Blazers Fans Analyze the Sactown Royalty Thread in Which Kevin Pritchard Screws the Kings

No, really.

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You've got to be joking

Their pity is like salt in my wounds. Even the freshly opened Game 6 wounds.

Muff rules. http://vegaskings.blogspot.com

by Muff209 on Jun 27, 2008 8:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't want your pity

I want your draft pick(s).

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever

Doesn’t matter what Kings fans or Blazer fans felt about the draft at the time it happened or the morning after. What does matter is how good these players will be in a few years.

I think we’ve all repeatedly seen “can’t-miss” prospects do exactly that, and unheralded draft picks perform at a high level in the NBA.

Not to say I don’t like the position the Blazers have put themselves in, but these young players still have to go out and get the job done. And their coach needs to figure out how he’s going to get all this talent to mesh.

"Boo Lakers! Boo Kobe! Go Kings! Go Giants! Boo Dodgers!" - my 5 year-old daughter - 4/15/08

by otis29 on Jun 27, 2008 8:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

For as bright as Portland’s future is, it is still the future, and they still have to leap frog a couple of teams just to get into the playoffs.

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

And at least our draft picks have equal-sized legs.

How you like THEM apples?!?

by smgmatt on Jun 27, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Equal size

Just not as many – how many guys did they draft last night, 14?

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Additionally

Did Pritchard really screw Petrie here? Did Petrie have any desire to do anything other than pick Jason Thompson with the #12 pick in the draft?

"Boo Lakers! Boo Kobe! Go Kings! Go Giants! Boo Dodgers!" - my 5 year-old daughter - 4/15/08

by otis29 on Jun 27, 2008 8:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Someone

mentioned yesterday – imagine the reaction had Bayless been on the board and we still selected Thompson. There would have been rioting in the StR streets.

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Burj Dubai would not have been tall enough...

"Boo Lakers! Boo Kobe! Go Kings! Go Giants! Boo Dodgers!" - my 5 year-old daughter - 4/15/08

by otis29 on Jun 27, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No.

Now quiet down, because Geoff is sleeping.

by Carl on Jun 27, 2008 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More on the Blazers

Also from Blazers edge, a very nice recap on their finishing inventory. In a nutshell, they dealt Jack, McRoberts, Rush, Arthur, Dorsey and Taylor, and in return they received Bayless, Batum Diogu, and four future 2nd round picks.

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 9:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Guh

So not only did they use their massive amount of picks to obtain higher caliber players, but they also stockpiled more picks to do it all over again?

Well played, sir . . . well played indeed.

by smgmatt on Jun 27, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They had a great night for sure.

But I think they should have kept Arthur rather than going for Batum personally.

A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...

by Jaycee on Jun 27, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

But they have a lot of guys up front, and they just lost James Jones. They could use some shooters, and that may be Batum.

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't have given up Dorsey

But I’m kinda dumb

"Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'?"
-Jeff Kemp, 49ers quarterback, when asked about his rapport with wide receiver Jerry Rice

by Exhibit G on Jun 27, 2008 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im from the BEdge

And I’d just like to complement you guys on how your handling your rebuilding process. When the Blazers fell apart us Pacific NWers (being the seasonally disaffected people we are) just sort of fell into a depressed funk and almost watched our team get sold/moved.

I gotta give you guys the credit you deserve, when the times get tough you lay out the burns, compared to us who just lay out and get sunburned just to feel happy!

Anyway, the big guy you got was the best available player for your needs, I mean it was either him or Robin Lopez. So good luck this season (with the exception of a few games) ;)

by Devenex on Jun 27, 2008 10:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Right back at you

And good luck with your rookie of the year candidate(s)...(holding back anger, refusing to yield to bitterness…)

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looking forward

Yeah, we’re looking forward to losing to you guys in the Western Conference finals every year from 2011 to 2015.

by Carl on Jun 27, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As a Kings fan, I hate to say this,

But they’re right – as an outsider, that whole post is absolutely hilarious. Damn.

Mikki Moore in the skills challenge! - LPA

by iashwash on Jun 27, 2008 11:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

You can dress us up, but you can’t take us out.

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Absolutely. I had a riot this morning looking back over things. A stomachache… but a laugh riot, too.

by Ziller on Jun 27, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So...

Do all the Chuck Norris jokes get replaced with Kevin Pritchard jokes??

"Boo Lakers! Boo Kobe! Go Kings! Go Giants! Boo Dodgers!" - my 5 year-old daughter - 4/15/08

by otis29 on Jun 27, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Turn on the sprinkler system

otis29 is on fire!

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, like:

“Kevin Pritchard doesn’t leave messages. He leaves warnings.”

Blazermania - It's not just for die-hards anymore.

by Blazerholic on Jun 27, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good one

Of course, it’s easy to be clever with your roster. Walk a mile-in-the-shoes-purchased-with-the-bloated-contract-of-Kenny-Thomas and then try to be funny.

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by section214 on Jun 27, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hi 214!

We over at the Bedge walked a few blocks, from strip club to strip club, in the pricey shoes of Z-Bo and Not-So-Hilarious Darius Miles, of course.

FYI: I have a soft spot for Beno, and even that insouciant Luis Scola, because they demonstrate that Popovich and the Spur brain trust might not be infallible. May Beno thrive and bury Tony Parker someday soon, preferably in the playoffs.

And in general, Go Kings, and may Artest take out at least one section of the Staples Center before you trade him (and do so, please, because he owns Roy!)

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West

by Honka Playboy on Jun 29, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's all the Kings related stuff I have for now...

...don’t mean to cruise your boards. One more thing: I was convinced then and am now that 2002 Game 6 was FIXED, a belief made permanent by a cocktail of one part L*ker hatred, one part admiration of the beautiful ball of that King team, and one part absolute distrust of Stern. To paraphrase a poster, TDarkstar or something, on one of the Bedge draft threads:

Stern announces trade: “to His Satanic Majesty the Devil, my immortal soul for an undisclosed amout of cash.”

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West

by Honka Playboy on Jun 29, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t really think that Pritchard screwed the Kings. To believe that one would have to know that Indiana would not have taken Bayless, who was the BPA, otherwise. Its less about Portland screwing us over and more about Larry Bird screwing us.

by dmj on Jun 27, 2008 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That's a point I hope won't be forgotten

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Jun 27, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crucify the Basketball Jesus

Shit, that was probably offensive

"Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'?"
-Jeff Kemp, 49ers quarterback, when asked about his rapport with wide receiver Jerry Rice

by Exhibit G on Jun 27, 2008 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ya think?

Made me laugh though. Think he died for our turnovers?

Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott

by Kfan in Korea on Jun 28, 2008 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're both a riot

I look forward to spending an eternity in hell with both of you.

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by section214 on Jun 28, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I second that motion

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Jul 2, 2008 6:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs