A clearer picture (Coach and PG)

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  1. MARIS61

    MARIS61 Real American

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    The picture I get is Larry Miller is still calling all the shots and will sabotage any chance of us getting a strong GM by not allowing the future GM to choose his own coach.

    PA will never change, and this team will never win a title as long as PA will never change.
     
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    When Nate was fired, I remember hearing Larry boy say something like they'd like to hire a GM before a coach, but if the right candidate came along, they'd jump at the coach first.

    As soon as he said that, I thought to myself that he was still going to be calling the shots, regardless of a GM or not
     
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    ironcrotch Well-Known Member

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    Larry Miller GMOTF
     
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  4. Eastoff

    Eastoff But it was a beginning.

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    Fixed that For you
     
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    I think you are looking at the wrong picture. IMO they are looking for an experienced GM. They would have hired Steve Kerr if he wanted it. Settling for an average GM just so that can quickly get a coach would be stupid. You guys know nothing about Larry Miller's agenda. Neither do I, but I am not pretending to.
     
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    Don't be surprised if Buchanan gets the job full time. I really don't see anyone willing to be a figure head that has any real GM skill
     
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    That's for sure. Until they get a new GM anything that anyone says is meaningless.

    And if it isn't that means that the GM position is meaningless as someone higher up is making all the decisions. Which makes me sort of hopeless because it means that same people that got us into this mess are gonna try to get us out, which is ridiculous.
     
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    Was KP a figure head? Or did Larry Miller really make all those moves? You guys sound like Canzano when he "guaranteed" Bob Whitsitt would be calling the shots from Seattle after he was fired.
     
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  9. Fez Hammersticks

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    Hiring Buchanan as full-time GM would be a huge mistake.

    What has he done to even qualify? The moves that he help make, we all know Larry Miller had a big role in this, were atrocious.

    Most Blazer fans hated the Felton move last summer. He was a downgrade over Miller but he was younger so they made that horrible deal.

    They were one of the only teams to have Nolan Smith projected in the first round. He looks like he's destined for Europe.

    JUST SAY NO TO CHAD BUCHANAN!
     
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    Again, not true...most fans were saying he was "a better fit" and were constantly making the point that Miller isn't a threat from deep so weren't too big of fans of keeping with the status quo.
     
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    They need a GM that PA likes and respects. I would like to see Petrie come back. He is not ideal but he is repected around the league, and i think Paul still likes him even with their history. I see no one else.
     
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    Not true.

    True.

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    Here's a nice thread that happened during/right after the trade for Felton and the drafting of Nolan Smith: LINK
     
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    I'm going to get this guy to buy my lottery ticket for me.

    He totally called it. Felton = tank in 2012
     
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    I clearly need to listen to you about the Blazers.
     
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    Man reliving that thread doesn't give much hope for this year...ugh....
     
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  18. Mediocre Man

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    Clearly.
     
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  19. Eastoff

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    It just points that there are a lot of details we don't consider when we look at stats.
     
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    I think Rondo could be had for that easily. That would give Boston some real room to work on a rebuild. But would we really want Rondo? We've had issues with a PG that can't consistently hit the perimeter shot. Rondo is no different. I know he's a much better PG than any that we've had in a long while; but wouldn't getting a Dragic and keeping both picks be better? I think Dragic could be had and we don't have to give up a single player.

    Also, grabbing Dragic would allow us to keep JJ Hickson too. We'd probably be able to keep hickson if we got Rondo; but we'd lose Wes and the picks.
     
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