H. Turkoglu? P. Milsap? What about effin B. Roy!?

So ive already told you about the botched offer to Hedo Turkoglu. Well after that fell through the Blazers signed Paul milsap from the Jazz to an offer sheet. I believe the deal was a 4 year contract worth about 32 million. Now Milsap was a restricted free agent so the jazz had to match our deal within a week to retain him. so what the Blazers did was make the contract 'toxic' pretty much meaning they front loaded it with a signing bonus and Milsap was going to get about 17 million dollars up front. speculation is that the Blazers knew the jazz were going to match this deal, which would have put them way over the luxury tax, having both Paul Milsap and carlos Boozer (both all star quality power forwards). So What the Blazers appeared to be doing is trying to hurt the Jazz, by making them keep Milsap or Boozer, not both, and if the jazz didnt sign, o well, u have an all star caliber player backing up Lamarcus. well heres where i have a problem. now people are talking about our front office like we're a bunch of bullies, and talking about KP like hes just a lousy cheat. see I seem to remember when the grizzlies decided to sign Darius Miles just to f**k with our cap space, people told Blazers fans to 'get over it, its all part of the game' and say that thats how the league works. well then why the hell do i have to hear all this talk about the Blazers being bullies and 'messing with people'. remember, its all part of the game dammit. anyways, so the Jazz matched the offer, so the Blazers didnt get Milsap, another free agent falls thru the cracks. however the Blazers are the best option with the most cash for either a lopsided trade or signing a free agent now. i personally think the Blazers will try to get a lopsided trade going rather than sign someone. there is a bit of chatter on L*kers free agent Lamar Odom, I know most Blazers fans roll their eyes at that, for my take on it you should read the post below. Now my real pet peeve tho. Brandon Roy specifically but lamarcus Aldridge as well, are up for contract extensions this year. now Lamarcus as much as i love him isnt a max money player, but he should definitely get at least 4 years. Brandon Roy however is the kind of player you slide a blank check across the desk and tell him to put any number he wants for. for some reason, contract talks have stalled with both. Speaking specifically about Brandon Roy, why the hell is this happening? your going to jerk around your best player? the one guy most responsible for taking your team from a laughing stock of the NBA to one of the best and most promising teams? the guy who does nothing but improve and carry your team? the guy who has done everything you ask on and off the court? bullshit. get the deal done, the negotiations shouldn't take longer than it takes for him to sign his name on the contract. and Lamarcus s a no brainer too. instead of focusing on the final piece right now, why don't we focus on the two players that got us close enough to look for a final piece? well that's my rant for the night, I'll keep you posted if anything big drops. and PS, visit signbrandon.com, sign up and voice your distaste with this bs. Go Blazers! LGKP!

Doc