I believe they will. Like the hire, or hate the hire, I think people will tune it to see what the new guy is like. I think our preseason ratings will be higher. And, it's not just this forum. We're a pretty captive market of die hard fans, but I think anything that improves the overall quality of the viewer experience will be good for the team in the long run. BNM
Nope. Spanking is also practiced in the straight community. They even write books and make mainstream movies about it. BNM
As long as who he hires is an upgrade, what's the problem? Weren't you one of the ones who wanted Nate fired? Should we have kept him around forever for sentimental reasons? What about players, are we not allowed to trade or waive them because a minority of the fans might miss them? Jlprk still misses J.J. Hickson. I don't. Will you be upset of they don't resign Leonard? I think not. I know player move are not McGowan's turf, justr pointing out that change isn't always a bad thing. BNM
I am going to stand by the notion that the team believes this team is going to be entering the national spotlight very soon, and they wanted to bring a little more clout to the table. I liked Mike and Mike, but it was their goofiness that was funny, not their actual ability to call the game. Runner up GM of the Year, Runner up Coach of the year. Add to that bringing in the Nation PBP for ESPN radio, a guy most NBA fans are aware of, home freaking run. You all can keep bashing McGowan for the sequence of how you read things, but frankly he's doing a pretty good job. He came in and re "portlandized" the in stadium experience by getting the local places in on the concourse for food options. He's been there while solid improvements to make the fan experience instead of just squeezing more people in have been made. Meanwhile people in here want to bury theur heads in the sand fearing change. Guess what new uniforms 2017-2018, be ready for it, it's going to happen. The Franchise is starting to finally send the message that this is a new Blazers franchise. And it's about time because this "we are little old Portland" routine is lame. CHris is also working his butt off to try and land an ASG. We can't have a mom and pop mentality for that to happen.
That was my point, change isn't always bad. Firing Nate was the right thing to do. Stotts has been a big improvement. I wasn't a huge fan of the Stotts hire at the time, but he's so much better than Nate that I came on board very quickly. I think if folks give Calabro a chance, they will soon come to realize he's an upgrade. The guy calls the finals for ESPN for a reason. He's good at what he does. BNM
