Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get better"

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Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

5 years might motivate him more than the 1 year player to cover up for him, and not necessarily be the better source for truth. Anyway...

Quick hated Sheed and the rest for not kissing his ass. Quick hated Andre Miller for refusing his tennis invitation. Quick said a bunch of veterans mutinied on McMillan. Quick twisted Aldridge's words into, he wants to leave, so Aldridge said, this reporting is what's wrong with Portland.

Now Quick says he's mad at Batum for not giving him a scoop when he wanted to go to the Wolves.

What an immature narcissistic crybaby prima donna. Quick is a dick.

Well said....

 

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Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

I don't but it. Aldridge will go to Houston or Dallas if he's not traded first. Did Aldridge's agent pay Batum to say that?

Wanna wager Aldridge will be a blazer this entire season? I mean you sound so sure that he's gonna be traded. Should be an easy win for you.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Wanna wager Aldridge will be a blazer this entire season? I mean you sound so sure that he's gonna be traded. Should be an easy win for you.

Hi contract isn't up for 2 more years.

 

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Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Hi contract isn't up for 2 more years.

And???? You've been saying he's gone before the deadline.

 

[dviss1]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

And???? You've been saying he's gone before the deadline.

BGD hasn't changed since his O-Live days.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

It's comical that you'll take one players words over another's simply because you agree with them

 

[BigGameDamian]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

And???? You've been saying he's gone before the deadline.

I didn't say before the deadline. Houston will be good for awhile and I'm sure Dallas and San Antonio will be all over signing Aldridge. The Blazers still have time to move him and they are just buying some time. By the way Don't worry, The Blazers have always been blessed with great PF and maybe Thomas Robinson got brought in to someday take his place.

 

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Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

It's comical that you'll take one players words over another's simply because you agree with them

I think it's comical that peeps take a hacks word because it agrees with them.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

It's comical that you'll take one players words over another's simply because you agree with them

Lol!!!!

Pot calling the kettle black!

BNM

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

I think it's comical that peeps take a hacks word because it agrees with them.

Hickson is not a hack, he's a player, like Nic.

 

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Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Hickson is not a hack, he's a player, like Nic.

You were calling out a trade long before hickson said something. Why just use him? This all started with two beat reporters and one that even admitted he hated interviewing players.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

You were calling out a trade long before hickson said something. Why just use him? This all started with two beat reporters and one that even admitted he hated interviewing players.

What does that have to do with Hickson?

 

[PapaG]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

What does that have to do with Hickson?

That you can't see your glaring hypocrisy isn't a surprise.

On a serious note - how is your health?

 

[RoyToy]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

In order to be considered a legitimate source you have to have had a 5 year relationship with LaMarcus and not be a member of the media. You also have to say what the Blazer Honks want to hear.

 

[STOMP]

Let me take this Batum/Aldridge situation a bit further. Nic says LA doesn't want to be traded, just wants to play on a competitive playoff type team. Ironically the person who holds the key to keeping LA here is Batum. If he take his game to another level, no drop off with Lillard, and help off the bench . . . the Blazers could be the team LA wants.

This is the year Nic NEEDS to raise his game to that all star level to ensure LA stays.

STOMP

 

[PapaG]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Let me take this Batum/Aldridge situation a bit further. Nic says LA doesn't want to be traded, just wants to play on a competitive playoff type team. Ironically the person who holds the key to keeping LA here is Batum. If he take his game to another level, no drop off with Lillard, and help off the bench . . . the Blazers could be the team LA wants.

This is the year Nic NEEDS to raise his game to that all star level to ensure LA stays.

Lillard needs to take his game to elite level to be the team LMA wants. Batum is in there to fill a role; LMA and Lillard need to be the All-Stars. If Lillard stagnates, may as well trade him now.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

That you can't see your glaring hypocrisy isn't a surprise.

On a serious note - how is your health?

I don't know yet.

Again, what do reporters have to do with Hickson?

 

[PapaG]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

I don't know yet.

Again, what do reporters have to do with Hickson?

What does Hickson going to a division rival have to do with LMA wanting a trade?

 

[Boob-No-More]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

In order to be considered a legitimate source you have to have had a 5 year relationship with LaMarcus and not be a member of the media. You also have to say what the Blazer Honks want to hear.

Lol. Let me get this straight...

When you choose to believe something negative written, or said, about the team, without questioning the source, you are being objective. When someone else chooses to accept something positive written, or said, about the team, they are a clueless homer. Sound about right?

You and Mediocre Man are such hypocrites. You both eagerly accept, as irrefutable fact, anything that coincides with your own negative word view of the team. Yet you automatically call into question the the motivation, agenda, credibility and validity of any source that writes or says anything remotely positive about the team. I kind of feel bad for you guys, but I admit I don't really understand this whole unfan mentality that seems to take great satisfaction in seeing your own team fail. Is it really just so you can occasionally say I told you so to a bunch of total strangers in some online forum, or is there more to it than that?

BNM

 

[dviss1]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Lol. Let me get this straight...

When you choose to believe something negative written, or said, about the team, without questioning the source, you are being objective. When someone else chooses to accept something positive written, or said, about the team, they are a clueless homer. Sound about right?

You and Mediocre Man are such hypocrites. You both eagerly accept, as irrefutable fact, anything that coincides with your own negative word view of the team. Yet you automatically call into question the the motivation, agenda, credibility and validity of any source that writes or says anything remotely positive about the team. I kind of feel bad for you guys, but I admit I don't really understand this whole unfan mentality that seems to take great satisfaction in seeing your own team fail. Is it really just so you can occasionally say I told you so to a bunch of total strangers in some online forum, or is there more to it than that?

BNM

Repped B.

 

[RoyToy]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Lol. Let me get this straight...

When you choose to believe something negative written, or said, about the team, without questioning the source, you are being objective. When someone else chooses to accept something positive written, or said, about the team, they are a clueless homer. Sound about right?

No, that doesn't sound right. Who here has said that? Talk about a wild assumption on your part. No idea where you came up with that one.

You and Mediocre Man are such hypocrites. You both eagerly accept, as irrefutable fact, anything that coincides with your own negative word view of the team. Yet you automatically call into question the the motivation, agenda, credibility and validity of any source that writes or says anything remotely positive about the team. I kind of feel bad for you guys, but I admit I don't really understand this whole unfan mentality that seems to take great satisfaction in seeing your own team fail. Is it really just so you can occasionally say I told you so to a bunch of total strangers in some online forum, or is there more to it than that?

And where are these examples that I agree with every negative word written about the Blazers?

And where are these examples that I call out anyone that agrees with someone that had something positive to say about the Blazers?

Since you didn't seem to follow this thread I will lay out what happened. In this thread I simply pointed out that it was humorous that it takes all these crazy, unheard of stipulations to be considered a legitimate source of LaMarcus Aldridge rumors (this was mostly directed at Mags). The whole Batum's word means more because of some magical 5 year relationship opposed to a year and half for Hickson is just hilarious.

And if you would have followed the thread you would see I didn't actually take any side, and that I only pointed out that there were people close to Aldridge (Hickson) that said he is gone. Is that some crime here on S2?

So instead of following the thread and comprehending it, you painted me as someone who only accepts negative thoughts towards the Blazers and ignores anything else, despite the fact that in this very thread that didn't even happen. Pretty weird. It seems like you're the one that's always negative, not me.

Come back to me when you're not so negative all the time.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Lol, I'm the none who is negative? I think you forgot the green font...

And yes, I have followed this thread. I started it.

BNM

 

[Strenuus]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Lol, I'm the none who is negative? I think you forgot the green font...

And yes, I have followed this thread. I started it.

BNM

Repped.

 

[RoyToy]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Lol, I'm the none who is negative? I think you forgot the green font...

And yes, I have followed this thread. I started it.

BNM

Look at all those examples you provided. Oh wait....you didn't do that.

And lol, you obviously didn't follow this thread. Or maybe you did and STILL decided to make wild accusations, which makes this thread more hilarious than it already is.

You guys provide some really good humor here on S2. It's like a challenge between you guys to see who can make the least amount of sense. It's a seemingly never-ending battle. A vicious cockfight if you will.

Oh S2.........

 

[MickZagger]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Look at all those examples you provided. Oh wait....you didn't do that.

And lol, you obviously didn't follow this thread. Or maybe you did and STILL decided to make wild accusations, which makes this thread more hilarious than it already is.

You guys provide some really good humor here on S2. It's like a challenge between you guys to see who can make the least amount of sense. It's a seemingly never-ending battle. A vicious cockfight if you will.

Oh S2.........

Does being a tool just come natural to you?

 

[THE HCP]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA! Nice post Zags.

 

[blue9]

Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Hickson's info is dated, but likely an accurate portrayal of how LMA felt at the end of the season.
Nic's "info" is current, but can't be taken at face value since teammates NEVER say "Yeah, [teammate] really wants to be traded." Especially when said teammate hasn't said so himself.
So, we know that (a) it's quite likely that around the end of the season LMA wouldn't have been against being traded and (b) now that the team has made improvements there's a chance he might want to stick around. To pretend to know with certainty that he currently wants out or doesn't want out is just silly.

 

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Re: Nicolas Batum: "LaMarcus doesn't want to get traded, he wants the team to get bet

Hickson's info is dated, but likely an accurate portrayal of how LMA felt at the end of the season.
Nic's "info" is current, but can't be taken at face value since teammates NEVER say "Yeah, [teammate] really wants to be traded." Especially when said teammate hasn't said so himself.
So, we know that (a) it's quite likely that around the end of the season LMA wouldn't have been against being traded and (b) now that the team has made improvements there's a chance he might want to stick around. To pretend to know with certainty that he currently wants out or doesn't want out is just silly.

This is a good post. I would only reply that Batum didn't have to say anything either. There is no real motive for Batum to come out to say that; but I think there was a motive for Hickson. When hickson was saying it; there was still a chance that he could take over as starting PF.