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[illmatic99]

I can't stand how modern sorts "journalism" is nothing more than a poorly-executed game of telephone.

can you merge this with the other crap threads we've had on this matter? everything is stemming from the same "article"

 

[royo]

I say enough of bullshit. Lillard was main reason Billups agreed to be here and Billups is main reason Lillard can be optimistic about the future and stop thinking about changing teams.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The only way Lillard gets traded is if Olshey is fired. Which makes me seriously conflicted.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

This is not journalism.
The Haynes article say "may", which means he's pulling it out of his arse.
The linked article runs with it, suggesting he will.

There are ZERO sources for either articles.

 

[PCmor7]

This headline doesn't match the article. Even the article's headline isn't the same as the title of the thread.

Also, it probably's worth pointing out that even the Yahoo article is insinuating and letting fans run with it. It says Dame is more likely than ever to be traded. Considering Dame was never likely to be traded, that's not exactly going out on the limb.

It's like saying the earth and moon are at their closest point and letting people speculate when they're going to collide.

I'm very skeptical Dame is going anywhere.

 

[BBert]

Please don't make clickbait headlines out of "The latest report by Yahoo! Sports on Damian Lillard makes it seem more likely than ever he could be on his way out of Portland."

"More likely than ever" = > 0%

So yeah, more likely than ever.

 

[e_blazer]

And now a word from reality:

https://apple.news/AFXTmu4urTb21_lAnWVkmUg

 

[All Net]

This headline doesn't match the article. Even the article's headline isn't the same as the title of the thread.

Since when does the title of a thread have to match the title of the article? The very first paragraph says exactly what I said in my thread title.

 

[julius]

And now a word from reality:

https://apple.news/AFXTmu4urTb21_lAnWVkmUg

But what kind of ratings does that make?

 

[PCmor7]

And now a word from reality:

https://apple.news/AFXTmu4urTb21_lAnWVkmUg

Now, if we can get sane people to start flooding Twitter with this instead of fans of 30 other teams making memes of Lillard in their uniform and tagging Dame.

This was silly to start with.

 

[All Net]

And now a word from reality:

https://apple.news/AFXTmu4urTb21_lAnWVkmUg

Ah, we were all waiting for God to weigh in on this topic in the form of Brian Windhorst and tell us exactly what is going on! Thank you, God/Brian!!

 

[Pinwheel1]

There is not one post on this board that I have read this morning (in any of our threads-including the Fire Neil thread ) that I think to myself..wow is that really true?
People make shit up all day long.

 

[BBert]

But what kind of ratings does that make?

Oh, I don't know. Which of the following will get more clicks:

"Nothing is happening."

or

"It's more likely than ever that (insert panic inducing bullshit)."

As the good book says: "Capitalism is the root of all evil." -- 1 Timothy 6:10

 

[wizenheimer]

What the actual fuck is happening over there?

do you really need an explanation?

Olshey is busy covering his own ass thru strategic leaks, and shuffling blame to Dame

I'm beginning to wonder if Olshey secretly wants to trade Dame. He's certainly creating a situation that may make it so

 

[illmatic99]

do you really need an explanation?

Olshey is busy covering his own ass thru strategic leaks, and shuffling blame to Dame

I'm beginning to wonder if Olshey secretly wants to trade Dame. He's certainly creating a situation that may make it so

jesus, what is going on in this place? everyone is so cynical and skeptical about everything. it's OK to take things at face value.

Whoever is in charge of PR over at Moda needs to get canned.

 

[Pinwheel1]

do you really need an explanation?

Olshey is busy covering his own ass thru strategic leaks, and shuffling blame to Dame

I'm beginning to wonder if Olshey secretly wants to trade Dame. He's certainly creating a situation that may make it so

OMG are you really buying into this shit?

 

[calvin natt]

do you really need an explanation?

Olshey is busy covering his own ass thru strategic leaks, and shuffling blame to Dame

I'm beginning to wonder if Olshey secretly wants to trade Dame. He's certainly creating a situation that may make it so

do you have a tin foil hat you wear when you post this stuff

 

[Natebishop3]

do you really need an explanation?

Olshey is busy covering his own ass thru strategic leaks, and shuffling blame to Dame

I'm beginning to wonder if Olshey secretly wants to trade Dame. He's certainly creating a situation that may make it so

Well, Stotts was the lighting rod for his entire time in Portland to shield Neil from criticism. Now Stotts is gone. Maybe Neil is thinking if Dame takes all the heat and becomes the bad guy, he can safely trade Dame and start over with a rebuild with low expectations

 

[PCmor7]

Since when does the title of a thread have to match the title of the article? The very first paragraph says exactly what I said in my thread title.

To answer your first question, it doesn't. And it wasn't meant to be taken as a put-down of you.

As to your second sentence, no, it doesn't. It doesn't say Dame is likely to be traded. It says according to a Yahoo article, Dame is likelier to be traded than ever. Those are different things.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

There is not one post on this board that I have read this morning (in any of our threads-including the Fire Neil thread ) that I think to myself..wow is that really true?
People make shit up all day long.

Like the thread title?

 

[wizenheimer]

OMG are you really buying into this shit?

where did that tweet come from?

I mean, how many times a day does somebody here post the "Olshey runs a tight ship and nothing gets leaked he doesn't want leaked" narrative. It's ubiquitous.

so then, if that's true, then it's obviously Olshey that wanted that leak out there...right?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Ya, I don’t understand the sarcastic posts towards wizenheimer? Is this not what’s happening?

Who’s leaking this stuff and why?

 

[calvin natt]

Ya, I don’t understand the sarcastic posts towards wizenheimer? Is this not what’s happening?

Who’s leaking this stuff and why?

Because i think its quite ridiculous that a dude from Bleacher Report was told by Neil Olshey that he was surprised he didnt want DVP. I think it is crazy that now Neil wants to drive Dame OUT of portland, by demanding a trade, that this will make Neil look GOOD and he will save his job. It sounds like bizarro world in here

 

[blazerkor]

I'm posting this in all of the places it needs to be posted:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-considering-trade-demand-despite-recent-buzz

 

[Natebishop3]

Ya, I don’t understand the sarcastic posts towards wizenheimer? Is this not what’s happening?

Who’s leaking this stuff and why?

The only way Neil can safely trade Dame is if he asks for a trade or Dame becomes the bad guy. That would sure seem to be the aim of a lot of these leaks.

 

[blazerkor]

Posting this everywhere it needs to be posted:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-considering-trade-demand-despite-recent-buzz

 

[B-Roy]

Ya, I don’t understand the sarcastic posts towards wizenheimer? Is this not what’s happening?

Who’s leaking this stuff and why?

When has Olshey leaked anything to anyone except Woj?

There are other people that could possibly know. People on the Spurs/Mavs side, people that work with people from the Spurs/Mavs or Blazers front office but are not a first hand source (like Calvin's source).

To me, it seems ridiculous that Olshey's FO would leak something to freaking Bleacher Report of all places.

Also, nothing against Wiz since I usually agree with his posts, but the Dame could give a public interview saying he never wants to leave Portland and Wiz could find a way to twist it into an negative against Olshey.

 

[julius]

I'm sure that there are some employees who contact "media experts", and say stuff like "wow, I was surprised that Dame didn't mention Vanterpool", and it gets reported as "Blazers surprised that Dame said Kidd and not Vanterpool".

It's all about how you present shit. It's vague and purposely misleading.

 

[wizenheimer]

Ya, I don’t understand the sarcastic posts towards wizenheimer? Is this not what’s happening?

Who’s leaking this stuff and why?

I don't mind, I've got a thick skin and look good in tin foil

but...I don't really play that close attention and even I knew that Dame had a long-term relationship with Jason Kidd that started in Oakland. I don't know if Kidd was a mentor for Dame or if they were just friends. But if I knew about that relationship, certainly Olshey and the people in the Blazer front office knew. So, why that leak, right now, that they were surprised that Dame mentioned Kidd as a possible coach? Whose ass did that leak cover, and who is left exposed?

further, Kidd went thru the effort to withdraw his name from Portland candidate list. Why would he do that if the Blazer front office had never contacted him or his agent?

 

[e_blazer]

What the actual fuck is happening over there?

Seems to me that the headline of that "story" doesn't match with what the RealGM piece actually says. I know, shocking, right, given what passes for journalism these days? It says "staffers" were surprised that Dame didn't support Vanterpool, not "The Blazers", which you would assume would mean Olshey and Jody Allen. From what Dame has said on social media, Olshey gave him a list of potential candidates, which included Kidd and Billups, and asked him which ones he would support. He said out of the list that he would like Kidd and Billups. There's nothing to indicate that Vanterpool was even on the list that Dame was given. Is it surprising that there are some lower echelon voices, maybe among Stotts' assistants who are on their way out, who are surprised that Vanterpool didn't get consideration? Nope. Are "the Blazers" surprised, I doubt it.