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2696929, its pointless to compare past eras to now because the money is totally...
Posted by ThaTruth, Thu May-23-19 08:57 AM
as is the salary cap.

>Drexler
>Roy
>Aldridge
>Randolph
>Sabonis
>
>Trades:
>Sheed
>
>All these guys got a brinks truck and none of them won a title
>in Portland. Clyde was the only one to get them to the
>finals.
>
>The Blazers have only missed the playoffs 14 times since
>becoming an NBA franchise. They've missed the playoffs 6
>times since 1990. They typically field competitive playoff
>teams. In Portland, that's like a broken ATM machine spitting
>out $100 bills.
>
>You have to keep that in stride considering how hard it is to
>win a title...especially in a small market.
>
>If I'm a team owner, I weigh competitive team that prints cash
>vs capped out team that 'might' have a shot at a title along
>with the Warriors, Bucks, Raptors, Rockets, Nuggets, Wherever
>LeBron is, Wherever KD goes, etc.
>
>So if I'm paying luxury taxes, eating into profit and still
>losing to one of those teams, how is that better? My fans are
>selling out the arena so long as we are a winning franchise
>and make the playoffs.
>
>I'd bide my time, hope that our FO lands the 'lightening in a
>bottle' draft pick that compliments Dame, CJ, etc and keep the
>cash flow coming. When Dame flames out, get the next guy to
>lead us to similar results, rinse, wash repeat.

The point is when Dame flames out but you're still paying him $40+ mil a season but your salary cap is maxed out and the team is no longer competitive and the fans stop coming.