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He has NO idea where its' going to land....

THE FUCK MAN. So fucking stupid.
 
If Mcgowan botches this next hire (which he will), he should be fired. He's fucking everything up.
 
He "y'know's" almost as much as TT does.
 
WOW. He hates Mike and Mike. He said "I REALLY wanted to go in a different creative direction."

Get the fuck out of town, Chris Mcgowan. No one wants you here.
 
Makes it sound like they're already in negotiation with the replacements.
 
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This guy is a fucking idiot. He doesn't belong here.
 
OJ Simpson is going to be the new color commentator.
 
Mcgowan, the next negotation should be for YOU to lose YOUR job. You don't deserve it.

He already knew this before last season. "Within the month" he said they'll know.


"It makes me want to get up every day. Get people that they can connect with." WE WERE ALREADY CONNECTED WITH MIKE AND MIKE, DICKHEAD.
 
Uh-oh. This sounds bad. Mcgowan sounds scared about what Mike and Mike are going to say. LOLOLOLOL.
 
Highlights of the McGowan interview on 1080 The Fan.

1080: Surprising decision to say the least. A lot of fans are rather outraged....what is the message to the fanbase?

CM: Obviously I see the comments and understand there are a lot of fans that are upset. Hopefully our fans will bear with us and hopefully they will be excited with the replacements.

1080: In a season of passing expectations on the court, why this?

CM: Fans want answers but out of respect to those we let go I'm not going to get into that . I don't think it would be fair to talk about publicly. They all did a lot of great things for our organization but hopefully our fans understand when we let them know what we are doing going forward.

1080: Did this catch the 3 of them off guard?

CM: I'm sure it did. We are trying to do this in a compassionate manner but we are making a transition and we have to focus on that as well. You are talking about their lives and livelyhood and it is not easy and certainly not the fun part of the job.

1080: When you look the future, any specifics in what you are looking for?

CM: Not at this time. Once we make announcements on who we are bringing in I think it will be pretty clear as to why. It's not a lot about what they did or didn't do but more about the direction we are going in moving forward.

We are going through a broader transition with out broadcasts and it forced me to look at the creative parts of our broadcasts and started looking at it over the course of the season. It is ultimately me who makes the decisions but I spoke with others to get feedback and council.

1080: This sounds like you know who you are going to talk to.

CM: Yeah....you would never do something this drastic without knowing where you want to go. This is pretty unprecedented and we'll have some announcements pretty soon.

1080: We couldn't help but come to the conclusion that there is more to this.

CM: From a broader perspective it is. It just forced me to look at it even more closely but it was really more from a creative standpoint.

1080: Because you just signed these guys, people jump to conclusions.

CM: Sure....but then to you wait a year or give them a year to look while they are still getting paid? This gives them a soft landing and the best chance to see what their best move is without a financial impact.

We should have the entire team in place within a month or maybe even before that.

1080: Obviously a ton of tweets and your name was in a lot of these. (reads tweets....) What do you say to those that feel alienated?

CM: Just work really hard to earn their trust back again. I understand my role won't always be the most popular one but I am motivated to bring in people they can connect with. I do operate with a keen awareness that fans are fired up and that motivates me to do a good job to prove this will be good in the long run.
 
Paul allen: FIRE Mcgowan... hes running your team into the ground.
 
BBert said:
Yeah, if losing the Mike's is the cost of NOT having Comcast control the distribution of their product, then it is sadly worth it.

If so, way to take one for the fans, guys!

:cheers:
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This.
 
TBpup said:
I didn't get that at all. He indicated he felt they would probably express themselves at some point and didn't seem to indicate they were under any type of 'gag' order.
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It wasn't what he said. It's how he was talking. He sounded very nervous. lol.
 
Highlights of the McGowan interview on 1080 The Fan.

1080: Surprising decision to say the least. A lot of fans are rather outraged....what is the message to the fanbase?

CM: Obviously I see the comments and understand there are a lot of fans that are upset. Hopefully our fans will bear with us and hopefully they will be excited with the replacements.

1080: In a season of passing expectations on the court, why this?

CM: Fans want answers but out of respect to those we let go I'm not going to get into that . I don't think it would be fair to talk about publicly. They all did a lot of great things for our organization but hopefully our fans understand when we let them know what we are doing going forward.

1080: Did this catch the 3 of them off guard?

CM: I'm sure it did. We are trying to do this in a compassionate manner but we are making a transition and we have to focus on that as well. You are talking about their lives and livelyhood and it is not easy and certainly not the fun part of the job.

1080: When you look the future, any specifics in what you are looking for?

CM: Not at this time. Once we make announcements on who we are bringing in I think it will be pretty clear as to why. It's not a lot about what they did or didn't do but more about the direction we are going in moving forward.

We are going through a broader transition with out broadcasts and it forced me to look at the creative parts of our broadcasts and started looking at it over the course of the season. It is ultimately me who makes the decisions but I spoke with others to get feedback and council.

1080: This sounds like you know who you are going to talk to.

CM: Yeah....you would never do something this drastic without knowing where you want to go. This is pretty unprecedented and we'll have some announcements pretty soon.

1080: We couldn't help but come to the conclusion that there is more to this.

CM: From a broader perspective it is. It just forced me to look at it even more closely but it was really more from a creative standpoint.

1080: Because you just signed these guys, people jump to conclusions.

CM: Sure....but then to you wait a year or give them a year to look while they are still getting paid? This gives them a soft landing and the best chance to see what their best move is without a financial impact.

We should have the entire team in place within a month or maybe even before that.

1080: Obviously a ton of tweets and your name was in a lot of these. (reads tweets....) What do you say to those that feel alienated?

CM: Just work really hard to earn their trust back again. I understand my role won't always be the most popular one but I am motivated to bring in people they can connect with. I do operate with a keen awareness that fans are fired up and that motivates me to do a good job to prove this will be good in the long run.

(Not exact....typed as fast as I could without it coming out looking like a foreign language.)
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
This sucks.

Anyway, who might be the replacements? I hope the color commentators are former Blazers. Are there any former blazers providing color commentary anywhere right now?
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Clyde, but he sucks at it
 
TBpup said:
Highlights of the McGowan interview on 1080 The Fan.

1080: Surprising decision to say the least. A lot of fans are rather outraged....what is the message to the fanbase?

CM: Obviously I see the comments and understand there are a lot of fans that are upset. Hopefully our fans will bear with us and hopefully they will be excited with the replacements.

1080: In a season of passing expectations on the court, why this?

CM: Fans want answers but out of respect to those we let go I'm not going to get into that . I don't think it would be fair to talk about publicly. They all did a lot of great things for our organization but hopefully our fans understand when we let them know what we are doing going forward.

1080: Did this catch the 3 of them off guard?

CM: I'm sure it did. We are trying to do this in a compassionate manner but we are making a transition and we have to focus on that as well. You are talking about their lives and livelyhood and it is not easy and certainly not the fun part of the job.

1080: When you look the future, any specifics in what you are looking for?

CM: Not at this time. Once we make announcements on who we are bringing in I think it will be pretty clear as to why. It's not a lot about what they did or didn't do but more about the direction we are going in moving forward.

We are going through a broader transition with out broadcasts and it forced me to look at the creative parts of our broadcasts and started looking at it over the course of the season. It is ultimately me who makes the decisions but I spoke with others to get feedback and council.

1080: This sounds like you know who you are going to talk to.

CM: Yeah....you would never do something this drastic without knowing where you want to go. This is pretty unprecedented and we'll have some announcements pretty soon.

1080: We couldn't help but come to the conclusion that there is more to this.

CM: From a broader perspective it is. It just forced me to look at it even more closely but it was really more from a creative standpoint.

1080: Because you just signed these guys, people jump to conclusions.

CM: Sure....but then to you wait a year or give them a year to look while they are still getting paid? This gives them a soft landing and the best chance to see what their best move is without a financial impact.

We should have the entire team in place within a month or maybe even before that.

1080: Obviously a ton of tweets and your name was in a lot of these. (reads tweets....) What do you say to those that feel alienated?

CM: Just work really hard to earn their trust back again. I understand my role won't always be the most popular one but I am motivated to bring in people they can connect with. I do operate with a keen awareness that fans are fired up and that motivates me to do a good job to prove this will be good in the long run.

(Not exact....typed as fast as I could without it coming out looking like a foreign language.)
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I prefer what you did over Stren's volcano venting!
 
I'm going to save my blood pressure and not freak out until I see what they do to replace them. Honestly I'm not a huge fan of the Mikes anyway though I prefer to watch National broadcasts given the opportunity. I think Barrett became decent over time, but he's still pretty vanilla to me. And Rice is entertaining for sure, but really doesn't offer much in terms of analytical commentary.
 
Dwight James seems to think a Seattle-centric team of Kevin Calabro and PJ Carlisimo would make sense for the TV side.
 
Wow! I've been trying to catch up on this thread. I used to be more active on the old forum, I've mostly just lurked here. I agree with those that have said this wasn't done the way it should have been, if at all. Yeah, I can see loosing Tone and maybe it was time for Rice to retire. Barrett, no way. Yes, they are kind of homers. But they are our homers and certainly way less so than any other team in the league's announcers. Still, it's a huge shock. Going in a new direction is one thing, but how do you know what direction you are going if you don't have a replacement crew already lined up?
 
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