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06-27-2008, 05:40 PM
http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=817926
by Manhattan Project on Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:10 pm
Let me start this off by stating I actually dont hate the Blazers, but the ineptitude of what seems to be majority of the General Managers in the NBA. Over the years we have seen the Blazers rebuild like the Bulls and Hawks, two perfect examples. Teams loaded with lottery picks, but I dont hate them as much as the Blazers. These are the reasons why I hate the Blazers it seems these days.
- New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves.
They have purchased two first round picks from the Hornets and Suns. Every owner in the league has cash to buy picks, yet it seems that people only want to sell to Paul Allen. Maybe he offers free anti virus software or something. You look at the 2006 draft, the Blazers clearly wanted to come away with Aldridge and Roy and sure enough they did it. They swapped Thomas for Aldridge at the expense of Viktor Khryapa. Sure enough he was never really supposed to be good, but that was the price to swap the second and fourth pick. With the Celtics they trade Sebastian Telfair for the seventh pick. All ranting aside, how? Then after that they flip Randy Foye who I never liked for the guy who I thought was the best in the draft Brandon Roy. We all knew what the Blazers did in the Draft of 06 was great, but seriously how is it fair? They did it with liquid assets that teams like the Suns and Hornets and Knicks are freely willing to give up.
- Vanna White
The luck of the ping pong balls, yeah simply put its not fair to follow up 2006 by giving the team the best big man prospect since Elton Brand. Heck to make it even worse, lets buy a foreign MVP in Fernandez for a couple of broken Window Vista's. I mean how can Phoenix be this cheap? I mean could a guy like Martell Webster really cause all of this?
- NY Sanitation
Im still pissed at the fact that the Blazers seem to handle every distraction so quietly. Maybe its because they are in Portland, but still how can one team trade Zach Randolph to NY for essentially Frye and a buyout. How does one GM find a team with Eddy Curry and say hey you know what would be great next to him... another big that dont play defense. Now we are talking about Darius Miles, I mean wasnt this the same guy that was viewed as a cancer, malcontent and what say you. Your telling me he cant "poison" a franchise with some off court comments? Essentially be the Anti-Knicks.
- Walk the Walk
I mean how does one team get to do all of these moves and not be talked about? How does one team make all of the small moves and allow it to turn into a snowball effect, yet a positive reaction from it. Any other team in the NBA it seems that if they have conversations the media knows about it and the deal is quickly dismissed. Whenever you hear about the Blazers, they get it done. Its not "Rumored" or "Hold Onto Your Shorts" its... ITS DONE.
In closing I hate what the Blazers have become mainly because every other team can do it, but none seem to be as creative in doing it. Now let me say this, I fully believe the Blazers will come away with either Bayless or Gordon in this draft. Why? Because this team is on the brink of greatness and one of them will help tremendously. The front office will find a way to do it and for that reason the Blazers suck.
*Disclaimer* I still love ya.
by Manhattan Project on Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:10 pm
Let me start this off by stating I actually dont hate the Blazers, but the ineptitude of what seems to be majority of the General Managers in the NBA. Over the years we have seen the Blazers rebuild like the Bulls and Hawks, two perfect examples. Teams loaded with lottery picks, but I dont hate them as much as the Blazers. These are the reasons why I hate the Blazers it seems these days.
- New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves.
They have purchased two first round picks from the Hornets and Suns. Every owner in the league has cash to buy picks, yet it seems that people only want to sell to Paul Allen. Maybe he offers free anti virus software or something. You look at the 2006 draft, the Blazers clearly wanted to come away with Aldridge and Roy and sure enough they did it. They swapped Thomas for Aldridge at the expense of Viktor Khryapa. Sure enough he was never really supposed to be good, but that was the price to swap the second and fourth pick. With the Celtics they trade Sebastian Telfair for the seventh pick. All ranting aside, how? Then after that they flip Randy Foye who I never liked for the guy who I thought was the best in the draft Brandon Roy. We all knew what the Blazers did in the Draft of 06 was great, but seriously how is it fair? They did it with liquid assets that teams like the Suns and Hornets and Knicks are freely willing to give up.
- Vanna White
The luck of the ping pong balls, yeah simply put its not fair to follow up 2006 by giving the team the best big man prospect since Elton Brand. Heck to make it even worse, lets buy a foreign MVP in Fernandez for a couple of broken Window Vista's. I mean how can Phoenix be this cheap? I mean could a guy like Martell Webster really cause all of this?
- NY Sanitation
Im still pissed at the fact that the Blazers seem to handle every distraction so quietly. Maybe its because they are in Portland, but still how can one team trade Zach Randolph to NY for essentially Frye and a buyout. How does one GM find a team with Eddy Curry and say hey you know what would be great next to him... another big that dont play defense. Now we are talking about Darius Miles, I mean wasnt this the same guy that was viewed as a cancer, malcontent and what say you. Your telling me he cant "poison" a franchise with some off court comments? Essentially be the Anti-Knicks.
- Walk the Walk
I mean how does one team get to do all of these moves and not be talked about? How does one team make all of the small moves and allow it to turn into a snowball effect, yet a positive reaction from it. Any other team in the NBA it seems that if they have conversations the media knows about it and the deal is quickly dismissed. Whenever you hear about the Blazers, they get it done. Its not "Rumored" or "Hold Onto Your Shorts" its... ITS DONE.
In closing I hate what the Blazers have become mainly because every other team can do it, but none seem to be as creative in doing it. Now let me say this, I fully believe the Blazers will come away with either Bayless or Gordon in this draft. Why? Because this team is on the brink of greatness and one of them will help tremendously. The front office will find a way to do it and for that reason the Blazers suck.
*Disclaimer* I still love ya.