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one potential upside is this debacle may give Dame an out so he can go to a better organization that is committed to winning. Then Portland can blow it up,.
 
Cugel said:
one potential upside is this debacle may give Dame an out so he can go to a better organization that is committed to winning. Then Portland can blow it up,.
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I've often thought the Blazers strategically would be better long term rebuilding than trying to win with Dame.

But as worthless as this ownership and front office has been I highly doubt they could succeed by "blowing it up" so it might be irrelevant to contending if the Blazers trade Dame or not.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
I've often thought the Blazers strategically would be better long term rebuilding than trying to win with Dame.

But as worthless as this ownership and front office has been I highly doubt they could succeed by "blowing it up" so it might be irrelevant to contending if the Blazers trade Dame or not.
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Lol
 
blazerfan11 said:
With all the resources and advantages the Clippers have over the Trail Blazers, they are 2.5 games ahead in the standings.
The Clippers didn't make the playoffs last season.
That to me is crappily run team.

Then there's the Lakers.
Didn't even make the play-in last season.
Behind! the Trail Blazers in the standings.
Inexcusable.
Who is running that Train Wreck.
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So you feel right now the Lakers and Clippers organizations are in worse shape than the Blazers at this point?
I disagree.
 
glazeduck said:
Barring something drastic -- and rest assured this GP2 thing won't be it, because GS needs that savings -- Jody's not doing a thing with this organization (sales-wise) until the new TV deal is locked in. I hate her as much as the next guy/gal, and agree that she's running this thing into the ground, but no amount of fan anger is going to overcome the added value to this franchise that the TV deal will provide.

In the meantime, the best week can do as a fanbase is to make as many scenes as possible to get the message spread as widely as possible. Picket out front of games, wear paper bags on your head, start "sell the team" chants at games, root for the other team, make a scene, boycott going to games and spending money on the team, cancel your season tickets, tell your ticket salespeople that you won't return until there's new ownership. None of that will change her timeline before the TV deal, but may be enough to get her to sell as soon as that's locked in.

I think that's the best we can hope for...
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Unfortunately the TV deal might be the key.
 
Cugel said:
one potential upside is this debacle may give Dame an out so he can go to a better organization that is committed to winning. Then Portland can blow it up,.
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At this point, I’m actually hoping he does ask out behind the scenes and we deal him similar to how the KD to PHX situation was.

If Dame stays, I’d still be more than happy to keep him in our city. If we wants to win elsewhere, I’d be more than happy with the haul of young guys and 1st rounders we’ll get for him. You can’t lose if you think about this team from that perspective I guess.

I do believe Chauncey can have success building a team from scratch.
 
Whyachi said:
Blazers medical staff giving a Payton toradol injections, so management can get him some PT and trade him for big money as a player with no injuries listed.

Blazers management look like crooks. This isn't a used car dealership. These players are human beings.
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This has all been discredited by Payton's agent today...he never had any injections or was forced to play here. That's weak sauce from the Warriors trying to get a discount on the picks we got.
 
riverman said:
This has all been discredited by Payton's agent today...he never had any injections or was forced to play here. That's weak sauce from the Warriors trying to get a discount on the picks we got.
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Starting to look that way? Or maybe there is a reason they don’t want him saying he allowed that to happen?
I have a hard time thinking any team can actually force you to do it. It must be something you agree to. We watched that with covid.
 
So yesterday i started this thread. Probably a bit in haste. Another black cloud i was reading. Another lost opportunity to get better.
I'm really encouraged by the statements Josh Hart made. I'm also encouraged by the statements Payton's agent made. I feel it's time for Gary payton to come out and tell his side of this story.

All in all i do feel better today about where the Blazers are sitting.

I still feel Jody Allen needs to sell this team and we need a clean break and new management.
 
What are the chances that there was a clause in PA's will stating that Jody couldn't sell the team for X amount of years?
 
glazeduck said:
Barring something drastic -- and rest assured this GP2 thing won't be it, because GS needs that savings -- Jody's not doing a thing with this organization (sales-wise) until the new TV deal is locked in. I hate her as much as the next guy/gal, and agree that she's running this thing into the ground, but no amount of fan anger is going to overcome the added value to this franchise that the TV deal will provide.

In the meantime, the best week can do as a fanbase is to make as many scenes as possible to get the message spread as widely as possible. Picket out front of games, wear paper bags on your head, start "sell the team" chants at games, root for the other team, make a scene, boycott going to games and spending money on the team, cancel your season tickets, tell your ticket salespeople that you won't return until there's new ownership. None of that will change her timeline before the TV deal, but may be enough to get her to sell as soon as that's locked in.

I think that's the best we can hope for...
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Listen I want the team to be sold too. Especially to Phil Knight. But damn she isn’t that BAD. She’s at every game and from all accounts she lets the basketball ppl do their thing. Ppl are acting as if she’s some malcontent owner whose like the Suns old owner or something
 
AldoTrapani said:
Listen I want the team to be sold too. Especially to Phil Knight. But damn she isn’t that BAD. She’s at every game and from all accounts she lets the basketball ppl do their thing. Ppl are acting as if she’s some malcontent owner whose like the Suns old owner or something
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it's so weird that the only Blazer you don't trash, in one form or another, is Jody Allen. Are you in her will?
 
wizenheimer said:
it's so weird that the only Blazer you don't trash, in one form or another, is Jody Allen. Are you in her will?
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True, but this must be some bizzaro Super Bowl Sunday because, for once, I agree with Aldo. Jody is a billionaire and she doesn’t NEED to sell the team now. From a financial standpoint, selling now, before the new TV contract inflates team values, would be dumb. And I don’t believe the narrative being spun around here by some that she won’t spend into the luxury tax. Signing Dame’s extension and giving big new contracts to Simons and Nurk last summer, with a new big dollar deal for Grant on the horizon, guarantees the team will be in the tax for several years. Do I think the team could use new ownership blood with a bigger vision for the team? Absolutely. Do I expect to see it anytime soon? Nope.
 
e_blazer said:
True, but this must be some bizzaro Super Bowl Sunday because, for once, I agree with Aldo. Jody is a billionaire and she doesn’t NEED to sell the team now. From a financial standpoint, selling now, before the new TV contract inflates team values, would be dumb. And I don’t believe the narrative being spun around here by some that she won’t spend into the luxury tax. Signing Dame’s extension and giving big new contracts to Simons and Nurk last summer, with a new big dollar deal for Grant on the horizon, guarantees the team will be in the tax for several years. Do I think the team could use new ownership blood with a bigger vision for the team? Absolutely. Do I expect to see it anytime soon? Nope.
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if the flow chart was Jody Allen--->Blazer front office, I'd agree. However, it sure seems to be Jody Allen--->Vulcans--->Bert Kolde--->Front Office. That's a different matter
 
Natebishop3 said:
I don't like either of those options.
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yeah, I would not trust either of them. Those of you who think Jody only cares about the bottom line or that she might move the team... I will take Jody any day compared to these guys. She is there for every home game.

Yes, Phil would be nice, but the dude is 84, and maybe has another 4-5 years. His son is not interested in sports, so then we are back to the same situation we are in now.....looking for a buyer
 
Pinwheel1 said:
yeah, I would not trust either of them. Those of you who think Jody only cares about the bottom line or that she might move the team... I will take Jody any day compared to these guys. She is there for every home game.

Yes, Phil would be nice, but the dude is 84, and maybe has another 4-5 years. His son is not interested in sports, so then we are back to the same situation we are in now.....looking for a buyer
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Jody has stated it can take 1o-20 years to sell off Pauls assets and she seems to be engaged to a degree and attending the games.
 
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I don't think anybody would be comfortable with interests from the Middle East owning the Blazers. I think there are 4 foreign majority owners in the NBA right now. But they are like Chinese-Canadian, Israeli-American, Indian, and Canadian....if I have my facts correct

but if Jody decides to sell, she'll look for the best price and the NBA will supposedly vet the sale (ha!)
 
wizenheimer said:
I don't think anybody would be comfortable with interests from the Middle East owning the Blazers. I think there are 4 foreign majority owners in the NBA right now. But they are like Chinese-Canadian, Israeli-American, Indian, and Canadian....if I have my facts correct

but if Jody decides to sell, she'll look for the best price and the NBA will supposedly vet the sale (ha!)
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Who owns the Nets these days? I remember they used to have some Russian interests, didn't they?
 
priority #1 - Fix Olshey's bottomless credit card debt
#2 - Stay under the tax
#3 - hire non-guaranteed free agents
#4 - attain handfulls of future picks

This team is definitely for sale. Whether Damian and Grant want to stay here and help run the price up will be the next chapter.
 
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