Paul's Letter to Fans...........

[BBert]

Dear Mr Allen,

Thank you for your thoughtful letter. It said everything I had wanted to hear you say. But when I got to the end of it I couldn't help but feel there was one thing missing. You are the leader of this band Paul. Get out your guitar. It's time to rock!

Sincerely,
Ucatchtrout

I want to see Paul Allen play the Star Spangled Banner on his Stratocaster on opening night!!!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Wish I could say this about the majority of you guys on here!

Yourself included.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Paul should have saved that letter until after Greg's damning testimony towards the city, franchise and management group

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Paul should have saved that letter until after Greg's damning testimony towards the city, franchise and management group

Why? I didn't think it was that bad. That's just Greg's perception. I don't get why some posters think it's all that "damning". Teams often try to get their guys back on the floor - it doesn't mean the Blazers were forcing him onto the floor, but it means Greg had that perception.

Please consider Greg's lack of judgment, he admitted he was "pretty much an alcoholic", and he's a complete bust. So Greg aired out his dirty laundry. But I'm hardly ready to march down to the Rose Garden, torch in hand, and lambast the organization. Personally, I greatly appreciate PA's letter, and Greg's interview changes nothing about the Blazers for me, but it changed my thoughts on Greg (not necessarily for better or for worse).

Or am I missing your green font?

 

[Nikolokolus]

The words are nice to read, but as always, I will reserve my excitement for the upcoming year (years?) after I see the actions taken by Paul/Bert/Larry/Chad(?) etc.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

one of the top headlines on ESPN.com now.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7...s-portland-trail-blazers-not-sale-letter-fans

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Re-reading this letter something kinda jumped out: "We will not spend like there is now tomorrow"

To me, that means Batum wont get what he wants ($10m+) and he likely will bolt to a team that will give him the number he wants.

 

[julius]

Re-reading this letter something kinda jumped out: "We will not spend like there is now tomorrow"

To me, that means Batum wont get what he wants ($10m+) and he likely will bolt to a team that will give him the number he wants.

I think it means they're not going to start giving out max contracts, or assume Shawn Klumpian type contracts.

10 million for Batum is a little rich, but I don't think it is that bad or more than the area that Paul Allen is thinking/talking about.

 

[The Professional Fan]

In regards to the Pete Carroll video/Paul Allen being more "excited" for Seahawk games, you're nuts. There's a huge difference between the Seahawks and the Blazers for Paul Allen. One team is a cash cow that he handed over complete control of. The other is his true love, his toy, his money pit, but most importantly he has his finger prints all over the franchise - and he knows it. The level of stress PA feels over the Seahawks is nothing compared to what he feels about the Blazers. Watching a Seahawk game for PA is EASY. He didn't make any draft day deals. He does nothing for them. PA just rakes in his portion of the 6 billion a year revenue the NFL generates. But the Blazers? That shit is hard on him. He can't be loose. He can barely have fun. Fuck, he can barely watch. Sounds like a lot of us.

 

[crandc]

God, I remember when every player whose contract was up got max deals. Not just the infamous Darius Miles deal, but Kenny Anderson, a decent player but hardly a max contract guy. Then everyone just started expecting it.