whatever he has to tell himself to be motiviated, I guess.
 
RoyToy said:
Hickson had his faults last season. SO DID EVERYONE ELSE. Why people feel the need to make him the scapegoat, especially when it comes to defense, is beyond me. This team is filled with mediocre defenders. Could Lillard have been any worse last season?
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With Hickson gone I wonder who will be the scapegoat this season.
 
Natebishop3 said:
A role player is Dorrell Wright. You put so much weight behind scoring. Batum rebounds, passes, blocks shots, steals, and scores. We don't know what we'll get from him on a nightly basis, but how often is it an empty box score?
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Dorell Wright had almost the same PER 36 averages as Batum's regular averages last year :dunno:

IF Batum's not the 3rd piece he's just a role player to Lillard and Aldridge. At $11M per year, he needs to be more than a role player. And with the lack of scorers on this team, there's no reason for Batum not to average 15ppg.

I'd like to see Batum get to 17pts/7reb.
 
Draco said:
With Hickson gone I wonder who will be the scapegoat this season.
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Lopez or probably Nic ... then again LaMarcus when he demands a trade in February is also a strong contender.
 
magnifier661 said:
Dude I don't know why you bother. Batum could get 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and you'd probably get a response like "yeah but at the cost of Lillard and Aldridge's production.
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Obviously not true and this brings nothing to the discussion.
 
Draco said:
With Hickson gone I wonder who will be the scapegoat this season.
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Aldridge and Batum. No matter what they do it will never be good enough. Lopez is a good dark horse though. He's the new guy, replaced Hickson, and is not a stat filler.
 
Carlito said:
Batum is always gonna be like miles. Flashes of brilliance but never puts together on consistent basis minus drug issues
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Batum never had a stretch as dominant as Miles. It didn't work out for Darius in the long term but he was a much better player at his peak.
 
Treaty_of_Batum said:
After one game: Nic
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No way dude, after that first game it was like a buckshot blast in all directions. I think everyone got a little bit of the blame that night. Stotts, Dame for not passing, Aldridge for not rebounding, Lopez for being ineffective, Mo for just sucking overall.... I think it's too early to pick a firm scapegoat.
 
BBert said:
Aldridge and Batum. No matter what they do it will never be good enough. Lopez is a good dark horse though. He's the new guy, replaced Hickson, and is not a stat filler.
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Lopez having a history of being a bad rebounder isn't good. No one likes a 7ft center than can't rebound.

That said, Lopez is too Portland to be the scapegoat. Fans love the hair and the weirdness.
 
Natebishop3 said:
No way dude, after that first game it was like a buckshot blast in all directions. I think everyone got a little bit of the blame that night. Stotts, Dame for not passing, Aldridge for not rebounding, Lopez for being ineffective, Mo for just sucking overall.... I think it's too early to pick a firm scapegoat.
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lol
 
Draco said:
Batum never had a stretch as dominant as Miles. It didn't work out for Darius in the long term but he was a much better player at his peak.
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Woah, woah, woah...

Last year Batum was better than Miles ever was.
 
Jesus, this place cracks me up. "Pissed," lol!

If JJ's comments sounded genuinely pissed to any of you, I'd love to hear how you'd describe Dez Bryant's little show, lol...
 
Natebishop3 said:
No way dude, after that first game it was like a buckshot blast in all directions. I think everyone got a little bit of the blame that night. Stotts, Dame for not passing, Aldridge for not rebounding, Lopez for being ineffective, Mo for just sucking overall.... I think it's too early to pick a firm scapegoat.
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Dame had 14 assist opportunities in Game 1 - at some point, you have to rely on your teammates, and they mostly failed.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
Dame had 14 assist opportunities in Game 1 - at some point, you have to rely on your teammates, and they mostly failed.
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That doesn't change the fact that people blamed him. Any other fanbase would have been thrilled with a 32 point, 50% shooting outing from their star.
 
Natebishop3 said:
That doesn't change the fact that people blamed him. Any other fanbase would have been thrilled with a 32 point, 50% shooting outing from their star.
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Oh I see; yeah our forum is pretty much a bunch of idiots foaming at the mouth (I don't exclude myself).
 
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