Canzano: Old Rose Garden blueprints proves Paul Allen sucks.

What's sad is that Canzano seems to have missed that there seems to be a new plan in place and the Blazers are moving towards bringing it about. It involves getting guys like Wallace, Matthews and Batum who play both ends of the court and who bust their butts every single night. It involves helping Aldridge improve his game to become a franchise level player. I'm pretty certain it involves re-signing Oden, knowing that once he's healthy, the addition of a strong post defender gives Nate all kinds of options. It involved giving Nate another 2 years on his contract so that there's continuity towards fulfilling the plan. I suspect that the plan involves making moves this summer to bolster the PF and PG spots. Once the Blazers have done those things, they'll be contenders. I guess someone will have to send Canzano a note to let him know that the plan has been fulfilled while he was looking at old blueprints.

 

Get over your Canzano hate people. This article was great. Anyone in management (like myself) understands exactly what Canzano is talking about here.

 

Stupid article, even for Canzano. Nothing negative to write about, team playing well, Wallace fitting in, Nate re-upped for two more years, no new cancer kid or dying Debbie this week. So, what the fuck to write about?

I know, employees are more productive when they are happy and feel appreciated. EVERYONE can relate to that. Most people hate their boss. There has to be some shit to stir there. I know, I'll target Paul Allen (the evil boss man). Ever since the Pritchard thing, he never talks to the media. So, I can make up any shit I want and not get called on it. Oh boy, this is GREAT! I don't even have to resort to "anonymous sources" this time. I can just make shit up, make it sound like employees don't like working for Allen and blame the lack of a championship on "The Man". Everyone secretly hates the very rich and loves to tear them down. Pointing the finger of blame at the uber wealthy boss man will resonate with my Joe Six Pack readership who are too stupid to think for themselves.

Yeah that'll do it. No research required and done in plenty of time for my deadline.

BNM

 

So, since when is stating the glaringly obvious "great"? Yeah, employees are more productive when they are happy, feel appreciated and have clearly defined goals. Nothing earth shattering there. And, exactly how does that tie in with the current Blazers. Are Blazer employees unhappy? If so, where's the evidence to support that assertion? He sure doesn't site any examples. He just leads us down the path of speculation and assumption that they must be somehow unhappy and makes a "Team Paranoia" reference that's at least two front offices out of date (the Nash/Patterson, Darous Miles era).

That's not a great article. It's lazy, conjured pot stirring - Canzano's specialty.

BNM

 

Sorry guy but I don't see any pot stirring going on here. Holding ownership accountable is not stirring the pot. It seems like all you guys want to hear from sports writers is feel good stories.

Every time this guy writes an article someone posts it on here and then there's 20 posts of people just talking shit about Canzano instead of talking about the story. It's annoying. Let's see you do better.

 

Accountable for what????? Where is his evidence there is a problem? There is none. Canzano made up a problem, pointed the finger at Paul Allen and said fix it. His entire premise is based on implied assumptions, speculation and foregone conclusions. There must be a problem and it must be Paul Allen's fault. Call me jaded if you will, but I'd like to see a little evidence that the problem actually exists before I start pointing fingers and assigning blame.

Five or six years ago, he would have had a point - and probably could have provided evidence or at least generalizations about unhappy employees to support his argument and conclusions. Why now? What reason is there for anyone to believe there is a morale or motivation problem within the Blazers organization? Canzano sure didn't provide any evidence or examples to support what he wrote. And, unless he can provide evidence to support his assumptions, I refuse to buy his conclusion.

BNM

 

It sounds like we got something different out of the article. I took it as: management screwed things up in the past, now we got a good thing going, don't screw it up this time.

But he added some poetic notions to the idea. I liked his line, "The culture of a winner is a focused and energized calm." I'm stealing that one at using it on my employees.

 

But, that was different management - two front office regimes ago.

If you're familiar with Canzano's history you'd know he relishes his role as a professional shit stirrer. It's what he does. Generate controversy where none exits. Controversy sells papers and radio ad space. MUST have controversy. He had it easy five or six years ago, when the players were getting arrested on a regular basis and the management was a bunch of paranoid buffoons. Now, it's not so easy. When no problems exist, he is forced to make them up himself.

This article is a perfect example. He doesn't site one shred of evidence that there is an actual problem, yet we're supposed to believe there is and it needs to be fixed and it's Paul Allen's job to fix it. A much better article would have been one about how the team has turned things around, both on and off the court, and are headed in the right direction with strong leadership (again, on and off the court). But that wouldn't be controversial and would have required real research (at least to do it right).

Most people in the local media, and on this forum, were all over Rich Cho for his supposed inactivity leading up to the trade deadline simply because Cho decided to focus on actually doing his job rather than constantly keeping the media pundits "in the loop". Cho had the nerve to announce he wasn't going to be commenting on trade rumors as doing so would be a distraction from the task at hand. And then, he quietly pulled off one of the best deadline deals in team history. That was a perfect example of "The culture of a winner is a focused and energized calm." To me, that shows that current management understands what they need to do and how to do it. So, why not a positive article about the current situation? Why a negative article about the past (that we are all too familiar with)? Because, that's what Canzano does - constantly spout negativity to generate controversy and get a reaction. Same old shit.

BNM

 

You are aware of Vulcan, right? That's the point of the article, and how the Vulcans shouldn't get in their own way, as they always seem to do. I'm not sure you understood what your read. This wasn't a negative article. I found it hopeful, as in 'I hope the Vulcans have finally figured out that letting their basketball people do their jobs, instead of oddball characters like Hat Guy, is the best way to find oncourt success'.

You're overly negative, IMO, probably because you don't understand the underlying point of the column.

So, so wrong, at least regarding this specific article. Way too many words for a point that missed home plate by a mile.

 

Fumanchu sounds like some beginner who's proud that he's just begun managing people. You're talking to experienced people here.

My thought too. Below even his average. Another editorial to fill space. The word "I" appears 14 times.

The title of the thread is as falsely sensationalistic as Canzano. Cancer doesn't claim the blueprints are connected to anything meaningful. They're just a prop to make the article seem current. He pulled them out this week at his home. So what.

 

Why not write a cutting edge article hoping for world peace? How about the drama of hoping everyone notices how pretty the stars are at night? What is the Oregonian, a newspaper or a wishing pond? Toss a penny in for me for luck.

 

At least you admit BoobNoMore wasted bandwith by not understanding the article. How a "Blazer fan" can't separate ownership from front-office pawns after all of these years speaks to that poster's ignorance, IMO.

 

How did I admit that? (Here I am defending Boob.) There's nothing to understand. Cancer noticed blueprints which he's too dumb to understand, and used that nonevent as a springboard to fill up space with his usual garbage against the most generous owner in the NBA. THAT'S what there is to understand.

But celebrate, because now there's a second person in Portland who likes Canzano. You actually have a friend in your lonely world. I don't want to take away from your happiness.

 

Hey Cancer, I know you follow me to learn how to write. If you need material about an actual news event about an owner, here's one. 7 days ago, Barry Ackerley died. He owned the Sonics from 1983-2001, selling to Starbucks owner Schultz, who sold to Oklahoman Clay Bennett. The Sonics won and made money during his watch for one reason: Bob Whitsitt.

Ackerley made 3 big mistakes: 1) He fired Whitsitt, 2) he had the new Key Arena designed small so he'd get no competition from the NHL, and 3) he fired Whitsitt. When the Blazers lucked into Whitsitt, the Sonics started going downhill.

Now get to it. Your angle is the architectural plans again, but this time blend into the failed KeyArena's small footprint.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2014564345_kelley22.html

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/03/22/p-i-archive-former-sonics-owner-barry-ackerley/

 

No shit? They are gonna love you.

 

They already do. Like your sister.