Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to...

[MickZagger]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

Agree! Pacers already had West, George, Green, Granger, and Hibbert when KP joined the team as a Director of Player Personal in July 2011... then promoted to GM in June 2012.

Pretty much spot on.

 

[julius]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

Mediocre Man said (unquoted so my emphasis will show up);

KP is ok, but what exactly has he done in Indiana? Drafted Miles Plumlee?

What exactly did he do in Portland?

2006
Aldridge
Roy
Rodriguez
Freeland

2007
Oden
Fernandez
Koponen


2008
Bayless
Batum

2009
Claver

2010
Babbitt
Williams

Of that list, 2 players were worth a shit to this team last year. 2 out of 12 first round picks in a 5 year span contributed in a real way to our team last year? That is an epic fail.



ME: And some of those players are either out of the league period (or should be), or on another team doing Portland no good.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

Pritchard wasn't GM during the 2006 draft was he?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

Pritchard wasn't GM during the 2006 draft was he?

Some people say he was in charge, others say no

 

[BlazerWookee]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

Some people say he was in charge, others say no

"This was Kevin's draft." - Steve Patterson, 2006

"I ran that draft." Steve Patterson, 2012-ish

 

[Boob-No-More]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

"This was Kevin's draft." - Steve Patterson, 2006

"I ran that draft." Steve Patterson, 2012-ish

Yeah, I liked how Patterson completely tried to re-write history when he was in the market for a new job. That guy always gave me the creeps.

BNM

 

[Nikolokolus]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

KP is ok, but what exactly has he done in Indiana? Drafted Miles Plumlee?

What exactly did he do in Portland?

Since 2006 here are the Blazers draft day picks or players traded for on draft day

2006
Aldridge
Roy
Rodriguez
Freeland

2007
Oden
Fernandez
Koponen

2008
Bayless
Batum

2009
Claver

2010
Babbitt
Williams

Of that list, 2 players were worth a shit to this team last year. 2 out of 12 first round picks in a 5 year span contributed in a real way to our team last year? That is an epic fail.

KA-BOOM

 

[MickZagger]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

Yeah, I liked how Patterson completely tried to re-write history when he was in the market for a new job. That guy always gave me the creeps.

BNM

Very creepy and super awkward.

 

[NOVoodoo]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

Mediocre Man said (unquoted so my emphasis will show up);

KP is ok, but what exactly has he done in Indiana? Drafted Miles Plumlee?

What exactly did he do in Portland?

2006
Aldridge
Roy
Rodriguez
Freeland

2007
Oden
Fernandez
Koponen


2008
Bayless
Batum

2009
Claver

2010
Babbitt
Williams

Of that list, 2 players were worth a shit to this team last year. 2 out of 12 first round picks in a 5 year span contributed in a real way to our team last year? That is an epic fail.



ME: And some of those players are either out of the league period (or should be), or on another team doing Portland no good.

Wow, that's a pretty bad drafting track record outside of '06, but I maintain that Oden was the right pick at the time, but I really don't want to open Pandora's box when it comes to that one.

Roy was a great, Lillard-esque pick. He was in no way a clear-cut #6 prospect, especially with Foye, Gay, and some workout wonders (Sene and O'Bryant) on the table, that was a great pick. Fernandez was also a great pick, but how much did KP have to do with that pick? (That's not rhetorical, I'm genuinely interested in information ya'll probably have on the pick.... because, for example, the Grizz's management defends the Thabeet pick by saying it was owner Michael Heisley's pick.) So, did Pritchard really have the most influence on that pick, or was that result of their international scouts striking gold?

 

[jlprk]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

The Pacers organization chart looks different from most teams. They have a President who is a tip-top expert in basketball. It was Larry Bird. It is Donnie Walsh. Looks like it will be Larry Bird.

And it's not Kevin Pritchard.

 

[NOVoodoo]

Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

The Pacers organization chart looks different from most teams. They have a President who is a tip-top expert in basketball. It was Larry Bird. It is Donnie Walsh. Looks like it will be Larry Bird.

And it's not Kevin Pritchard.

That's a good point. To the average fan, being a "GM," apparently means total control. Well, since the Grizzlies have been in Memphis, I really can't recall one GM we had that was really in total control of the team. There are a lot of guys whose decision might supersede the "General Manager," such as the "President/VP of Basketball Operations," the "CEO," the "Managing Partner," and well, of course the owner (thank you Michael Heisley for Hasheem Thabeet at #2). The power structure is really different in every NBA franchise.