Zeb Quinn wrote:
> "Terraholm" <terraholm_SpamGoAway.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I think patterson and nash will trade damon only if they get a good
>> return. Like 'Sheed he will have value for his ending contract and
>> will be easier to move next year.
>> But I would not be surprised if they keep him and re-sign him at
>> market value the following summer.
>
> Yeah, yeah. I know. Damien: Omen II is untradeable because of his
> contract.
Was. This year his contract is desirable because it ends. It is a way to
dump payroll. But that goes for keeping him too.
> But I think they wanted to trade him.
"for a chair" =) Damon told patterson he had bought him a nice chair at the
preseason press conference and got a good laugh.
>Whether they still
> want to, I don't know.
Not just to get him out of town. I think he has done a decent job of
repairing his image with the re-hab and the canzano drug test and his best
season on the court in awhile.
Patterson and Nash and the media have been very positive about Damon.
>
> And the Damien knows he's been treading on thin ice, hence his
> apparant good behavior and voluntary UAs. But ya know, I just can't
> help but think that the AZ pot case and the little probation
> revocation matter pending up in Lewis County might have a little
> something to do with that too.
Worse case scenario $450 fine in AZ and a one day jail sentence in Wa. But
that might not happen either, as they might not press when the law has been
changed up there on that amount of pot.
That would get a 1 to 3 game suspension from the league and (finally, if not
already in it) automactic entry into the league's anti-drug program.
>Plus his endorsement value probably
> has taken a big hit, as a result of which, I'm guessing his agent is
> all over him to clean up his image.
Just what big or little endorsement contracts did he have to risk? And it is
not like his next contract is going to be more than the league average. I do
not think he needed much motive past himself and his desire to stay in
Oregon. Say what you want the guy has never been a quitter. That was proved
last season yet again.
>
> All that said, it doesn't matter that much. I just don't think that
> he's all that good. He *could* be the PG on a championship team, but
> he's never be the main go-to guy on that team. The Blazers would need
> to surround him with a whole lot more talent than they now have. And
> if they're going to go out and get better talent, why not a better PG
> while they're at it?
I am all for improving talent. I am not for trading down just to get them
out of town. I think a more likely plan now might be to draft the best PG
available, (nbadraft.net has them taking Nelson right now) and develop him
behind Damon.
--
Laurel T
"Quite honestly we have had players on our teams before
that make Bonzi Wells look like Mary Poppins."
Hubie Brown
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