Harvey's 'The Show'

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    John Nash will be on this hour. That should be interesting, to say the least.
     
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    Ha ha ha ha I don't kow if they take questions on the show but it sure would be funny if the only one sent in was why he passed on Chris Paul. Like 8000 of them.:ghoti:
     
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    And another 4000 about why he passed on Deron Williams.
     
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    and then like another 1000 asking how he ever got a GM job in the first place.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    The reason he gave on draft night was Sebastian Telfair was the future PG and was only 1/4" shorter than Chris Paul. Brilliant.
     
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    Does anyone else miss Nash's response to our emails? You have to admit, a GM that answeres emails is pretty cool.
     
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    I think he was a genuinely nice guy.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    He's probably the only GM to ever do that.

    Other teams fans would write him and he'd respond. I remember a Raptor fan breaking the next that most teams were trying to trade up for Deron, over Paul, via John Nash.
     
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    Mike Barrett is on right now. He's a proponent of standing pat with the roster. I can only assume he's also a proponent of getting bounced in the 1st round next season as well.
     
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    Just like failing to make an major offseason trade last summer or trading RLEC was going to keep us out of the playoffs last year...
     
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    It kept us out of the 2nd round...
     
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    If that's what the front office wants, then it's OK with one Mike Barret.
     
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    The jump from just making the playoffs to having success in the playoffs is much harder then the jump from non-playoff team to playoff team. So your comparison is not really correct.

    Neither Denver nor Houston were able to make that leap without making moves and taking risks. Portland is no different. They are going to have to take a risk to get to the next level. Otherwise, we can all enjoy first round exists in the playoffs for years to come.

    Maybe that is cool with you. For me, I would like to attend the finals game where Portland wins it all. Anything other then that is kind of a disappointment for me.
     
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    That dude must see CP3 in his nightmares.
     
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    LOL at standing pat. That would be a joke, and an epic failure by KP .
     
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    He would trade Roy to move up to nab Brandon Jennings in this year's draft if he were still GM.

    Nice guy. Awful GM.
     
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    Coaching mistakes kept us out of the 2nd round.
     
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    I don't totally disagree, but the lack of a legit 3rd scorer doomed us form the start.
     
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    He was severely handcuffed in terms of making trades, I don't blame him a bit - he was order to reduce salary spending. OTOH, he made a poor draft pick in Telfair, and compounded his mistake by not realizing he had, in fact, made a mistake. Thus, he did not take a PG when a choice of the two best PGs in the game today were readily available to him.
     
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    Not a surprise that MB wanted to stay pat, the guy admits to spinning things toward a certain way, but if we make a move, then he's all on board and tries to spin it another way.
     
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