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Alex Tam 譚汶材

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📝 Copywriter at Nike 👨🏻‍💻 Freelancer for SBLive Oregon #opreps Past: Bleacher Report. Sports Editor in Oregon. UO alum and Blazers fan. #goducks #RipCity Opinions are my own.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · Nov 7

It’s time for a fresh start.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 7h

I can only feel disappointment right now in Chauncey.

His coaching ability was debatable, but he was always known as a man of integrity and had the respect around the league.

But he risked it all — a HOF career and the reputation of a franchise and a city, for the sake of gambling and mafia ties.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 11h

Add in the back story of a small-market team that fell short of reaching the NBA Finals before spiraling.

The GM is fired for a toxic environment. Before he leaves, he fires a beloved coach before bringing in the controversial coach.

The team tanks. And then they overcome it all to win the title.

Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 11h

All the adversity with their star franchise player being traded away and then coming back. The coach involved in a huge mafia poker game and gets arrested by the FBI. The owners in the midst of selling a team and reject an offer from one of the biggest sportswear brands in the world.

What a story.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 11h

All this drama ending with the Blazers winning the championship will make it the greatest story in sports history.

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Bill Oram @billoram.bsky.social · 12h

Chauncey Billups is accused of selling out his team and selling out his own hard-earned reputation.

If allegations are true, he is not a winner, nor a competitor. He is a cheat. And a fraud.

And we are all his victims.

Column:

If allegations prove true, we are all victims of Chauncey Billups’ fraud | Bill Oram

Thursday's bombshell indictment makes you wonder how the Blazers could be so hoodwinked by a person who would so casually jeopardize the franchise's integrity.

www.oregonlive.com

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 12h

True, ya never know!

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Bruno BlueSky Starzz @getsit.bsky.social · 13h

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 13h

Doesn’t strike me as a mafia type guy 😂

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 13h

The coincidence of Terry Stotts being in the building for tomorrow night’s game.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 13h

YES

Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 13h

Feels like they’re gonna completely clean house in the Blazers org with the new owner coming on.

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Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 16h

/terrible movie mobster accent

geez, the feds got FLAPPY

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Chris Burkhardt @chrisjburkhardt.bsky.social · 14h

Statement from the Blazers.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 16h

Definitely. Lot of red flags everywhere.

Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 16h

So many questions now for the Blazers and how they go about distancing themselves from Chauncey if this is all true.

Now any time they blow a lead or do something fishy, the jokes will be there.

Thanks Chaunce.

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Ian Karmel @iankarmel.bsky.social · 17h

You can rig a poker game but you can't rig the lottery to get us Wemby?

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Cholo Magsino @hancholoo.bsky.social · 18h

the blazers' lineup during the game in question:

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 18h

It’s over for Chauncey.

J @drunkinripcity.bsky.social · 18h

Welp.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 18h

Ummm … what just happened?

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 1d

Getting Scoot back eventually will also help with scoring on the second unit.

Blake Wesley’s energy was good but Scoot could’ve made a big difference in the fourth with his ability to create when the Blazers really needed a bucket.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 1d

Love Yang, but him getting the postgame podium is kinda weird after playing just 5 mins.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 1d

The Blazers had a chance despite Shae not shooting all that well, Deni missing all his 3s and the team missing a lot of open 3s.

That won’t happen every night. If they give this effort and hustle every game, they’ll get their share of wins.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 1d

Not upset with that game.

Lots of positives. Jerami off the bench feels like a good move. The team’s hustle and defense was a lot of fun to watch.

Teams will have to work hard to beat the Blazers.

The difference is Minnesota has an Ant Edwards to close games out, and the Blazers don’t.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 1d

This is where Dame can be the closer.

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Alex Tam 譚汶材 @alexctam.bsky.social · 1d

Forget 6MOY, Jerami for MVP.