Should Neil be on the hot seat?

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  1. cmeese47

    cmeese47 Well-Known Member

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    Yes he should be in the hot seat, this was the summer he was waiting for. Now it is time to see what he does.
     
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    Naturally as king mod I would have last say on all moves.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Injuries aren't something you plan for. Our current predicament was Neil's plan from the beginning. He set up all the contracts of new players he brought in to expire this summer. He didn't try to extend Matthews or Rolo. This was his plan. This was his baby. If it fails, it was his doing. I'm not saying it's going to fail, and I like that he's swinging for the fences to actually get us out of this rut, but I wouldn't compare it to Roy/Oden. This was his plan and if it fails, he should be the one who takes the heat.
     
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    Oh, so only stupid decisions from the board then, hunh?

    King Mod. You really should get a t-shirt with that on it. ;)
     
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    And because injuries aren't something you plan for many would argue it was smart not to extend Wes.
     
  6. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    T-shirt? I have that tattooed on my butt.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    That's a hard call. We could let Wes walk and he could go somewhere and be an All-Star. Too hard to predict right now.
     
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    Man, I bet your doctor gets a chuckle out of that when he gives you the finger.
     
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    See, with a really ballsy GM there is no "can't".
     
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    I wanted to sign and trade just to get him off the team and get something in return, but I can't really blame a GM for not pre-emptively trading away every player before they become a FA. At some point, you have to retain your key guys.
     
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    I think Portland should try to build a deep team, and not over pay people.
     
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    Naw. Neil didnt do anything wrong. LMA said quote on quote "im waiting till next summer to sign" so you take that and trust him. LMA is the one to blame when he leaves. He straight up lied to us and the organization. Hella fucked up
     
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    But it's also worth noting that he built a dark horse contender this past season, until the injuries killed the team. I can't fault him for the plan, when it was exploded by injuries that couldn't have been foreseen. If the Blazers were coming off, say, a WCF run with a healthy Matthews to extend, an Aldridge who wanted to stay after such a successful season, as well as cap flexibility, Olshey would be hailed as a genius.

    Until a GM has built up a long track record, I think it's more important to judge him based on the process, rather than the results. Results are, of course, the bottom line and the end appraisal but, until you have a large enough set of data points, results can also be heavily skewed by luck, good or bad. Right now, I'd focus on the quality of his demonstrated thinking rather than whether this particular plan succeeded or failed. Given a few more years and another plan or two, if those fail too, judging him by results would be perfectly fair, IMO. For now, I think he's made overall smart decisions based on the information at the time and that should buy him those few more seasons.
     
  15. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    HE DIDN'T DEMAND A TRADE! FOR FUCK'S SAKE!

    All he said was that if we were going to rebuild, he'd rather go somewhere else!
     
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    Especially in Portland.
     
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    Every thing changed when Wes got injured. I think we'd be looking at a vastly different offseason had he stayed healthy. So in that regard, no - Neil should not be on the hot seat. Nor should he be on the hot seat if LA leaves. Neil has roster flexibility by design. Let's just see what he does with it before we bring out the pitchforks. As far as I'm concerned, in Neil I still trust.
     
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    His limiting beliefs has stymied him to this point as the General Manager of the Portland Trail Blazers. Probably something that wasn't there in Los Angeles.
     
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