The Amazingly Suck Theodore Leonsis Thread

Benjammin · Post #161 » by **Benjammin** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:00 pm

Nivek wrote:
fishercob wrote:I find Ted's recent blog thanking Andray to be very disheartening.

You're not the only one.

Holy crap.

It's only disheartening if he actually believes it. If he's simply playing the PR game to try and salvage any value for "Neck Fat/Fourth Meal" then I'm not so concerned.

Post #162 » by **nate33** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:03 pm

I'm hoping and praying that it was pure BS to boost his trade value.

Post #163 » by **miller31time** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:11 pm

Even if it is a pure PR move, it's incredibly frustrating to read as a fan of this rudderless ship.

It also sends a terrible message to Dray -- that he hasn't REALLY done anything wrong.

Nivek · Post #164 » by **Nivek** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:21 pm

If it's a PR move, it's completely tone deaf. Fans have recognized how out of shape and lazy Blatche has been throughout his career in Washington. Calling him "tough" it's ridiculous. And Ted could promote Blatche as "tough" using every communications tool available and it would have zero effect on decision-makers around the league.

Ted's mantra has been transparency. Calling Blatche "tough" is akin to feeding fans a steaming pile of **** and calling it a filet mignon.

TGW · Post #165 » by **TGW** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:25 pm

Theodore wrote:

Andray Blatche has been playing hurt
Posted on January 31, 2012

With a banged up shoulder; and a beat up calf.

I respect very much tough players – players that are good team mates and play when they ache.

He will miss now some time now as he recovers from this tough injury.

I empathize with players – some players will only play when they are 100 percent healthy; some will play when banged up. Sometimes when a player plays at a substandard level because of basic health issues; it is tough on their stats and on their reputations. Some players – because of this – will NOT play; so I am appreciative of Andray playing while hurt. Thank you.

I wish Andray Blatche a speedy recovery.

The other night – he battled through the injury bug and scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds; we need that kind of production in our lineup.

7-Day Dray · Post #166 » by **7-Day Dray** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:47 pm

SMH. It's like Ted doesn't even watch the games.

closg00 · Post #167 » by **closg00** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:24 pm

....and Ted is apparently disconnected from reality with-respect to our medical staff deficiencies.

Ted runs his team like the very busy mogul that he is, Ernie has his ear and he gets updates from him.
The only change that has taken-place is a very agressive marketing campaign - the arena was pretty full last-night.

dandridge 10 · Post #168 » by **dandridge 10** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:25 pm

Nivek wrote:If it's a PR move, it's completely tone deaf. Fans have recognized how out of shape and lazy Blatche has been throughout his career in Washington. Calling him "tough" it's ridiculous. And Ted could promote Blatche as "tough" using every communications tool available and it would have zero effect on decision-makers around the league.

Ted's mantra has been transparency. Calling Blatche "tough" is akin to feeding fans a steaming pile of **** and calling it a filet mignon.

Agreed. I have been a supporter of Ted, but this has me re-evaluating what I think of him.

fishercob · Post #169 » by **fishercob** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:28 pm

closg00 wrote:....and Ted is apparently disconnected from reality with-respect to our medical staff deficiencies.

Ted runs his team like the very busy mogul that he is, Ernie has his ear and he gets updates from him.
The only change that has taken-place is a very agressive marketing campaign - the arena was pretty full last-night.

The arena was full because of the opponent, not because of marketing.

closg00 · Post #170 » by **closg00** » Wed Feb 1, 2012 12:16 am

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fishercob wrote:
closg00 wrote:....and Ted is apparently disconnected from reality with-respect to our medical staff deficiencies.

Ted runs his team like the very busy mogul that he is, Ernie has his ear and he gets updates from him.
The only change that has taken-place is a very agressive marketing campaign - the arena was pretty full last-night.

The arena was full because of the opponent, not because of marketing.

True, there were many Bulls fans at the game. There is no-way to know exactly how-many people were there for the Bulls and how-many were there as a result of last nights ticket -special.

When the Lakers, Celts, Knicks, and Heat come to town, you see a lot of those jersey's.

Post #171 » by **miller31time** » Thu Feb 9, 2012 2:37 am

Honestly, I don't know how Ted can't be furious about what's happening to one of his investments right now. He has to view it as a business and a product and it's failing miserably.

If he wants to continue spewing the PR garbage he's been doing lately, more power to him. But he's a businessman. If he doesn't realize that a product is defective, then he has no business owning this team as far as I'm concerned.

This isn't just a young team. This is a bad product.

whataknight301 · Post #172 » by **whataknight301** » Thu Feb 9, 2012 2:51 am

miller31time wrote:Honestly, I don't know how Ted can't be furious about what's happening to one of his investments right now. He has to view it as a business and a product and it's failing miserably.

If he wants to continue spewing the PR garbage he's been doing lately, more power to him. But he's a businessman. If he doesn't realize that a product is defective, then he has no business owning this team as far as I'm concerned.

This isn't just a young team. This is a bad product.

AMEN TO THAT!

whataknight301 · Post #173 » by **whataknight301** » Thu Feb 9, 2012 2:55 am

If ted doesnt want people re-selling the wiz tickets and having the arena full of opposing fans; he ought to HAVE A BETTER FU:"IN PRODUCT OUT THERE!

7-Day Dray · Post #174 » by **7-Day Dray** » Thu Feb 9, 2012 2:57 am

miller31time wrote:Honestly, I don't know how Ted can't be furious about what's happening to one of his investments right now. He has to view it as a business and a product and it's failing miserably.

If he wants to continue spewing the PR garbage he's been doing lately, more power to him. But he's a businessman. If he doesn't realize that a product is defective, then he has no business owning this team as far as I'm concerned.

This isn't just a young team. This is a bad product.

Exactly. It's like he doesn't care if our players are developing

whataknight301 · Post #175 » by **whataknight301** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:48 pm

this is an old article from last year, but some of the things said in it sounds interesting...

http://misterirrelevant.com/index.php/2 ... d-leonsis/

Post #176 » by **Ruzious** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:57 pm

I'm not a hockey guy, but I find it hard to justify bashing him over how he's done with the Caps. I think he's done remarkably well. Over the last several years, it seems that they always win their division - and do it convincingly - and they're always among the top handful of teams in the entire NHL. And their minor league team always seems to generate quality prospects. Yes, they've disappointed in the playoffs, but I don't see how an owner can control how a team does in the playoffs.

whataknight301 · Post #177 » by **whataknight301** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:03 pm

Ruzious wrote:I'm not a hockey guy, but I find it hard to justify bashing him over how he's done with the Caps. I think he's done remarkably well. Over the last several years, it seems that they always win their division - and do it convincingly - and they're always among the top handful of teams in the entire NHL. And their minor league team always seems to generate quality prospects. Yes, they've disappointed in the playoffs, but I don't see how an owner can control how a team does in the playoffs.

true.

whataknight301 · Post #178 » by **whataknight301** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:09 pm

I just cant help but to disagree that rebuilding a hockey team is the same as basketball.
2 different buisnesses, structures and rules. Im am getting so sick and tired of ted comparing oranges to grapes. I just hope that the wizards can create there OWN identity down the road. But in order for that to happen, they need a new GM, Coach and better players; with the exception of wall,booker,singleton, maybe just maybe vesely.

Post #179 » by **Ruzious** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:11 pm

whataknight301 wrote:I just cant help but to disagree that rebuilding a hockey team is the same as basketball.
2 different buisnesses, structures and rules. Im am getting so sick and tired of ted comparing oranges to grapes. I just hope that the wizards can create there OWN identity down the road. But in order for that to happen, they need a new GM, Coach and better players; with the exception of wall,booker,singleton, maybe just maybe vesely.

You're exactly right about hockey rebuilding not being the same as NBA rebuilding, and that message has gotten through to Ted. I think it was about 6 months ago that I heard him address that subject on a radio interview - and he brought it up - not the interviewer - so I think us RealGMers and/or e-mailers got through to him. He made it clear he understands that there are fewer roster spaces on an NBA team, so quality is a lot more important than quantity - when collecting young players. In the NHL, quantity matters more.

dobrojim · Post #180 » by **dobrojim** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:58 pm

^ all true about how to rebuild hoops vs hockey, one or
2 players can make a huge difference in a team's performance,
as they are on the court a higher %age of the total minutes/gm
than a hockey player.

thing is, I do think you have to have a little patience to find
out which players will figure out the league and which players
the league will figure out. As Kev's sig file implies, personality
has a lot to do with it ie. a willingness to practice obsessively
in order to reach (and maybe later to exceed) a desired level.

It's definitely an inexact science trying to predict these things.