No GMs make themselves publicly available for those kinds of questions, so despite your ideas of decorum at a press conference, the only time to ask him those questions was today or if he makes another deal and calls a press conference that you would again say was about that deal and not other pertinent questions. So when would those questions get asked? They typically get asked at these types of press conferences and it's not seen as disrespectful especially because this press conference was about introducing players that we used cap space on. Also, who cares what the team wants? Taking that into consideration is not good manners, it's bad journalism. What you're advocating is the team getting to set the narrative.
I'll graciously admit I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the decision to stretch has to be made at the time of the transaction. Like when they stretched Nicholson, they weren't able to wait to see if it worked out better for them that season to not do it.
Asking Cronin if the plan is to stretch Eric Bledsoe's dead cap hit or to just take a one year hit with it doesn't insult any of the people there, but his answer would be telling as to how they're approaching the cap this year.
Given what you're doing have you ever considered meeting the guy and doing the reporting on it yourself...maybe actually asking him outside of the National TV platform? You guys need connections to get better access. They also have a contact tab on their website where you could ask them for an interview....your website is legit..it should open that door for you with a bit of effort. I doubt Cronin listens to your youtube channel but if you used the website as a credential, you might get to go to a practice even. Something that might open doors for you. Marang pissed off Neil and got blacklisted...he's back at practices under Cronin and interviewed him there. This was before he got the radio gig I believe...he also interviews Ant, Nas and others on his channel...you guys might want to lean that direction and like him or not...learn from him. Blazers Edge guy lost his access harping about Chauncey's old harassment case in Boston. There are politics involved in team coverage and if you don't adapt, you get iced out..big picture...better to have an in than be left out of the mix.
There are ways to ask the questions without coming off like an asshole. A true journalist isn't going to be like, "Hey Joe, why the fuck would you hard cap us for Gary fucking Payton II? They would say, "now that you're hard capped, how is that going to impact your ability to make moves this season? How did you weigh the pros and cons of the hard cap when offering the MLE?" There's professional ways of getting what you want without sounding like a jaded asshole.
He has that access because of his show on the the network that had the games. He got connections from that. Do you honestly think we wouldn't try?
I think you should try Eric...which is why I encourage it. Marang had no show when he got his credentials he made his connections through Blazers Edge which is like saying you make your credentials from S2.......however he did it...he did in fact ask for credentials. They gave him a show from starting out as a poster on a website. When he posted here he had nothing going on ..I'd listen to the guys who are making it work now as opposed to the guys who failed at it or just packed it in. We're talking about a new front office.
Yeah, Summer League is so amazing in terms of that! It's by far the easiest way to mingle with the NBA world. Unfortunately since this isn't my job or profession I can't just drop everything to try and maybe get interviews.
We've tried. More times than we can count. We'll keep trying. Don't need encouragement for that, ha ha.
I'm pulling for you guys to get creds, but it's such a time suck. Practices are usually around like 11am. You need to get to the Garden by like 4:30pm to catch guys when they're hanging in the locker room and then you're not out of the Garden until 10:30-11pm. It's a big time commitment and I ultimately decided that I was tired of chasing it without much pay.
Well.....I tried...usually when I get encouraged from someone I thank them....but you seem to have it covered. (haha?)
This isn't encouragement though. They have tried to get credentials and haven't been successful. This is like telling someone who is trying to be an actor that they need to just go get a big time movie role. It's a frustrating thing to hear if you're already trying.
That's hardly a fair comparison...it's more like, encouraging someone to find a connection outside the press pass group and asking for an interview for their own purposes..not asking for Casey's job. If they have a pleasant experience in that interview they'll probably get on your contact list but if not...you just blow an opportunity . Still encouraging someone is not a frustration trigger if they are organized enough to have built a brand of their own already ...which Eric has I understand it doesn't encourage you but you didn't build that brand and actually discouraged it from your own experience of being time consuming...choices..I get the impression Eric is actually motivated.
Heading down tomorrow. Let me know who you want me to interview for this nerd site…. I gotcha covered.
I don't think you understand how hard it is to gain access. It's really not that easy. This is not an industry that you have any background or knowledge so kindly stop acting like it's simple or easy.
