I did not want Morrison, but I did want Oden badly. I was wrong, so was KP. The difference is that I am a fan and KP was paid well to make the actual choice. Hindsight says it was wrong, it was wrong. We can talk about if it is fair or not on how we judge it, but in the end it has not been a positive for the Blazers or the fan base. That is a problem when you are in the professional basketball business with a focus on entertainment. I know you understand the issue, and I am not looking for a fight. KP was a nice guy, charismatic and interesting for us to observe for sure. I wish it was a different story, I really do because I love the organization and I invest part of my income into season tickets. Watching Durant the other night just pushed me over the line in terms of where we stand, and where we could be standing. It is really frustrating to see the injuries pile up and the choices that put us in this situation. Much like the injuries, the judgement is not fair but it is there. I will never give up on the Blazers, shit I was one of the few that still went to games when the Rosey was half empty. So it is not about my loyalty or love of the team, it is about my frustration and desire to feel proud of the current state and direction.
You're just flat out wrong to blame KP for the Oden pick. This isn't Webster over Paul or Williams. Martell Webster was a reach, and everyone knew it at that time. He had no business going in the top ten. Period. Nash was a moron for taking Webster over Chris Paul or Deron Williams. Kevin Pritchard did what every other GM in the NBA would have done. He picked the dominant center over the scoring wing. That's just simple logic. We can lament the mistake, but we can't hold it against him.
haha every single one of them. Even down to the Timbers who lost in the 1st round of the playoffs. And my Broncos who have taken Tebow in the 1st round, and got demolished by the raiders in the span of like 7 months
This coming from the man who's signature was Oden in a wheel chair with his 2007 SLAM cover for most of the summer. What the fuck ever hypocrite. You've been one of the biggest Oden bashers for ages now and then you go and protect the man who chose him? Give me a fucking break.
I agree with you here. However, the Oden bashers need to put the blame where it belongs on KP and PA. Other than that I completely agree with your post. So to sum up, if you're pissed about Oden then KP/PA are your targets. If there is something to get over around here it's that we HAVE Oden. So lets try and support the guy. Of course considering some of the glitterati in this forum are already turning on Roy...well I guess that speaks for itself. Just some incredibly lame fans to attack the players who are hurt.
What happens if Oden actually returns from injury and is a dominate inside force? Does KP automagically go from incompetent asshat to certified genius? In another history lesson, Portland HAS had a center that had massive injury problems for a couple of years before having a healthy/successful season. Walton was injured pretty much constantly for two seasons before 1977. And he was pretty much constantly injured for every season after that. But that one year he was healthy and awesome. That's my hope for Oden. Just a year or two of relative health for Portland to make some real noise. Oh, and sometimes there isn't anyone to blame. Sometimes it really isn't anyones fault. Random bad shit just happens. Though it does seem to happen more to Portland then seems reasonable.
No. KP's mistake was not Oden over Durant. Every GM would have made that same pick. His mistake was the Imaginary Cap Space fiasco and falling too much in love with his own players/friends and not trading for the best balance, basketball wise.
Not magically, but he would look good for sure. I hope you understand that how we evaluate someone is about the results, and if the results change so does the evaluation. As of now it is not looking very good. Random events do occur, Oden was injury prone prior to the draft and he has been injury prone as a Blazer. That is not random.
Neither are threads about a former GM or player who has nothing to do with this organization any more... those are frequent as well.
Come on man, I realize you're a gigantic Oden fan, but that sig was fucking hilarious. Nik wasn't using it because he hates Oden. He was using it because it had comedic value. Sometimes things get so bad that the only proper response is to laugh. This is one of those times.
