Blazers Press Conference announcing new coach 6-29-2021

Hey look - this whole shitshow made NPR!

 

Apology Accepted, Captain Needa...
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just fyi, on s2, green font = sarcasm

 

That's nice to know.

 

And if you new guys can figure out why this site has a shit load of different types of mods and what their actual roles are (besides whacking our peepees when we get pissy with each other), please let us know. We’re all still trying to figure it out……

 

You’re learning. Another 4-5 years you’ll get the hang of this place.

 

What is your position on politics religion war and whos your favorite college football team?

 

Have you ever been unjustly accused of a crime?

 

wait your turn

 

It wasn't a shit show, AT ALL. He answered Quicks question, had Jason been listening, at the start of the Presser. But as is the case today, people hear what they want to. No matter what the Blazers did yesterday, it wasn't going to change anyone's view.

 

Socialist atheist wore out many pairs of shoes marching in antiwar protests don't follow college football and in response to your next post yes.

 

no, it wasn't a shit show

it was actually a fairly boiler-plate new coach introduction. In this case, the plate had to be a bit thicker and the bolts attaching the plate had to be upgraded because of higher pressure, but still, no real surprises from anybody...Olshey, Billups, the media....they all followed form

personally, the one question I wanted asked with a little precision wasn't. That would have been something like: "for years now, Portland's Achilles Heel in the playoffs has been when an opposing defense with good personnel has gone full 'stop-Dame' mode with doubles and traps, Portland's offense has wilted and failed. How would you deal with that?"

I would have like to have heard Billups talk about that a little as I think it's Portland's biggest issue. I also don't think the Blazers can really scheme their way out of that conundrum. That's not a real X's & O's riddle to be solved without a new Joe, somewhere on the floor. But hearing Billups talk a little coach-speak about that problem would have been interesting to me

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as for that rape case/settlement; how old was Billups when that happened? 21? He's almost 45 now so more than half his life has passed since then and nearly all of his adult life has gone by. It's high irony that so many of those that find that incident to be disqualifying (without really knowing what happened) would probably turn right around in another circumstance and be loud advocates for the power of redemption.

I do think the Blazers' decision (Olshey imitating a 3rd base coach) to have the PR person shut down Quick's question was a poor choice. That wasn't a gotcha question. That was more giving Billups and opportunity to talk about the incident as a pivot point in his life and how he built on the lessons learned. That would have moved the presser a little away from standard boiler plate IMO

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O-Live has an extensive collection for 'fan' reactions. Obviously it's a little cherry-picked, but I do find myself agreeing with some of the reaction to the Blazers killing the Quick question:













the quickest way to get past something like this is to own it. Give the media no space to dig and gouge. And I agree it did look like Billups was ready to do just that.

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...y-press-conference-this-was-a-clown-show.html

 

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I also like Golf so I have that in common with many presidents.

 

I should have used green font. Great answer! and its cool to be a beaver I have kids that went to both!