Blazers front office staying the course

[THE HCP]

hahahahha...... hey wait a sec

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I am pretty sure all of them know what a woman looks like....at least one woman

Come on. Don't diss HCP's wife like that.

I mean.... I know she's easy. But she still has standards that are above most of the clowns on this board.

(Yes, VERY shocking I know.... after all, she did marry HCP. But she told me that was the first and last time she ever really went slummin' THAT low.)

 

[barfo]

Except this isn't a lifetime commitment we're talking about ... it's a business filling a vacant position; and FYI there is no such thing as a "perfect GM," the goal should be to find a good one (and that doesn't take over a year for 29 other NBA teams).

Are you saying that the other 29 teams all have good GMs?

barfo

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Are you saying that the other 29 teams all have good GMs?

barfo

and do all 29 other teams have a qualified "interim" GM to fill the role to allow the them to take their time and find the right guy for the job?

 

[THE HCP]

and do all 29 other teams have a qualified "interim" GM to fill the role to allow the them to take their time and find the right guy for the job?

Excellent point Capt. 'Couv

 

[Further]

I just don't think PA and Miller want a GM. And why would they. The blazers are Paul's toy, and without a GM he has even more fun ranking the draftees and planning the future. I bet he understands that eventually, a GM is useful because there is a lot of work to get done, but over the short term, it's time to party!

 

[Nikolokolus]

Are you saying that the other 29 teams all have good GMs?

barfo

Of course not, but I'd say most teams have guys that are competent enough to do their job ... luck and uncontrollable variables play a huge role in the success or failure of teams.

and do all 29 other teams have a qualified "interim" GM to fill the role to allow the them to take their time and find the right guy for the job?

Qualified? How has Buchanan demonstrated anything even remotely resembling competence as a talent evaluator or move maker? Let's assume he's ben given a measure of autonomy to make moves since KP got fired and he got elevated to his current role: Trading Miller for Felton? Drafting Smith, Babbitt, Williams, Diebler? Signing Crawford? Meh.

 

[Ed O]

I compare it to finding your wife. You dont put a ring on the first girl you date. You take your time and find the right girl, a girl that you can spend the rest of your life with. The Blazers are taking their time to find the perfect GM, they dont want to make the same mistakes they have in the past (Nash, KP, Cho).

You can compare it to marriage, but I'll compare it to the GM searches that other teams in the NBA do. Firing a GM after less than a year and then taking a year to replace him is a bad idea. It is a bad idea using common sense and it is a bad idea based on that fact that no other NBA teams do it.

If the Blazers had even squeaked into the playoffs, I could see the argument that the process to this point has had some success. As it is, the team that was assembled was lacking in talent and potential. It's hard to expect anything other than more of the same.

Ed O.

 

[Blazinaway]

Blazers front office unfortunately is on the same course as the SS Minnow was, we have Gilligan running things

 

[Mediocre Man]

Blazers front office unfortunately is on the same course as the SS Minnow was, we have Gilligan running things

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful team
That started with this tragic man
Named Paul Gardner Allen.

The mate was a weaseley sales man,
The owner too hands on.
Rich Cho was set free one day
For a 365 day con, a 365 day con.

The weather started getting rough,
Paul Allen was a bad boss.
If not for the love of the faithful fans
The Blazers would be lost, the Blazers would be lost.

The team set up a GM search without a clue to be found
With Larry
Paul Allen too,
Bert Kolde and and the Vulcans,
Chad Buchanan
They have no clue, what to do
Here at one center court.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful team
That started with this tragic man
Named Paul Gardner Allen.

The mate was a weaseley sales man,
The owner too hands on.
Rich Cho was set free one day
For a 365 day con, a 365 day con.

The weather started getting rough,
Paul Allen was a bad boss.
If not for the love of the faithful fans
The Blazers would be lost, the Blazers would be lost.

The team set up a GM search without a clue to be found
With Larry
Paul Allen too,
Bert Kolde and and the Vulcans,
Chad Buchanan
They have no clue, what to do
Here at one center court.

Good effort. B-

 

[Mediocre Man]

Good effort. B-

I think B- is fair. Thank you

 

[Further]

You can compare it to marriage, but I'll compare it to the GM searches that other teams in the NBA do. Firing a GM after less than a year and then taking a year to replace him is a bad idea. It is a bad idea using common sense and it is a bad idea based on that fact that no other NBA teams do it.

If the Blazers had even squeaked into the playoffs, I could see the argument that the process to this point has had some success. As it is, the team that was assembled was lacking in talent and potential. It's hard to expect anything other than more of the same.

Ed O.

Honestly I'm not convinced that most GM's have much of an effect on their franchise. Some do, the top few percent and the bottom few percent, but overall, I really don't believe that the GM position is of much importance. As long as there are COMPETENT people in the organization to share his vacated duties then the GM's effect should be negated. The only real drawback is if it makes free agents not trust the leadership or organization. And frankly, I think 99% of FA either follow the money, the market or follow the ring chase. Having a GM or not won't affect the money situation, the attractiveness of Portland or the poor performance of the team.

Really, no matter how much people on this board blame a bunch of different guys, the Blazers suck because of health issues. And that's just sports.

 

[Sinobas]

I"ve endured some similar front offices and poor coaching as a 49er fan. I wish the guy who made this video were a Blazer fan, he'd make some hilarious videos!