So did Paul Allen lie to the fans?

[BigGameDamian]

He told us last year that he couldn't stomach another rebuilding process. Now the Blazers want to rebuild out of free agent's and the draft? When are we going to learn that big time free agents don't come to small market teams?

 

[magnifier661]

He told us last year that he couldn't stomach another rebuilding process. Now the Blazers want to rebuild out of free agent's and the draft? When are we going to learn that big time free agents don't come to small market teams?

Or maybe there is a smoke screen so other teams over-look our cap space.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Maybe you lied to yourself if you thought this wasn't going to be a rebuilding year?

 

[KeepOnRollin]

I think it is more that he came to the realization that we have no chance of winning any other way. No team is going to take the majority of our players in trade for legit talent that would get us to the WCF's next year.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Paul Allen is ready to pay big bucks to skip the slow rebuilding process in return for a competitive team now. Unfortunately, it takes more than money to turn a franchise devestated by injuries around.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Its not rebuilding unless we're blowing it up. Our starters are fine, we just need to get a bench and role players. nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't call that "rebuilding".

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Perhaps he felt one way, then changed course because he bought into Olshey's plan. They tried to change in a hurry (i.e. making a big offer to Hibbert), so I don't think it was a lie. I think it's how Paul felt at the time.

 

[THE HCP]

Hey rookie who started this thread......... did you go buy a book entitled.....Starting S2 Threads For Dummies?

 

[Blazinaway]

Hey rookie who started this thread......... did you go buy a book entitled.....Starting S2 Threads For Dummies?

he's contuining the same tradition he had at O-live, surprised he has not started his video game threads yet? lol

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Hey rookie who started this thread......... did you go buy a book entitled.....Starting S2 Threads For Dummies?

Yeah, rook, you should definitely check it out. Lots of "dummy" examples in there (most are from HCP himself).

 

[Pinwheel1]

I missed Paul Allen's quote. What did he say in the last few days?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

PA didn't lie. He is paying Stern for the 1st pick in the draft and afterwards Stern is retiring.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

PA didn't lie. He is paying Stern for the 1st pick in the draft and afterwards Stern is retiring.

BGD would only go for that if you traded that pick ala the Celtics.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

BGD would only go for that if you traded that pick ala the Celtics.

Might not be a bad idea considering the 1st pick in the draft is suppose to be a center.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Might not be a bad idea considering the 1st pick in the draft is suppose to be a center.

And a weak draft overall. If you could get someone like Varejao or Jefferson (just merely examples - don't worry about names so much, insert name here) for a 1-5 pick then heck yes.

 

[maxiep]

He told us last year that he couldn't stomach another rebuilding process. Now the Blazers want to rebuild out of free agent's and the draft? When are we going to learn that big time free agents don't come to small market teams?

When the choice is rebuild or live with rubble, you rebuild. He didn't lie; no one expected the Frail Blazers of the past three years. So upsetting.

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Huge difference in a winning now, sacrificing the future and waiting to use our cap space wisely. Tough to stomach in the short term, but hopefully pays off soon.

 

[jlprk]

Perhaps he felt one way, then changed course because he bought into Olshey's plan. They tried to change in a hurry (i.e. making a big offer to Hibbert), so I don't think it was a lie. I think it's how Paul felt at the time.

This is it. Once an owner hires a GM, he defers to his plan to see whether it succeeds.

 

[BigGameDamian]

And a weak draft overall. If you could get someone like Varejao or Jefferson (just merely examples - don't worry about names so much, insert name here) for a 1-5 pick then heck yes.

I like Varejao and I think he would fit very well with Aldridge. Not to mention that would really make Hickson expendable.

 

[KingSpeed]

He told us last year that he couldn't stomach another rebuilding process. Now the Blazers want to rebuild out of free agent's and the draft? When are we going to learn that big time free agents don't come to small market teams?

How else can we get better? Trades? Who do we trade? Who do we get back that make us better? We could've gone win now with Steve Nash but that would've been a disaster. Instead, we got a star PG thru the draft.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Bob Whitsitt never built though the draft.

 

[jlprk]

Olshey's plan will take 3 years to return to the playoffs. In the same amount of time, Whitsitt would have had us in the conference finals.

 

[BlazerBeav]

Olshey's plan will take 3 years to return to the playoffs. In the same amount of time, Whitsitt would have had us in the conference finals.

Cap rules have changed - we bled money under Trader Bob, and with today's penalties we'd have been in worse financial shape than Greece.

 

[jlprk]

Whitsitt would be just as effective today. Long before he came here, as Sonics GM, he had no Allen advantage in taking on larger contracts, yet still made a series of great trades which put the Sonics into the Finals.

 

[donkiez]

No lie, Im sure he meant it at the time and changed his mind. I felt the same way at the time but Lillard has made things more tolerable. Its like when you break up with your girlfriend you think fuck this dating shit, Im never doing that again. A few weeks to months later though you taking some tramp out and trying to get her drunk.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Did Olshey build the Clippers out of the draft and free agents?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Did Olshey build the Clippers out of the draft and free agents?

Legos!