Remember when some of the media "experts" were saying the Blazers screwed up
by letting Zach go? I wonder how many of them would admit it now?

Aldridge is incredible & the development he's showing with his interior play
season is going to pay off big next year when Oden is in the paint & LA can
roam a bit more. I think Laurel called him Sheed with a better 'tude, or
something along those lines. He might even be better than that.

Go Blazers !

> Remember when some of the media "experts" were saying the Blazers screwed
> up
> by letting Zach go? I wonder how many of them would admit it now?

On the floor I miss him at times. I still think they might have done better
on a trade at that time.

Interesting enough I saw an interview with Roy where he said he was shocked
at the trade and wondered how they would score. Since Roy was supposed to be
the one that asked them to trade Zach and I doubt he would bother to make it
up it surprised me...I also read somewhere a player said they would not
re-sign if Zach stayed. Do not know if that was sometime future intention or
Travis last summer.

Dan you know anything on that?

>
> Aldridge is incredible & the development he's showing with his interior
> play season is going to pay off big next year when Oden is in the paint &
> LA can roam a bit more. I think Laurel called him Sheed with a better
> 'tude, or something along those lines. He might even be better than that.

He is doing nothing that 'Sheed was not more than capable of doing.
LA has a ego better fitted to offense...=) He has a ways to go to match the
other end and 'Sheed's BBall IQ but it really is a very similar game and
that identical fade away high release shot. LA will be shooting 3 pointers
if they let him. That is another difference he is more coachable...


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Laurel T
"Superstar- A player who hears what he
doesn't want to hear, sees what he doesn't
want to see, and does what he doesn't want to do"
-Unknown

On Mar 22, 10:20 am, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Remember when some of the media "experts" were saying the Blazers screwed
> > up
> > by letting Zach go? I wonder how many of them would admit it now?
>
> On the floor I miss him at times. I still think they might have done better
> on a trade at that time.
>
> Interesting enough I saw an interview with Roy where he said he was shocked
> at the trade and wondered how they would score. Since Roy was supposed to be
> the one that asked them to trade Zach and I doubt he would bother to make it
> up it surprised me...I also read somewhere a player said they would not
> re-sign if Zach stayed. Do not know if that was sometime future intention or
> Travis last summer.

> Dan you know anything on that?

Nope, although it does sound familiar. My guess is it was a future
signee. like Blake or one of the big 2.

I don't think anyone else (travis, martel or joel) has any clout to do
that.

Blazer Fan Dan wrote:
> On Mar 22, 10:20 am, "Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAM...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Remember when some of the media "experts" were saying the Blazers
>>> screwed up
>>> by letting Zach go? I wonder how many of them would admit it now?
>>
>> On the floor I miss him at times. I still think they might have done
>> better on a trade at that time.
>>
>> Interesting enough I saw an interview with Roy where he said he was
>> shocked at the trade and wondered how they would score. Since Roy
>> was supposed to be the one that asked them to trade Zach and I doubt
>> he would bother to make it up it surprised me...I also read
>> somewhere a player said they would not re-sign if Zach stayed. Do
>> not know if that was sometime future intention or Travis last summer.
>
>> Dan you know anything on that?
>
> Nope, although it does sound familiar. My guess is it was a future
> signee. like Blake or one of the big 2.

Was not blake they could not even talk to him at that time. Oden was not
drafted yet.
I doubt it was LA and he would have no real leverage if they had waited (but
makes sense on the floor)... and BRoy sounded like he was flat stunned and
worried over the trade and the same can be said for leverage.

>
> I don't think anyone else (travis, martel or joel) has any clout to do
> that.

Travis' agent might. And he could have been asking what to expect for PT
with Zach and LA there.
He was a restricted FA but could have run up the price if he had gone
shopping.


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Laurel T
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gurgles up from the basketball Babylon,"
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