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Any chance at all the Blazers take Kevin Durant?

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motley white school
  06/23/07
none. zero.
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
do you think there is any chance at all that they may end up...
motley white school
  06/23/07
A good chance, yes. Mainly because Kevin Durant will become ...
Excitant twinkling foreskin generalized bond
  06/23/07
what he said. but they really have no choice on this.
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
sure they do. They need a durant, their stacked with Odens. ...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
ORLY? Because I look here: http://www.nba.com/blazers/ro...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
This league is moving away from being a big mans league. ...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
"This league is moving away from being a big mans leagu...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
and you believe Oden is of that caliber? He'll have some sti...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
I'm saying it isn't insane to suggest it's possible, that su...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
Ok, the last two were won as a result of great guard play, t...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
Indeed Shaq's 3 championships were won because Kobe was ther...
Big Partner Persian
  06/23/07
you're right. it's probably just conincidence that the smal...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
Oden is not a dominant offensive big man though. He's not ge...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
All you have to do is look at teams like Minnesota - who hav...
Big Partner Persian
  06/23/07
Tony Parker was supposed to put up the numbers he did agains...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
I'm sorry but Duncan mailed it in after game 2. He's gassed....
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
he had 12 and 15 in game 4 and averaged a double double on t...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
YOu don't hold superstars to pedestrian standards, you hold ...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
No.
Very tactful karate hall
  06/23/07
50/50 to me.
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
seriously? i hear Durant had an amazing workout today, but...
motley white school
  06/23/07
Sam Bowie or Michael Jordan. Who do you take?
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
so if you were Portland, who would you take?
motley white school
  06/23/07
Jordan
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
but they took a SG the year before! (Clyde Drexler) In hi...
motley white school
  06/23/07
I try to swing a trade with Seattle, where Portland gets Dur...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
Bill Simmons thinks "some other loser fucker" = Ra...
trip tan coffee pot trailer park
  06/23/07
Now that would be just stupid. The point is not to have D...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
Clyde was a beast so I don't mind them passing on MJ
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
exactly! so people that hate on Portland for passing up on ...
motley white school
  06/23/07
WRONG. Not in hindsight, but at the time Bobby Knight t...
Gay Personal Credit Line
  06/23/07
Sorry, the correct comparison is Hakeem or Mj. Remember Hake...
chartreuse vengeful house
  06/23/07
not unless they get drafting advice from the houston texans
Cyan vibrant field people who are hurt
  06/23/07
oden's wrist is fucked
Shivering submissive library
  06/23/07
link?
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
D:isaretard.com
Cyan vibrant field people who are hurt
  06/23/07
some never heal
Shivering submissive library
  06/23/07
yeah, the blazers want skinny black kid who can't even bench...
heady den laser beams
  06/23/07
it was 185. but still pathetic
Infuriating Bat Shit Crazy Trump Supporter Roast Beef
  06/23/07
Another factor ya'all aren't taking into consideration is th...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
it's pretty interesting that so many NBA players have had ru...
heady den laser beams
  06/23/07
They potentially could have both the best PG and C in the le...
elite lemon public bath dopamine
  06/23/07
agreed
motley white school
  06/23/07
If they can find a sucker in the East to take Zach Randolph,...
Erotic stock car national security agency
  06/23/07
Oden = future Bill Russell Rodriguez = future Steve Nash
elite lemon public bath dopamine
  06/23/07
Bill Russel is overrated.
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
yeah, so?
elite lemon public bath dopamine
  06/23/07
Fuck Oden.
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07
fuck yo life nigga
stimulating address water buffalo
  06/23/07
LOL, mybad Greg. It's going to take a minute before you ...
orange multi-billionaire
  06/23/07


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Date: June 23rd, 2007 12:49 AM
Author: motley white school



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8288928)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 12:53 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

none. zero.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8288952)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:00 AM
Author: motley white school

do you think there is any chance at all that they may end up regreting that in 3-5 yrs?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289005)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:05 AM
Author: Excitant twinkling foreskin generalized bond

A good chance, yes. Mainly because Kevin Durant will become an immediate stud in the NBA while Oden may take a few years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289026)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:12 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

what he said.

but they really have no choice on this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289056)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:13 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

sure they do. They need a durant, their stacked with Odens. Which would you go for?

On the flip side, Seattle has a durant in Lewis, they need an Oden.

They better work out a deal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289063)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:18 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

ORLY? Because I look here:

http://www.nba.com/blazers/roster/

...and this roster doesn't seem to have any 7 foot studs with superstar potential. All I see is Joel Przybilla and Luke Schenscher (without his posse). Durant at his max potential could be incredible, but you can get decent similar players in the league. If Oden maxes out, he's the next Tim Duncan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289084)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:38 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

This league is moving away from being a big mans league.

Oden isn't anything like Tim Duncan. Thats a big IF doc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289200)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:06 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

"This league is moving away from being a big mans league."

Since 99 it's been the Duncan Spurs (x4), Shaq Lakers (x3) and Heat, and the Pistons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289298)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:12 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

and you believe Oden is of that caliber? He'll have some stiff competition in Dwight and Amare.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289308)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:17 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

I'm saying it isn't insane to suggest it's possible, that superstar centers are rare commoditiese, and that almost all the recent championship teams had one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289316)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:19 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Ok, the last two were won as a result of great guard play, they just happened to have two former dominant big men.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289320)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:23 AM
Author: Big Partner Persian

Indeed Shaq's 3 championships were won because Kobe was there. Shaq did well with the Heat because he had Wade. Duncan would've had a very hard time winning without excellent guards: from Sean E to Tony P, he's always had legitimately good guards picking up a lot of the slack. It's been a guard's game for some time now. Will the new crop of big men change things? I doubt it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289324)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:27 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

you're right. it's probably just conincidence that the smaller run and gun teams fail every year, while the teams with big men always win. I'm not saying you could win with Duncan and scrubs, but I don't think you're giving him the credit he deserves either. Not to mention that big men make people want to come to a team.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289331)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:28 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Oden is not a dominant offensive big man though. He's not getting buckets left and right, and in the L everyone he'll face will damn near be his size. He'll be as good as Roy allows(Jack will be traded).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289334)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:31 AM
Author: Big Partner Persian

All you have to do is look at teams like Minnesota - who have had arguably one of the best big men in recent history for a while now, but haven't had any guards to complement him, and thus have pretty much sucked - and it'll all make sense. Obviously Duncan's a great PF (center) but his good guards substantially contributed to his greatness.

The same thing is going on with Amare and Steve Nash. Amare is clearly one of the top 5 big men in the game. But Nash gets the accolades, and deservedly so. Phoenix is a middle tier team without Nash. But are they a middle tier team without Amare? Of course not: Amare was hurt a lot during the last 2 years and Phoenix was still one of the best in the west.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289341)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:23 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

Tony Parker was supposed to put up the numbers he did against the Cavs. He matched up with a corpse in 1-2 and a rook in 3-4. Duncan's old, but he's not Shaq just yet.

(and Shaq... I'll give you that one)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289326)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:27 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

I'm sorry but Duncan mailed it in after game 2. He's gassed. Tony and Manu stepped up big time. Duncan had a good game 1 though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289332)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:38 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

he had 12 and 15 in game 4 and averaged a double double on the series. If that's mailing it in I think there are a lot of teams that would provide stamps.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289350)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 3:05 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

YOu don't hold superstars to pedestrian standards, you hold them to superstar standards, and those number for game 4 were quite pedestrian.

How was the FG and FT %age?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289396)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:05 AM
Author: Very tactful karate hall

No.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289028)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:02 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

50/50 to me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289017)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:04 AM
Author: motley white school

seriously? i hear Durant had an amazing workout today, but I still think the Blazers will take Oden. They would get way to much shit if they didnt.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289025)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:06 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Sam Bowie or Michael Jordan. Who do you take?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289032)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:09 AM
Author: motley white school

so if you were Portland, who would you take?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289044)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:11 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Jordan

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289052)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:14 AM
Author: motley white school

but they took a SG the year before! (Clyde Drexler) In hindsight, its easy to say MJ!!!!

but what about this year?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289066)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:17 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

I try to swing a trade with Seattle, where Portland gets Durant and some other loser fucker and I pwn off Darius Miles(Bad Contract) and Oden.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289080)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:19 AM
Author: trip tan coffee pot trailer park

Bill Simmons thinks "some other loser fucker" = Rashard Lewis

Possible?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289089)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:39 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Now that would be just stupid.

The point is not to have Durant and Lewis on the same squad, cuz they might not mesh well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289206)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:18 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Clyde was a beast so I don't mind them passing on MJ

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289082)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:20 AM
Author: motley white school

exactly! so people that hate on Portland for passing up on MJ in 84 dont know what they are talking about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289091)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:47 AM
Author: Gay Personal Credit Line

WRONG.

Not in hindsight, but at the time Bobby Knight told them to pick Jordan and said "then play at him center" in response to the Drexler argument.

HTFH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289248)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:45 AM
Author: chartreuse vengeful house

Sorry, the correct comparison is Hakeem or Mj. Remember Hakeem went first that year, and nobody has ever questioned Houston's decision.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289236)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:09 AM
Author: Cyan vibrant field people who are hurt

not unless they get drafting advice from the houston texans

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289045)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:10 AM
Author: Shivering submissive library

oden's wrist is fucked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289049)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:12 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

link?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289057)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:15 AM
Author: Cyan vibrant field people who are hurt

D:isaretard.com

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289072)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:20 AM
Author: Shivering submissive library

some never heal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289095)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:21 AM
Author: heady den laser beams

yeah, the blazers want skinny black kid who can't even bench 135.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289096)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:30 AM
Author: Infuriating Bat Shit Crazy Trump Supporter Roast Beef

it was 185. but still pathetic

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289338)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:23 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

Another factor ya'all aren't taking into consideration is the Blazers' current place in the Portland community. They used to *BE* Portland before falling into the whole Jailblazers thing. They're just now beginning to win people over again. They can't afford the beating they'd take in the press if they took Durant, even if they really believe he's the better guy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289105)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:25 AM
Author: heady den laser beams

it's pretty interesting that so many NBA players have had run-ins with the law. every team has like 3 or 4. (in the NFL, something like 24% of the players have criminal records.) and why is EVERYONE in the NBA heavily tattooed?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289110)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:26 AM
Author: elite lemon public bath dopamine

They potentially could have both the best PG and C in the league. This team is a future dynasty. book it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289115)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:31 AM
Author: motley white school

agreed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289148)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:35 AM
Author: Erotic stock car national security agency

If they can find a sucker in the East to take Zach Randolph, look out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289176)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:42 AM
Author: elite lemon public bath dopamine

Oden = future Bill Russell

Rodriguez = future Steve Nash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289222)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:43 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Bill Russel is overrated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289228)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 1:44 AM
Author: elite lemon public bath dopamine

yeah, so?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289233)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:05 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

Fuck Oden.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289296)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:06 AM
Author: stimulating address water buffalo

fuck yo life nigga

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289302)





Date: June 23rd, 2007 2:13 AM
Author: orange multi-billionaire

LOL, mybad Greg.

It's going to take a minute before you can contribute like Durant. You'll probably be on the Eddie Curry career trajectory, slow to warm up but becomes a beast in about 6 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=648442&forum_id=2#8289311)