OK, If Bob Whitsitt "Were" To Apply For The GM Position, Would You Approve?

He was also the first Blazer GM to construct a team that missed the playoffs in a gajillion years.

 

Trader Bob couldn't win with a $100M payroll.

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The Blazers had the lowest payroll last year.

 

False

 

What was it, 2nd lowest?

I'll actually look now

 

The Grizzlies had the lowest payroll and the OKC Thunder had less payroll than us ... I'm sure there are others, but I can't be arsed to go looking for them.

 

No thanks. Been there, done that.

 

“When you sit down and talk basketball with Bob, whether it’s about players or the salary cap or whatever, it’s very clear he has a good grasp of all the different aspects on what’s going on. Obviously the name Trader Bob is well deserved. Bob has a unique combination of skills and he’s open to talking about things in a very direct way, which is the kind of style I really appreciate."

~Paul Allen

 

Like a lot of long time GMs Bob had his pluses and minuses in trades and signings during his tenure. Trading Rod Strictland (who he'd signed as a MLE FA) for Sheed was a good one. Getting Damon for Alvin Williams was a meh... resigning Damon to a monster contract was his worst move IMO.

I find it interesting that most of the posted comments thus far are adamantly opposed to him while most of the votes are in the absolutely! column.

STOMP

 

PAUL ALLEN FOR GM AND PLAYER/COACH. He does have FU money after all.

 

The Oregonian has destroyed the last 3 GMs. Two from hate, and one from love, expanding his ego into conceit.

The paper is always meddling in the owner's business, trying to run the team without paying into the business.

 

Gary Trent (drafted in 1995)
Jermaine O'Neal (drafted in 1996)
Rasheed Wallace (acquired by trade in 1996)
Isaiah Rider (acquired by trade in 1996)
Damon Stoudamire (acquired by trade in 1998)
Bonzi Wells (drafted in 1999)
Shawn Kemp (acquired by trade in 2000)
Rod Strickland (signed as free agent in 2001)
Zach Randolph (drafted in 2001)
Ruben Patterson (signed as free agent in 2001)
Qyntel Woods (drafted in 2002)
Jeff McInnis (signed as free agent in 2002)




No thanks.

 

Considering he was a true "trailblazer" in the world of GM's and we haven't fielded a competitive team since Allen canned him, I can't think of anyone more qualified to undo the damage Allen has done since then.

 

Why not?

Those 12 guys would crush our current team like a bug.

You left out a dozen or so other players he brought us (Sabas for instance), but 7 or 8 of the 12 you mentioned played great basketball for us. Since you cut that list from Wiki I assume you're referring to their off-court issues more than their talent.

 

Twice in NINE years. I sure would have liked to see what Pritchard could have done with another six years at the helm.

There seems to be a myth around here that those Whitsitt era teams always won 50+ games and went deep in the play-offs. They won 50 games three times (would have been four if not for the lock out season). and more than 50 only once. The Geoff Petrie teams were MUCH more successful, both regular and post season, than Trader Bob's. Under Pritchard, the Blazers won 50 twice in 3 years.

Whisitt's biggest problen is he didn't know when to stop meddling and let the team gel. He built a team capable of winning a championship. It had the perfect blend of veterans and youth, clear starters and role players, but after the 4th quarter meltdown against the Lakers, he blew that team up, traded away youth for over-paid, over-the-hill veterans with a sense of entitlement.

We suddenly went for a deep, balanced roster to a roster full of guys 12 guys who all thought they should be starters. This resulted in playing time issues and dissent within the ranks. No shit, he wasn't a chemistry major. He built a great tem and then destroyed it before it had a chance to reach it's potential.

BNM

 

*expletive deleted* NO!