Kevin Pritchard's Open Letter To Blazer Fans

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  1. superfly4201

    superfly4201 Well-Known Member

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    KP's firing will make the team better, that is my OPINION.

    KP was great at finding talent, that is it. We've done that and need to move on to the next phase of this franchise. KP , falls in love with his player, can't get the trades done and he obviously can't negotiate contracts worth a shit. Ferry has a track record of making moves to improve the team, meet our next GM......FACT
     
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    I hope you're right :)

    That's more of a prediction there at the end. :)

    Ed O.
     
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    OOOOHHHHH SNAP!
     
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    I know, just messin
     
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    In fairness to KP, Ferry has a track record of making moves to TRY to improve his team. I agree with you about KP though. He is a great evaluator of talent, but this team needs to consolidate, and KP has shown an inability to do that.
     
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    I think GM's are held to a higher standard when it comes to their hitting average. I would expect a good one to be right at least 2/3's the time
     
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    You might be right, but in terms of ACTIVE moves, most of KP's moves have been good. He's more open to criticism for failures to make moves, and that's really squishy.

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    I think going into each of the last three seasons, Ferry made moves that made Cleveland better. I hasn't amounted to a ring but their regular season record improved each year.

    But yes, he hasn't knocked my socks off and he did try to get it done. KP doesn't want to trade off any of his buddies, I mean players
     
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    KP wanted to let it bake, he couldn't get the ingredients right....time to get of of the kitchen and let someone else make the doughnuts
     
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    Really? Baked doughnuts?

     
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    Damn, and I fancy myself to be quit the doughnut connoisseur. Even worked at Dunkin in high school.
     
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    What a class class person. That made me feel bad about my proposed Boycott.
     
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    Great letter.
    Regardless of what KP did, he projected a great image, and represented the franchise and the city very well during a time when we really needed it. I think he'll go down as one of those fan favorites forever, which is rare for a front-office guy. No other GM in the league would have their name chanted during a game.
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    +1 :)
     
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    Canzano brings up the money quote from Miller's PC

    Is this what he would say if the team was doing poorly?

    NOPE. Pritchard would be out of a job and it would all be pinned on him.

    It's obvious more than ever to me there was some severe jealously in the Blazers organization. Grow up, children.

    Larry Miller, I don't like you.
     
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    Buchanan and Born probably deserve just as much credit.
     
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    Most likely, and Pritchard was always the first one to hand it out to them. There are his bff's.
     
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    Sure, insofar as Pritchard and Presti "probably" deserved just as much credit for San Antonio's success as RC Buford or Gregg Popovich.
     
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    Good luck finding a GM who meets that standard. Seriously.
     
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    Yep. I think Canzano hits the nail here:

    http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...f/2010/06/canzano_in_kevin_pritchards_fi.html
     
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