Bryce Hayhurst

Dog Dad, @trailblazers fan, 30

[Portland Moderate. @pdxmoderate]

Losing the Trail Blazers would be an economic catastrophe that Portland cannot afford. We aren't talking about subsidizing a hobby; we are talking about protecting a massive economic engine that generates $670 million in annual impact and supports over 4,500 jobs.

The Moda Center is the anchor of the Rose Quarter, and without the Blazers, that district becomes a ghost town. In a city that is desperately trying to claw its way back to economic stability, voluntarily letting your biggest commercial tenant walk away isn't just negligence, it’s financial suicide.

The argument that this is a "handout to billionaires" is lazy and ignores the actual mechanics of the proposed deal (Senate Bill 1501). The funding model doesn't hike your property taxes; it reinvests the income taxes paid by the players, visiting teams, and touring artists—money that wouldn’t exist without the arena—back into the building.

We are essentially telling the NBA: "We will use the massive revenue you generate to keep your workplace world-class." That is not charity; that is basic business retention. If we don’t do it, cities like Las Vegas or Seattle will happily build a palace for our team and take that tax revenue for themselves.

Furthermore, this isn't just about the NBA anymore.

We finally secured a WNBA franchise (the Portland Fire), and its success is tethered to a viable, modern venue. If the Moda Center continues to rot as the oldest un-renovated arena in the league, we lose Tier 1 concerts, we lose the NCAA tournaments, and eventually, we lose the Blazers. You cannot have a "major league" city with minor league infrastructure.

The choice isn't between "schools or stadiums"—that’s a false dichotomy.

The choice is between having a thriving entertainment district that funds public services or a vacant concrete shell that funds nothing.

Portland is at a tipping point. We have a limited window before the current lease expires in 2030 to secure a long-term commitment from ownership.

Refusing to partner on this renovation gives them every excuse to look elsewhere. We have already seen what happens when Portland rests on its laurels—businesses leave and the tax base crumbles.

Let’s not make the same mistake with the only major professional sports team that puts this city on the global map. Renovate the Moda Center, secure the team for the next 30 years, and stop gambling with the city’s economic future.

One thing every politician has made clear - from the Governor to the Mayor to the City Council - is that they are willing to invest in the Trailblazers, and don't want to be blamed if the team leaves town.

That first part is great, but won't hold up the second part. People can cite whatever economic analysis they want, it would be a disaster if the Blazers left town, and there would be plenty of blame to go around.

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[Bryce Hayhurst @bhayhurst1]

I’m a home owner, I want it to be over complicated and over budget

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@DannyMarang Always the exit interview I look forward to the most because of this

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Same opening video for game 4. It’s better than some of the regular season ones but lackluster compare to playoffs past

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@ayeyobrianna Every time I see his tweets I have to check to see if it is some random bot/fan account

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The biggest game of the first round is on Friday, when Long Island battles Arizona for iced tea supremacy

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I’m looking forward to the two minute report

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@ZRegelin Me just realizing that there are that many brothers on both sides

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Can they implement all of these at once

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Multiple sources with knowledge of Thursday's GM meeting as well as a late January Competition Committee meeting told ESPN that the following concepts have been discussed to curb tanking:

•First-round picks can be protected only top-4 or top-14+
•Lottery odds freeze at the trade deadline or a later date
•No longer allowing a team to pick top 4 in consecutive years and/or after consecutive bottom-3 finishes
•Teams can’t pick top-4 the year after making conference finals
•Lottery odds allocated based on two-year records
•Lottery extended to include all play-in teams
•Flatten odds for all lottery teams

[Bryce Hayhurst @bhayhurst1]

@TolarianCollege Sorceries

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Who’s trying to go see Hillary Duff in Ridgefield in July?

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Disappointed bad bunny did not bring out Jon Hamm

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@MTGSecretLair When is this actually going live?

[Sean Highkin @highkin]

Going to really miss Duop Reath. Awesome dude.

[Bryce Hayhurst @bhayhurst1]

Also same thing for collector boosters. Let the prices sky rocket. They literally have collector in their name. As long as they continue to release a Play Bosster style of pack that has more boring arts of the cards who cares how expensive the fun arts get

[Bryce Hayhurst @bhayhurst1]

Unpopular opinion:
Secret Lairs don’t suck, the system is flawed but doesn’t suck. They are designed to be exclusive and extra collectible. 90% of SL card are special treatments not new cards. The value of a SL only diminishes if they print to order #MTG #SecretLair

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@Alexancooper That was rough

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