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breaker91: Starter; Posts: 2,125; And1: 1; Joined: Apr 07, 2007; Location: Portland, where meniscus tears happen; Post #1 » by breaker91 » Wed Jan 2, 2008 6:47 pm

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Post #1 » by breaker91 » Wed Jan 2, 2008 6:47 pm

Simmons has taken a lot of shots at the Blazers, but even he is jumping on the bandwagon and showing he gets what management is trying to do here.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ortCat=nba

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mojomarc: Retired Mod; Posts: 16,811; And1: 966; Joined: Jun 01, 2004; Location: Funkytown; Post #2 » by mojomarc » Wed Jan 2, 2008 7:33 pm

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Post #2 » by mojomarc » Wed Jan 2, 2008 7:33 pm

I love his quote about the Knicks:

"Just know that Isiah is to chemacterility what the "Saw" series is to wholesome family comedy."

Yes, "chemacterility" is a stupid term made up by Simmons to describe the amalgam of chemistry, character, and cap flexibility, but it still made me grin ear to ear to see the rest of it.

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ebott: Head Coach; Posts: 6,882; And1: 137; Joined: Jun 26, 2001; Location: Portland, Oregon; Post #3 » by ebott » Wed Jan 2, 2008 8:16 pm

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Post #3 » by ebott » Wed Jan 2, 2008 8:16 pm

I sure hope he's right. Sure would be swell if in a few years the entire NBA was like the Blazers.

Green Apple wrote:Portland fans are and have been some of the great citizens of basketball, they are a sea of basketball knowledge and passion.

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mojomarc: Retired Mod; Posts: 16,811; And1: 966; Joined: Jun 01, 2004; Location: Funkytown; Post #4 » by mojomarc » Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:42 pm

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Post #4 » by mojomarc » Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:42 pm

ebott wrote:I sure hope he's right. Sure would be swell if in a few years the entire NBA was like the Blazers.

I'd be happy if they would just put a good citizenship clause into each contract, allowing a team that has a player arrested to cut a player and get their cap space back instantly if they pulled the JR Rider sort of crap. It would at least make players think twice before they acted like million-dollar street thugs.

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