Zombie Fire Olshey

So if Lillard is not his guy, he can trade him instead of CJ?

 

The Dame thing is semantics and I'm sorry I got involved with it (although it was really obvious at the time). I guess the question is do you want to spend another eight years with a GM that delivers six playoff wins outside of the first round? If not then how many years? If you're OK with just making the playoffs and leaving after the first round then hold onto Neil but if you want to win a championship, why would you hold onto him for one more day?

 

I don’t want to argue with you about this. Believe what you want, I really don’t care.

 

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The fact that he hasn’t added a big since Giles went down is fucking absurd. Completely fireable.

 

Maybe he already got fired? Not like we’d notice the difference

 

Neil is riding on the shoulders of Dame.

Lillard is so good that he can will a mediocre roster to the playoffs each year.

Reality is - even with a healthy CJ/Nurk - Dame has to play superhuman to stay in most games. It’s been like this for years.

FIRE NEIL!!!

 

fire em both we don’t need either one.

 

“look *olshey giggle* Brooke, jusuf and CJ are a big part of what we do, so getting them back IS our trade deadline”

 

Just once I wish someone in the media would ask him what we are supposed to be looking at.

 

I wonder if we could convince Wheeler to have Neil and Stotts charged for stealing their paychecks.

There is clearly some kind of blackmail or confidence scheme going on here.

 

We just have to ride this season out. See what happens when CJ and Nurk get back. Watch the playoffs, I'm sure we'll be in them. Then when we don't win a game in the WCF (probably a first round exit) the only logical thing ownership can do is end this unprecedented run of mediocrity.

So the day we are out of the playoffs (unless something great happens and we put up a fight in the WCF or find our team in the actual finals) you fire Neil and don't let him say a word in his own defense. Just fire his ass. Don't let him make Stotts the scapegoat after nine fucking years. Fire Neil and let the next GM fire Stotts.

Let's see what someone who isn't a college lacrosse player (not basketball just lacrosse) turned failed actor, turned slimiest spin doctor in basketball decides to do with our team. Maybe we can get an actual basketball person in here to make basketball decisions.

 

We should examine Neil Olshey's basketball credentials. He played AAU basketball but was just some kid playing ball. Doesn't do anything with basketball again until his thirties. He then volunteers as an assistant coach at a Southern California high school basketball powerhouse Artesia. There the best player he assists in coaching is Jason Kapono. Then Olshey turns his attention to the racket of inflating the draft stock of prospects by starting a company that helps them prepare for combines and the interview process. Then probably finds out where a body is buried and is picked up by the Clippers where he worked his way up to GM in five years. Then this never ending monsoon of mediocrity worms his way into our team where the front office had already decided on drafting Damian Lillard and since then he's road Lillard's coattails for nine years.

 

sorry, but I think I'll steal "monsoon of mediocrity"....I have a use for it

I might combine it with 'hurricane of hubris'

 

This isn't just a bump.

I was just thinking, if Olshey doesn't do something big at the deadline the guy either knows his job is safe regardless of playoff performance or he's out of the loop with the Vulcans. It's really an interesting situation because if it's the former our ownership doesn't give a shit about contending (which would be infuriating) and if it's the latter Olshey is just as detached by his arrogance as he seems to be most of the time in public (which would be hilarious).