Longtime Trio Closes Ranks, Stands Strong (Columbian)

[ABM]

Nice article..

http://www.columbian.com/weblogs/blazerbanter/2010/jun/22/longtime-trio-closes-ranks-stands-strong/

This is how Michael Born remembers Kevin Pritchard.

It is the summer of 1986. Born is young. Pritchard is younger. And Pritchard — who will one day become general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers — is loaded with the type of crazy, take-on-the-world basketball talent that sometimes shows up in official games on hardwood floors. But more often is only displayed on hardtop, beneath the summer sun, against players who truly want to make you pay.

So, Born — who will one day become director of NBA scouting for the Blazers — locks in with soft eyes and watches Pritchard. Then he sees the gutsy, lean Kansas point guard capture a loose ball, race up court and leap skyward for a breakaway dunk. Just before Pritchard completes the slam, a defender rushes in and attempts to block the shot. The disruption fails — the ball quickly glides downward for two points. But as Pritchard is hanging on the rim, the defender crashes into him. Before Born can begin to gasp, Pritchard is sent flying hard into a no-give, chain-link fence. Next, Pritchard smashes into asphalt. And then he just rises up and walks away like nothing ever happened.

Michael Born: meet Kevin Pritchard.

“I was like, ‘Holy smoke!’ ” Born said..................

 

[BGrantFan]

Did Born give credit to Paul Allen more than one time in this article? I can't see it? He gave way more credit to Pritchard. He'd better fire his agent! Who is his agent? Does Paul Allen like his agent?

 

[maxiep]

Yep. If KP leaves, he finds Born and Buchanan jobs with his new club. Virtually every front office/coaching contract includes a clause where if you receive a raise, you are allowed to get out of your current contract.

We lose KP, we lose our scouting department.

 

[ABM]

Yep. If KP leaves, he finds Born and Buchanan jobs with his new club. Virtually every front office/coaching contract includes a clause where if you receive a raise, you are allowed to get out of your current contract.

We lose KP, we lose our scouting department.

Vulcan, last week: "Quickly, sign both of those guys to extensions!"

 

[BGrantFan]

Vulcan, last week: "Quickly, sign both of those guys to extensions!"

It protects them, and I'm sure Pritchard was fine with it for as long as he's out of a job, which won't be long.

Because once he gets a job, Born and Buchanon get title promotions with that team (along with a raise), and the Blazers go back to drafting the Sebastian Telfairs and the Martell Websters of the world.

Two years before Bert Kolde runs the draft?

 

[illmatic99]

These guys made scouting for the draft, a science.

It's a shame our inept upper management wants to break it up. Fuckers.

 

[toutlaw25]

Wow, if we lose Pritch, we're fucked.

 

[hasoos]

If KP would just fire his agent this would be a non issue.

 

[maxiep]

If KP would just fire his agent this would be a non issue.

LOL!

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Great article! I hope KP gets to stick around with his buddies and bring us a championship.

Blazer fans trust in KP. Pritchard trusts Born and Buchanan.

 

[Ed O]

 

[Idog1976]

Great article! I hope KP gets to stick around with his buddies and bring us a championship.

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If he gets us Paul, something tells me all will be forgiven.