Props to the Timberwolves for having some guts.

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    While we'll never know the truth I think one of the biggest reasons the Timberwolves were able to get Adelman is that they said he could bring his two sons on board.

    Bringing a high school coach with multiple DUII convictions like David Adelman is a huge risk. One that I don't see the Blazers willing to take. One that the Blazers would be afraid of what people like Canzano would say.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Anybody who drinks and drives is clearly a horrible, horrible human being and they probably are just two steps away from committing murder or pedophilia ... slippery slope you know.
     
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    I think the sarcasm is a bit misplaced. Doing it once is a mistake that perhaps shouldn't be vilified. Several times? That's pretty purposely risking lives. Especially since it's several DUI convictions...he's probably done it many other times without being caught.

    Horrible, horrible human, maybe not, but a criminally irresponsible person.
     
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    We just had a player busted with pot in his car this offseason in Camby. I do not think it is that controversial to hire someone that has an DUI.
     
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    Seriously?

    Getting caught with a little weed in your car is the same as getting multiple DUI's?
     
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    I don't have a problem with Adelman's son being hired. It's up to him to maintain his sobriety and obey the law. That said, the fact that there are people who don't think DUII is a big deal goes a long way towards explaining why there are still drunken idiots killing and maiming innocent people on our highways.
     
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    Yeah, I personally am glad to have nothing to do with David Adelman - driving drunk is the same as shooting live ammunition blindly into a crowd and every bit as dangerous. Screw that guy.
     
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    I'm all for parties and having a good time. But if you find yourself doing jail time because of alcohol, you have an alcohol problem, IMO.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    It was a poorly worded joke on my part. I was trying to approximate the level of hyperbole Canzano would use if Adelman had hired his son if he were the Blazers current coach. (swing and a miss).
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    In almost all DUIs there is no car accident or injury. The driver would have safely returned home. The legal system focuses on DUIs because of all crimes, it is by far the greatest revenue producer for the courts and police.
     
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    Exactly. It is a huge revenue generator and is advocated by MADD.
     
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    Ah, I see.
     
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    MADD is a false front which has about 2 members in each big city, both of whom are police wives. There are many bogus lobbying outfits like that, whose purpose is to make a few people seem like a lot of people. This gives a veneer of democracy to an oligarchy (new vernacular: the 1%).
     
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    If the legal system in Oregon is so focused on generating revenue for DUIIs, why do they allow a diversion program for first time offenders where the fine is waived if one completes an alcohol program (program that is independent of the state).

    Fact is DUI drivers kill and injuried people on the road every year and the public wants more protection from this. It is actually less harm to society to go out and steal a car then it is to drive home under the influence.

    It's not about money, it is about the public perception of DUII and the state addressing public concerns.
     
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    Just a bit of history.

    At one time, a DUI in Oregon was defined as having a blood alcohol level over .15. The legal limit is now .08.

    Simply put, they redefined the crime to create vast numbers of new "criminals". Meanwhile, drunk driving accidents are still primarily cause by people who are at .15 or above.
     
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    Speaking of the Wolves, I still want to steal Anthony Randolph from them. He's going to get no minutes on that team, so go ahead and make an offer.

    His ceiling is ridiculous.
     
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    That money that would go to the fines instead goes to treatment programs, attorneys, drug and alcohol counselors and in some cases ignition interlock companies. It probably cost more to go the diversion route and it stimulates the economy. Its become big business.
     
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    Yeah, well I'm madd about the chick in your avatar and have no doubt she's a "huge revenue generator".
     
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    Guts?

    I think it's kind of chicken ass myself to allow a coach to dictate who a team hires. Nice to know the inmates run the asylum.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    The Timberwolves wanted Adelman and those were his terms ... if the Wolves were so opposed to it, they should have hired somebody besides Adelman. Personally I think they hit a homerun getting him, allowing him to install his son is a minor concession.
     
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