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[CupWizier]

Oh I blame Neil. But I still blame Aldridge for being half the player he could have been, as well as a poor teammate.

This is really my biggest problem with Olshey. Aldridge had serious value. He should have been traded.

Is this the original phatguyrules from Olive? If so, long time no talk to as we had some good late nights there.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

What grudge is there to hold though? He informed management he wanted to be traded. Never went public, so we would have received full value for him.

The understanding I had from most of the quotes/info provided by you and others at the time was that Aldridge wanted out IF a contender couldn't be built around him, which then was immediately done (acquired Rolo so he didn't have to play center, 54/51 wins, etc.). I don't blame Neil for not dealing an all-star from a conference top-4 team if he was told that said all-star would stay if the team was a winner, and Neil thought that was exactly what he had built.

If the message to the FO was "build a contender and I'll stay", but he actually had no intention of staying regardless of the team's quality, then it's perfectly reasonable for fans to have felt (and even still feel) betrayed by Aldridge.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Not from me. LA wanted out because of marketing reasons. Dame was the golden child, and Aldridge felt slighted

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Not from me. LA wanted out because of marketing reasons. Dame was the golden child, and Aldridge felt slighted

Interesting, and an important distinction. Are we talking about after Dame's rookie season, or specifically after the 54-win, 2nd-round, "0.9 shot" season? It's possible I may be conflating comments after one with rumors after the other.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Interesting, and an important distinction. Are we talking about after Dame's rookie season, or specifically after the 54-win, 2nd-round, "0.9 shot" season? It's possible I may be conflating comments after one with rumors after the other.

LA has felt slighted since he was drafted. After Roy left, he sorta became the man. Dame got here, and it was back to second fiddle

 

[SIeepwalker]

LA has felt slighted since he was drafted. After Roy left, he sorta became the man. Dame got here, and it was back to second fiddle

And it was too much for his ego. Thanks for explaining why Aldridge is a little bitch

 

[Mediocre Man]

And it was too much for his ego. Thanks for explaining why Aldridge is a little bitch

No prob. He is a little bitch

 

[Phatguysrule]

Is this the original phatguyrules from Olive? If so, long time no talk to as we had some good late nights there.

The original indeed. Yeah, I don't spend as much time in forums anymore.

 

[Phatguysrule]

The understanding I had from most of the quotes/info provided by you and others at the time was that Aldridge wanted out IF a contender couldn't be built around him, which then was immediately done (acquired Rolo so he didn't have to play center, 54/51 wins, etc.). I don't blame Neil for not dealing an all-star from a conference top-4 team if he was told that said all-star would stay if the team was a winner, and Neil thought that was exactly what he had built.

If the message to the FO was "build a contender and I'll stay", but he actually had no intention of staying regardless of the team's quality, then it's perfectly reasonable for fans to have felt (and even still feel) betrayed by Aldridge.

I definitely blame Olshey for not trading him. If you are a small market team and have a player that you can't afford to lose, who won't re-sign with you before he can leave, you trade him.

Every time.

 

[hoopsjock]

I definitely blame Olshey for not trading him. If you are a small market team and have a player that you can't afford to lose, who won't re-sign with you before he can leave, you trade him.

Every time.

So you just ignore the fact that said team was likely going to be the 2nd seed in a wide open Western Conference?

 

[Phatguysrule]

So you just ignore the fact that said team was likely going to be the 2nd seed in a wide open Western Conference?

If he's not willing to re-sign in that situation, yes. Most definitely. Not for chump change, of course. It's not a fire sale, but you have to take the best offer.

 

[blue9]

Sometimes formatting errors make things better:

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Sometimes formatting errors make things better:
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[SIeepwalker]

Sometimes formatting errors make things better:
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That's fucking hilarious

 

[BlazerWookee]

The original indeed. Yeah, I don't spend as much time in forums anymore.

Nice to see you, Phats! Hope all is well with you and yours!