Makes sense. I was going to go with PA finding out that Penn got loaded and told some of his old friends with the Grizz how easy it would be to screw Portland over Miles.
Considering Tom Penn is a cap genius, I'll bet this "firing" is just a way to exploit some obscure loophole, which will end up getting Portland a trade exception. Then Penn will be hired back and all will be well in Camelot again. Clever, clever guys.
My guess is he went fishing for better jobs even though the Blazers just gave him a premo deal not long ago to stay. That tends to piss of the folks who gave you your position.
This is the first I have heard of ownership being even slightly unhappy with KP. I wonder if this has even the slightest amount of validity and, if so, what that means for the teams future. Does KP's contract run out this summer like Nate's does?
Oden over Durant Letting the "best trade chip in the history of the league" just expire Blowing 3 million on Sergio He has had some obvious hits with Roy, Aldridge and Batum, but he's not the golden boy many people here make him out to be.
Kenny Vance was talking about this on 95.5 today with Jason Quick, claiming that some unnamed league executive was telling him during summer league that KP's job was in jeopardy. Specifically that Paul Allen is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the team's development, that Allen is unhappy that we picked Oden over Durant, and that he feels the team is behind schedule in terms of becoming a championship contender. Don't know if there's any validity to any of that, but that was the discussion.
Here's a comment after the Canzano article which like yours, is about the timing of the firing: "I'm not exactly sure how it's connected, but the fact that he was fired on the last day season ticket holders could renew for next year makes me wonder if this was actually decided on earlier but put on hold for a while in order to avoid bad publicity and scaring of those late renewing folks who were sitting on the fence... Too coincidental for me." I left out timing issues like that from my summary, since most sources were saying this had been building, and was not an instant firing based upon one day's events.
Well, if Mr Allen is disappointed about the development of this team maybe he needs to be looking at the coach and not KP. Unless it's KP that has rested his laurels on Nate.
Prior to the draft Greg had a lot of red-flags with his physical. His leg was 1/2" shorter than the other, the bulging disk, etc. Now Durant is probably the 5th or 6th best player in the entire League. Hindsight 20/20 is convenient. Even with this KP still says "we picked the right guy," REALLY?
% Blame on why the Blazers are struggling and/or not progressing like all hoped: 15% - Injuries 10% - Management (KP, all his minions) 75% - Nate McMillan
I feel KP got it right. The fact Paul Allen is questioning this makes him sound like some of these trolls. Here is what we know, KP knows basketball, Paul you know computers. Let the basketball people do their job and take your nose out of it. If you need evidence that Oden was the right choice at the time, just ask 90 percent of the league at the time. Allen is nice in many ways but is mickey mouse in many others. If this is true, here he goes trying to destroy himself again.
