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Ed S.'s avatar

Damian Lillard did remain loyal to the Blazers longer than many players his caliber would have. But at some point, he decided( correctly) that team development and vision were never going to improve, so he decided to take all the $ he could get. However, the giant share of the blame and shame remains with the Blazers ownership and management, for continued malpractice in team development. From draft choices to coaching to building a sustained team vision, they have failed to reward the fans (God bless ‘em all) for their patience and loyalty.

Thanks for all the news, John. You’re the best!

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Barry Shiller's avatar

Regarding SMU and its PAC12 “fit”:

It’s a private, pricey, smaller campus (undergrad student pop is close to Stanford’s) but much less selective (53% acceptance rate) than USC (12.5%) or Stanford (~4%).

Doubt the conference CEO group cares as much about SMU academics as it does its financial strength and competitiveness in athletics. Stanford is treating athletics more like an Ivy at this point—restrictive transfer policies, not active in the portal—but SMU appears more comparable to USC in its willingness to spend big on athletics/NIL.

Seems to me that the size of the Dallas/FW media market + financial considerations makes them a no-brainer.

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