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Orion Bailey said:
As memorable as Ali is/was, he isnt a local hero. This is messing with our own backyard. I knew this thread would explode. It will be 10 plus pages by the time I get home because it doesn't make sense, so we will speculate and create our own conclusions all day long.
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my point was more that the Blazers potentially come off as a franchise who doesn't understand what the majority of fans want.

Thats why I said the bit about barring any legit reasons, etc
 
I see no coincidence between new tv contract and letting go of the broadcast team. It could be like renouncing player to be able to make big FA offers.

I have no particular insight on this.
 
To me Tone and Rice needed to go...I don't know why Barrett will be replaced but before I judge the move, let's see who they bring in first. Wheels is the voice of the Blazers for me anyway...they won't leave him alone..they said he's the lone remaining guy..they could bring in a Brandon Roy or Sheed to put next to him and it'd be way better than Tone. The Barrett move might have circumstances we are unaware of.
 
Ejecting Antonio Harvey is a no brainier, the guy doesn't have the right personality for the radio broadcasts...Mike Rice was getting older and I knew sooner or later he'd be leaving, but I thought it would be because he chose to retire not because he was shown the door. I'm going to miss his foodisms. "I shouldn't have eaten that hot dog" or "Nachos sound really good right now" Also I'll miss his senile sense of humor.

Mike Barret is the one that gets me. He did his job perfectly for 17 years and he gets a good luck and a boot in the ass...wtf....such an unclassy move by McGowan.

They'd better not bring in Bjaranson and Holton. The are a good pre and halftime duo, but they wouldn't translate for shit.

While ex Blazers like Walton and co would be awesome, McGowan will no doubt bring in some stiffs who are impossible to relate to, can't work together, and ultimately cause fans to watch the games with their tvs on mute.

Will there not be games on KGW anymore either? What the hell is going on in the front office
 
dviss1 said:
Tone was HORRIBLE.

And I'm not as big of a fan of the Mikes as some of you are. I welcome the change.

Damn I miss The Snapper.
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I kind of got a kick out of Rice because he got so crazy but Barrett is a bland homer, nice guy but totally boring. I LOVED Steve Jones!
 
Barrett was good because he balanced out rice. Without rice Barrett would be boring as hell, so this makes sense in that way. Still disagree with the move. They weren't perfect but they were fun. Listening to Rice was like sitting next to a crazy old guy and I loved it.
 
Denny Crane said:
I have no particular insight on this.
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You have no insight because you didn't spend the last 17-25 years watching/listening to these guys. I knew Mike and Mike. They are great guys. I literally grew up listening to Rice.

This was not handled correctly. Not at ALL. You don't blindside the fans like this.
 
Orion Bailey said:
As memorable as Ali is/was, he isnt a local hero. This is messing with our own backyard. I knew this thread would explode. It will be 10 plus pages by the time I get home because it doesn't make sense, so we will speculate and create our own conclusions all day long.
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Did you just use the word hero when describing the Mikes? :blink:
 
Im telling you guys, they will re up with comcast. Comcast is the only one that can offer them top coverage and top money.

They dont care if a couple people boycott because they dont have to. The moda center will still sell out and blazermania will still run wild.

They are a business after all. It is what it is.

Im curious who they get to replace them. I really liked mike and mike. Sad to see them go.
 
New color play by play guy: And the Blazers take the lead, 4-2....Bill

Walton: I’m a Deadhead. I’ve never been able to separate basketball from life. I’m living under a series of mantras from the Grateful Dead right now. I’ll just roll them out for you. When you get confused, listen to the music play. We used to play for silver; now we play for life. Once in a while, you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right. Sure don’t know what I’m going for, but I’m gonna go for it for sure. And then it all rolls into one, but nothing comes for free. No. It was ’67, the Summer of Love in California, I was about 15 but I forget where and when. In those days, we didn’t know anything. We just heard them on the radio, and then the DJ said look, this is a new band from San Francisco, go check them out. And we did. And I got in the front of the stage, in the pit, and I never left. And it was just absolutely incredible.
I learned from them about how to become a champion. I became the basketball player that I was because of the Grateful Dead. I am the human being that I am today because of the Grateful Dead. They’re right there at the top of my teachers. Their inspiration moved me brightly.
I don’t care if people are not Deadheads; that’s their choice. I’ve made my choice. I made it 49 years ago. And I’m proud and I’m loyal and I am grateful for that choice. And every time I go to the Grateful Dead shows, every time I’m just engulfed in this entire world, it makes me more proud; it stimulates greater levels of loyalty and makes me more appreciative. When I was at UCLA playing basketball. That was the only world we knew. We were going to all these concerts and listening to all this music, these songs were written to us, for us, and about us. Everything that the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and all the guys sing about all the time are the stories of our lives, and I keep listening. I listen for inspiration; I listen for knowledge; I listen for strength, for confidence; I listen to be healed.
Just last night, we all went to hear Elvis Costello play in San Diego. He put on a spectacular three and a half hour show that was a roller coaster ride through the universe and beyond. And the second to the last song, he broke out “It Must’ve Been the Roses.” (A minor Grateful Dead classic.) And when we talked to Elvis after the show, he said it was only the second time he’s ever sung it in public. There were just tears coming down. He did not have a band with him. It was him, his guitar, his piano and a microphone. It was a phenomenal show. There’s got to be a sense of emotional commitment, of mental acuity — for a singer/songwriter, for a band, for a basketball team — to be able to convey the message of hope. To be able put your life into it so that it will inspire other people to care.
Where did John Wooden put loyalty in his pyramid of success? In the very bottom block, the ultimate foundation. You pull loyalty out and it all crumbles. It all just implodes. I am a loyal Deadhead. And if people don’t like it, well, that’s fine.
The Grateful Dead are about choice. They’re about freedom. They’re about “OK, we are all volunteers here.” That was one of the leadership messages from Jerry that was the same as John Wooden. “It’s a privilege to be a part of this thing. You don’t like it. Hell, it’s fine. We can find somebody else.” That’s what John Wooden told me every single day. There was and is a sense of the Grateful Dead coming together, representing all that we believed in, all that we thought of, of the culture that I grew up in, which is we can make this better. Whether it’s the relationship with the fans, whether it’s the relationship with all the people that come to work and put the show on, it’s a team; it’s a community; it’s a culture; it’s a world. And I choose to be a part of that. Those are all my friends. And, and I’m proud of my friends; I’m happy for my friends; and I’m privileged to be on that team.
Well, when the show was over and the band was packed and gone, they turned to me and they said, “Oh, my gosh, can we come back tomorrow?” And they did. And they all came back. It was fantastic. Kevin (McHale) joined us on the Dylan and the Dead tour; Larry (Bird) would go all the time; Chief (Robert Parish) would go; DJ (Dennis Johnson) would show up. Rick Carlisle met his wife at a Grateful Dead show.

Play by play guy: and at half time it's Portland 56, Dallas 53

I need this to happen
 
Spud147 said:
I kind of got a kick out of Rice because he got so crazy but Barrett is a bland homer, nice guy but totally boring. I LOVED Steve Jones!
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Maybe now we can get an announcer that can actually pronounce the players names. :dunno:
 
Natebishop3 said:
You have no insight because you didn't spend the last 17-25 years watching/listening to these guys. I knew Mike and Mike. They are great guys. I literally grew up listening to Rice.

This was not handled correctly. Not at ALL. You don't blindside the fans like this.
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I mean, I haven't spoken to the Blazers about it.

I take it that they're not just reupping with Comcast as a sign they're looking for wider distribution. That is listening to the fans, no?
 
We will never get the real story. But they very well coupd have wanted to bring mb back. Perhaps he said if you fire rice im out too.

But ive also heard behind the scenes that rice and barrett dont like each other much.

So who knows.
 
Here is how it should have been done by the Blazers.

Two weeks ago the Blazers should have made this announcement.

At the same time it should have been stated that Rice and MB will move into team a Team Ambassador position. A position that is similarly held by The Schonz and 2 others have gone unfilled since the passing of Kersey and Porter becoming head coach of the UofP. Both Mikes are on the last year of a two year contract so they are getting paid anyway. Then the spin would be not being fired, just doing something different.

Then the Blazers make a "donation" to the Rose Festival for a slight parade addition. A convertible Cadillac added to the parade with the Mikes sitting in the back waving to everyone along the parade route.
 
Mediocre Man said:
New color play by play guy: And the Blazers take the lead, 4-2....Bill

Walton: I’m a Deadhead. I’ve never been able to separate basketball from life. I’m living under a series of mantras from the Grateful Dead right now. I’ll just roll them out for you. When you get confused, listen to the music play. We used to play for silver; now we play for life. Once in a while, you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right. Sure don’t know what I’m going for, but I’m gonna go for it for sure. And then it all rolls into one, but nothing comes for free. No. It was ’67, the Summer of Love in California, I was about 15 but I forget where and when. In those days, we didn’t know anything. We just heard them on the radio, and then the DJ said look, this is a new band from San Francisco, go check them out. And we did. And I got in the front of the stage, in the pit, and I never left. And it was just absolutely incredible.
I learned from them about how to become a champion. I became the basketball player that I was because of the Grateful Dead. I am the human being that I am today because of the Grateful Dead. They’re right there at the top of my teachers. Their inspiration moved me brightly.
I don’t care if people are not Deadheads; that’s their choice. I’ve made my choice. I made it 49 years ago. And I’m proud and I’m loyal and I am grateful for that choice. And every time I go to the Grateful Dead shows, every time I’m just engulfed in this entire world, it makes me more proud; it stimulates greater levels of loyalty and makes me more appreciative. When I was at UCLA playing basketball. That was the only world we knew. We were going to all these concerts and listening to all this music, these songs were written to us, for us, and about us. Everything that the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and all the guys sing about all the time are the stories of our lives, and I keep listening. I listen for inspiration; I listen for knowledge; I listen for strength, for confidence; I listen to be healed.
Just last night, we all went to hear Elvis Costello play in San Diego. He put on a spectacular three and a half hour show that was a roller coaster ride through the universe and beyond. And the second to the last song, he broke out “It Must’ve Been the Roses.” (A minor Grateful Dead classic.) And when we talked to Elvis after the show, he said it was only the second time he’s ever sung it in public. There were just tears coming down. He did not have a band with him. It was him, his guitar, his piano and a microphone. It was a phenomenal show. There’s got to be a sense of emotional commitment, of mental acuity — for a singer/songwriter, for a band, for a basketball team — to be able to convey the message of hope. To be able put your life into it so that it will inspire other people to care.
Where did John Wooden put loyalty in his pyramid of success? In the very bottom block, the ultimate foundation. You pull loyalty out and it all crumbles. It all just implodes. I am a loyal Deadhead. And if people don’t like it, well, that’s fine.
The Grateful Dead are about choice. They’re about freedom. They’re about “OK, we are all volunteers here.” That was one of the leadership messages from Jerry that was the same as John Wooden. “It’s a privilege to be a part of this thing. You don’t like it. Hell, it’s fine. We can find somebody else.” That’s what John Wooden told me every single day. There was and is a sense of the Grateful Dead coming together, representing all that we believed in, all that we thought of, of the culture that I grew up in, which is we can make this better. Whether it’s the relationship with the fans, whether it’s the relationship with all the people that come to work and put the show on, it’s a team; it’s a community; it’s a culture; it’s a world. And I choose to be a part of that. Those are all my friends. And, and I’m proud of my friends; I’m happy for my friends; and I’m privileged to be on that team.
Well, when the show was over and the band was packed and gone, they turned to me and they said, “Oh, my gosh, can we come back tomorrow?” And they did. And they all came back. It was fantastic. Kevin (McHale) joined us on the Dylan and the Dead tour; Larry (Bird) would go all the time; Chief (Robert Parish) would go; DJ (Dennis Johnson) would show up. Rick Carlisle met his wife at a Grateful Dead show.

Play by play guy: and at half time it's Portland 56, Dallas 53

I need this to happen
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Post.
Of.
The.
Year.
 
I cant help but feel like its a little unfair to the Mikes in sense that they have been here for the tough years and right as we are headed hopefully towards some great years they dont get to enjoy them.
 
Fuck, so not into the Blazers right now. This is fucking horrible.
 
Mediocre Man said:
New color play by play guy: And the Blazers take the lead, 4-2....Bill

Walton: I’m a Deadhead. I’ve never been able to separate basketball from life. I’m living under a series of mantras from the Grateful Dead right now. I’ll just roll them out for you. When you get confused, listen to the music play. We used to play for silver; now we play for life. Once in a while, you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right. Sure don’t know what I’m going for, but I’m gonna go for it for sure. And then it all rolls into one, but nothing comes for free. No. It was ’67, the Summer of Love in California, I was about 15 but I forget where and when. In those days, we didn’t know anything. We just heard them on the radio, and then the DJ said look, this is a new band from San Francisco, go check them out. And we did. And I got in the front of the stage, in the pit, and I never left. And it was just absolutely incredible.
I learned from them about how to become a champion. I became the basketball player that I was because of the Grateful Dead. I am the human being that I am today because of the Grateful Dead. They’re right there at the top of my teachers. Their inspiration moved me brightly.
I don’t care if people are not Deadheads; that’s their choice. I’ve made my choice. I made it 49 years ago. And I’m proud and I’m loyal and I am grateful for that choice. And every time I go to the Grateful Dead shows, every time I’m just engulfed in this entire world, it makes me more proud; it stimulates greater levels of loyalty and makes me more appreciative. When I was at UCLA playing basketball. That was the only world we knew. We were going to all these concerts and listening to all this music, these songs were written to us, for us, and about us. Everything that the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and all the guys sing about all the time are the stories of our lives, and I keep listening. I listen for inspiration; I listen for knowledge; I listen for strength, for confidence; I listen to be healed.
Just last night, we all went to hear Elvis Costello play in San Diego. He put on a spectacular three and a half hour show that was a roller coaster ride through the universe and beyond. And the second to the last song, he broke out “It Must’ve Been the Roses.” (A minor Grateful Dead classic.) And when we talked to Elvis after the show, he said it was only the second time he’s ever sung it in public. There were just tears coming down. He did not have a band with him. It was him, his guitar, his piano and a microphone. It was a phenomenal show. There’s got to be a sense of emotional commitment, of mental acuity — for a singer/songwriter, for a band, for a basketball team — to be able to convey the message of hope. To be able put your life into it so that it will inspire other people to care.
Where did John Wooden put loyalty in his pyramid of success? In the very bottom block, the ultimate foundation. You pull loyalty out and it all crumbles. It all just implodes. I am a loyal Deadhead. And if people don’t like it, well, that’s fine.
The Grateful Dead are about choice. They’re about freedom. They’re about “OK, we are all volunteers here.” That was one of the leadership messages from Jerry that was the same as John Wooden. “It’s a privilege to be a part of this thing. You don’t like it. Hell, it’s fine. We can find somebody else.” That’s what John Wooden told me every single day. There was and is a sense of the Grateful Dead coming together, representing all that we believed in, all that we thought of, of the culture that I grew up in, which is we can make this better. Whether it’s the relationship with the fans, whether it’s the relationship with all the people that come to work and put the show on, it’s a team; it’s a community; it’s a culture; it’s a world. And I choose to be a part of that. Those are all my friends. And, and I’m proud of my friends; I’m happy for my friends; and I’m privileged to be on that team.
Well, when the show was over and the band was packed and gone, they turned to me and they said, “Oh, my gosh, can we come back tomorrow?” And they did. And they all came back. It was fantastic. Kevin (McHale) joined us on the Dylan and the Dead tour; Larry (Bird) would go all the time; Chief (Robert Parish) would go; DJ (Dennis Johnson) would show up. Rick Carlisle met his wife at a Grateful Dead show.

Play by play guy: and at half time it's Portland 56, Dallas 53

I need this to happen
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This was AWESOME. I regret I have only one like to give.
 


I'll probably listen.
 
CommodoreG said:
This was a terrible decision made by a bunch of suits who thought change was needed. Wrong. You don't fire one of the best in the business, and even if you're stupid enough to let them go, you don't treat their departure like this. Terrible.
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I wouldn't call Mike Barrett "one of the best in the business" by any means, but his style worked in this market as a long-time home-grown fan who called the games passionately and fairly. He left most of the homerisms to Mike Rice. That said, this is a very dark day for the Blazer organization.
 
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