UPDATE: Blazers will be sending their TV & Radio crews w/ the team on the road

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  1. riverman

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    Does it affect your earnings either way Travis? I know it affects how you can call a game but other than room and board and transportation does it cut into your earnings or just save the team money from an overhead perspective. I'm sorry to hear about this development for you guys either way.
     
    riverman, Aug 18, 2022
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    Wow if this is true, the blazers are some cheap MFers. Embarrassing
     
    AldoTrapani, Aug 18, 2022
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    How about telling us if this is true or not Travis. That’s what you need to response to
     
    AldoTrapani, Aug 18, 2022
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    Jody, please sell this team to Phil Knight.

    PLEASE
     
    Phatguysrule, Aug 18, 2022
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    He can if he wants but he doesn't need to.
     
    HailBlazers, Aug 18, 2022
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    Possibly wont, but many jobs that require substantial travel the compensation package reflects the job description. Since he's not calling on customers and such?
     
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    Calabro Im sure like the idea of not crazy travel.
     
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    I wonder if this is going to become common place among sports teams.
     
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    wow so lame. Just lame. When your owner isn't even a sports fan whadya expect? So out of touch.
     
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    My multiple sources say it was his decision.
     
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    This is a reason we don't like Jody. Not because she is a woman.

    We disliked Paul when he fired Mike and Mike too.
     
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    Don't give me more reason to dislike Calabro.
     
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    Well this makes my visits with Mrs HCP much more difficult. Damn it!
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Aug 18, 2022
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    One of the biggest concerns was that small market teams can't be profitable. The previous Blazer president and the current one have blown that away. The Blazers have been profitable for years now. This helps to eliminate the chances of the Blazers being sold and then moved. The Sonics moved to OKC because their arena sucked and the team was unprofitable.

    The Blazers have continually made improvements to the Moda Center, have cut costs, and raised revenue.

    The team is financially healthy.

    Yes, the Blazers broadcasting remotely sucks but it's not that bad, IMO.

    Moves like this help to cement the Blazers in Portland.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Aug 18, 2022
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    #MeToo
     
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    You just lapped up that half full bowl to emptiness!
     
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    If the team is financially healthy. They shouldn't be cutting employees salaries. Hopefully they aren't and they are repurposing them with someone else while not traveling.
     
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    Or they may be cutting risk of Monkeypox and covid taking out players and staff on the road.
     
    riverman, Aug 18, 2022
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    Good point. Preemptive thinking!
     
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    Which is fine. As long as they don't cut their employees salaries in half and use that as their excuse why.
     
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