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i think you mean F CLUTCH CITY...
That would be a good thing.
McDonalds sucks.
i think you mean F CLUTCH CITY...
yeah, that clarifies it all.
That's sad news.
very true, but not getting close for so long has got to suck - I'm only speculating since we really haven't had to experience that in a long time.
I agree.
not sad...reality.
Reality Bites.
write that down
you havent had to experience that in a long time?
are you serious?!
lol @ this "But the Spurs promised Hill they'd take him! They couldn't be interested in Batum!"
Give me a break.
Toronto promised Roko Leni Ukic they'd take him in the first if he was on the board too. They broke their promise when a better option in their minds slipped to them. Then when they took him in the second, he wasn't very forgiving.
The operative words there are, "for so long." The meaning, as an example, would be not getting past the first round year after year. Reading comprehension does help, really.
yeah i noticed that but didnt care to change my post. it seemed so....
pointless.
Stop thinking, it doesn't work.i think you mean F CLUTCH CITY...
I meant F Portland. Rockets have nothing to do with that.
You've all been...
PRITCH-SLAPPED!
oh yeah!
no, you're absolutely correct.
CLUTCH CITY had nothing to do with it.
they weren't even involved in the trade!
i stand corrected. BRAVO TO YOU GOOD SIR!
lol, clutch city
"cynic" is with a "C" i think
you are correct my good chum...
tp2021 is with....uh....
yeah, i got nuthin.
he is on a good team. i think houston is capable of getting to the finals if healty. you can say that about 4-5 west teams but anyways he will get a good look being on houston.
He's been traded to Portland.
Interesting. Who knows who will emerge from all that young talent.
I don't understand whether SPURS are serious in getting Batum. If so, they can arrange a trade with Sonics when Batum was still available. SPURS can draft Ibaka and it didn't like Rockets want to get a player 3-4 years away to be NBA ready.
I translated the entire interview. My conclusion (Blazer fan here)... Popovich is a filthy liar! And keep dreaming if you expect him to demand a trade to the Spurs, he seems reasonably happy with Portland.
Good luck to the Spurs next season, see you in the playoffs!Nicolas Batum experienced a fairly irritating evening, Thursday at the organized draft at Madison Square Garden. While he was imagining himself with the San Antonio Spurs, he was chosen 25th by Houston before being traded several minutes later with Portland. The disappointment over, the ex-Manceau (Le Mans) remains positive. “It's the second best choice for me.”
Nicolas Batum, you were drafted by Houston, and finally it's Portland where you will put down your suit cases.
Yes, that's it. In fact, I think that before taking me, Houston had made a deal with Portland to trade a Blazer for me.
You were expected at a lower slot, with San Antonio.
It's true that that's the strategy we had put in place with my agent. We didn't really care about the place (exact draft position) because when I met the Spurs' staff, Greg Popovich proposed things which interested me. They told me that they wanted to put me in the rotation as soon as next year because there are aging wings. They really wanted to put me in the rotation so that I would be one of the principal wings in one or two years. My objective, it's really to go to San Antonio. It was just a pick away from happening and it's a bit of a shame.
One sensed you were disappointed when you heard your name.
A little, it's true. But now the game (situation) in Portland is very interesting. Portland is a very young team, with lots of players from my generation, and I think that there will be very good times (?) next year.
How did the draft happen for you, at the side of Alexis Ajinca?
The paradox for me in the draft is that at each pick, I was praying to not be taken...waiting the 26th! It's paradoxical because everyone wants to be picked high, while personally I was praying to not be taken until 26... and I was taken at 25! It's too bad but oh well, it's not serious. For me now the important thing is that Portland is a good team, it's really interesting for young players. I believe that it's the second best choice for me.
What are you going to bring to the Blazers?
My energy, my general sense of the game. As it's a very young team, I'm going to try to fit in the mold (?) to truly take advantage of this experience.
Can Batum flat out say he only wants to play for the Spurs and demand a trade to them? Maybe the Spurs can trade their 09 picks?
Care to explain ?
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