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That's some sobering realism from a guy whose work has left a lot of us with negative feelings. I wonder in a summer so crucial to the Blazers if the Athletic will pick up someone else to write about our team. Regardless of the shenanigans Quick has pulled in the past, I hope for the best for him. I hope he's getting the help he needs and does all of the best things for himself in his life. I appreciate his candor and his message about the importance of everyone taking care of their mental health.
 
glad he's taking time off, and also very glad this kinda break is being normalized.

I wonder who will cover the team now for the Athletic. I only subscribe to them because of his articles.
 
illmatic99 said:
glad he's taking time off, and also very glad this kinda break is being normalized.

I wonder who will cover the team now for the Athletic. I only subscribe to them because of his articles.
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I'd guess Mike Richman? He's a close to Quick as any reporter out there. Kerry Eggers is my favorite guy to cover the team. I think he's about as good as it gets in sports journalism.
 
Best wishes for Jason.
I know he rubs many the wrong way, but realize, that is his job.
He is a by-line, which means he is paid to relay info and most importantly, incite reactions.
I have always appreciated/enjoyed his work.
 
THE HCP said:
Ruthless? Guy is an absolute jerk who treats those around him like shit. He injects himself into almost ALL his stories, as if we need that. Guy is an ass. Now he’s taking the summer off and I’m supposed to feel sorry for him?
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I can promise you if I was dealing with stuff and made it public, you think he’d give a shit?
 
These tweets by him are no different than members on here who create a thread informing all of us that they need to take a break from the forum. C’Mon.
 
THE HCP said:
Ruthless? Guy is an absolute jerk who treats those around him like shit. He injects himself into almost ALL his stories, as if we need that. Guy is an ass. Now he’s taking the summer off and I’m supposed to feel sorry for him?
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I did say that most of us, including me don't know the guy... I guess I should have said that seems pretty ruthless from the outside looking in.
 
THE HCP said:
These tweets by him are no different than members on here who create a thread informing all of us that they need to take a break from the forum. C’Mon.
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how is that remotely similar? he's informing readers that pay to subscribe to the site that he will not be writing this summer. that seems important.
 
illmatic99 said:
tell us how you really feel
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I have in the past. That dude took a private conversation we had at a table and the next morning was on local sports talk radio letting all of PDX know what was said. Fucked up. I called him out on it……Then he runs this 4 page article in the Oregonian about the Blazers Broadcasting and our traveling crew and left me out on purpose. My bosses lit into him about it. Guys an asshat.
 
illmatic99 said:
how is that remotely similar? he's informing readers that pay to subscribe to the site that he will not be writing this summer. that seems important.
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Important if you use him as a source on anything related to the team I guess.
 
illmatic99 said:
how is that remotely similar? he's informing readers that pay to subscribe to the site that he will not be writing this summer. that seems important.
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He put out 6…..SIX tweets all about him. Really? Thats a “look at me….look at me….I’m starting a thread” type situation if I’ve ever seen one. Just go away.
 
THE HCP said:
I have in the past. That dude took a private conversation we had at a table and the next morning was on local sports talk radio letting all of PDX know what was said. Fucked up. I called him out on it……Then he runs this 4 page article in the Oregonian about the Blazers Broadcasting and our traveling crew and left me out on purpose. My bosses lit into him about it. Guys an asshat.
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what was your convo about? i know dame snubbed him all season this past year and he made a fuss about it. it's just his personality, but that matters very little to me. i think he's a terrific writer and the best one in Portland. but he's painfully lacking in some areas as many media people in this market are.
 
illmatic99 said:
what was your convo about? i know dame snubbed him all season this past year and he made a fuss about it. it's just his personality, but that matters very little to me. i think he's a terrific writer and the best one in Portland. but he's painfully lacking in some areas as many media people in this market are.
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I have no beef with people that read him. For personal reasons I just can’t. He has gone at me on twitter….guy is a nut.
I’ve been telling players for years to stay away from him. HA!
I was at a table with him, my boss, Joe Freeman and the teams PR staff.
It had to do with Greg Oden sitting in a separate room on Mr. Allen’s plane. It was so he could support his knee. I sat right across from Greg and we used to have some hilarious chats!!! Anyway the PR guys asked me what I said to Greg as we were landing to make him laugh so hard and I was telling the story. Quick was looking at me memorizing every word I guess.
Went on the radio and told the world that Greg felt he was too good to sit with the rest of the team…..blew up from there. It was a mess. PR staff apologized to me for him spinning that shit. I called him out next time i saw him telling him he shouldn’t be using my conversations for his content. We got into it pretty good. We then went at eachother when he called out Coach Nate unnecessarily and I let him know he needed to cool it. Pritchard thanked me for standing up for them. Quick has treated me like shit ever since. The whole story in the paper thing was just a shot to my ego, but I didn’t like it.
Take your break, save your 6 tweets so people will feel sorry for you, move along.
 
THE HCP said:
I have no beef with people that read him. For personal reasons I just can’t. He has gone at me on twitter….guy is a nut.
I’ve been telling players for years to stay away from him. HA!
I was at a table with him, my boss, Joe Freeman and the teams PR staff.
It had to do with Greg Oden sitting in a separate room on Mr. Allen’s plane. It was so he could support his knee. I sat right across from Greg and we used to have some hilarious chats!!! Anyway the PR guys asked me what I said to Greg as we were landing to make him laugh so hard and I was telling the story. Quick was looking at me memorizing every word I guess.
Went on the radio and told the world that Greg felt he was too good to sit with the rest of the team…..blew up from there. It was a mess. PR staff apologized to me for him spinning that shit. I called him out next time i saw him telling him he shouldn’t be using my conversations for his content. We got into it pretty good. We then went at eachother when he called out Coach Nate unnecessarily and I let him know he needed to cool it. Pritchard thanked me for standing up for them. Quick has treated me like shit ever since. The whole story in the paper thing was just a shot to my ego, but I didn’t like it.
Take your break, save your 6 tweets so people will feel sorry for you, move along.
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you've just explained why the guy needs to deal with his mental illness....thanks for sharing...I never liked Quick at post game interviews...I could tell Olshey and Stotts were fed up with him since before Lamarcus left....sucks that he did that to you guys.
 
THE HCP said:
I have no beef with people that read him. For personal reasons I just can’t. He has gone at me on twitter….guy is a nut.
I’ve been telling players for years to stay away from him. HA!
I was at a table with him, my boss, Joe Freeman and the teams PR staff.
It had to do with Greg Oden sitting in a separate room on Mr. Allen’s plane. It was so he could support his knee. I sat right across from Greg and we used to have some hilarious chats!!! Anyway the PR guys asked me what I said to Greg as we were landing to make him laugh so hard and I was telling the story. Quick was looking at me memorizing every word I guess.
Went on the radio and told the world that Greg felt he was too good to sit with the rest of the team…..blew up from there. It was a mess. PR staff apologized to me for him spinning that shit. I called him out next time i saw him telling him he shouldn’t be using my conversations for his content. We got into it pretty good. We then went at eachother when he called out Coach Nate unnecessarily and I let him know he needed to cool it. Pritchard thanked me for standing up for them. Quick has treated me like shit ever since. The whole story in the paper thing was just a shot to my ego, but I didn’t like it.
Take your break, save your 6 tweets so people will feel sorry for you, move along.
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That was mean of you to rat out Oden to Quick.
 
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