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Here is a recap

We like our team

We want to push the pace

Bayless is a hard worker

Travis did great in the playoffs

We like Steve Blake

We are going to be aggressive on draft day

Nate did an outstanding job with this young team

We are right where we want to be

We are looking at guys who fit our culture

We will be active in free agency, but that doesn't mean we will neccessarily add a player because we like our team.

The fans of Portland have supported us all year

The Darius Miles situation is behind us
 
Mediocre Man said:
Here is a recap

We like our team

We want to push the pace

Bayless is a hard worker

Travis did great in the playoffs

We like Steve Blake

We are going to be aggressive on draft day

Nate did an outstanding job with this young team

We are right where we want to be

We are looking at guys who fit our culture

We will be active in free agency, but that doesn't mean we will neccessarily add a player because we like our team.

The fans of Portland have supported us all year

The Darius Miles situation is behind us
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Classic. :biglaugh:
 
Anybody want to guess the over/under on the number of times he mentions the words, "culture", "aggressive", and/or "great kid"
 
A very different interview. Did not really talk about Portland much - mostly about general issues relating to the current playoffs and the like:

Cuban - emotional game - what is said is hyped up, nerves are exposed - it's about the fan experience

Are we reaching a point where PGs are more important than bigs?
- KP - to win at the highest level - you have to have some kind of length and the ability to hold position and get the rebounds - teams that are winning the rebounding wars are mostly winning in the playoffs - but it is hard to argue that great point guards are very important.
- Pick and Roll - LMA can guard on the perimeter about as good as any good in the league.
- Nuggets vs. Lakers - Denver's offensive fire powre is as good as anyone's. Could be a clash of styles. If the Nuggets continue to shoot the way we do now - hard to argue against them
 
Recap:

Were totally fucked if that is true.
 
andalusian said:
A very different interview. Did not really talk about Portland much - mostly about general issues relating to the current playoffs and the like:

Cuban - emotional game - what is said is hyped up, nerves are exposed - it's about the fan experience

Are we reaching a point where PGs are more important than bigs?
- KP - to win at the highest level - you have to have some kind of length and the ability to hold position and get the rebounds - teams that are winning the rebounding wars are mostly winning in the playoffs - but it is hard to argue that great point guards are very important.
- Pick and Roll - LMA can guard on the perimeter about as good as any good in the league.
- Nuggets vs. Lakers - Denver's offensive fire powre is as good as anyone's. Could be a clash of styles. If the Nuggets continue to shoot the way we do now - hard to argue against them
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You know that funny about the Nugz. They are playing pretty good. But I still can see the "knucklehead" part of the team bare it's head at times during the game. Like last night when for several posessions in a row for some reason JR Smith was playing PG and stinking it up. Jackin up bad shots. Carmello throwing a blow at a reserve and almost getting ejected. See that is the problem with knucklheads. You can't take the knucklehead out of a knucklehead. It is built in.
 
yuyuza1 said:
Care to elaborate?
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Well lets see if you can put it together

At the trade deadline: We are not ready to give up on Outlaw yet. We want to see how he does in the playoffs.

Today's Recap: Outlaw did great in the playoffs.


No, Outlaw fucking stunk in the playoffs. Period. What I am seeing from KP seems to indicate to me, that he is too loyal to the guys he has here, and that has me worried. He may be speaking doublespeak, but for some reason, I don't think so. If the GM of the team is too loyal to the players, and is unwilling to make a move because of it, the Blazers may never make that move needed to get them into a position to compete at the highest level, and they will be stuck as they are.
 
hasoos said:
Well lets see if you can put it together

At the trade deadline: We are not ready to give up on Outlaw yet. We want to see how he does in the playoffs.

Today's Recap: Outlaw did great in the playoffs.
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That recap was a joke, dude. Like... literally.

Ed O.
 
hasoos said:
Well lets see if you can put it together

At the trade deadline: We are not ready to give up on Outlaw yet. We want to see how he does in the playoffs.

Today's Recap: Outlaw did great in the playoffs.


No, Outlaw fucking stunk in the playoffs. Period. What I am seeing from KP seems to indicate to me, that he is too loyal to the guys he has here, and that has me worried. He may be speaking doublespeak, but for some reason, I don't think so. If the GM of the team is too loyal to the players, and is unwilling to make a move because of it, the Blazers may never make that move needed to get them into a position to compete at the highest level, and they will be stuck as they are.
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Sorry Hasoos, I was totally joking. I thought everyone would have gotten that. I have no idea what he said because I didn't listen to it.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Sorry Hasoos, I was totally joking. I thought everyone would have gotten that. I have no idea what he said because I didn't listen to it.
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Smilies Mediocre Man, Smilies!!!! It's ok. I have been guilty of not putting smilies on my jokes too. My bad.:devilwink:

:tsktsk:
 
Mediocre Man said:
In any KP interview there is a good chance of him saying that.
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Yes indeed you are correct. In fact, does he say anything else? I swear that he usually only does phone interviews mostly. He could just have recorded the whole thing and played it into a phone...:devilwink:
 
KP's bland and predictable interviews are much like Rasheed's "Both teams played hard" fiasco, just not as bluntly.
 
Well you know, have you ever seen a GM actually discuss his off season strategy, and the player's he's targeting?

I don't know why fans continue to tune into those interviews expecting to get anything else than "we love our guys, we're not looking to trade anyone yadda yadda yadda".
 
I've heard KP said that the playoffs was a good learning experience for Travis and he thinks Travis is valuable because of what he showed during the regular season (ability to create shots and coming up big in the 4th quarter).

I obviously haven't heard all the KP interviews, but I would be surprised if he said Outlaw did great in the playoffs or even suggested that.

Too much Outlaw hate on this site . . .
 
Mediocre Man said:
In any KP interview there is a good chance of him saying that.
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does anyone really miss the days of John Nash playing all of his cards face up? When a GM trashes his players publicly (like JN did several times) it makes matters worse internally with the club/players even if it makes peon fans in the know of what he's really thinking. A GM bashing his own is akin to pissing in his own pool. Better for the GM to spin sunshine to allow him the maximum options of making the unspoken moves he might like to make.

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
does anyone really miss the days of John Nash playing all of his cards face up? When a GM trashes his players publicly (like JN did several times) it makes matters worse internally with the club/players even if it makes peon fans in the know of what he's really thinking. A GM bashing his own is akin to pissing in his own pool. Better for the GM to spin sunshine to allow him the maximum options of making the unspoken moves he might like to make.

STOMP
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Yep KP does it the right way. I just think it's funny that people get excited when he is on the roadio for an interview because he never says anything.
 
Mediocre Man said:
Yep KP does it the right way. I just think it's funny that people get excited when he is on the roadio for an interview because he never says anything.
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Are you kidding me? Many come on this site to see waht other fans have to say about the Blazers. If the GM of the Blazers is going to speak, even if you know he is guarded and will not reveal much, why wouldn't I take time out to listen to waht he has to say (especially given the amount of time many of us spend on this site).

The interview I listened with KP, he revealed that the Blazers will be picking up the options on Travis and Blake. If I just read this board, I would swear the Blazers were not going to pick up the option years on Outalw and maybe even Blake.
 
it's_GO_time said:
Are you kidding me? Many come on this site to see waht other fans have to say about the Blazers. If the GM of the Blazers is going to speak, even if you know he is guarded and will not reveal much, why wouldn't I take time out to listen to waht he has to say (especially given the amount of time many of us spend on this site).

The interview I listened with KP, he revealed that the Blazers will be picking up the options on Travis and Blake. If I just read this board, I would swear the Blazers were not going to pick up the option years on Outalw and maybe even Blake.
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wow thats news to me... do you have a link for that?

depending on where the salary cap line is set, this may put many of the FAs we talk about out of financial reach

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
wow thats news to me... do you have a link for that?

depending on where the salary cap line is set, this may put many of the FAs we talk about out of financial reach

STOMP
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I don't have a link. What I recall from the interview was that the Blazers have to decide by June 30, if they are going to pick up the options for Blake and Outalw and he fully expects the team will pick up the options on both. he then said priorities 1 and 1A after that (can't resign until July 1) is to lock up Roy and Aldrdige long term.

Of course when brought up if the Blazers are going to make a major move this summer, KP said they will be very active this summer but he doesn't think a major move is necessary (classic KP).

KP didn't make it sound like there was much thought going on about picking up the options for Travis and Blake. That doesn't mean they won't be traded . . . in this economic times, maybe a Blake or Outlaw (at 4 mil/yr) looks very attractive to other teams.
 
it's_GO_time said:
I don't have a link. What I recall from the interview was that the Blazers have to decide by June 30, if they are going to pick up the options for Blake and Outalw and he fully expects the team will pick up the options on both. he then said priorities 1 and 1A after that (can't resign until July 1) is to lock up Roy and Aldrdige long term.

Of course when brought up if the Blazers are going to make a major move this summer, KP said they will be very active this summer but he doesn't think a major move is necessary (classic KP).

KP didn't make it sound like there was much thought going on about picking up the options for Travis and Blake. That doesn't mean they won't be traded . . . in this economic times, maybe a Blake or Outlaw (at 4 mil/yr) looks very attractive to other teams.
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Blake and Outlaw don't have to be picked up until after the draft I thought. So technically KP could say trade both of them to a team for an 8 mil player and that team could then not pick up their options. Like a great way to get around the cap. That might not be the case. but I thought it was.
 
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