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Of the above candidates, the Knicks can't contact Pritchard until July 1, when his contract with the Trail Blazers expires. They fired him last year (in a stunning draft-night announcement) with one season left on his deal.

Pritchard, however, might not be an option for long. Coincidentally, two weeks ago, the Blazers fired Pritchard's replacement, Rich Cho, and an NBA source said Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen 's staff recently discussed bringing Pritchard back.
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Wow.
 
I think that would be great personally.
 
I wonder if maybe he needed to clean himself up or something (similar to that of Bayno?) and the firing was a wakeup call?
 
IF, and I realize it's a big IF for a lot of people....But if GM at the time Steve Patterson was indeed the one directing the 06' draft, what exactly has Pritchard done? A look at his first round picks

07' Oden, Fernandez, Koponen
08' Bayless, Batum
09' Claver
10' Babbitt, Williams


Seems to me there are a lot more misses (For many reasons) than hits in that group?


He has made 1 big move in getting Camby, but other than that has been very idle on that front as well
 
From what the rumors were, KP was fired b/c he didn't fire LeGarie after PA gave him the ultimatum. If he did now...what's changed?
 
lol and the soap opera known as the Blazers reached new levels of dramatics
 
Mediocre Man said:
IF, and I realize it's a big IF for a lot of people....But if GM at the time Steve Patterson was indeed the one directing the 06' draft, what exactly has Pritchard done? A look at his first round picks

07' Oden, Fernandez, Koponen
08' Bayless, Batum
09' Claver
10' Babbitt, Williams


Seems to me there are a lot more misses (For many reasons) than hits in that group?


He has made 1 big move in getting Camby, but other than that has been very idle on that front as well
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I've heard from more than one person that it was John Gabriel who directed the 06' draft.
 
I would completely support the idea of bringing KP back. IDK, I'm sorta surprised KP hasn't jumped on any of the open jobs elsewhere yet.

But the ridicule PA would get from both local and national media about being so flaky probably wouldn't be worth it for him to bring KP back.
 
I'm sorta surprised KP hasn't jumped on any of the open jobs elsewhere yet.
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He can't "jump on" any job openings because he is still under contract with the Blazers until July 1st of this year.


As for PA......"I made a huge mistake in leting go of Kevin Pritchard last year. I have apologized to him, and he was gracious enough to accept my invitation to rejoin the Blazers. Kevin is one of the brightest minds in all of basketball, and the team as well as myself personally are lucky to have him back"

I think that's all it would take for PA not to look anymore foolish than he already does
 
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Good point.

Is it strange that PA didn't get rid of KP's scouting staff? Maybe the firing last year was just a probation?
 
PA got some advice from people in the organization regarding Pritchard and Legarie. He over reacted and that is that. I have serious doubts that it is anything more than that, and I would be shocked if that relationship can be repaired. Remember one thing going forward, and you will be better off. Larry Miller is the devil. The single worst thing that has happened to this franchise maybe ever
 
yuyuza1 said:
Good point.

Is it strange that PA didn't get rid of KP's scouting staff? Maybe the firing last year was just a probation?
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Don't you mean a CHObation?

In all seriousness, once I heard what it was Cho had been doing for much of this year - implementing scouting analytic tools into the talent management process - I really began to wonder if firing Cho after a year (once he'd gotten all of his nerdy stuff in place and running smoothly) was the plan all along? Whether bringing KP back was always in the cards I seriously doubt, but its interesting to think about I suppose...
 
Mediocre Man said:
IF, and I realize it's a big IF for a lot of people....But if GM at the time Steve Patterson was indeed the one directing the 06' draft, what exactly has Pritchard done? A look at his first round picks

07' Oden, Fernandez, Koponen
08' Bayless, Batum
09' Claver
10' Babbitt, Williams


Seems to me there are a lot more misses (For many reasons) than hits in that group?


He has made 1 big move in getting Camby, but other than that has been very idle on that front as well
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Links have been provided multiple times showing that it was KP running the 2006 draft. PA specifically said it was KP.

Paul Allen would be a genius to bring the golden boy back. No one can get the fans going like him and oh yeah, he's a pretty good GM as well.

Do it PA. Do it.
 
RoyToy said:
Links have been provided multiple times showing that it was KP running the 2006 draft. PA specifically said it was KP.

Paul Allen would be a genius to bring the golden boy back. No one can get the fans going like him and oh yeah, he's a pretty good GM as well.

Do it PA. Do it.
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Links have also been provided where Steve Patterson has been given credit for it. Sly said it was Gabriel (unless he was joking), PA hnd the team have spun things in the past as well. Nothing either way has been shown to say who led that draft. Either way, if you include it, Aldridge, Roy, Sergio, Freeland. Only one of those four players will produce how they should in the NBA for where they wre drafted next season
 
I could see how this would mend some wounds with the fan base... but Paul Allen has entered, insane in the membrane, territory for me.
 
Mediocre Man said:
PA got some advice from people in the organization regarding Pritchard and Legarie. He over reacted and that is that. I have serious doubts that it is anything more than that, and I would be shocked if that relationship can be repaired. Remember one thing going forward, and you will be better off. Larry Miller is the devil. The single worst thing that has happened to this franchise maybe ever
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:lol: What's so bad about Larry Miller?
 
Mediocre Man said:
Links have also been provided where Steve Patterson has been given credit for it. Sly said it was Gabriel (unless he was joking), PA hnd the team have spun things in the past as well. Nothing either way has been shown to say who led that draft. Either way, if you include it, Aldridge, Roy, Sergio, Freeland. Only one of those four players will produce how they should in the NBA for where they wre drafted next season
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If you want to believe a schmuck like Steve Patterson instead of the owner of the franchise then that's on you.

You're also discounting the fact he selected a 3-time all-star, with the other player on his way to doing the same thing.

Injuries aside, the man absolutely nailed that draft and the course of the franchise changed on that day.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Links have also been provided where Steve Patterson has been given credit for it. Sly said it was Gabriel (unless he was joking), PA hnd the team have spun things in the past as well. Nothing either way has been shown to say who led that draft. Either way, if you include it, Aldridge, Roy, Sergio, Freeland. Only one of those four players will produce how they should in the NBA for where they wre drafted next season
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I wasn't joking. I heard KP wanted LMA and Roy and it was Gabriel who made the deals happen. It took some aggressive moves to get Roy, the type of moves we never saw KP make again.
 
RoyToy said:
If you want to believe a schmuck like Steve Patterson instead of the owner of the franchise then that's on you.

You're also discounting the fact he selected a 3-time all-star, with the other player on his way to doing the same thing.

Injuries aside, the man absolutely nailed that draft and the course of the franchise changed on that day.
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Injuries aside he nailed the 07' draft as well then?

Aldridge is the only player from that draft that will produce next year like he should for where he was drafted.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I wasn't joking. I heard KP wanted LMA and Roy and it was Gabriel who made the deals happen. It took some aggressive moves to get Roy, the type of moves we never saw KP make again.
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Great insight, Sly. Thanks. Maybe Gabirel should be the guy then?
 
Mediocre Man said:
IF, and I realize it's a big IF for a lot of people....But if GM at the time Steve Patterson was indeed the one directing the 06' draft, what exactly has Pritchard done? A look at his first round picks

07' Oden, Fernandez, Koponen
08' Bayless, Batum
09' Claver
10' Babbitt, Williams


Seems to me there are a lot more misses (For many reasons) than hits in that group?


He has made 1 big move in getting Camby, but other than that has been very idle on that front as well
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Paul Allen has been quoted as saying Pritchard ran that draft, and that he told KP to "go get it" in terms of his trade ideas for that day.. It has been posted numerous times, but apparently some people conveniently choose to ignore it in order to continue the asinine meme pushed by Steve Patterson (who still hasn't had another job in the NBA).

He also signed Andre Miller, or does that move not count?
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I wasn't joking. I heard KP wanted LMA and Roy and it was Gabriel who made the deals happen. It took some aggressive moves to get Roy, the type of moves we never saw KP make again.
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I heard that Gabriel actually was opposed to Roy and wanted Rudy Gay.
 
PapaG said:
Paul Allen has been quoted as saying Pritchard ran that draft, and that he told KP to "go get it" in terms of his trade ideas for that day.. It has been posted numerous times, but apparently some people conveniently choose to ignore it in order to continue the asinine meme pushed by Steve Patterson (who still hasn't had another job in the NBA).

He also signed Andre Miller, or does that move not count?
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I was only referring to the draft. Miller was an ok signing. Roy and Nate would probably argue that though. Other than the Camby deal, there have been no help put the team over the top moves. Also remember, that Miller was option G or whatever. Had KP got his way, we would have Hedo on this roster right now.
 
I don't understand why you're trying your best to put down KP. He's obviously a better candidate than the names that have been thrown out (Porter, Adelman, Brandon, etc, all whom have 0 experience as GM).
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Former GM of the year, he was the most qualified and most experienced in the room.

I'm not slamming KP, just sharing what I've heard a few different times from different people.
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Well, it's news to me, and there isn't a single shred of evidence that I can find that says Gabriel ran that draft.
 
yuyuza1 said:
I don't understand why you're trying your best to put down KP. He's obviously a better candidate than the names that have been thrown out (Porter, Adelman, Brandon, etc, all whom have 0 experience as GM).
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Sure you do. We all understand the Grumpy Bear act, don't we? :)
 
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