Bill Simmons: "Say something to the fans of Portland.....

Jesus christ

I think you might make a PERFECT first captain.

WELCOME ABOARD THE TITANIC!!!!!

 

Oh, Ford is boys with KP and that's what makes him so credible? Sounds like re-tread of what was "speculated" when this first happened. If everyone else is so wrong, why can't KP set the record straight himself? Or is Chad Ford just speaking on his behalf for everything. Why should Miller be fired? Because KP's douche bag agent leaked a lie to the media? But that's right, Miller is evil because Quick and Canzano tell us he's evil.

 

Calm down Larry Miller

 

Chad Ford is relaying his own personal experiences with Pritchard. Since you asked, that is his source. What is your source on Brian Berger being correct? At best, that is second-hand information, at worst, it's PR spin for a client.

What I find odd is not a single national media member has come forward to claim the Pritchard tried to take all of the credit when interacting with him, and that he viewed himself as some sort of boy genius.

I'm not saying Larry Miller is evil, and I don't see anybody else claiming that. Do I think Miller is aloof and a bit goofy? Yes. Do I question his motives? Yes.

 

That's not what Miller said. He said he found out the story LEAKED from the security guard.

 

Allow me to spitball for just a tick. If I'm looking for a job in the same field where I was just fired, would it make sense for me to publicly badmouth the President, Owner and his henchmen while interviewing with other teams?

 

I know, I was just commenting more on how Miller discussed his role so passively. For the record, I think Miller is flat out lying or at least engaging in some disingenuous wordsmithing. Everyone knew the score. Miller should stop treating the fans like we're stupid.

 

No, you're supposed to be able to tell the showbiz sizzle from the steak.

Ford has something nobody here does - first hand experience with many different GMs around the league. That gives him a different yardstick for measuring KP.

BTW, when did you become a KP hater? In the past, you've gotten on me for being too critical of the guy...and now you are getting on me for defending him? I'm so confused.

 

Supposed to be able to. This thread hasn't given me much hope.

 

And what "claims" would those be? So far, all I have heard from Berger et al is a bunch of blather about his personality - nothing about his actual job performance that would explain/justify his firing.

 

It seems to me this is more of just another opportunity for national press to bash on Blazer fans. Simmons loves to bash on Blazer fans. Ford loves to bash the Blazers, and they since the JailBlazer days there hasn't been a lot to write about. Now they have something to beat on the Blazer fans with, and are loving it. Fuck them. This bullshit got old a decade ago.

 

but most of the fans ARE stupid, just take a trip to the OT board.

 

he's not using this yardstick, he's trying to match Bill Simmons's schtick

I try to see both sides of the coin and don't see KP (or anyone really) as either perfect or the devil incarnate. I've a heavy science/math background and generally find it laughable what weak sauce we (collectively) base our conclusions on. I find it fully possible that while mostly good things were accomplished for the club under KP's GMing, that real issues might have been going on under the surface and/or that a line of trust may have been crossed. Much like a marriage of friends of mine going south, I don't view it as my right to be privy all the details as to why... these things do happen. Airing out the dirty laundry might be embarrassing/damaging to both sides so I respect their privacy if both sides are staying mum because I respect that both want to carry on. Those who act like we have a right to know or they're going to believe the Canzanos of the world need to get a life

STOMP

 

What does any of this have to do with Chad Ford relaying his impressions of Pritchard after having first-hand conversations with him over the years?

 

What I find fascinating is that some of the very same people on this board who spent a lot of time bashing KP the past two years for not making trades and not using RLEC now seem to be in full support of the KP is a martyr and PA and the Vulcans are the devil incarnate movement. Seems rather odd to me. Enormously so.

 

If thats a crack on me. I'd love to see some links.

I have deffo questioned pritchard in the past but if your framing me as one of the anti kp lunatics your full of shit. Never once have I wanted him fired.

Questioning his trade timing a handful of times has nothing to do with the overall track record of clown town and the way the handle their circus of fail.

Pritchard is in a sense a martyr in that wd once again get front row seats to the never ending paul allen Fail fest. Pritchard is just the latest chapter.