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ESPN Insider: Blazers eye Matthews (why?)

Wesley also has to look at it as this, starting on a team that is about the team success vs backup to a superstar guard, playing time sporadic. For a team that is much more about ISO. I know money talks but wesley might think the utah situation is better, also who knows maybe KOC is drawing up a contract right as we speak hell it's only 10:53 here.
 
Ummmm, I hate to break it to some of you, but this is a business.

The Blazers are going after a good player who is on a rival Basketball team.

If the roles were reversed, we'd be begging our ownership to pick off one of their players.

I also wouldn't be surprised to see other WC teams offer Matthews a contract. He's a good player. Were we really expecting that no one other than the Jazz were going to offer him a deal?
 
The Thriller said:
Ummmm, I hate to break it to some of you, but this is a business.

The Blazers are going after a good player who is on a rival Basketball team.

If the roles were reversed, we'd be begging our ownership to pick off one of their players.

I also wouldn't be surprised to see other WC teams offer Matthews a contract. He's a good player. Were we really expecting that no one other than the Jazz were going to offer him a deal?
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Well, I would hate to break it to you, but the Trail Blazers just made this personal. Business smizzness. Those bitches.
 
Archie Moses said:
Well, I would hate to break it to you, but the Trail Blazers just made this personal. Business smizzness. Those bitches.
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I'd like to know what caused Portland to hate the Jazz, it seems more agressive than just competition between division rivals. Was it something personal between LHM & Allen? I seem to remember when portland threatened legal action against every team in the league if someone signed Darius Miles --LHM said something about not liking threats, of course no-one does but maybe there is more to that story.

I wish I believed in karma.
 
Archie Moses said:
Portland is like the stupid, braty ,little sissy brother that always tries to take awesome things away from older brother. The Trail Blazers are the sole reason little brothers get picked on.
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I don't get it...

How are they "younger?" Isn't Portland 4 years older than the Jazz franchise? According to wiki it is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Jazz

Don't they also have more conference and world championships than us?

How exactly are they the younger sissy brother? I guess just don't follow your logic.

To me, I'm looking at it from our opponents' perspective. Last year, they almost signed a perfect compliment to Aldrich (since he can move to the 5 at times and Millsap could play the 4). Millsap could also play at the 4 with Oden. Who wouldn't want to sign Millsap if one already had versatile bigs at the 5? Plus, it would have hurt the depth of a rival team.

Now isn't it rumored that they want to unload Rudy F? So by signing Wes doesn't it make it easier to unload Rudy?

Plus, Wesley is a fine player, I doubt Portland is going to be the only team after him.

I just don't get what some of you people expect. Do you seriously think that the Jazz should be the only players to go after free agents this offseason? Somehow, I doubt any of you will be outraged if anyone in the NBA offers Boozer a deal.

Believe it or not people, the Jazz may have some good players that might attract other teams. Wesley and Millsap are fine players, as is Boozer.

The NBA is a business.
 
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The Thriller said:
I don't get it...

How are they "younger?" Isn't Portland 4 years older than the Jazz franchise? According to wiki it is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Jazz

Don't they also have more conference and world championships than us?

How exactly are they the younger sissy brother? I guess just don't follow your logic.
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Dude, it was joke. Nothing more, nothing less. I was making fun of Portland as well as the posters that use "little brother" in the BYU, Utah threads. Thanks for hitting me over the head with the knowledge and let me put you in place stick though.
 
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Well look at it this way, we must be doing something right if they keep wanting to steal our players
 
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