So why come on? Did he mention anything about the Roy deal? I know he can't mention specifics, but like if he's on vacation?
He said "these things are complicated". Canzano then basically asked him how complicated offering Roy a max deal could be. Pritchard answered by saying that Roy would be in Portland for a long time without answering the question.
nope. just talked about how roy will be here for a long time and the extension process is complicated
I know we'd all love news (especially GOOD news) but KP's job is about 95% make the team better and 5% make the fans happy in other ways. The extension process IS complicated. Why should he (a) negotiate in the media, or (b) make Roy look bad in the media? All he can say, until they either sign him or he leaves, is that they want him and will make every reasonable effort to keep him. Does that say a LOT? No. But it's the only prudent position to take until Roy is signed or gone. Ed O.
Lets concentrate on the steak and not the peas. Roy will be here, the extension will get done, what's the problem? Quit bitching like an infant. HE CAN'T COMMENT ON THE SPECIFICS.
Well Pritchard's not signing the checks. Someone else is involved in negotiations on the Blazers' side. Ed O.
Pritchard said he's talking to Roy's and LMA's agents multiple times a day, and that he's not talking to the players because that is not how negotiations go when agents are involved. I got the impression he was the primary negotiator. Also, how hard is it to offer your two-time All-Star and franchise player a guaranteed max contract? Hedo Turkoglu was going to get 5 years at age 30, yet 25 year-old Roy only gets offered 4 years?
Didn't it get clarified earlier that Quick had it backwards and that ROY wanted the 4 years NOT KP? (This also makes sense unlike what Quick wrote as Roy would have more bargaining power as a 7 year vet and could make more money that way).
It didn't get clarified. It was assumed. After listening to Pritchard, however, it appears Quick had it right.
KP never said that he only offered Roy 4 years. There is a very good chance that even if Turk agreed to come to Portland - they would take some time to hammer the details - everything from the types of media-activities, team and/or player options, special bonuses and the like. Same with Roy. These things usually have lawyers going over each and every detail 3, 4 or more times. At this point - the only thing KP did say publicly is that both of those guys will be here for a long time, everything else is speculation or creative reporting. It might be right, it might be wrong. Personally, I am not going to get upset about it.
It's still not clarified, probably because HE CAN'T COMMENT ON SPECIFICS. But yeah, the safe assumption is to assume that our general manager only wants our franchise player signed for 4 years instead of 5.
KP is getting on the annoying side for me . . . when he said the way the Hedo situation worked out was the best possible thing for the Blazers, I have to wonder if he thinks people buy this stuff? Can he not just say the Hedo situation was a disappointment and a bit of a set back but there are plenty of other options out there and we are excited about the opportunties we still have because of the Turk situation?
He did say that. He said he was still very disappointed about how the Turkoglu situation worked out, but if a player doesn't feel he fits in here, then it is probably for the best. Nothing particularly controversial or insightful there...like most executives talking for public consumption. I'm continually amazed that people expect Pritchard to bear his soul and offer real insight into his plans when speaking to the general public. Maybe he wants to keep his plans, intentions and professional thoughts...secret? Trying to overparse every comment of his for subtle, hidden meaning is probably going to leave you disappointed.
Well I guess I found who buys into his lines. I amazed that you are constantly amazed at posters on a forum . . . I would think after these many years you would be used to this stuff. Maybe KP wants to keep his plans and intentions secret . . . he didn't with Hedo and tried to convince us what a great fit he would be for Ptd (before being signed) and had some wierd media event when Hedo came to town. But sure, trying to keep things secret (like they are going after Milsap) might somehow change the course of events. Trying to constantly defend KP's comments against others who question his comments will probably leave you typing on the computer all day.
I like to be constantly amazed. You have to approach the world with a continually refreshed sense of wonder. I don't "defend" them, because that implies there's some content in them to defend. They're generic, media-friendly sound bites.
Theere you go defending again. You say media friendly sound bites, I say intelligence insulting and patronizing. I don't give KP a free pass for selling us on how good a fit Hedo is for the Blazers and then him saying something to the effect that the way the Hedo situation worked out was the best possible result for the Blazers.
Either one works. I don't think he actually said that, though. I believe he said it was a disappointment, but if the player didn't want to be here, then it's probably for the best. The "best possible result," presumably, would have been Turkoglu wanting to be a Blazer and joining the roster. Logically, it's perfectly reasonable to say that IF the player didn't want to be a part of the team and didn't feel he fit, it's probably for the best that he isn't. That's not contradictory with believing that having a committed Turkoglu would be ideal. To analogize: If you have a girlfriend who breaks up with because she doesn't love you, it's reasonable to both believe that the perfect situation would be for her to still love you and be together with you but that IF she doesn't love you, then it's best that you two aren't in a relationship.
