DusterBuster wrote:BNM wrote:Wizenheimer wrote:I'm pretty sure...
right now, I don't think...
as far as the price he was supposedly asking...
I have a hunch...
I've always suspected...
Wow, that was a whole lot of assumptions and unfounded speculation. Maybe next time you could save us all a bunch of time and just say:
I'm pretty sure Olshey sucks.
Right now, I don't think Olshey doesn't suck.
as far as the price he was supposedly asking (and right here can we agree Olshey sucks).
I have a hunch Olshey sucks.
I've always suspected Olshey sucks.
Yeah, I've always had plenty of questions / criticism about Olshey... the guy has made some major bungles and think he really pooped the bed this summer pretty spectacularly with what he came out of the offseason with... BUT I've never been a fan of the way the intense anti-Olshey crew here likes to connect the dots with personal speculation that really doesn't have much provable factual basis outside of "this is what I think is most likely and it fits my narrative". Granted, we all do this to a certain extent, so it's not to just blast people for doing that in general, but the auto-fill of "well the worst case / most nefarious scenario must be true because I don't like Olshey" gets old and seems lazy.
And again, I'm saying this as someone who would be plenty happy to see Olshey fired and a new voice running the team.
Agreed. I'm all for firing Olshey, but my criteria do not require any invented narratives or speculation. My opinion is 100% based on his job performance/results. He has had multiple off seasons to significantly improve this team, and the reasons he hasn't are self-imposed (lack of cap space, lack of tradeable assets, some poor draft choices, etc.). He has been the one in charge of this roster for nine years. The team has been competitive and regularly made the playoffs, but in general has been treading water for several seasons. That's on him.
I do think the team will be better this season - mostly due to health and better defense overall, especially from the bench, but I don't see any changes that make the Blazers legitimate contenders. I see their upside as making the 2nd round - better than last year, but last year was a bit of a disaster, especially in the playoffs. So, "better than last year" isn't saying much.
I've been saying all summer, since the Norm re-signing, that if CJ is on the roster on opening night, Neil should be fired. The roster needs more balance and he has failed to achieve that.