Blazers fire Hughes!

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  1. Draco

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    Yeah he had to be fired; if the statement is true an assistant coach can't be the one to first say it in front of a camera. If the report is false he can't be stirring up rumors.

    Sucks because it sounds like he was a good assistant and will be hard to replace.
     
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    Exactly right.
     
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    Sinobas Banned User BANNED

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    Why fire him after one slip up? If he's a good coach, slap his hand and move on. It didn't have any bearing on where LaMarcus was going to sign. If someone only wanted to come here because of LA then we wouldn't want that player if LA left.
     
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    Sinobas Banned User BANNED

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    I think this makes the Blazer front office look like petty little girls. Oooh, they told our secret. So the fuck what? What are you going to do with all the cap money Neil?
     
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    Say what? Have you checked out milwaukees roster?
     
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    How did what he say effect our chance of signing free agents?

    What he said was stupid. It made no sense to say it. But I just don't think he should have been fired for it if he was an excellent developmental coach. Maybe he wasn't. I don't know. And maybe there is more to the story.
     
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    It was a stupid move. Reactionary and vindictive. Everybody already knew Aldridge was gone. The guy has been great for Leonard who is one of our few bright lights under the dark clouds that now cover the franchise.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    What exactly is the precedent they are setting here? One strike and you're out?
     
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    Given Hughes' propensity for saying thinGS he shouldn't (this plus the Kaman is a retard quote from his days with the Clippers ) I guess I'm not surprised at this. Sad, but given the other news of the day, small potatoes.
     
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    Now we're the "Bail"Blazers.
     
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    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    It definitely was not helping any sign and trade we could've been working on..free agents weren't the danger in this leak..trades were. Once it got out nobody needed to trade for Lamarcus..they knew he was leaving anyway. The Spurs would have done a deal. After that, why would they?
     
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    It was a pretty big fucking strike and a totally justified firing.
     
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    Yeah I agree. Neil may have been looking for an excuse.....and got one.
     
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    The only one to blame here is Hughes
     
    Scalma, Jul 4, 2015
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    Discipline him for breaking team policy - yes.

    Fire him for telling the truth? Just goes to show how tone deaf this band of bowling shoes really is. Nothing positive will come of this.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    That's dodging the question.
     
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    WETHER ITS THE TRUTH OR NOT IS INSIGNIFICANT. WHEN YOU GO TO BATTLE YOU DONT TELL YOUR ENEMY WHICH SIDE YOURE FUCKING ATTACKING FROM.
     
    Scalma, Jul 4, 2015
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    Get real dude. You are taking this way too seriously.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    I'm pretty sure the penalty for High Treason is death. Get a rope!
     
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