Exclusive Is Joe Cronin a good GM? (5 Viewers)

[JfizzleBlazer]

You guys think he’s our best GM ever?

Not me

 

[e_blazer]

I think that what Cronin does now, at this point where he's essentially built a .500, play-in level team, will reveal whether he is a good or mediocre GM. He and his staff have done a solid job of evaluating talent and have assembled a team that can grow into a yearly playoff team, but it seems to lack the punch that is needed to contend. I'm hoping for a major move this next week, but if not then, certainly over the summer. I think that this question also needs to be expanded to consider whether Tom Dundon and the new ownership group are going to have the fire and vision to make a push for contention. Jodi Allen and the Vulcans have been complacently okay with mediocrity.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You guys think he’s our best GM ever?

He's the only Blazer GM with a building named after him.

The Cronin Company Building

macadamforbes.com

 

[THE HCP]

What about Rich Cho?

 

[andalusian]

Until he gets a verb (Cronpunked) - I would still say Pritchard.

 

[blazerfan11]

The difference is we don't have an alpha. Giannis is still only 30. Those guys you mentioned were in their late 30s. Giannis has shown no slowing down this year, and I don't think it is ridiculous to think father time doesn't show up next year. Or the year after.

You didn't post here 20 years ago when people like Maris would say "bake the cake" so often that so many folks adopted that and we ended up doing nothing.

There is always a balance of the different ideologies of building a team. But one thing is for sure, you need a superstar to win (other than Detroit, who is an outlier. However, deni and holiday are really the only guys that match up to good players on the Pistons at that time).

Scoot hasn't played at all this season, and we have to wait until next season for Damian Lillard.

Now would be a terrible time to make a trade of anything besides a small move to bring in more 3-point shooting.

Giannis is a very good player, but he has a huge hole in today's NBA, and is set to make $58 million next season.

 

[e_blazer]

He's the only Blazer GM with a building named after him.

The Cronin Company Building

macadamforbes.com

https://housing.osu.edu/roomsearch/neil-building

 

[BassPlaya]

The simple answer is......yes.

 

[riverman]

I say Joe is a good GM...I can't compare GMs from the Trader Bob era because they had a blank check and no salary cap problems. You used to be able to just buy a team and now you really can't do that anymore.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Trader Bob was easily my favorite. I think Cronin has done a great job, while not perfect he’s had some misses like agrants contract and maybe the Scoot draft( big maybe).

 

[kjironman1]

So many variables to that question. He's certainly not the worst.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Cronin still doesn’t have the balls that Trader Bob had.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Cronin still doesn’t have the balls that Trader Bob had.

Or the money. Nor the same cap era issues

 

[ehizzy3]

He’s a lot better than this forum would have lead you to believe a few years ago.

 

[Natebishop3]

Trader Bob was easily my favorite. I think Cronin has done a great job, while not perfect he’s had some misses like agrants contract and maybe the Scoot draft( big maybe).

The Scoot draft isn't really on him. Scoot was pretty much widely considered a top 2 or 3 pick.

And all the Amen truthers out there should check out the Rockets forums. They're not as thrilled with Thompson this year. The league finally figured out he can't shoot a lick and they're defending him like a center.

 

[Natebishop3]

Or the money. Nor the same cap era issues

Exactly. People gloss over the fact that Bob got to operate with a blank check and almost no rules. They didn't have the insanely punitive CBA that we have today.

 

[KingSpeed]

Scoot hasn't played at all this season, and we have to wait until next season for Damian Lillard.

Now would be a terrible time to make a trade of anything besides a small move to bring in more 3-point shooting.

Giannis is a very good player, but he has a huge hole in today's NBA, and is set to make $58 million next season.

What huge hole? He’s the second best player in the league. 65% from the field, 40% from 3.