Was Dunleavy fired over the Camby trade?

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    Saw this interesting tidbit in a recap of last night's game . . .

    http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=300407012
     
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    Doubtful.

    In Don Sterling's world, money talks. The deal didn't cost him any money, so I can't see why he would care. If the Clips had had a chance to make the play-offs, and generate some extra income, it might have been different.
     
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    Maybe that was the straw. Being terrible forever seemingly wasn't an issue.
     
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    Doubtful. Kevin Pritchard is a shitty GM. Dunleavy obviously got the best of that deal. :devilwink:
     
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    As a big Pritchard defender, I assure you he is average, not crappy.
     
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    I doubt the directive to trade Camby came from Dunleavy, it was a cost cutting move.
     
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    Yeah I thought the word was the Camby trade was to try and save his job. At least that's what my buddy the Clipps fan said.
     
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    If anything, it was the sort of move Dunleavy would do because the owner tells him to do it. My completely un-sourced speculation is that Dunleavy stews, gets pissed off watching Camby give a damn (unlike the rest of the team) in Portland, tells The Donald to fuck off, and next thing you know he's unemployed. Three weeks is just about the right amount of time for that to happen.
     
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    Couldn't have helped him.
     
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    If your GM traded Camby for Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw, wouldn't you fire him? After all, when the season is over, would you rather have the bird rights to Outlaw and Blake, or Camby?
     
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    It's pretty obvious Dunleavy is still a Blazers fan along with other former Blazers like Steve Kerr and Danny Ainge.

    Pritchard has it so easy with other people doing his job for him.
     
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    In Kaman Griffin and Jordan, the Clips do have some frontcourt talent under contract... two of which are centers. The trade gave them a chance to give DeAndre a look and save a few bucks. With or without Camby, they weren't going anywhere this season.

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    I see Sterling as one of those guys that can't make up his mind. He seems like the owner that says, "Quit spending money!" and then wonders why they aren't winning more. Of course this is simply my speculation from years of Clipper futility.
     
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