The Rebuilding is over!

[STOMP]

there is no such thing as a set roster. Young guys improve and need bigger roles, older players fade but still want to play and get paid. This is a great moment in franchise history but next season brings a new set of issues that management should deal with proactively.

Change is the constant, embrace it!

STOMP

 

[MrJayremmie]

I agree w/ Nik and STOMP on this one.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Just for fun.

*Bump*

 

[magnifier661]

Just for fun.

*Bump*

That's just wrong!!!! That was a high time for Blazer fans. Amazing how that incredibly dropped.

 

[Nikolokolus]

It's not wrong, it's just interesting to see how quickly fortunes can change -- for both good or ill. I figured this would provide a nice perspective as a companion to today's other "rebuilding" thread.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Just for fun.

*Bump*

How mean-spirited.

EDIT: I guess you didn't mean it that way... not that I'm inclined to believe you... but okay, I guess I take it back.

 

[Nikolokolus]

How mean-spirited.

Nope. Not my intention at all.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Nope. Not my intention at all.

Sorry if I didn't believe you; it seems there's a whole roving pack of I-told-you-so-ers out there enjoying being right all this time... emotional vampires, the whole lot.

 

[magnifier661]

It's not wrong, it's just interesting to see how quickly fortunes can change -- for both good or ill. I figured this would be a nice perspective piece as a companion to today's other "rebuilding" thread.

And to be honest... What if we picked Durant instead? I wonder if we would still be in the same situation now? Sometimes I wonder it could be "Yes". Yeah I know that sounds silly; but something is in our water man. At least since 2000. Just seems luck doesn't go our way. It always seems just when we think we are gonna do something marvelous; we are downed by some sort of reality. We are Jinxed!

 

[Nikolokolus]

And to be honest... What if we picked Durant instead? I wonder if we would still be in the same situation now? Sometimes I wonder it could be "Yes". Yeah I know that sounds silly; but something is in our water man. At least since 2000. Just seems luck doesn't go our way. It always seems just when we think we are gonna do something marvelous; we are downed by some sort of reality. We are Jinxed!

Honestly, the plan was sound, except for the part where KP fell in love with too many of his own guys (the role-player types and some of the "stuck on potential" kids) and struggled to trade them ... but 80% of our woes can be traced directly to Roy's and Oden's knees exploding. It just underscores how important it is to pick "The guy(s)" correctly.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

80% of our woes can be traced directly to Roy's and Oden's knees exploding. It just underscores how important it is to pick "The guy(s)" correctly.

Those two guys with four perfect knees between them could lift LMA, Batum, and just about any combination of scrubs to the finals... so in that respect, I don't think it mattered too much who KP fell in love with and kept.

 

[Shooter]

How quickly it all fell apart . . . I still can't believe it.

 

[TripTango]

Not even Shooter's avatar can keep my spirits up after reading this thread.

 

[Nikolokolus]

How quickly it all fell apart . . . I still can't believe it.

Yeah, but on the flipside fortunes can change quickly going the other direction too (with some savvy moves and a little or a lot of luck).