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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

this is going to hit so hard when yang does it against walker kessler or summat

rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

now that 24 hours has come and gone, I'm set to appear on networks to discuss my demand of free orange chicken for 100 points scored by the blazers at the rose garden. 'this is not going away,' i continue to insist as I slowly shrink and transform into a corn cob.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

are we sure braiden bell isn't just travis demers in disguise

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

how you feel about the ja trade depends on how close you feel the blazers are to competing: In a vacuum it's a weird trade. but the ceiling wasn't that high on the team before the move, and there is zero reason to believe the guardroom will be available or good enough for a logjam issue anyway.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

tipoff only a couple of weeks away, can’t believe it

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

a tick surprised they even put dewayne hankins up there on the dais. woof.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

have to remind myself that dundon is about to get a publicly funded, remodeled arena, with 0 private contribution outside of some nominal annual rent-like payments; AND bro is out here complaining about said remodeled arena. the one he isn't paying for. texans really are a sensitive bunch, innit.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

it should come as no surprise that people who are paid to have opinions on 30 different teams do not think much about the blazers.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

one can only imagine how geoff clark talks about his job at dinner parties... goodness.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

another thing you could say: vit krejci fits into the minutes that were available to shaedon better than shaedon does: he’s a jumbo SG who can shoot and doesnt need touches.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

you can say that the sharpe injury clarifies things because he was the most displaced player among the 5 guards on the team… however the fact remains that sharpe, scoot and potentially ja are still the guys who fit into that deni/clingan/toumani future state.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

erik can you find a modern-ish sports example of a team that walked away (read: relocated) upon getting this type of signed public arena funding commitment? joint authority negotiators have to know it would be unprecedented for the league to allow it.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

damn, some stacked matchups here tbh. can't wait for tip off.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

MODA CENTER NEGOTIATION TIPOFF ON ESPN AND CITYNET 30! 🔥 Wilson (Mayor's Office) makes his joint authority debut 🔥 Dundon, Hankins and Conyers clash with Stafford Sports 🔥 Silver and Maczko face off with Governor Kotek NBA Negotiation Schedule Release presented by Ticketmaster

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

the city is asking its anchor tenant for an annual property tax offset payment in the amount of [johni broome], and now additionally, an annual rent payment in the amount of [haywood highsmith]. (can't believe this is what the fuss is over)

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

adding ben simmons to this cohort would be f'ing hilarious and 100% passes the tom dundon sniff test. and though the blazers would not go beyond a non-guaranteed 1 year deal, they conceivably have much more of a rotation role to offer than any other team in the mix for his services.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I like and enjoy Kris Murray and was on Kris Murray island this year. but they were able to effectively bring back a younger kris murray adjacent player for nothing

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

this is a good point: on october 15, sochan will be the same age that kris murray was in january of his rookie year.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

in the grocery store of the nba, jeremy sochan isn't worse than kris murray, he's just dented in different parts.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

can we get a wellness check on sixers fans, who had convinced themselves that subprime dundon would pay out jrue holiday up to like $70M to go play for the sixers.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

still waiting for the follow up shams tweet: ‘correction: the blazers have acquired point guard sochan. forward sochan remains an unrestricted free agent, per sources’

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

the last time the blazers had four current or former all-stars was the 2001-02 season (davis, pippen, sheed, kemp), and they’re among the warriors, 76ers and cavs as similarly star-studded teams. but no one wants to have that conversation, do they?

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

dad: ‘clean up your toys brush your teeth jammies on off to bed now’ kid: ‘look i‘m not going to negotiate this piecemeal in public‘

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

chris berman walked so mike richman could run.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

mario hezonja clips blessing the timeline with the goated 19-20 season anniversary court 🤩

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

VJ is going to get mop up offensive opportunities and be the load management usage guy for vet rest nights. Jaylen/LeBron's usage has to come from somewhere. Also overlooked: Dame/Ja might not even play much--it's a 'we'll know it when we see it' availability situation with those guys.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I love how scoot is being 'blocked' by dame/ja and 'needs to ask out', but on the sixers... VJ is 'getting an amazing learning opportunity' with all those vets. sixers officially getting the prestige treatment now, I guess.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Ja, Dame, Shaedon and Deni basically did this too, but whatever.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

lebron running away from the ja/dame/deni triad is such loser behavior. I never understood that mentality--jordan would never.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

if silver doesn't get his hooks into dundon, my guess is the blazers skip the working session and respond with a short letter right before the vote that effectively says they need to reset the process because the deal terms aren't in good faith.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If dundon ever shows up at the table and displays an openness to negotiation, he loses his leverage. his counsel is telling him to let the city's FUD occupy the public political discourse so that the city can't anchor the deal zone around city terms. 'negotiate against yourselves, please.'

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

this is essentially the #ripcity discourse rn.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I think it’s time for adam silver to step in and make sure his governor doesn’t embarrass him and the other owners any further.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

father: 'time to eat, kids--we're having chicken and veggies' kid: 'vegetables? looking for a market deal here pops.' father: 'well, tonight it's chicken and veggies' kid: 'yeah--this is well below market rate' father: 'what'

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

that sound you hear is portland collectively saying 'yeah, tummy full' on backchannel moda center discourse and brinksmanship. call us when you've, you know, actually negotiated.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

stubborn councilor: 'visionless, self-interested politician' stubborn owner: 'ruthless negotiator'

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

and I immediately stand corrected—specifically on the so-called 'rent payment'—this move was executed both in san antonio & okc (and in san antonio, the numbers work out very comparably with the draft term sheet).

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

matisse thybulle has been listed as QUESTIONABLE for the 2026-27 season and will be re-evaluated on a year-to-year basis.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I think this is right. quick's source set the groundwork for redlining exercise where these are nixed: - "as-is, all faults” stadium acceptance - $3M, escalating tenant rent payment - broad city approval over ops - payroll/playoffs requirements overrun & eco mandates seem more negotiable.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

tisse's lakers prestige era is going to hit so hard, you guys.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

there is some serious hartman 'but i'm just a caveman!' energy in that jason quick behind-the-music article. seventeen business days for the parties to get to a solid MOU. this week is 'moving day'.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I don't understand 'oh look, politicians going to cause relocation' take. this is a negotiation. it's a LOT of public dollars. LITTLE private participation. dundon knows this. if he is asking for the full boat, then public officials have a fiduciary duty to ensure the public purse is protected.

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rip village @ripvillage.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

the takesmen are circling. keep in mind that wilson has the votes for a 6-6 tiebreaker or 7-5 approval. we're about to find out if dundon actually wants to negotiate in good faith, so i'd avoid the prognostication and FUD from the content farmers who are 'everywhere' rn--local and national.

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