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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    the NBA finals or even win a championship or will this bother you?
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I'll be happy if the Pacers go to the finals.
     
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  3. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Fuck no! I'd love to see the Pacers beat the Heat and go to the finals. I know the ratings would suck, but personally, I'd love to see an Indiana/Memphis final. They are two fairly young, up and coming teams that play great defense share the ball. They play basketball the right way - none of this Super Friends/Drama Queen bullshit.

    My only regret is that we weren't able to pry Roy Hibbert away from them. The way Hibbert is playing in the playoffs just reinforces that Olshey going after him was a smart move and Indiana retaining him was even smarter. I said it at the time and have several times since - Hibbert would be the PERFECT fit at center beside Aldridge. Too bad we didn't get him. He would have immediately fixed our interior defensive deficiencies. I don't think it's any coincidence that Indiana with Hibbert and Memphis with Marc Gasol have both made it to the conference finals. Defense and rebounding wins in the post season. Always has and always will. Being able to defend the paint and deny easy baskets is huge in the post season.

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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Seeing the Pacers do well and knowing that we lost out on Hibbert bothers me waaaaaay more than KP success with the Pacers. Good for KP
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Beat me to it
     
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  6. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Besides, it's not like KP bailed on us, Allen, Kolde and the Vulcans didn't like sharing the spotlight and credit for the Blazers success with Pritchard. Heaven forbid the fans should like a guy who turned a 21-win team to a 54-win team in three years. Yeah, that's a guy who deserved to be fired.

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    Boob-No-More, May 25, 2013
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I think Walsh and Bird had more to do with turning tje Pacers around than KP.

    Paul George was a helluva draft pick though.
     
    OregonHuskerMan, May 25, 2013
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I like KP. I am glad he's having success.
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Pacers are the team I'm rooting for. I have no hard feelings towards KP and I like rooting for a team that really leaves it all out there very game. Tough players.
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Why would we have hard feelings for him? And why would we have hard feelings for him if the Pacers won? It's not like he built that team from the ground up
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    +1

    I would be happy to see the Pacers win it all.

    Probably not so much for the Prichard haters that were around when he was let go.

    Go Blazers
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Scott Agness: Vogel: "That's how Larry Bird put this team together. As a true team…It's balanced, and it's difficult to guard."
    Read more at http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#vTJ77Ok3ULqkxuQE.99
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I'm thrilled for him.
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I don't think KP deserves much credit for this Pacers team. Good for him and good for small market teams, I guess.
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Who isn't Hibbert a perfect fit next to?
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I was a huge Pacers fan in the 90s, so I would love to see them win one.
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I've always been anti-Pritchard, but I'm also pro-underdog, so I'm for Indiana and Memphis. If they both win...that's so unlikely, I haven't chosen a favorite. So I'm for Pritchard's team, for now.
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    KP will probably take all the credit for it...
     
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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    I'm sure he won't mind taking the credit though. After all that's what got him canned in Portland.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Re: Being that KP is the GM of the Pacers, How bitter will you be if the Pacers go to

    Which seemed like a childish, knee jerk, cut-your-nose-off-to-spite-your-face move by Allen and the Vulcans. The only way he can take credit for anything is if the team is doing well, and firing your GM when the team is doing well seems like a stupid thing to do.

    Replacing him with Chad Buchanan made a dumb move even dumber and set the team back by two years. Although in the end, Chad's boneheaded moves led to a mutiny that FINALLY go Nate canned and to dumping underachieving, disgruntled veterans for future assets - including the draft pack that Olshey used to land Damian Lillard. I wonder who Chad would have taken with that 6th pick. I have a very strong suspicion he would have passed on Lillard. Like John Nash passing on Chris Paul and Deron Williams because he already had his PG of the Future in Sebastian Telfair. Chad had used his first round pick the prior season on his PG of the Future, Nolan Smith. He passed on Faried and gave up Andre Miller to get Fatty Felton (YUCK!) and Nolan (double YUCK!).

    BNM
     
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