Blake Stunned At Leaving Blazers

KG-MVP21 · 08-01-2006, 07:00 AM

Oregon Live - Steve Blake was driving in Portland on Saturday when his agent, Joel Bell, called his cell phone.

The news: The Trail Blazers had traded Blake to Milwaukee along with teammates Brian Skinner and Ha Seung Jin for former All-Star center Jamaal Magloire.

"As soon as he said it, my jaw came down," Blake said Monday, when the deal became official. "I was like, 'Wow. I can't believe it.' I was just silent for a couple of minutes."

A day earlier, he said, the Blazers had assured Blake's agent that his client wasn't being shopped around and that the team already had rebuffed other offers.

Blake said he also was taken aback because he felt he had done everything the team asked of him -- setting roots in Portland, working out in the offseason at the Blazers' facility, and playing well enough to start 57 games last season.

"When I first got here, coach (Nate) McMillan was talking about wanting guys who want to be here, and who live here in the offseason and who work hard for the organization," Blake said. "Those are things I did. I moved here, bought a house, worked out at the facility . . . It just hurts that I did all that and they still felt that someone else would be better."

Combs · 08-01-2006, 11:23 AM

What a crap move by Portland. What the hell do they need another bigman for? losing Blake is a mistake..

TheFamily24 · 08-01-2006, 12:11 PM

Exactly.

DTP · 08-01-2006, 12:59 PM

I'd be pissed if I was Blake after they just told me I wasn't going no where and all that. I wonder how Milwaukee is gonna play Blake, Bell, and Williams all with consistent time.

Yugioffmahproperty · 08-08-2006, 09:55 PM

Poor guy.

TheFamily24 · 08-08-2006, 11:25 PM

It would flat out a bad move by portland. They are giving away all their future guards. I didn't have a problem with them giving away telfair because I just didn't think he would be good there anyway, but I loved blake at portland.

PistonsNation · 08-09-2006, 10:24 AM

Off topic...Blake has got to be one of the ugliest dudes in the game.

dtowngurl_22 · 08-09-2006, 05:54 PM

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I know. He seemed so disheartened by it. :(

lol @pistonsnation. ha

KG-MVP21 · 08-10-2006, 08:19 PM

Well...If Sergio goes and Dickau isn't well he can play some minutes

Sham · 08-22-2006, 08:56 PM

Well, Portland's loss is Milwaukee's gain.

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TheFamily24 Star Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,037	It would flat out a bad move by portland. They are giving away all their future guards. I didn't have a problem with them giving away telfair because I just didn't think he would be good there anyway, but I loved blake at portland. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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KG-MVP21 All Star Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catalonia Posts: 2,503	Oregon Live - Steve Blake was driving in Portland on Saturday when his agent, Joel Bell, called his cell phone. The news: The Trail Blazers had traded Blake to Milwaukee along with teammates Brian Skinner and Ha Seung Jin for former All-Star center Jamaal Magloire. "As soon as he said it, my jaw came down," Blake said Monday, when the deal became official. "I was like, 'Wow. I can't believe it.' I was just silent for a couple of minutes." A day earlier, he said, the Blazers had assured Blake's agent that his client wasn't being shopped around and that the team already had rebuffed other offers. Blake said he also was taken aback because he felt he had done everything the team asked of him -- setting roots in Portland, working out in the offseason at the Blazers' facility, and playing well enough to start 57 games last season. "When I first got here, coach (Nate) McMillan was talking about wanting guys who want to be here, and who live here in the offseason and who work hard for the organization," Blake said. "Those are things I did. I moved here, bought a house, worked out at the facility . . . It just hurts that I did all that and they still felt that someone else would be better."

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