Notice Mike Barrett interview.

[Natebishop3]

Interesting interview from Mike Barrett about the Blazers and many things.

He said it was Paul's decision to fire him and Mike Rice. He said he thinks the job was Kevin Calabro's job for years and he could basically have the job anytime he wanted it, and that was the first time he wanted it.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't know who the hosts are, but the guy said that a player told him that we aren't getting free agents because of our ownership group. Specifically said the player told him Paul Allen (so obviously this was a few years ago.)

 

[Haakzilla]

I don't know who the hosts are, but the guy said that a player told him that we aren't getting free agents because of our ownership group. Specifically said the player told him Paul Allen (so obviously this was a few years ago.)

...seems awfully dubious that players in the league would despise an owner like Paul Allen did he elaborate on this point?

 

[Natebishop3]

...seems awfully dubious that players in the league would despise an owner like Paul Allen did he elaborate on this point?

You should really watch the interview. It's a great interview. Lots of cool inside information. I loved talking with MB. Such a great guy.

Whoever this dude is, he said he ran into a player at a bar (wouldn't say who the player was) but he said he mentioned that it sucks we can't get free agents and the player said "it's not Portland, it's Paul Allen."

 

[Natebishop3]

Holy crap... MB says that when the team was doing very poorly, the team legitimately could have moved to Kansas City or San Diego. Probably the Telfair days.

He says Roy saved the team.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Holy crap... MB says that when the team was doing very poorly, the team legitimately could have moved to Kansas City or San Diego. Probably the Telfair days.

He says Roy saved the team.

What a joke. Kansas City is the worst "big" city i've ever been to.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Interesting interview from Mike Barrett about the Blazers and many things.

He said it was Paul's decision to fire him and Mike Rice. He said he thinks the job was Kevin Calabro's job for years and he could basically have the job anytime he wanted it, and that was the first time he wanted it.

Fuck Calabro. Mike and Mike were so much better.

 

[illmatic99]

I don't know who the hosts are, but the guy said that a player told him that we aren't getting free agents because of our ownership group. Specifically said the player told him Paul Allen (so obviously this was a few years ago.)

lol OK. And yet players are flocking to play for Robert Sarver?

 

[wizenheimer]

Fuck Calabro. Mike and Mike were so much better.

I agree....Callabro and Hurd are a downgrade from Mike and Mike

 

[blazerfan11]

Holy crap... MB says that when the team was doing very poorly, the team legitimately could have moved to Kansas City or San Diego. Probably the Telfair days.

He says Roy saved the team.

San Diego? That's like Oakland south.
"At least we still have a baseball team."

 

[julius]

Almost anything he says I take with the same authenticity as info when he would spin that player X put on 15 lbs of muscle...
Especially since the whole "moving the team" fiasco was 100% self inflicted.

 

[blazerfan11]

I agree....Calabro and Hurd are a downgrade from Mike and Mike

I've come to like Hurd after hearing him talk outside of the games, but Calabro will always be mr Sonic who talks about wickets incorrectly when he says "between the wickets." The distance between wickets is the length of the cricket pitch, which is 66 feet.
So he might as well say between the basketball hoops. It's the same idea.

one wicket consists of 3 vertical sticks called "stumps" and 2 cross pieces called "bails." Callabro seems to be referring to the "stumps" which are not themselves wickets any more than a column is a building.

 

[e_blazer]

I've come to like Hurd after hearing him talk outside of the games, but Callabro will always be mr Sonic who talks about wickets incorrectly when he says "between the wickets." The distance between wickets is the length of the cricket pitch, which is 66 feet.
So he might as well say between the basketball hoops. It's the same idea.

one wicket consists of 3 vertical sticks called "stumps" and 2 cross pieces called "bails." Callabro seems to be referring to the "stumps" which are not themselves wickets any more than a column is a building.

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I can’t watch cricket. Way too violent for my taste.

 

[Mediocre Man]

lol OK. And yet players are flocking to play for Robert Sarver?

What players?

 

[illmatic99]

What players?

we just spent the last three weeks talking about Phoenix being Durant's number one destination. Chris Paul pushed his way to Phoenix. Hell even Aldridge and Blake Griffin took FA meetings there.

 

[Predator]

Mike Rice and Barrett were AWFUL.
Calabro and Hurd aren’t much better.
But nowadays I keep the sound off and listen to music anyway.

 

[blazerfan11]

I can’t watch cricket. Way too violent for my taste.

 

[noknobs]

I've never heard of players not wanting to play for Paul Allen. I take it this anonymous player in a bar didn't give any specific reasons?

 

[blazerfan11]

I can’t watch cricket. Way too violent for my taste.

He hit the bird between the wickets.

 

[BBert]

He hit the bird between the wickets.

Quality post.

 

[Natebishop3]

I've never heard of players not wanting to play for Paul Allen. I take it this anonymous player in a bar didn't give any specific reasons?

Nope. Just sharing what the guy said. It was an interesting angle that I had never heard before.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

I can’t watch cricket. Way too violent for my taste.

This video shows the batsmen avoiding a duck.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

I can’t watch cricket. Way too violent for my taste.

Poor bird.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

@THE HCP does Calabro know how many fans wish Barrett was the guy? Can you put in a word so Barrett gets rehired and Calabro leaves?

 

[illmatic99]

@THE HCP does Calabro know how many fans wish Barrett was the guy? Can you put in a word so Barrett gets rehired and Calabro leaves?

doesn't speak for everyone. i didn't like Barrett at all. Thought he was amateurish and so up and down. Also hated his homerish calls of other team's plays.

Rice was funny at times and thought he was at least insightful, but Hurd is growing on me more and more.

Calabro is tiers above MB as a pbp guy-- i just think people resent him because of the Seattle connection.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

doesn't speak for everyone. i didn't like Barrett at all. Thought he was amateurish and so up and down. Also hated his homerish calls of other team's plays.

Rice was funny at times and thought he was at least insightful, but Hurd is growing on me more and more.

Calabro is tiers above MB as a pbp guy-- i just think people resent him because of the Seattle connection.

I resent Calabro because he sucks. The Seattle part makes it worse.

Havent been able to watch games with Calabro on tv. Had a nice break with Kent for a year where I started listening again. He wasn't great. But he wasn't Calabro.

 

[illmatic99]

I resent Calabro because he sucks. The Seattle part makes it worse.

Havent been able to watch games with Calabro on tv. Had a nice break with Kent for a year where I started listening again. He wasn't great. But he wasn't Calabro.

PAINT IT.

sorry bruh, i thought Kent was in way over his depth.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

"The cup"

"In the cup"

"To the cup"

"Missed at the cup"

IT'S NOT A FUCKING CUP!

Something about him calling the basket a cup 10x a game is like nails on a chalkboard for me.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

PAINT IT.

sorry bruh, i thought Kent was in way over his depth.

I don't think Kent was great. He just wasn't Calabro so I didn't want to jump off a bridge after watching him.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

M&M was good but i think much of it is fanbase homerism. I bet a national poll would put Calabro in a whole next level tier. With that said, I have heard him fading a bit. Forgetting more names, etc. He may be on the decline.