OT The next Blazers GM should be....

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Who is out there, and who would you like running the Blazers as the GM?
     
  2. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    I've always liked Lawrence Frank. Hes with the clippers now as their EVP of Basketball Operations.
     
  3. theprunetang

    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Becky Hammond has been in that Popovich system for quite a while now. I would rather go with some new blood as a head coach than hire some old retread.

    Mike Budenholzer of the Hawks is another fine choice. I loved his system in Atlanta when they actually had talent. Another Popovich desciple.

    If you are seeing a pattern here, there is a reason.
     
  4. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Coach comes later, what about GM? We need someone who can get guys who can consistently play well with each other
     
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    SportsAndWhine Dumbass For Hire

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    I thought for sure you were just going to say Meyers Leonard.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I'm an idiot and was thinking coach instead of gm. I guess that was the first place my mind went.

    I'm drawing a blank on gms. Does Daryl Morey have an assistant?
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    We don't want him running the front office. We want him running the break as the new
    Point-Center-Forward.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Okay, that might not be the best choice, but I'm sure there are plenty in here who have the expertise to do a near perfect job. So, why don't half of us have NBA GM and/or coaching jobs?
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Maybe Paul Allen has been working on a "Supah-Sekrit" GMing algorithm that can run the team from a server farm in Mumbai?
     
  12. bodyman5000 and 1

    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    His agent would be a good choice
     
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    Because theres a difference between being an NBA gm, and one in 2k.
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    RC Buford? If Popp is nearing retirement, and the +LMA -Kawhi franchise is splintering, maybe other elements of the infrastructure become available for poaching.
     
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    You've "always" liked a guy who up until two years ago was a coach not in the front office? Did you have some magic crystal ball that told you he'd make a good GM someday?
     
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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    I wish they would bring Geoff Petrie back. He was probably the best GM we’ve ever had (with apologies to Harry Glickman.....and fuck “I’m Not A Chemistry Major” Bob Whitsitt) Petrie put together the last great Blazer teams that not only had serious talent, but that were class acts pretty much from top to bottom (and he did one helluva a job in SAC also). A few years of Petrie might not be a bad thing......kinda like GSW and LAC bringing Jerry West in to steady the helm and provide some objective and meaningful insights........I just think that NO’s ego gets in his way.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Bring back Trader Bob Whitsitt!
     

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