D69 at clubblazers with some interesting insight on Blazers management structure

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  1. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I just thought I'd post what he had to say because he supposedly has connections within the organization and is known to be pretty reliable.

    http://www.clubblazers.com/blazers-...801.html?sid=441b5ef766b62088da6200afd04dde0c

    So for people clamoring for Cho to make a trade and earn his money, maybe it's time to look up the food chain. For better or worse it sounds as though Mr. Allen has a little bit of Heisley (Grizzlies owner) in him.

    Hopefully this works out (yikes!)
     
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    Hey Nik, who is this guy?
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I don't know him personally ...
     
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    I've known D69 for quite some time from Hoopsworld (probably 10 years or so) and met him once (NateBishop was a witness back when he was on HW too) or twice. He's pretty legit. Him and "TBpup" (deal coming soon source) have been around for a while on the blazers board and usually have good mysterious connections with the organization.
     
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    Darius Miles was a Paul Allen pick.
     
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    I used to be on Hoopsworld back in the day. Rarely posted, but always got good info off that board.
     
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    producing data for analysis is supposed to be one of Cho's strengths... maybe being more involved in the decision making process then he was under KP has been part of PA's plan all along?

    here's hoping management involves some of the same thinkers that targeted Wes

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    I think alot of people would be surprised how involved owners are in personnel decisions. With the crazy money that gets spent on draft day, it is not very difficult to believe Paul Allen has a strong opinion/input on every deal.

    I can also vouch for D69 and TBPup and know them personally.
     
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    Deal coming soon was MM. TBPup was the "shorts" guy, iirc.
     
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    Yet TBPup is legit and has mysterious connections with the organization, and is vouched for by people on the board, and I am an ass for starting the deal coming soon thread about the same damn thing? Ya, that's fair.
     
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    TBPup also put out a "WHEN" not "IF" alert saying this team will have a very different look in a couple of months. I would give it a good chance of happening since it is not just the Blazers he has contacts with.
     
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    He doesn't post here so he still has mystery about him.... you're just plain old MM :grin:
     
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    If TBPup were to post here, I think he would recieve the same criticism. He still has doubters on the RealGM board. Every source I have encountered on boards has been met with the same doubt.
     
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    That link's post looks like pure opinion/conjecture.

    Maybe it's based on inside information, but it's not stated as that.

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    I thing Paul has always had his fingers in the pie. After all, it's his pie. Wouldn't we all? Of course we would. And hopefully we'd learn from past mistakes.
     
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    I want Paul Allen gone and Phil Knight to buy the Blazers! Keep it Oregon, and send all those sonic jack offs home!!!!!!
     
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    If Phil was interested he would be great. But he is not (and has stated that over and over). Portland does not have many Billionaire options.
     
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    Yeah, Phil likes making money.
     
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    If this were true (and I have no real reason to believe that "D69" knows anything), it would suggest that Allen is the acting GM and he signed Cho almost as a consultant...an advisory role. That wouldn't be a great development.

    However, who knows whether any of this is true.
     
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    I noticed the same thing. Although, it does reaffirm my view of Rich Cho as being a mere Yes Man. Thus, I will choose to embrace it as fact.
     
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