No sir, I just don’t follow him or quick or Jayne or the Richman guy or any other local beat writers. Only guy I ever followed was Joe Freeman. Only local dude I respect. The only time I read a tweet by them is if they mention ME. Quick and Jaynes and I have gone at it in the past.
Arnold is good. Went to high school with Fentress, he doesn’t know anything any of us don’t already know.
Fentress was the guy who repeatedly, vehemently claimed that Olshey's signings in the summer of 2016 were good because he'd be able to convert them into players of need, despite everyone repeatedly pointing out that the players talents were far, far below market-value. I can't ever respect that guy's opinions.
Canzano can write and tell some good stories. But the misleading ones and manufactured drama he creates is far worse than the positives of what he tells. So I'm happy to pay no attention to him. I think Quick is much better, more factual, and his opinions have more basis in logic and evidence. Biggest problem with his opinions, is they could be misinterpreted to be reporting of facts and events of the team. Still much better than Canzano or Jaynes, and I'd be fine if he took over any gaps left by those others. Ben Golliver is pretty good, but for quite a while now he has reported on the whole NBA, not just the Blazers. Also just seems like a brutal market for reporters, newspapers, writers, and media personalities. Unless you make it huge nationally as a Zach Lowe or Stephen A Smith I'm not sure these are super lucrative careers. Do Quick, Canzano, or Jaynes even make six figures? Wouldn't be surprised if they were barely scraping by.
Not a fan. Listened to his afternoon radio show when I lived in Springfield, and thought his show was so-so due to his takes. Actually liked his wife's takes more. His column is his opinion. That's what he's paid for. I just never, ever agreed with him. I usually agree, at least, sometimes with the takes of columnists. I always felt like he was glued to his No Cal roots. Never seemed to give credit, especially the Blazers, when it was due. Yet those Cali teams could do no wrong. It was time for him to hit the road. Being critical is a columnist job, but he seemed to be over the top.
