Most people will give a politically correct answer, knowing you can't give a real one. But Neil was just a dick.
"Our trades have been for high impact players: Robert Covington, Jusuf Nurkic, Norman Powell" He forgot to mention Anderson Varejao, Andrew Nicholson, and Kent Bazemore.
It's fucking annoying when Olshey KNOWS what the question is asking about (He's not fucking stupid), but because the idiot asking the question words it poorly Neil just turns on dick mode and acts like a fucking asshat. I'd HATE working with people like this because I HAVE worked with people like this in the workplace.
Gag order. He's incapable of doing a press conference without insulting reporters' and Blazers fans' intelligence.
Yes, Fentress is asking stupid questions, but that's no excuse for Neil to treat him it like the guy is a moron. Neil KNOWS what the questions are asking. Just don't be a fucking dick, it's pretty simple.
He's just extremely unlikable. I don't feel like he was this bad when he first took the job. He has gotten progressively worse every year. He just comes off as whiny, combative, and egotistical. Does he put on the most sugary act when he meets with Jody? How could anyone see this guy and want to work with him?
It tells me he's not a good people person. I wonder if he acts like this in negotiations with other teams. Personally, I would not want to work/deal with guys like this. Of course this is all speculation, maybe he's rainbows and butterflies with other GMs, but I think it's hard for a normal person to completely hide his personality in a situation like this.
It would be really funny if you went back and looked at all his failed moves and brought up our real-time reactions to those moves. I bet most of the people on this board hated the moves that didn't work out.
i don't think he'd have gotten as many trades/free agency deals in the past 9 yrs if he were this much of an a-hole to other gms. he's not the first person i'd want to grab a meal with, but this is just who he is. he's not getting paid for having a rosy personality.
I couldn't bring myself to watch it I believe I know how it goes: Olshey will gobbledygook softball questions. The media will try to ask hardball questions but will be generally incompetent about it. And Olshey will be a condescending shithead if any questions pack some heat
