Blazer "dealing with rejection" in GM search

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  1. Pinwheel1

    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    I wonder how many GM's out there would grade an A over the same time period. Most players who are drafted are average at best. So unless they had a high lottery pick for the last 9 years I am not sure we would be impressed with more than a handful of a GM's picks.

    The last few years have not been great. But i do think Patty Mills was a solid pick by PA and Dante Cunningham was solid as well where they were picked. The verdict is still out on Babbitt and Williams. I mean look at this draft and tell me how many players you would rather have over our guys. I count 4. Lot of misses in this group: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_NBA_Draft

    Smith over Faried was an obvious mistake last year
     
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    I have more of an issue with the Euros we "collected" and stashed from the first round. Just simply a waste of assets, IMO
     
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    HUGE when you factor in that Nolan looks like he'll be out of the League in a few years and we made Denver, a Div. rival, better.
     
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    You don't have to really worry about that

    Larry Miller curiously went out of his way in 2010 to say that Mark Warkentien wouldn't be a candidate to replace Kevin Pritchard.
     
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    Worry? I'm worried we won't have a talent evaluator in place when NOW we need one as much as ever. It's not just about drafting, it's about knowing whether or not we want to draft anyone, or if we can acquire better talent via trading the picks. I like Buchanan, but I'd feel much better with a more experienced person running the show.

    Hell, or if Buchanan is the man, just come out and say it!
     
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    It has frustrated me as well, but really the overall strategy of doing it was solid. (I assume by KP) Teams are limited to 15 players and this way KP was able to expand the roster while basically stashing players over seas in order to see if they panned out. The alternative was cutting decent players. At the time we had too many young players. We have not done it since V Claver. The Claver pick however was frustrating. But Freeland still may turn out though. Again i don't like the strategy but i can see the reasoning behind it.
     
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    Plus, everybody assumed Nic was going to stay in Europe when he was drafted. I remember most posters being surprised when we learned he was coming to the NBA, and a lot of disappointment in his pick when he was so bad during his first summer league. He didn't look at all like he belonged in the NBA, and it looked like a waste of a roster spot.
     
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    Funny, though. I don't remember too many complaints from Portland fans when we started doing this. Everyone seemed super excited about it. But again, winning cures a lot of ills. And Portland was on the upswing, started winning games, and were stashing extra bodies overseason. Hindsight is 20/20.
     
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    Dude, I remember listening to local sports radio and everyone was up in arms. They were absolutely complaining about how terrible Batum looked. The local guys were too. Kerry Eggers was just beating on him, saying there's no way he's in Portland for at least a year, but he was scoffed at the 1-year notion even, and said he shouldn't be here for 2-3 years at least. I can't believe what a different player he was come the start of his rookie year.
     
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    Thats the way I remember it as well. It was the San Antonio model for success.
     
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    It still is.
     
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    Which hindsight is irrelevant?

    1) Players who weren't stars in Summer League, like Koponen and Nenad Sinanovic, should have been given a try in the regular season. After all, look at Batum.

    2) Players who were stars in the Summer League, like Bayless and Qyntel, should have been warehoused in Europe.

    3) We should have cut a couple of our worst players every year to make room for Euros drafted that year. Otherwise, stop wasting picks bought with Allen's money and drop the whole stashing strategy. It's stupid if you never bring them over.
     
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    I was complaining....not surprising, I know



    The issue I had was that we needed talent at the time, and couldn't really afford to stash Euros.
     
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    Morway meeting with Allen on Friday via Adrian w
     
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    Old news. Keep up, son! :tsktsk:
     
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  16. Mediocre Man

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    In before The HCP points out his low post count
     
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    LOL. Where is HCP today?
     
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    He's not at his house, I can tell you that
     
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    Yeah, he left pretty early this AM. Surprised he's not back yet.
     
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    David Morway looks like he belongs in Oblivion

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