KP Worst GM in Blazer history?

[Sug]

It is starting to look that way. His new nickname should be Honky as in once or twice.

 

[maxiep]

Why? When Oden has played, he's been dominant. Do you think with GO playing tonight OKC is within 10? I don't.

 

[Sug]

Why? When Oden has played, he's been dominant. Do you think with GO playing tonight OKC is within 10? I don't.

Where to start? Shit the When Oden has played says it all.

 

[Sug]

Let me be clear about a few things as well. I was on the KP bandwagon, and I wanted Oden. I am however a fan, and I did not access to the information and counsel that KP had. Also the fact is pretty clear that Durant is a superstar and Oden is a bust until he changes that status on the court. I am officially off the KP and Oden train, and sadly watching the Durant express roll through Blazerville on the road to camp Victory.

 

[Nikolokolus]

This shit again? Look, I'm not exactly the biggest KP fan (I think he was good at some parts of the job and not so good at a few others) but let this shit go.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I've been on the KP-Is-An-Overrated-Douche bandwagon well before he was fired.

 

[BGrantFan]

John Nash retired this 'award' for eternity.

The OP is obviously trolling, and I bit, but only to point out how stupid this thread really is when you think about it.

 

[Sug]

This shit again? Look, I'm not exactly the biggest KP fan (I think he was good at some parts of the job and not so good at a few others) but let this shit go.

Let it go? Fuck that noise. It is directly related to the current state of the team, and it is healthy to acknowledge that so many of us were flat out wrong about KP and Oden. It is time to face the truth, and that is that our management made a really bad decision. I used to hide behind the "every other GM" clause, but now it just doesn't matter because clearly we blew it big time on the Oden vs Durant choice. In addition we were the ONLY team in that position.

 

[BGrantFan]

Let it go? Fuck that noise. It is directly related to the current state of the team, and it is healthy to acknowledge that so many of us were flat out wrong about KP and Oden. It is time to face the truth, and that is that our management made a really bad decision. I used to hide behind the "every other GM" clause, but now it just doesn't matter because clearly we blew it big time on the Oden vs Durant choice. In addition we were the ONLY team in that position.

Seek help.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'd say Joe Dumars is worse because he drafted Darko over Melo, Wade, Bosh, etc.

 

[Sug]

John Nash retired this 'award' for eternity.

The OP is obviously trolling, and I bit, but only to point out how stupid this thread really is when you think about it.

While I acknowledge your expertise in the art of trolling, I am more venting. The difference is that my post is based in truth. At this point Durant is clearly better, and KP was the guy at the helm.

 

[Sug]

I'd say Joe Dumars is worse because he drafted Darko over Melo, Wade, Bosh, etc.

Point of order, "Blazer" history. I would agree with you on NBA history with Joey D.

 

[Minstrel]

Your confusing thesis has captured my interest. Tell me more.

 

[Ed O]

John Nash retired this 'award' for eternity.

Yeah... even in the world of venting and hyperbole, worst-case-KP doesn't come close to real-world John Nash.

Ed O.

 

[Natebishop3]

Point of order, "Blazer" history. I would agree with you on NBA history with Joey D.

Oh, well, in that case it's the guy who passed on Chris Paul and Deron Williams.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Oh, well, in that case it's the guy who passed on Chris Paul and Deron Williams.

Not to mention using three picks in the top 20 on Telfair, Krhyapa and Monia.

 

[Natebishop3]

Not to mention using three picks in the top 20 on Telfair, Krhyapa and Monia.

Can't hate on the Telfair pick too much... Telfair helped get us Roy.

 

[BGrantFan]

While I acknowledge your expertise in the art of trolling, I am more venting. The difference is that my post is based in truth. At this point Durant is clearly better, and KP was the guy at the helm.

Nope. You're trolling. Nothing in your initial thread title is based in any objective truth.

 

[STOMP]

Can't hate on the Telfair pick too much... Telfair helped get us Roy.

by that logic, we can't hate on the Krhyapa pick either because he helped the club get Aldridge.... the legend of John "Genius" Nash is growing before our eyes

STOMP

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Kinda funny at the time Boston drafted Rondo to be the backup to Telfair.

 

[Sug]

Nope. You're trolling. Nothing in your initial thread title is based in any objective truth.

Now you are trolling actually, because there are facts that point to KP potentially being the worst GM in Blazer history. At a critical point in putting a championship team together he was faced with the most important decision. As a result we are stuck with a busted big man that can't play and Durant is an NBA first team superstar on a division rival. By the way where did I say I was being objective or why does that matter? It is a question by the way that started the thread, and it is a legit one. The question is pretty simple, is KP the worst GM in Blazer history?

 

[ebott]

Off the top of my head Stu Inman and John Nash were worse.

I some times think about what kind of team we'd have put together with the gift of hind site.
2004: Al Jefferson instead of Telfair
2005: Paul (or Deron if you prefer) instead of Webster
2006: Hard to try and revise that. We owned that draft.
2007: KD instead of Oden.
2008: Roy Hibbert over Jerryd Bayless
2009: Taj Gibson over Victor Claver

Fancy team:
c- Camby, Al Jefferson, Hibbert
pf- Aldridge, Gibson
sf- KD, Batum
sg- Roy, Rudy
pg- Paul, Johnson

 

[Natebishop3]

by that logic, we can't hate on the Krhyapa pick either because he helped the club get Aldridge.... the legend of John "Genius" Nash is growing before our eyes

STOMP

Now you're catching on!

 

[Sug]

Off the top of my head Stu Inman and John Nash were worse.

I some times think about what kind of team we'd have put together with the gift of hind site.
2004: Al Jefferson instead of Telfair
2005: Paul (or Deron if you prefer) instead of Webster
2006: Hard to try and revise that. We owned that draft.
2007: KD instead of Oden.
2008: Roy Hibbert over Jerryd Bayless
2009: Taj Gibson over Victor Claver

Fancy team:
c- Camby, Al Jefferson, Hibbert
pf- Aldridge, Gibson
sf- KD, Batum
sg- Roy, Rudy
pg- Paul, Johnson

Call it hindsight I don't care, people are judged on outcomes of decisions. This outcome clearly indicated a poor decision.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

One different draft pick would have changed the situations of every year. That makes no sense.

 

[Natebishop3]

One different draft pick would have changed the situations of every year. That makes no sense.

Oh, you mean like drafting Paul would have knocked off our chances of getting Oden OR Durant?

 

[BGrantFan]

Now you are trolling actually, because there are facts that point to KP potentially being the worst GM in Blazer history. At a critical point in putting a championship team together he was faced with the most important decision. As a result we are stuck with a busted big man that can't play and Durant is an NBA first team superstar on a division rival. By the way where did I say I was being objective or why does that matter? It is a question by the way that started the thread, and it is a legit one. The question is pretty simple, is KP the worst GM in Blazer history?

Slow down and make sense next time.

 

[Minstrel]

Call it hindsight I don't care, people are judged on outcomes of decisions. This outcome clearly indicated a poor decision.

So if Pritchard had selected Durant and Durant had been hit by a car, handicapping him for life, the outcome would clearly indicate a poor decision?

Your reasoning is extremely flawed. You can't judge outcomes on an individual decision basis, because there's a huge amount of luck that determines whether any single decision works out or not. You may make the "right" call based on the information at the time and then have events outside your control and outside anyone's ability to predict kill the outcome. I'm not arguing, here, whether the Oden decision qualifies as such, just that that principle is what makes judging single decisions by results a bad idea.

To judge by results, you have to take an entire body of work, because it's much more reasonable to assume "luck" evens out over a bunch of decisions and you're left with skill/ability as the determining factor. Looking at Pritchard's body of work, he took what was arguably the worst roster in the league and turned it into one of the best, talented enough to win 50 games despite myriad injuries.

So, therefore, I'd say that in a results-oriented business, Pritchard got results. Not only was he not the worst GM in Blazers history, he was among the best in franchise history. You're free, of course, to decide that selecting Oden over Durant is the only thing to consider, that Oden is a bust and Durant is a superstar and that that makes Pritchard the worst GM in franchise history. It just seemed poorly reasoned.

 

[Wheels]

Dammit I kiss having my computer with all the random ass pictures that I use to respond to shitty ass threads

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Dammit I kiss having my computer with all the random ass pictures that I use to respond to shitty ass threads