Blazers Press Conference announcing new coach 6-29-2021

human shield? you think billups brought them as a prop?

this is the kinda shit that makes me scream about racial undertones with this stuff. You're not gonna say that about any other white guy in this position-- i guarantee that.

This man just got one of 30 high profile jobs in the world, something he admitted has been his DREAM. He wanted to share it with his family.

Fuck off with this shield bullshit.

 

I had a mentally ill grandparent. One of their favorite techniques for driving everybody around them crazy, was to repeat a question over and over until you gave them the answer they wanted. Many of the media people at that presser reminded me of that.

 

I hope you're wrong. There are windows of opportunity in life, and the window is at least somewhat open to trading for Simmons. Hope it doesn't close while Blazers are "seeing what they can do with a new coach."

 

How do you know CJ isn't there to make sure he isn't traded? RoCo is there too which is awesome because, unlike CJ, he's a core part of a Championship level team.

 

Let's have a racism vs. sexism showdown! A woke-off where everyone loses!

Not a coach, but... Bret Kavanaugh? Kudos to Chauncey for not using the Kavanaugh "shitfit" defense.

 

Simmons has his own flaws. I think he would upgrade our team but I don’t think he’s the only guy that would. If the opportunity is there, I would make the trade, but I still have doubts that Olshey would.

 

Re: CJ and RoCo being there. Judging by the way they were dressed, they happened to be working out at the practice facility? If Olshey really wanted CJ out front to send a message, so that he came in just to be in a press conference, wouldn't he have dressed up a bit?

 

Saying that 4 black females are attending this because the team directed them to is something out of Tarantino's Django. It hints that these girls and their mom aren't capable of exercising free will or sharing in what was supposed to be a celebration and welcoming party for them and their dad/father......NOT A GOOD LOOK PEOPLE! I'm embarrassed for those ladies and Chauncey that they had to go through this gauntlet of doubt and suspicion to get a media green light as members of the community...fuck those reporters...I mean really...fuck them

 

it's inexcusable. more of the same from some people here who are woefully unaware of how they come off when they say dumbass shit like that.

 

Did you not read the rest? This is common practice. I'm not saying it's Chauncey, I'm saying any PR people would insist on it.

And the reason they would insist is because it instantly makes the accused look sympathetic and the press look like assholes. Your reaction is a PR-company's wet dream.

 

quit digging

 

Wow. Once again, have you not seen ANY press conferences where politicians confront sex scandals?

So, you're saying we should all pretend there hasn't been a massive furor about this hiring and that there wouldn't be questions about this? We're supposed to pretend this is a NORMAL scandal-free press conference?

 

??

 

fuck politics...I'm addressing common decency and respect

 

I think replies like this are actually more extreme than any I've seen from the side that is upset about this.

 

You know Groupthink is bound to happen when you have Pravda levels of censorship for anyone who goes against Party Politiks.

 

By whom to whom?

 

they went fishing for a reaction and they got one

 

Man..... am I the only one who works in a corporation and understands how corporations think?

I get it, this is Chauncey's dream and he wants his family there, but I still think this entire press conference was carefully planned because of the backlash. I was once told that my team couldn't put out a recipe book because the company has an official recipe book and it might ruffle feathers. A FUCKING RECIPE BOOK. I mean, come on.... corporations are all about optics. I can promise you that there was a discussion a long time before this press conference ever took place about how to deal with the questions about his past and how the organization wanted to present itself. Neil was clearly reading off a card during his open remarks to be sure that what he was saying was in line with what the company wanted to say.

CJ and RoCo didn't just show up. I am sure that those two players were specifically asked to be there. It would have been hilarious to see the reaction if Melo was there too

Dame wasn't there for a reason. Whether that was his decision or the teams, I don't know. I imagine he didn't want to be a part of the questioning.

Chauncey's family was there for a reason. He needs to come off as a stable family man. That he has a wife and daughters. Don't you guys ever watch shows about political operatives? How they polish the image of a politician? How they deal with scandals? I wouldn't say his family was there as a shield, but I would definitely say they were there to present him as a stable family man.