Published 7/5/2009
by Busta Bucket
at Bleacher Report - NBA
When all this Hedo Turkoglu talk started up, I said no thanks. I'm not interested in spending too much money on someone who is a B- version of what Brandon already does for us.
As ESPN.com broke the story that it was pretty much a done deal, I, like many others, talked myself into the deal if for no other reason than I trust KP like he is a freaking deity.
Tonight, I went up to the top floor of my apartment building to watch the dumb ass downtown fireworks (don't ask) and I looked over at the RG. As I looked over, something shouted at me. It was the sign that we've all seen. The "Rise With Us" sign featuring B-Roy, LaMarcus, and Greg Oden.
As I looked at that sign for the umpteenth time, this time with a little more disdain for a certain Turkish citizen, I realized that we had all the pieces already in place. What are we doing trying to grab free agents? What's the last significant free agent we've signed? Can anyone please tell me? Portland isn't a place where big name free agents are ...
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