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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.
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He's piqued my interest with this... I'm excited to see who they're bringing in! I am obviously in the minority here but I was really ready for a change.
 
Look, they fired Schonz, which was handled horribly. If Schonz can get fired, anyone can. However, out of that we got Brian Wheeler. It sucks, but it aint the end of the world and we might like the new team just as well or better. While I find it surprising and unexpected, I am surprised at the nuclear response of some on here. Change happens. It's the only thing that stays the same.
 
Schilly said:
If we end up with say Kevin Calabro and Steve Smith I doubt anyone here would be complaining very long. BTW it sounds like they basically have someone hired and the ink isn't quite dry yet.
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Yeah, Calabro makes the move to Seattle easier.
 
Basically, I think Mike and Mike weren't "corporate enough". They appealed to a lot of die-hard Blazer fans, were a bit of loose cannons and didn't fit corporate middle management culture.

I think the organization is going the way of the Seahawks, in trying to make the fanbase a bunch of homogenous bandwagon suburban goons, hard to do with guys as loose and reckless at Mike Rice. Games will start looking like the middle management fuckboi convention at a Tech Company.

We'll see some new fake and lame marketing to appeal to people who eat at the Cheesecake Factory.
 
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Charcoal Filtered said:
Why do I think McGowan is going to hit a grand slam with the new hires and a lot of people in this thread will be feeling like they made an "Harrison F'ing Barnes" thread?
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Mike Rice is my favorite announcer in sports. I don't think he's replaceable. It's not like there's a measure for it, as there are numerous measurements for a guy like Harrison Barnes. To come back and say this wasn't a mistake in the future, does not sound inspiring of a thought. For that I would have to forget the remarkable human touch that Mike Rice had upon me.
 
julius said:
god, some of you guys overreact to everything.

I really doubt that if the NBA hasn't moved back to Seattle in (at that time) almost 20 years, they'll move back to Seattle.

They replaced the announcers, it's not like they changed the team name, colors and traded away everyone.
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Tagging this post for August when they change the colors and name... :lol:
 
If mcgowan is very motivated to bring in people we can connect to, former player?

Is drexler available or under contract with houston?

Brandon roy? :D

Bill walton?

Anyone else?
 
Paine Tablet said:
Mike Rice is my favorite announcer in sports. I don't think he's replaceable. It's not like there's a measure for it, as there are numerous measurements for a guy like Harrison Barnes. To come back and say this wasn't a mistake in the future, does not sound inspiring of a thought. For that I would have to forget the remarkable human touch that Mike Rice had upon me.
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I also really enjoy the quirkiness that is mike rice. He is a true original. I will miss watching him on TV. But, change happens and I think withholding judgment is the way to go.
 
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I do like Steve Smith. Didn't Greg Anthony have some criminal issue or something?

Edit: I guess it was a prostitution sting in Jan. 2015. Barkley got a pass on that though, so the precedent is set for Blazers to give him a shot. He's an entertaining guy.
 
Sedatedfork said:
I do like Steve Smith. Didn't Greg Anthony have some criminal issue or something?
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For hiring a prostitute. But he has since been reinstated.

Anthony is actually quite good imo. Just depends if they would want to deal with the pr from that.
 
I grew up listening to Wheels and The Wild One on radio. I don't think people realize how long Rice has been with the team.

I never liked MB's calls, felt he was way too emotional.

Tone was an abomination and this was a long time coming.

Can we just not bring in that scratchy throat blowhard PJ Carlesimo please? Jaynes suggested him earlier
 
yuyuza1 said:
I grew up listening to Wheels and The Wild One on radio. I don't think peopme realize how long Rice has been with the team.
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Tell me about it: I grew up listening to SCHONZ and Rice on the radio!
 
yuyuza1 said:
I grew up listening to Wheels and The Wild One on radio. I don't think people realize how long Rice has been with the team.

I never liked MB's calls, felt he was way too emotional.

Tone was an abomination and this was a long time coming.

Can we just not bring in that scratchy throat blowhard PJ Carlesimo please? Jaynes suggested him earlier
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I agree with this. I, however, grew up with Schonz and Rice. I feel like I have been through this before. Sad to see Rice go, but them's the breaks.
 
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