Neil Olshey gets it

[Natebishop3]

This article was already posted, but this part specifically jumped out at me. I've never seen a GM in Portland say this, and it really means a lot. I hope to god Paul locks this guy up long term. I want him to lead this team for the next decade.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-da...ortland-its-shot-of-a-lifetime-172135334.html

"It caught me off guard," Olshey told Yahoo Sports earlier in the season. "Listen, I had been in this building as a front-office executive, a coach, and I knew how much it meant inside this building with the fans. But how much the identity of this city is wrapped up in the Blazers. It's so important that this team performs well – and does it with the right kind of guys. It's not just winning, but how we win, how we lose, how guys play, how guys treat the fans.
"And you know, that's what accelerated it for me. It would be great to come in with a three-to-five-year plan, slowly rebuild, but about five minutes after I got here, I realized: 'We're going to have to pick the pace up on this thing.' "

We're a smaller town. We don't have many teams. Much of this city is wrapped up in the Trail Blazers, which is why I think it was so hard for people to support the Jail Blazers. We never felt that group represented our city. Neil gets it. So glad we have him.

 

[riverman]

A big step up from interim GM Larry Miller for sure

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Neil performed magical tricks last summer.

One can't reasonably expect him to do it again this summer, but I am anyway.

 

[BBert]

Neil performed magical tricks last summer.

One can't reasonably expect him to do it again this summer, but I am anyway.

We're fanatics. We're not supposed to be reasonable.