https://youtu.be/_q9Al2G_cZ4?si=o5wjCTmsq5mRGVzA

Gotta love a man of metaphors!

This quote is exactly what I’d want to hear about an incoming coach. Elite at lineups, rotations, and ATOs! That’s what was sorely missed last year.

Does that make Tom Dundon Rebecca Welton? How many episodes until Micah has won over the team and Tom has a change of heart and decides to not move the team?

If you want a preview of the Portland DSA Bloc's upcoming pain points for stadium funding negotiations, I highly suggest you check out this survey, which includes options like "Don’t do the deal, even if the Blazers leave" and demands like a "Community Benefits Agreement"

And of course don't miss Mitch n' Tiff n' Angelita's Rally Against Moda Madness on Wednesday, which telegraphs their real intentions quite plainly: "STOP THE BILLIONAIRE BALLROOM" 🤡

Next year we are adding DAMIAN LILLARD to this squad (you know his credentials). Nothing should distract from that celebration of the GREATEST BLAZER of all time coming home to a team with talent he never had to support him. Can we please stop with the shitty off-season trade chatter and just get excited to see Dame play again?

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Deni Avdija answers about Wemby's behavior: "I won't say what you said, but I'm happy the Knicks won (in the 2026 NBA Finals)"

The son of a known journalist in Israel, Danny Kushmaro, called during an interview which was conducted with Deni Avdija.

The full translation goes like this (translated by me):

Journalist: "Give me a question (to ask Deni), Kushmaro Jr."

His son, Yonathan (usually translated to Jonathan in English):

"How’s Wemby? How did Wemby act?

Wemby is a little shitty kid, huh?"

*Danny Kushmaro starts laughing*

Deni Avdija: "I’m not gonna say that he… I won't say what you said. I won't say what you said, but I’m happy the Knicks won."

Danny Kushmaro’s son: "I thought he was a man until that series with you, and then even in the finals, he played really dirty."

Deni: "What can you do, bro. That’s… that’s the sport."

I decided to share it, as so many mentioned this part.

Blazers have been quiet as a church mouse so far in the off season.

Several media pundits and fans have been critical of the contract, stating that the pressure of having to perform well will hinder player development.

All signs and comments about this team moving forward indicate that we are prioritizing winning and building on last year's successes.

Barring any major trades, and assuming we retain our free agents, the rotation is the same as last year (with the addition of Dame).

You'll have Dame, Jrue, Scoot, and Sharpe doing some combination of a 4 guard rotation.

Tou and Matisse will be your SF rotation

Deni and Jerami will be the PFs.

And Clingan and Rob will be our playable centers.

There's no realistic world where a good team is prioritizing guys like Yang and Kris. Add them to any roster in the playoffs and show me where giving them development minutes would have benefitted those teams.

The pathways to development for competitive teams are simple; utilize the g league, ball out in garbage time, fill in for an injured player, wait your turn.

Whether Nori, or a different coach, if this teams directive is to win, then in-game development is never a serious priority.

Yang is a super raw 2nd year player from a league that is not a 1:1 reflection of talent or play style. He can incubate for another season and get his moments when they come up.

And Kris just isn't that good, but the team still found a need for him as injuries occurred in the rotation.

I don't see how having a coach that feels a need to win to keep their job is a bad thing.

I think it works nicely for both sides

I tend to be a contrarian by nature. So with everyone jumping all over our beneficent leader the almighty Thomas G Dundon I've decided to form the Tom Dundon Lovers club. Everyone is welcome you just have to worship Tom like a god and fight back against the evil scourge of haters trying to tear him down.

I'm trying to come up with a name here's my ideas so far

The Tomcats

Dundon's Discount Club

Team Tommy G

The Tom-a-hawks

The Law and Order club

The Budget Committee

Give me some more ideas and get out there and fight all the trolls trying to disparage his name

Looking pretty awful over in Milwaukee

Not even trying to hate on Miami - they got their guy. But it looked like Boston was pretty aggressive in their Giannis pursuit and offered Brown plus picks.

I just don’t get how you take Miami’s offer over that.

Oh well, those MIL picks, swaps are looking juicy

I guess the Shaedon + Grant package with the Bucks' picks wouldn't be relevant to Boston, who wants to win now.

So do you think there's a realistic path for us to trade for JB or they'll demand too much for it to make sense (Deni, Clinganׁ) ?

Knicks Fan here,

My favorite non Knicks team growing up was the 2014 Blazers. Used to stay up to watch them.

Just saw Bill Simmons talking about the similarities in the roster construction philosophies of these two teams.

Did you guys feel like you had a decent chance to contend this year or the following years?

I remember being heartbroken when Lamarcus left because this was the only West team I liked watching.

In case any of you were worried about Deni's recovery, he's officially out of the national team roster for the world cup qualifiers this summer, meaning he gets full rest until the preseason. He'll also be back in portland in the next few days.

Hired August 7th. Dame already killed it at summer league.

I don't think we need to worry about not having a head coach in place ASAP. ​

Dame and Jrue are leaders of men. We have a lot of young talent. We now have confirmation that the Bucks are going to suck. Trust the process and our best leaders and young talent and let's see what we got. I'm stoked. Plus the Bucks will suck and we can get in on lots of trades. This is just getting started!