Jason Quick is dealing with depression

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I can wish anyone the best. Hope he gets his head straight and all.

Thing is I've had two separate run ins with him and neither ended well. I don't trust him any more and i don't think he should have anything to do with the team.

He's a good writer but from what I've seen not a great person and role model. I've even not only told him that but Mike Richman as well to just keep a certain buffer between himself and Quick. I won't subscribe to the Athletic because of Quick. Doesn't matter who they have there or what someone writes for them. I will not subscribe until Quick is not on their payroll.

Simple as that.
 
I will always hope for change in people.

That said, his interviews on 1080, he always sounded so cold. Condescending and felt like it was always a waste of time. And the weird thing was is for Issac and Suke, they know him and are friends with him. But it never felt like buddies talking. I get it's an interview and it's slightly different but even with them it felt like he couldn't care less. (this is my opinion and perspective).

I personally have never cared for how he interacts with people and his seemingly abrasive way of doing things. However, I understand that mental health can contribute to a lot of this, and I will always cheer that they can change. Good luck to him and I'm happy he's doing something about it.
 
He showed little to no empathy towards Dame last year when he was going through shit, so uh good luck I guess.
 
crandc said:
Two separate issues.
1. He is apparently an asshole
2. He is coping with illness.

You can dislike an asshole and still hope for his recovery.
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True, unless the illness is hemorrhoids, in which case it’s kind of a Catch 22 situation.
 
I'll share my Quick story. He was actually nice when I first started covering the team. Made me feel included. But that was a negative time with the team, and Quick/Canzano were on a crusade to bring down Sheed and the Jail Blazers. I had taken a different tact and was building relationships with the players. I think they didn't like how buddy buddy I was with the guys because I got the cold shoulder. Then, after the criticism that ZBO got for having a check bounce that he wrote to Portland Parks, I lit them up in an article. Basically called them out for always being negative and making it about themselves. I agree with HCP. They were extremely egocentric (especially Canzano) and they walked around the Rose Garden like they owned it. We did not get along.

Quick looked burned out and that was 20 years ago. He didn't look like he loved sports anymore. He looked like he was going through the motions. I always said I didn't want to end up like that. That's one reason why I stopped covering sports. I started feeling burned out, and I had only been doing it a fraction of the time that Jason had.

Also, similar to HCP, I was the one who broke the story about Oden at 24 Hour Fitness and got zero credit. I remember him going on the radio talking about it and these guys all knew who I was. It was only like a year after I stopped covering the team, but nobody once mentioned me. So I was a little chapped about that.

Hopefully he's getting some help. I don't hate him. I actually think his writing and attitude improved quite a bit over the years, but I also don't see him any more so I don't have the perspective that HCP has.
 
I will miss his stories on the players. The one on Trendon Watford was a masterpiece. He is good at these articles. Really good

He inspires me as a journalist to write more in depth articles. The few times I came to Portland I never met him so i can only judge him on his work and very interesting appearances with Mike Richman.
 
He mentioned loss that can be tough, Ive been there but found that staying busy with what I do, helped best. Even divorce can take its toll. It means death in the greek, but it's not as final.
I was just mentioning to my wife last night, seems like much anxiety going on, with all ages.
 
crandc said:
You can dislike an asshole and still hope for his recovery.
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You can also dislike an asshole and be completely apathetic about anything related to him personally. That's also allowed. Quite a few things I worry about these days and the midlife crisis of a random asshat isn't one of them.
 
The guy struggling with mental illness.
Celebrities and athletes are applauded all the time for sharing their battle with the same thing.
Now I see people calling quick out for always making things about himself while some in here are taking his struggles and doing the exact same thing.
Wish the guy well and move on or don’t say anything at all.
Grow up
 
blazedanugz said:
The guy struggling with mental illness.
Celebrities and athletes are applauded all the time for sharing their battle with the same thing.
Now I see people calling quick out for always making things about himself while some in here are taking his struggles and doing the exact same thing.
Wish the guy well and move on or don’t say anything at all.
Grow up
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Nah bro. It's about him. Those stories are about him and what he did. Most all wished him well. He's the celebrity writer. He's the one that stepped all over people. He's the one that affected people's lives. The people on this board quite often need to grow up but this isn't one of those times. Sorry.
 
Fairly-Hard said:
Nah bro. It's about him. Those stories are about him and what he did. Most all wished him well. He's the celebrity writer. He's the one that stepped all over people. He's the one that affected people's lives. The people on this board quite often need to grow up but this isn't one of those times. Sorry.
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you and whoever else can stoop to his level then
 
blazedanugz said:
The guy struggling with mental illness.
Celebrities and athletes are applauded all the time for sharing their battle with the same thing.
Now I see people calling quick out for always making things about himself while some in here are taking his struggles and doing the exact same thing.
Wish the guy well and move on or don’t say anything at all.
Grow up
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Yes, there are many celebrities and athletes who are also attention whores, that's pretty well established. Most people who go through real shit (hi) don't want to elaborate about it to strangers, let alone post it on fucking twitter.

He has not shown empathy to people throughout his career, he is owed nothing. If he wants to fish for your fake sympathy, fine, but people are allowed to express a different opinion than you and to say otherwise is a pretty immature mindset. Grow up. This culture of people posting empty sentiments and good-wishes on the internet for every single god-damn thing in an effort to somehow make themselves look good to others and feel righteous and morally superior about themselves is pathetic. If you don't know the asshole, quit acting like you fucking care and go blazer another nug.
 
noknobs said:
Yes, there are many celebrities and athletes who are also attention whores, that's pretty well established. Most people who go through real shit (hi) don't want to elaborate about it to strangers, let alone post it on fucking twitter.

He has not shown empathy to people throughout his career, he is owed nothing. If he wants to fish for your fake sympathy, fine, but people are allowed to express a different opinion than you and to say otherwise is a pretty immature mindset. Grow up. This culture of people posting empty sentiments and good-wishes on the internet for every single god-damn thing in an effort to somehow make themselves look good to others and feel righteous and morally superior about themselves is pathetic. If you don't know the asshole, quit acting like you fucking care and go blazer another nug.
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hahahahaha
 
TBpup said:
Seems ironic that some people are taking Quick's admission of struggling with mental health issues, and turning it into something about them.

How 'Quick' of our board. :bgrin:
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Well, it's a lot less interesting if we all just posted "cool. Hope he gets better."
 
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noknobs said:
Yes, there are many celebrities and athletes who are also attention whores, that's pretty well established. Most people who go through real shit (hi) don't want to elaborate about it to strangers, let alone post it on fucking twitter.

He has not shown empathy to people throughout his career, he is owed nothing. If he wants to fish for your fake sympathy, fine, but people are allowed to express a different opinion than you and to say otherwise is a pretty immature mindset. Grow up. This culture of people posting empty sentiments and good-wishes on the internet for every single god-damn thing in an effort to somehow make themselves look good to others and feel righteous and morally superior about themselves is pathetic. If you don't know the asshole, quit acting like you fucking care and go blazer another nug.
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I think you might be the one who needs to blaze another nug. If relishing in other peoples problems floats your boat….go right ahead.

My fake sympathy? You don’t know shit about me and I don’t know shit about you so don’t like you do
 
blazedanugz said:
I think you might be the one who needs to blaze another nug.
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Always

blazedanugz said:
If relishing in other peoples problems floats your boat….go right ahead.
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Who said I was relishing? I said I don't give a shit and shouldn't feel compelled to because other people want to act like they do.

blazedanugz said:
My fake sympathy? You don’t know shit about me and I don’t know shit about you so don’t like you do
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I was responding to you, but giving a comment about this social media culture where everyone needs to act holier than thou regardless of how ignorant they are of the person or thing they're commenting on. And even worse, this culture of claiming that people can't say otherwise, like you just did.
 
noknobs said:
Always


Who said I was relishing? I said I don't give a shit and shouldn't feel compelled to because other people want to act like they do.


I was responding to you, but giving a comment about this social media culture where everyone needs to act holier than thou regardless of how ignorant they are of the person or thing they're commenting on. And even worse, this culture of claiming that people can't say otherwise, like you just did.
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okay well you said “your fake sympathy”.
You’re entitled to your opinion.

culture of people not being able to say otherwise…..ahhhhh now I see.

Carry on
 
blazedanugz said:
culture of people not being able to say otherwise…..ahhhhh now I see.
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Pretty sure you don't if you're insinuating what I think you are. Pretty funny your mind automatically goes there. But isn't the first thing you're wrong about today.

I think I'll go now before the hate starts piling in.
 
noknobs said:
Pretty sure you don't if you're insinuating what I think you are. Pretty funny your mind automatically goes there. But isn't the first thing you're wrong about today.

I think I'll go now before the hate starts piling in.
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This started out with me calling out hate. ttyl
 
THE HCP said:
Ruthless? Guy is an absolute jerk who treats those around him like shit. He injects himself into almost ALL his stories, as if we need that. Guy is an ass. Now he’s taking the summer off and I’m supposed to feel sorry for him?
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Admit it, you’re just upset because he’s probably going to have to start mowing lawns through the summer to make ends meet and you dont want the competition.
 
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