Merged: 2pm KP and Larry Miller Press Conference

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The way I see it, Allen and Vulcan created this mess by firing Penn in midseason without providing any substantive reason for the firing. The problem was exacerbated by KP's and Penn's agent mouthing off to the press. At this point, it would seem to me that the worst way forward is for KP to be left hanging for the rest of the season. It places an unnecessary distraction on the rest of this season and messes with the team's positioning for the draft and with player negotiations. It seems to me that there are 3 reasonable ways forward:

1. KP gets a vote of confidence from Paul Allen and gets a contract extension.
2. KP gets the axe and a new GM is put in place before the draft.
3. KP gets demoted to Penn's position and a new GM is brought in this summer.

Unfortunately, we're dealing with the Vulcans so I'd expect them to do the worst thing and just leave this thing hanging. That seems consistent with what KP and Miller had to say about him being evaluated after the end of the season.

 

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just a weird feeling the way this team is going.

KP might be gone, then the rest of the puzzle crumbles....fanbase is enraged, wallow in mediocrity, stay "lean and profitable" (i.e. no championship windows) until people stop belieiving then they pack up and move to Seattle in a few years and become the Sonics again with Roy coming back to SEA next to Oden who is doing well again.

 

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Those are hardly "reasonable."

 

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Perhaps not from KP's standpoint. They are reasonable options in terms of putting this issue to bed so it isn't a constant distraction. Paul Allen is entitled to have whomever he wants running the team.

 

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I did read your post. You didn't mention that the owners wanted to have all current contracts potentially voided in their latest proposal. Your post didn't make sense to me without adding that alleged part of the new CBA. I don't see a grandfather clause being possible in the new agreement, at least from what I've read about the negotiations.

 

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Silence speaks loudly, doesn't it?

 

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That eliminates option 3 then. Pritchard would have to agree to accepting a demotion and taking on Penn's job.

That seems so remote as to not be worth considering.

 

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All that still doesn't get them out of the RG lease.

 

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over/under on kp and allen sitting courtside together, the rest of the year?

 

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Considering Aldridge's stagnation this season, I agree with your second statement. Even at the time, I thought it might be a slight overpay, but worth it to lock in certainty. Now I think it was a significant overpay.

I don't think the team overpaid for Roy. I think he's legitimately a max-level player and any of the cap room teams that lost out on James or Wade would have been willing to max out Roy this summer.

 

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yes, because an arena lease has never been broken to move a team.

 

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If you are an nfl owner, you can not own two professional sports teams in the same city.

That and I REALLY really believe Stern would stifle any kind of move. He wouldn't support it imo.

 

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I hope so! if the Blazers ever moved, the city of Portland would burn to the ground. The Rodney King Riots would look like a Girl Scout meeting.

 

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If he tried it, it would be another goofy idea that blows up in his face.

 

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No way. Portland is happy being the biggest small town in the USA. We have MLS, son!

 

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i read that paul allen owns both the seahawks and the seattle sounders tho(MLS)

 

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Aldridge was overpaid.

He's being paid like an All-Star but he's really a third or fourth option. You can't rely on LMA.