Neil Olshey Appreciation Thread

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  1. HomerLovesKoolAid

    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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    Did The HCP get any serious consideration as a maker of fine stick figure/crayon drawing threads or did you guys just humor him?
     
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    I'm still upright! covid era lockdown brought me a Martin guitar and my Beatles bucketlist Epiphone Casino....got a looper pedal and it's like having friends to play with! Good to see you around my friend!
     
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    He was doing great until the G league died last season...took the wind out of his crayola sails I'm afraid
     
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    Love the casino. I also like the riviera like the old one that Robben Ford plays. Great guitars.
     
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    haha, I'm rusty, forgot how to reply to a post!
     
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    I can't put the Casino down....the Riviera is another nice guitar..
     
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    Never liked him from day 1, used to get bashed in this forum for it too. Things have changed.
     
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    I lost hope having Neil at the helm years ago, but the worst GM in Blazer history was easily John Nash. At least Soapy has some positive stuff to point to. Every single move Nash made was fail.

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    He would answer emails from fans. Someone told me he did and I was a bit sceptical but I emailed him and holy shit, he did.
     
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    I also factored in years — Olshey kept this team on a treadmill for an entire decade :goth:

    Nash’s reign of terror only lasted 3 seasons.
     
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    The best team he built was the year the Blazers went to the WCF. That team had shooters, including Seth Curry. Since then, he filled the bench with FA brickers. You can NEVER, have enough shooters.
     
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    I was amazed he was doing that, but not in a good way. How desperate for good PR was he? Maybe he'd have made better decisions if he'd focused on his job/team instead of incessantly throwing a dog a bone?

    "We don't need Chris Paul, we've got Sebastian Telfair!" That was his worst of the worst but all his moves were stunningly stupid at the time & look even worse in retrospect. SAR and Zack sharing the frontcourt, what could go wrong? Worst Blazer GM ever.

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    I KNOW!
     
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    HAHAHAH FUCK OLSHEY
     
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    Ok but seriously, I do appreciate that we’re never gonna have to watch another Olshey press conference again, or hear him talk to Brooke about how silent the phones were at the fucking trade deadline.
     
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    “We only need moves on the margins.” —Neil Olshey

    Snell tonight:

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    Is this guy working yet? No, I don't mean Hollywood.
     
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    Do you and the wifey ever watch Passions?
     
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    Never heard of it. Should we?
     

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