Thanks to Kevin Pritchard

Re: Thanks to Kevin Prtichard

This started it Ed. Wasn't really necessary....

 

I've been critical of some of his moves, but I wish him the best.

I think the odds of his replacement being an upgrade are fairly slim.

 

Thanks Kevin. We appreciate all you have done to turn this franchise around. You will be missed. I wish you the best going forward.

P.S. - your golf game still needs a lot of work

 

Thank you Kevin Pritchard. Regardless of the detractors, you did an amazing job as our General Manager.

And hopefully, when it comes to managing a new team, whether it be in our Division, Conference... or hopefully on the East Coast ... be gentle, don't turn around and drop the old Pritchslap on the Blazers.

 

Thanks, KP.

I look forward to you taking the Blazers to task with your future moves.

 

Ah KP.Thanks for drafting Roy.

I'll never be able to see Durant drop 40 points on us without thinking of you either.

 

I will never be able to watch Durant shoot 33% in the playoffs without thinking of KP either.

 

Dear KP,
Thanks for taking a team that was headed into the shitter and giving it hope again. Thanks for drafting Brandon Roy. Thanks for trading a box of chocolates (Steve Blake) and some stale popcorn (Travis Outlaw) for an actual NBA player. Thanks for being accountable.

And please, for the love of god, take a job out East.

Regards,
LittleAlex

 

KP we had a good run, but we have grown apart. I like you, but I think it is time to move on, see other GMs.

 

Thanks to KP!! You helped bring a team that I could be proud of and root for again!

In KP I trust.

 

Thank you for being a high energy class act and making good decisions and knowing when to be patient (the most important thing for any kind of trader).

 

And thanks for leaving the team with a stacked roster one through fifteen plus three Euros who could soon be ready for the NBA. We now have three young point guards; the team can either hope one of them develops into something special or one of them can go out in a trade for an established young PG.

 

Dear KP,

A good employee should leave knowing the place he/she worked was better than it was when he/she arrived. You certainly did that, by a ton.

I wish you well in the future. I can't call you a "martyr" (Martin Luther King was a martyr, a man who will surely land a highly paid job in a few weeks is not). I don't know what went down, so can't judge.

Thank you for drafting Roy when the conventional wisdom was Adam Morrison. Thank you for your Pritch-slaps. Thanks also for Aldridge, Sergio, Rudy, Batum, Camby, Miller, Bayless, Pendergrath, Cunningham, and last but not least Oden. Thanks for looking so sharp on camera.

Go well, KP, in KP we trusted.