this is pretty money. Peter Vecsey wrote this back in March. ... That brings us to LeGarie's latest failed exploitation attempt. Earlier this week, Blazers assistant GM Tom Penn was abruptly dismissed. Sources say GM Kevin Pritchard's months also are numbered despite his playoff-bound team's 42-28 record. Both are represented by you know who. So what's the story? Same old, same old. Last summer, LeGarie tried pulling the same stunt on Blazers owner Paul Allen that he tried on Kroenke. The Timberwolves needed a GM and Penn, at Prichard's urging, was given the OK to interview for the position. Evidently, it was his for the taking, only not for nearly the money (can you say "gross exaggeration?"). LeGarie relayed this message to team president Larry Miller, and the Blazers fell for it. After they extended Penn's contract, LeGarie pushed the envelope further by attempting to get the relatively underpaid ($800G) Pritchard a new contract. For some strange reason, Allen's group felt manipulated . . . and didn't hide its displeasure. For the last couple of months, LeGarie has been maneuvering under the cover of darkness to pinpoint a destination for Pritchard next season. I'm not saying Miller hoped to hit upon an excuse to sack Penn over what went down, but apparently a recent argument between the two got especially unpleasant. Someone had to go. From what I can gather, Pritchard's in trouble on a number of fronts, one being the aforementioned perceived conspiracy orchestrated by LeGarie. Sources say Allen was upset he was unaware that Rudy Fernandez (through his agent) demanded a trade before the Feb. 22 deadline. Spanish newspapers ran his dissatis faction about playing time, but, when confronted by the Portland media, Fer nandez had the luxury of claiming something had been lost in translation. Additionally, I'm in formed Allen's people feel Pritchard did not represent the Blazers aggressively enough in contract negotiations with Brandon Roy. When talks dragged on, Pritchard allegedly sold out superiors to the local media, contending they were responsible, which was true. Miller was not in favor of giving Roy, who has knee issues, a fourth guaranteed year. Though it's impossible not to imagine Nuggets VP Mark Warkentien trying to slip back into the picture in Portland, where he worked under Bob Whitsitt, nobody should be mildly surprised this summer when Miller assumes general manager duties. As for Pritchard, no doubt LeGarie has him lined up for the Clippers' general manager post should Olshey be let down gently. I don't see that happening. Team president Andy Roeser is calling the shots and Olshey is totally beholden to him, though it was Dunleavy who brought him to Los Angeles. They have no need to bring in someone strong-willed like Pritchard who wants to get paid big and might see things a different way... Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/nets/secretive_agent_man_r72hcvP878nbCES72MvHDM#ixzz1844JgKtN
I'm just so disappointed in the organization as a whole. We were the feel-good-story of '07 and now we're just a shadow of that. It's depressing.
Actually this team is currently the feel-bad-story of 2010. A shadow of the 2007 season would be marked step up.
Boy and last year it was all about how golden KP is and how slimy Miller is. I guess the board majority was wrong on this one.
Deserved? How? So Karma is the L*kers winning multiple championships and our #1 picks have chronic bone issues (three times now Walton, Bowie, Oden)? That's fair? What was done to deserve it?
We should bring back the overachievers who got us through those years, like Ime Udoka and Viktor Khryapa. People now make fun of those names, but those two were excellent effort players who were adequate starters for us, like Blake was later.
