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Seriously though, Neil might be the best GM we've ever had. Not only is he capable of finding quality buys in free agency (Aminu/Davis) and trades (Harkless/Plumlee), but he's savvy with the draft (Dame/CJ/Crabbe).

Bob Whitsitt was pretty good at free agency, and he seemed to be savvy with trades, but he was HORRIBLE with the draft. I actually think Neil is the best GM we've ever had, overall, and I'm confident that he will put together a team that could compete for a championship. He has put his stamp on this team, and so far it's a damn fine stamp. How many other teams could have lost their star power forward, 4/5 of their starting lineup, and still find themselves in playoff contention? How many teams could throw together a motley crew of relatively unknowns and still be competitive?
 
Natebishop3 said:
Seriously though, Neil might be the best GM we've ever had. Not only is he capable of finding quality buys in free agency (Aminu/Davis) and trades (Harkless/Plumlee), but he's savvy with the draft (Dame/CJ/Crabbe).

Bob Whitsitt was pretty good at free agency, and he seemed to be savvy with trades, but he was HORRIBLE with the draft. I actually think Neil is the best GM we've ever had, overall, and I'm confident that he will put together a team that could compete for a championship. He has put his stamp on this team, and so far it's a damn fine stamp. How many other teams could have lost their star power forward, 4/5 of their starting lineup, and still find themselves in playoff contention? How many teams could throw together a motley crew of relatively unknowns and still be competitive?
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I say the same thing but some people think it's all Stotts only
 
Strenuus said:
Yes. It's too bad people bash the trade... the way it went down was beautiful... you can't control all that other stuff.
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I don't "bash" the trade, but it wasn't optimal. It was an all-in move when I think he was already drawing dead (with LMA already going to be gone). Yeah, the inside straight card didn't pop up (Wes' injury, etc), but even if it did the Spurs had the nut flush.

Obv others disagree.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Seriously though, Neil might be the best GM we've ever had. Not only is he capable of finding quality buys in free agency (Aminu/Davis) and trades (Harkless/Plumlee), but he's savvy with the draft (Dame/CJ/Crabbe).

Bob Whitsitt was pretty good at free agency, and he seemed to be savvy with trades, but he was HORRIBLE with the draft. I actually think Neil is the best GM we've ever had, overall, and I'm confident that he will put together a team that could compete for a championship. He has put his stamp on this team, and so far it's a damn fine stamp. How many other teams could have lost their star power forward, 4/5 of their starting lineup, and still find themselves in playoff contention? How many teams could throw together a motley crew of relatively unknowns and still be competitive?
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He should be frontrunner for executive of the year. No one has done a better job with the hand they were dealt.
 
Strenuus said:
Yes. It's too bad people bash the trade... the way it went down was beautiful... you can't control all that other stuff.
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Bull Dada. The trade was a failure because Affalo was an arrogant, unprofessional dick who didn't want to be here. Somebody didn't do their homework.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Seriously though, Neil might be the best GM we've ever had. Not only is he capable of finding quality buys in free agency (Aminu/Davis) and trades (Harkless/Plumlee), but he's savvy with the draft (Dame/CJ/Crabbe).

Bob Whitsitt was pretty good at free agency, and he seemed to be savvy with trades, but he was HORRIBLE with the draft. I actually think Neil is the best GM we've ever had, overall, and I'm confident that he will put together a team that could compete for a championship. He has put his stamp on this team, and so far it's a damn fine stamp. How many other teams could have lost their star power forward, 4/5 of their starting lineup, and still find themselves in playoff contention? How many teams could throw together a motley crew of relatively unknowns and still be competitive?
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He wasn't horrible at the draft. Keep in mind that the Blazers only had 1 top 15 pick in his 9 years as GM. The Blazers never sucked bad enough, and also he liked to trade draft picks for players.

But he Aaron McKie, Jermaine O'Neal, Alvin Williams, Zach Randolph, traded of Gary Trent on draft day.

The worst drafting GM in Blazer history was John Nash.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Bull Dada. The trade was a failure because Affalo was an arrogant, unprofessional dick who didn't want to be here. Somebody didn't do their homework.
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I don't think Afflalo was crazy about the trade, but I haven't heard anywhere that he was unprofessional during his short time with the blazers. Afflalo got injured as well. The trade didn't work out, but it was a good move imo.
 
GriLtCheeZ said:
I don't think Afflalo was crazy about the trade, but I haven't heard anywhere that he was unprofessional during his short time with the blazers. Afflalo got injured as well. The trade didn't work out, but it was a good move imo.
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He made a vid saying we were gonna win a championship. He was okay with it, I would think.
 
Strenuus said:
He made a vid saying we were gonna win a championship. He was okay with it, I would think.
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I also remember the interview where he said is was "winning time" after being traded to the blazers.
 
Afflalo was a good guy and said in an interview he was happy to get out of Denver's locker room and away from that coaching system. He hurt his shoulder and tried to play through it when Wes went down...if Wes hadn't gotten injured, he probably would have been rehabbing the injury. I have no bad feeling about him and he would've been a good piece if they team hadn't crumbled in the end.
 
riverman said:
Afflalo was a good guy and said in an interview he was happy to get out of Denver's locker room and away from that coaching system. He hurt his shoulder and tried to play through it when Wes went down...if Wes hadn't gotten injured, he probably would have been rehabbing the injury. I have no bad feeling about him and he would've been a good piece if they team hadn't crumbled in the end.
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Yup. All of this.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Seriously though, Neil might be the best GM we've ever had. Not only is he capable of finding quality buys in free agency (Aminu/Davis) and trades (Harkless/Plumlee), but he's savvy with the draft (Dame/CJ/Crabbe).

Bob Whitsitt was pretty good at free agency, and he seemed to be savvy with trades, but he was HORRIBLE with the draft. I actually think Neil is the best GM we've ever had, overall, and I'm confident that he will put together a team that could compete for a championship. He has put his stamp on this team, and so far it's a damn fine stamp. How many other teams could have lost their star power forward, 4/5 of their starting lineup, and still find themselves in playoff contention? How many teams could throw together a motley crew of relatively unknowns and still be competitive?
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I've been saying it all summer Neil Knows what he is doing and I trust him to build a championship team.

Whisitts problem was that he traded way to damned much...no roster under him got to stay in tact long enough to gel and win the trophy.
 
I feel like people want to blame someone for our collapse last year and they put it on afflalo because he didn't live up to their expectations. They ignore his injury. They ignore that he was asked to immediately fill a role that he was not intended to fill and they ignore that other guys were hurt and/or playing like shit.


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Natebishop3 said:
I feel like people want to blame someone for our collapse last year and they put it on afflalo because he didn't live up to their expectations. They ignore his injury. They ignore that he was asked to immediately fill a role that he was not intended to fill and they ignore that other guys were hurt and/or playing like shit.


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To not have a scapegoat is to not be rooting for a team, some would think.
 
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...layoffs-los-angeles-clippers-neil-olshey-rise

"We were very impressed with Neil," Tellem said. "He had an incredible work ethic and a great ability to communicate with players, engage with them and connect with them. He didn't go through the motions. While he was a gym rat and loved the technical aspects of basketball, in one conversation with him you knew he had a much deeper knowledge of the business."
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My first time reading this. Olshey's strength is player relationships and player development. Can really see that shine through.

He's also got one of the most unconventional resumes for someone in the business, which speaks to his work ethic. Really hoping this guy will be here forever a la RC Buford/Donnie Nelson etc.
 
B-Roy said:
http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...layoffs-los-angeles-clippers-neil-olshey-rise



My first time reading this. Olshey's strength is player relationships and player development. Can really see that shine through.

He's also got one of the most unconventional resumes for someone in the business, which speaks to his work ethic. Really hoping this guy will be here forever a la RC Buford/Donnie Nelson etc.
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People (myself included) hate on the Clippers for their sniveling, pouting, and flopping, but not much can be said about their chemistry. I just thank God that Neil's building our team's chemistry around Lillard instead of some knucklehead...
 
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