Press Conference 12/9/2021

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  1. riverman

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    When Neil Olshey said this summer that if Dame needs to hold my feet to the fire he should.....it has been rumored after he was fired he left in a wheelchair with 3rd degree burns to his feet!
     
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    Did the press conference make it seem like Cronin is the person to make moves soon, or are they going to wait until they hire a permanent gm?
     
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    He looked in the mirror and told himself that.
     
  4. Scalma

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    He suggested he has as much power as any other GM does. Also interesting that Haskins mentioned there was no real timeline in hiring a permanent GM, and one of the reasons was Cronin. Seems he's gonna get a fair shake.
     
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    Cronin has the green light to get to the 1 yard line with a trade snd just requires ownership to sign off. But he can engage all they way through to the sign off.
     
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    Feels like Billups is gonna be involved with whatever moves they make. Remember, at least one team was willing to offer him their GM job. Good asset to have, and I get the sense Cronin is a lot more open to the idea of collaboration than Olshey was.
     
  7. riverman

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    I like that Joe's first call was to Indiana with Chad Buchanon...they have two guys on the block that would look great in Blazer jersey's in Sabonis and Turner
     
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    Go Trader Joe!
     
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    With that nickname, I guess we can expect a lot of foreign players to get signed.
     
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    Can we get a case of 2 buck chuck for Covington?
     
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    I'd settle for an overdone crispy wing from Chicago....they have too many wings...love me some wings!
     
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    Color me less than impressed with Cronin.

    Hope I’m wrong.
     
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    Good stuff. Definitely a much better vibe & energy!
     
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    They have a lot of import stuff there.
     
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    Nah, more like Americanized knockoffs of great foreign players. I for one look forward to signing Dan Symmens.
     
  16. illmatic99

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    how did we not think of this earlier? Much better than Trader Bob/Patternash/Pritchslap
     
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    wow...that's quite a comment on the guy who hired him
     
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    I going give everyone a chance to there jobs to make the franchise better and the team.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    How the hell did Neil keep his job as long as he did?
     
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