Tom Penn fired?

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  1. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Any idea why?:confused:
     
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  2. ironcrotch

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    Link?
     
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  3. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    GriLtCheeZ, Mar 16, 2010
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  4. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    WTF!
     
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  5. BengalDuck

    BengalDuck Well-Known Member

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    this.
     
    BengalDuck, Mar 16, 2010
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  6. Loyalty4Life

    Loyalty4Life Active Member

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    On the outside looking in, probably none of us like the decision, but there must have been a good reason.
     
    Loyalty4Life, Mar 16, 2010
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  7. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    maybe because "CAP GENIUS TOM PENN" couldn't do anything with our imaginary cap space, RLEC, etc. Maybe he was, in fact, himself, imaginary.

    although sucks for anyone to get fired. i just never really bought his "cap genius abilities".
     
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  8. MickZagger

    MickZagger Well-Known Member

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    Wonder if it had to do with his crazy wife.
     
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  9. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Hmm. Curious. I wonder what they were disatisfied with, and whether we'll ever really know?
     
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  10. SheedSoNasty

    SheedSoNasty Well-Known Member

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    Maybe he had an affair with Patty Mills and Paul Allen got pissed.

    Definitely seems out of the blue.
     
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  11. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    There has to be something pretty big behind the scenes. In those positions, you don't get fired; you are allowed to resign. Hell, even Whitsitt was supposedly allowed to resign.
     
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  12. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    The cap space was real. It was his job to create it; it was KP's job to turn it into something.
     
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  13. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    It wasn't real, it was imaginary as cap space 2 years in the future has indeterminate value.
     
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  14. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    The cap space was real and tangible. The value was indeterminant and turned out to be not much. :dunno:
     
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  15. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Most intriguing. Did he say anything on the tv show over the weekend that could have pissed someone off?

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  16. Entity

    Entity some guy

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    Wow. This is the first unexpected move with this team I've seen in quite some time. Considering his profile with the fans, I would hope the team is willing to offer up some sort of explanation.
     
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  17. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    If you cannot use it, it does not exist at the current time.
     
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  18. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Here is footage of the firing: [video=youtube;Ti53kjHsAas]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti53kjHsAas[/video]
     
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  19. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Seems rather hard to believe he'd get fired now for something he didn't do more than a year ago.

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  20. Nikolokolus

    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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