Some GREAT info from Quick (What Billups investigation took place, where Dame stands with the Team)

[riverman]

Dame has a Toyota dealership.., an Adidas lucrative deal and a Biofreeze deal....he has a lot of financial incentive to remain in the Portland area....he's helped his family members set up local businesses....I don't think he wants to unravel all that gold and leave his beautiful home on the river for a brownstone in Brooklyn nor that he wants to put his 3 kids through the Chigaco school system....Dame is king of the mountain here..I think he'll stay

 

[BonesJones]

Which is why if you could do CJ for Simmons, Powell is your #2 scorer because Ben's talents are greater on offense and passing.

Imagine how much our fast break points improve with Simmons and Powell pushing the ball vs just Powell often being a 1-man fast break. Simmons also takes pressure off of Ant and plays all the bench minutes when Simons is in the game.

And then we reach the playoffs and Simmons runs the floor even harder but that's because he doesn't want to touch the ball.

 

[TBpup]

And then we reach the playoffs and Simmons runs the floor even harder but that's because he doesn't want to touch the ball.

Just a guess, but it seems likely Dame will have the ball, so Simmons can run wherever he wants. And since he's been dealing with double-teams for 9 years because Stotts couldn't figure out how to deal with one, if Simmons defender helps off him, it will be business as usual.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Just a guess, but it seems likely Dame will have the ball, so Simmons can run wherever he wants. And since he's been dealing with double-teams for 9 years because Stotts couldn't figure out how to deal with one, if Simmons defender helps off him, it will be business as usual.

Reminder: Stotts is no longer the coach.