GatewayRedbirds.com

Speaking of popping knees, your guy is going to retire according to Chris Broussard. Tragic. Loved Roy's game.

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"If it was anyone but Carp, I would have said, 'No,'" Matheny said. "Anyone but Carp."

It was already tragic. I came to grips with the tragedy long ago. This is about the best way I can think of for it to resolve itself. His legend as a Blazer is safe. No one to be mad at except God who clearly isn't a Blazer fan this way. And game 4 becomes quite the swan song.
Now amnesty Camby and go get Nene.

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"Isn't it just like BirdBot 6000 [the deity of the Beltran's bizarre cult] to send us to a team called the 'Cardinals?'" -Jessica Beltran
VolatileLyle

I heard Bill Simmons talking about this earlier. Sounds like Paul might be suing the league over it. I know very little about it, but it sounds like a bad move from Stern.

There seems to be belief that the teams may work on a slightly altered deal, including some inconsequential draft picks in the trade, which Stern will sign off on just to save face.

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The Hornets were not the ones getting the bad end of that deal.

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"If it was anyone but Carp, I would have said, 'No,'" Matheny said. "Anyone but Carp."

That would be the Rockets IMO. And the Lakers without another move.

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"Isn't it just like BirdBot 6000 [the deity of the Beltran's bizarre cult] to send us to a team called the 'Cardinals?'" -Jessica Beltran
VolatileLyle

Which is why, Tommy Craggs is 100% correct when he repeats the word "[expletive]" like 100 times: http://deadspin.com/5866620/five-bullsh ... paul-trade

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"If it was anyone but Carp, I would have said, 'No,'" Matheny said. "Anyone but Carp."

Also announced today; a day after he signed his qualifying offer, Oden had a setback. May not play this year.

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"Isn't it just like BirdBot 6000 [the deity of the Beltran's bizarre cult] to send us to a team called the 'Cardinals?'" -Jessica Beltran
VolatileLyle

...and Aldridge is sidelined with WPW heart issues for a week to two, which in Blazerese means six months. What a day. Obviously we aren't missing much from what was a decent-looking team last year. But I was really hoping to have Oden for the stretch run. And given the day and the recent history, it's hard not to worry about the last third of our would-be dynasty--even though we're being told not to.

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"Isn't it just like BirdBot 6000 [the deity of the Beltran's bizarre cult] to send us to a team called the 'Cardinals?'" -Jessica Beltran
VolatileLyle

I would think it's the Lakers; two elite 7-footers for a short point guard with a shaky knee?..wow. Their success was due to the length of the frontcourt they threw out there with Kobe. Although they would've ended up with Kobe/Paul in the back court, I don't see how they contend with just Bynum & scrubs down low....they surely must've been confident in their chances of nabbing Dwight Howard.

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I don't care what Tommy Lasorda says about "bleeding Dodger blue".......everyone knows that blood is red, and
I BLEED CARDINAL RED!