CatchNRelease

To me, what screams "signing clebration", such as it was, is the fact that Joel CHOSE to be here. He had better options. Not one...but TWO, contenders pursued our role player. If I understand it right, they both planned on starting him, too.

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blakeback

That is City Commissioner Erik Sten. City Commissioner Diane Lane spoke at the "Nate McMullen" signing celebration, not sure if commissioners were present at other Blazers announcements too.

Erik Sten looks like a dwarf compared to Przybilla, and I mean Mrs. Przybilla.

Ed O

Thanks for the pics, SP.

On another matter: what is Portland's record since we added that stupid mascot?

Ed O.

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BlazeTop

Yea For Reals, I didnt know Portland made a team bowling shirt

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mediocre man

Actually they weren't better options. Portland paid him the most money period. Joel sounds like he really wanted to go to Chicago but they found a better option so he settled back in POrtland for the most money.

Listening to some sports radio yesterday through the internet people around the country feel the same way I do. It was cheesy, and that the franchise is grasping for anything it can right now. The station out of San Antonio I was listening to was clowning on the team and saying Joel would have been lucky to get his own press conference down there. after all he's just a role player....There words, not mine

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barfo

Boo hoo for San Antonio. Which role player did they sign when Joel turned them down?

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blue32

LOL. MM's just bitter :P

crandc

Cheesy? Why is having a little public press conference to welcome a re-signing player cheesy?
Sounds like sour grapes, not cheese, to me.
Losing sleep over what talk radio says is not a good idea.

CatchNRelease

Yeah, he would have made a little less money, but he would have been playing for a contender. He chose PDX over the Spurs and the Pistons.

They must have bitter beer face in SA. Weren't they going to start Joel?

This was a very modest celebration for signing our starting center, who happens to be a good character guy, that chose the Blazers over two contenders that wanted to start him, for a good price. I just don't get what's so bad about that.

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mediocre man

Riding in on a boat is not a little press conference.

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B_&_B

Riding in on a boat? The jet boat rides where offered by the Trail Blazers AFTER the press conference. Joel didnt ride in on the boat. It was just something fun to do after it was over. Unfortunatly, I had to get back to work and didnt get to go for a ride.

It wasnt really a "celebration", it was just a normal, short press conference that was held outside on a nice summer day here in Portland.

Joel is a fan favorite here in Portland, that's why him staying is a big deal.

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mediocre man

Fair enough. Still a bit overboard IMO

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It's_GO_Time

That's not bad. you should hear what the FAN had to say about the Blazers draft and the Blazers in general . . . and that was local sports radio.

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