Zombie Fire Olshey

doesn't fit his narrative.

 

what was the word? nearly?...I honestly don't remember. I didn't cherry pick, at least not intentionally

I know I praised the RoCo addition (thought two 1st's was a high price) but condemned the Jones signing. Neutral on Giles. I was fine with Kanter. It was certainly a better off-season than the previous one. But still, I thought the roster was nowhere close to being a contender. It was basically, more rinse/repeat so I wouldn't praise that

and again...what difference does it make if a bunch of fans and yakking-heads thought it was a great off-season? What counts, expectations or results? Is Dame's attitude right now informed by September predictions or June's playoff record

 

Wasn't just the fans

 

Did you honestly say that Portland has a "Relaxed Media"?
I'm not sure I agree with you there? Maybe some are relaxed because of the dispensaries but this town needs another pro team to report on.

I agree with your overall point though. He should sell the city better.

 

well, congratulations....you've made a list of people wrong about the team

 

there is a fishbowl effect, yes.

but the media is largely tame compared to the sharks in NY/LA whose sole goal in their jobs is to get people to trip up while writing gossip columns. Look at this Philly column on Simmons' bday yesterday

 

having lived in major cities the majority of my life, Portland media is nothing comparatively speaking. There’s only one Clownzano in Portland. In LA multiply that by 10. Hope the Blazers players appreciate how good they have it.

 

no, im only showing you that the story on Olshey changed pretty damn quickly over the past few months, while disputing your claim that the praise for him came only from "a bunch of fans. It's OK to admit a mistake in here, btw. Not sure why people are so hellbent on claiming they're always right.

Many people thought we had a good offseason. This year, that story is completely forgotten.

 

I added the last part as an edit.
I do agree with you that he should sell the city/team/players/organization better.

 

Doing a commercial and actually sitting across from someone and trying to sell them something are two completely different things. It's not the same world. It's not the same solar system. It's not even the same universe.

 

Olshey's record as Portland's GM didn't start a year ago. It started in 2012 and there has been an accrual of moves and decisions that have informed the attitudes of people paying any attention. Besides that, I think Olshey was being graded on a deceptive curve last summer aftter the previous year when he added Bazemore, Tolliver, and Hezonja. I actually saw some people praise those moves. Sure, not as much as lst summer, but when you're wrong, you're wrong

and just so you know, I don't really see any distinction between Steven A Smith, Rachel Nichols, and fans. I don't really see a higher level of expertise in the talking heads. Most of them any way

 

yeeeeesh....it was a joke NB

 

Be funnier!

 

In comparison to his history, it was one if Neil's best off seasons. I think the team was improved from the prior year.

The issue is that despite being a good off season, it's nowhere near what was needed to turn the team into a contender

 

So much this. Even then, Olshey raved about the pick that was acquired much more than he seemed overyly hyped about Nurk.
Then Nurk went 'Nurk Fever' for a short stint and it seemed like we really might have something on our hands.

Haven't seen Nurk Fever since.

 

Maybe it was more scheme than personnel?

 

Also, it wasn't just some fans. It was damn near everyone here who thought we had a good offseason last November.

http://www.sportstwo.com/threads/grade-the-blazers-roster-changes.360079/

 

Nurk the rest of the season in Portland after the trade

21.1 PER
.545 TS %
19.7 REB %
17.7 AST %
.116 WS/48
-0.4 OBPM
1.4 DBPM
0.9 BPM

Nurk this season

21 PER
.554 TS
20.2 REB %
21.4 AST %
.133 WS/48
0.3 OBPM
1.7 DBPM
2.0 BPM

Next time open your eyes.

 

what is your point?...I honestly don't understand it

the roster that was getting A-pluses in a survey of posters here ended up the 6th seed and a 1st round exit against an injured team. Does Olshey, and his roster, get gauged by pre-season guesses about it's quality or by what it accomplished?