I thoroughly enjoyed last season and knew in my heart of hearts we weren't winning shit. Why does it have to be either or?
That will be the summer that defines Olshey's career with the Blazers much like Pritchard drafting Oden is his legacy.
Agree. I'm however not ready to give up on him. He has done some good things. And maybe just maybe he is responsible for how much these guys like each other. But he has not blown skirt up. On Draft Day, During Free Agency, When making trades. I would like to know if this is the real Neil Olshey. He just seems like he is packing a very weak punch. He lacks creativity from my view and I have never seen anyone take the easy road or manage by default like this guy does.
I think he has done a fine job as well. Hit on Lillard, Lopez and T-Rob Bunted on Barton Whiffed on Leonard, Wright Still up to bat on CJ, Kaman and Mo, really
To tell you the truth, Mo was looking so much better at the later part of the season. I just wished we had a more veteran bench. At least another player able to score.
The only ones of those who Olshey obtained due to his connections from teams/training camps were Wright, Kaman, and Mo. That's what Olshey says; we have no proof unless the player corroborated. The other 6 players are irrelevant to the thread title.
thread should be titled "Neil olshey needs more money to work with in free agency so we can find out if he has any friends".seriously , consider the team last offseason. who would sign? MLE for Kaman for one year is more palatable than the Jodie meeks deal IMO. incrementle improvements, not throwing the baby out with the bath water or in this case, LA for unproven potential I think. this years pick was traded before NO arrived on scene and considering what he inherited, he and his friends have advanced the blazers leagues not miles or inches from where we were 3 summers ago. he has brought stability engaged and energized the fan base, and measureable improvement in wins-losses and playoff success.
He's not interested in the draft day manipulations of Pritchard or the Midseason Trade Deadline pickups of Whitsitt. He let June 30 pass without using the Paul Allen advantage, the $3 million per year bribe. This is Olshey's 3rd draft & summer here, plus 2 seasons between summers. A month from now when summer signings are over and he's replaced or re-signed Mo, the judgment on him will begin to get harsh. He's a party boy, resting upon his personality and connections, rather than a go-getter opportunist like Whitsitt, pushing Allen to the edge of the envelope. The Oregonian would annoint him their new Christ if only he would spread a few rumors their way like Pritchard did to grease his own P.R. wheels.
Pritchard never got the blazers out of thr first round and whiffed heavily on trading raef lafrentz huge expiring. couldn't even seal the deal for turkoglu. correct me if I'm wrong but only 2 whittset teams made it out of the first round?
Those 2 GMs didn't inherit a young trio of Aldridge, Batum, and Matthews, the core of a playoff team, once shed of old Slowdown McMillan. Yes, Pritchard let RLEC pass by, I was thinking of that. After holding LaFrentz out of many games in which he could have helped.
So far I think he is a man full of hot air and that is how he got this position. By selling Paul a bill of goods. But of this is going to catch up to him if Paul sees things like losing out on Spencer Hawes negative. I think there is something to his team last year. And I give him credit for that. The teams climate I gave him credit for. Incidentally, I gave that same thing to KP.
Yours, dude. You used to have me fooled with your false flag avatar. I do think Olshey's a much better scout (talent evaluator) than Pritchard.
I haven't jumped off his wagon (His act cracks me up, and I seen this from the beginning hence the flag avatar) just trying to be one of the 'few' to put the heat on him. Hopefully, he get's the word.
no Oslshey's roster from the previous McMillan years won 28 games the year before taking over the reins. he hired the coach that helped/freed batum and to a certain extent Mathews. he drafted the best face of the franchise since broy. and even terry porter. found damian lillard available at 6 and took him over Drummond and barnes and others because he believed in the kids personality as well as talent. second guess the choice on talent but not leadership. he has picked or traded for dynamic PG including Bledsoe and cp. empty shirt not so much. asset plan fruitition me thinks. Pritchard inherited the dregs of the Patterson administration but he was the director of player personel that drafted kryhapa and monia and was part of the Webster over cp dwilliams decision making team. he got many of the pieces he begged allen for. how about bayless? Fernandez? McMillan was his hire. talk about stagnating a franchise while letting the cake bake. we all have our favorites and no one is claiming NO is the new messiah, but the black/bleak/hasn't done anything compared to the other tywo doesn't hold water. sorry
My connections from training camps around the country tell me that Olshey never misses my posts, so maybe he'll start reading yours, too.
Props to Olshey for not trying to fix what wasn't broken. Made the 2nd round of the playoffs last season.
You have HCP's problem. You meet the VIPs and feel sorry for them. This is why I don't want to meet posters, so I can do what's necessary to be hated.
