Exclusive Cronin presser

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  1. MickZagger

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    He’s being candid as I’ve ever heard a GM. But I also think he knows his body of work so far has been awful.
     
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    Joe says they'd welcome Gary back... have loved him. HAAAA
     
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    Agreed. The honesty is so weird to listen to. Different from how most GMs talk and certainly a major difference from what we're used to.

    "We're not big enough, tall enough, defensive minded enough..."
     
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    He finally lied!

    Great negotiation stance by Joe!
     
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    Cronin is refreshing as fuck. Honest answers. Love his candor
     
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    Confirms they moved Hart because of "financial" reasons. (Didn't want to lose him for nothing.)
     
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    Talking about "getting into super-duper win now mode"
     
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    I honestly wonder if Lillard is fed up with Cronin. He’s being so transparent about everything right now
     
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    Cronin is SO full of shit it's not even funny anymore at least NeO made it kind of believable but Cronin not so much
     
    Ripcity4life77, Feb 10, 2023
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    He just heard about the Gary news? Like really?
     
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    Cronin is actually being honest, talking about their failures, etc. Olshey came out after every press conference acting like they hit a home run.

    No clue how you can prefer a GM who lies to the fans thinking they're too dumb to realize it.
     
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    "Confident we can win free agent recruiting battles".

    WHAT?

    With what cap space?
     
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    That's his fault? Is he supposed to in SF when the physically is happening? Golden St decided to leak it to Shams before they told Portland. Classless move.
     
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    Solid defender and Cam Reddish in the same sentence?

    Uh..ok.
     
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    2nd lie!
     
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    "Thybule is a flat out elite defender"

    Not a lie
     
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    Asked why he traded Payton, "The $8m exception and a 5 second round picks was too good of value"
     
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    Cronin pushed back on the report that Payton was pushed to play when he wasn't healthy. "These reports... If you knew our clearance process, it was proper."

    "We had a pretty long ramp up and he was cleared. A lot of of build up to get him safely back."
     
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    "Cam Reddish is many things but nobody could call him a solid defender" - there!
     
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    Jason Quick 100% talked a big game yesterday, then with the opportuntiy to put Cronin's feet to the fire, backed down.

    I'm shocked Cronin even answered the questions about Payton. That wouldn't have happened 2 years ago.
     
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