I can’t wait for a new GM

I can’t believe people are not talking about this more, but Masai Ujiri is a free agent, and there’s no salary cap for GMs. He’s also had experience building a championship team and breaking up stale backcourts…

 

I've been calling for Olshey to get fired since 2016. I couldn't wait nearly 5 years ago. I'm still can't waiting

and yeah, Ujiri should be a real target

 

I would be very surprised if Ujiri (a) wanted to come to Portland and (b) didn't get offers from more attractive, bigger markets.

 

Portland has a simple counter:

 

I hate to break it to you but Paul Allen died.

 

I rarely read canzano because....he's a turd...but, from today's column:






https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/j...er-nuggets-are-rooted-in-wobbling-roster.html


I'm not sure how he arrived at "7 players drafted since the summer of 2016" though

Zach Collins (which could mean Justin Jackson & Harry Giles)
Caleb Swanigan
Anfernee Simons
Nassir Little
Isaiah Stewart

who am I missing?

 

if Seattle would approve 19M to DJJ, I'd think they might pony up 10M/ year to Ujiri. But, maybe not

 

Quick reported awhile ago that ownership was preparing to pay top dollar for their next head coach, so it’s not much of a leap they’d do the same with a GM. I do think Olshey will get another year though.

 

I've been pining for Ujiri for awhile. Maybe it happens this time? Throughout the Allen era, we should have routinely had the best coaches and GMs in the league because we made them the highest paid coach/GM in the league. It never worked out that way, largely because of Allen and his condition they allow for his input and mesh with his personality. With that condition gone, maybe we can finally utilize the treasure chest to our advantage. Probably a pipe dream. Olshey seems to have the decision makers spellbound with his just over the sunset master plan and thin charisma.

 

I would really love it if we had Ujiri as president, Shane Battier as GM and Johnnie Bryant as head coach.

 

I wouldn't mind a new GM. Lets bring in Ujiri and watch him not make many changes other than the coach, who'd then take Olshey's roster to new heights.

 

What's funny about this is RoCo averaged over 13PPG shooting 50% from 3 in the first round last season, and almost every Pro-Stotts person said our forwards were holding us back and listed RoCo as the type of replacement we needed. Meanwhile, Norman Powell was averaging over 19PPG on 43% shooting from 3 this season before we traded him...

When are people going to wake up and realize what the common denominator is? We heavily upgraded our starting forwards when everyone was saying they were the problem. Dame's gotten much better as well. C.J. had a career year... And we're down 2-1 against and injured and inferior roster (I thought coaches were hopeless with injuries?!)

The common denominator is Stotts. Olshey's upgraded the forwards and he's given Stotts multiple types of players that can provide effective minutes off the bench that Stotts simply has to plug and play in the right situations. Turns out it wasn't the forwards that were the problem! Who woulda guessed!!!

 

Speaking of nassir little, id start him at the 3, norm at 2, bring cj off the bench, snd bench kanter

 

He’s absolutely right. Trash ass franchise we have right now. And regardless if Portland somehow beats denver this series (they won’t) lakers will sweep us

 

Patience. Stotts will be fired within 48 hours of this series ending. Major changes are coming. Just be patience

 

Props to Olshey for getting us Nurkic and Powell!