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This franchise is going down bill… just sad. Next Jody sells the team and move to Seattle lol
 
Maybe Hankin got the nod because he's not afraid to fire Neil. Chris just didn't have it in him to do that 10 years ago..was good to hear Casey say Hankin had saved his job with the Blazers....sounds like they got a good guy in there.
 
sheed30 said:
You need to stop reading that garbage that Canzano always spits out. I can’t believe people still read and take Canzano serious.
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so you don’t want Jody to sell? Interesting
 
SlyPokerDog said:
So here's my pure speculation on what's going on...

McGowan and hankins have been working together when the LA Kings won the Stanley cup. I think hankins was always the heir apparent if McGowan had his way. I'm guessing that Olshey is going to be stepping down. With McGowan resigning and hankins being promoted to team president this gives him a chance to be directly involved in the next hiring of the GM and to put his stamp on the future of the franchise.
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Well I don’t know much about Hankins but I hope he’s a smart man and hires an analytics driven, nerdy GM.

(what, I just saw Moneyball for the first time)
 
sheed30 said:
You need to stop reading that garbage that Canzano always spits out. I can’t believe people still read and take Canzano serious.
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Keep putting your head in the sand.

Canzano may be a jerk. But he direct quoted a team source. Yes, the name isn't attached. But he would lose said source if he didn't say the right things. And if the name was attached, canzano could get sued for misrepresenting the quote.

This team is becoming a shit show. Sad to see.

Hope Jody sells it to someone that can clean house and start over.
 
ehizzy3 said:
so you don’t want Jody to sell? Interesting
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He thinks anything the franchise does is good and argues against anyone who thinks otherwise.

If jody sells he will be stoked about it just because it is something the blazers did.
 
Are people leaning more towards the idea trading Dame and starting a full rebuild with news we might have new gm soon?
 
SlyPokerCat said:
Keep putting your head in the sand.

Canzano may be a jerk. But he direct quoted a team source. Yes, the name isn't attached. But he would lose said source if he didn't say the right things. And if the name was attached, canzano could get sued for misrepresenting the quote.

This team is becoming a shit show. Sad to see.

Hope Jody sells it to someone that can clean house and start over.
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this isn't the source saying these things. this is the nonsense that passes for clickbait journalism these days. just toxic.

That -- is the independent investigation the organization is currently conducting. It centers around allegations of a toxic and hostile workplace fostered by general manager Neil Olshey. The Blazers have hired an independent law firm to review complaints and presumably wash Olshey’s mouth out with a bar of soap and send him packing. A franchise source told me “we are nowhere near” close to completing the probe and didn’t expect any other major announcements on Friday.

Olshey stays on the job, for now. Jody Allen is still the owner.

Which is only to say that Trail Blazers, Inc. didn’t get any happier and healthier with this personnel move. But we got a good peek into how uncomfortable it must be to work in a place that doesn’t line up with your value system. McGowan knows the optics and timing of his resignation will raise questions. He could have stayed on the job, per his contract, through June but he threw in the keys. Don’t miss the significance of that.

The wrong guy resigned.

Another “L” for the franchise.
 
illmatic99 said:
this isn't the source saying these things. this is the nonsense that passes for clickbait journalism these days. just toxic.

That -- is the independent investigation the organization is currently conducting. It centers around allegations of a toxic and hostile workplace fostered by general manager Neil Olshey. The Blazers have hired an independent law firm to review complaints and presumably wash Olshey’s mouth out with a bar of soap and send him packing. A franchise source told me “we are nowhere near” close to completing the probe and didn’t expect any other major announcements on Friday.

Olshey stays on the job, for now. Jody Allen is still the owner.

Which is only to say that Trail Blazers, Inc. didn’t get any happier and healthier with this personnel move. But we got a good peek into how uncomfortable it must be to work in a place that doesn’t line up with your value system. McGowan knows the optics and timing of his resignation will raise questions. He could have stayed on the job, per his contract, through June but he threw in the keys. Don’t miss the significance of that.

The wrong guy resigned.

Another “L” for the franchise.
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So? This is what the source said. Did you miss it?

Said one team source: “Good for Chris. It’s tough to stick around when you don’t share the values of the organization and it got worse when Jody arrived. It’s just a bunch of bad people treating good people really bad.”
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.or...gnation-was-the-wrong-one.html?outputType=amp
 
illmatic99 said:
yes one line, amongst the paragraphs of opinions.
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That is what I was referencing.

Don't be salty because Canzano is writing his opinions. He doesn't really appear to be wrong. A jerk, sure. But we are falling apart as an organization and Jody needs to sell.
 
SlyPokerCat said:
Keep putting your head in the sand.

Canzano may be a jerk. But he direct quoted a team source. Yes, the name isn't attached. But he would lose said source if he didn't say the right things. And if the name was attached, canzano could get sued for misrepresenting the quote.

This team is becoming a shit show. Sad to see.

Hope Jody sells it to someone that can clean house and start over.
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man what is your issue with people that don't see it the way you do? Very tasteless, just like Canzano and his columns! Fire Canzano!!! Am I doing this right?
 
sheed30 said:
man what is your issue with people that don't see it the way you do? Very tasteless, just like Canzano and his columns! Fire Canzano!!! Am I doing this right?
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The truth hurts sometimes.
 
DDolla said:
This franchise is going down bill… just sad. Next Jody sells the team and move to Seattle lol
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It wouldn't be worth the cost to move the team, on top of the negative PR the NBA would take to allow a team to move from a strong market to one that is tapped.
 
I think Dame should buy the Blazers. He can be Owner, GM and Player.

On the other hand, not sure I want Mr. Loyalty as the GM as he would be loyal to his guys and perhaps not make moves that should be made.

Dunno.
 
GrandpaBlaze said:
I think Dame should buy the Blazers. He can be Owner, GM and Player.

On the other hand, not sure I want Mr. Loyalty as the GM as he would be loyal to his guys and perhaps not make moves that should be made.

Dunno.
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Dame is definitely not the GM we want. We need a GM that doesn't worry about Dame's friendly and overly loyal nature but worries about building a team around him that will help him win a chip.
 
illmatic99 said:
this isn't the source saying these things. this is the nonsense that passes for clickbait journalism these days. just toxic.

That -- is the independent investigation the organization is currently conducting. It centers around allegations of a toxic and hostile workplace fostered by general manager Neil Olshey. The Blazers have hired an independent law firm to review complaints and presumably wash Olshey’s mouth out with a bar of soap and send him packing. A franchise source told me “we are nowhere near” close to completing the probe and didn’t expect any other major announcements on Friday.

Olshey stays on the job, for now. Jody Allen is still the owner.

Which is only to say that Trail Blazers, Inc. didn’t get any happier and healthier with this personnel move. But we got a good peek into how uncomfortable it must be to work in a place that doesn’t line up with your value system. McGowan knows the optics and timing of his resignation will raise questions. He could have stayed on the job, per his contract, through June but he threw in the keys. Don’t miss the significance of that.

The wrong guy resigned.

Another “L” for the franchise.
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Clickbait, and they all soak it up!
 
blazerkor said:
Dame is definitely not the GM we want. We need a GM that doesn't worry about Dame's friendly and overly loyal nature but worries about building a team around him that will help him win a chip.
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When it's his money on the line I would be confident.
 
julius said:
It wouldn't be worth the cost to move the team, on top of the negative PR the NBA would take to allow a team to move from a strong market to one that is tapped.
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Unless Jody absolutely has no interest in the team or she/the trust needs the money, there is no reason for her to sell the team. From reports, she absolutely has interest in the team and I don’t think she/the trust needs the money.

Top tier professional sports franchises are one of the best investments for the ultra rich. They are non-depreciating assets that will always go up in value.
 
sheed30 said:
Haha, Canzano has been a cancer to Portland media for years, ya his source huh? Fuck his source and Canzano. I don’t give one shit what he says. I am actually surprised he still around.
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I'm sure you would rather read someone that spews confetti and rainbows about the team all the time.

Canzano can be a jerk. He isn't wrong here though.
 
Shaboid said:
When it's his money on the line I would be confident.
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I don't know about that... first of all Dame probably isn't worth 100M let along 2B and I'm pretty sure he's investing to make friends and family more successful and grow his wealth conservatively more than he's making shrewd big money making decisions.
 
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