Who's to blame?
When things get as bad as they are here in Portland, there is enough blame to go around. Here are some tidbits from recent days.
Chad Ford: The Blazers are as big of a mess as they've ever been, and some of the blame is beginning to fall on GM John Nash's shoulders. The Blazers have an option on the third year of his contract, and there's a growing possibility that the Blazers won't exercise it. (source ESPN Insider via Blazer Blog)
John Nash: (from an interview with the Portland Tribune)
Trib: What kind of a job has Maurice Cheeks, who’s in the final year of his contract, done with the Blazers this year?
Nash: I don’t want to offer any kind of evaluation. It’s too sensitive of an issue. No matter what I say, people can turn, twist and whatnot. Bottom line is, we are in this business to win. If you don’t win, you have to examine the circumstances and determine what caused you to not be successful.
Steve Duin of the Oregonian blames, SAM BOWIE?
The Players & Coach: Skim through Jason Quick's blog and see what they say.
Damon: “You can’t talk your way out of it with this team, because we are spending so much time teaching the young guys,” Stoudamire said. “But this losing stuff ... it’s for the birds. It’s hard.”
DA: “We’ve got it back,” said Anderson, who had four points in 13 minutes. “That’s the important thing. We’ve got it back.” (always the optimist)
NVE: "When we play basketball as a team, were pretty good. But when we worry about all the individual stuff, like bickering at one another on the court, its going to kill your team."
Theo: “It’s the same situation every night,” center Theo Ratliff said. “We go out there and play the same way, and it doesn’t get addressed. We talk about it and still go out and do the same thing. The same thing.”
Ruben: “I’m not pointing fingers at our guards, but they know they have to step it up,”
Cheeks & Nash: “You know what, we keep always trying to put Sebastian, Damon, Travis and Ruben out on the floor to save us after we get down,” Cheeks said. “But it’s always too much to overcome. And I don’t know if those guys are good enough to start and play 35 minutes, but it’s getting to the point where I have to think about it.” When pressed about how serious he is about implementing those changes for tonight’s game at Philadelphia, Cheeks became testy, saying, “Ask him about it ... ask him about it,” referring to general manager John Nash, who was walking past the locker room. Later, Nash said Cheeks approached him after Sunday’s game about making lineup changes. “I said he needs to do what’s necessary, and that he’s not going to get any objection from management,” Nash said. “But I didn’t suggest it, nor did I get the suggestion from him, of starting the whole second unit.”
Well, there you have it. So are the days of the Portland Trailblazers. I think things will look much brighter when Darius and Zach are back, hopefully Reef too.
Chad Ford: The Blazers are as big of a mess as they've ever been, and some of the blame is beginning to fall on GM John Nash's shoulders. The Blazers have an option on the third year of his contract, and there's a growing possibility that the Blazers won't exercise it. (source ESPN Insider via Blazer Blog)
John Nash: (from an interview with the Portland Tribune)
Trib: What kind of a job has Maurice Cheeks, who’s in the final year of his contract, done with the Blazers this year?
Nash: I don’t want to offer any kind of evaluation. It’s too sensitive of an issue. No matter what I say, people can turn, twist and whatnot. Bottom line is, we are in this business to win. If you don’t win, you have to examine the circumstances and determine what caused you to not be successful.
Steve Duin of the Oregonian blames, SAM BOWIE?
The Players & Coach: Skim through Jason Quick's blog and see what they say.
Damon: “You can’t talk your way out of it with this team, because we are spending so much time teaching the young guys,” Stoudamire said. “But this losing stuff ... it’s for the birds. It’s hard.”
DA: “We’ve got it back,” said Anderson, who had four points in 13 minutes. “That’s the important thing. We’ve got it back.” (always the optimist)
NVE: "When we play basketball as a team, were pretty good. But when we worry about all the individual stuff, like bickering at one another on the court, its going to kill your team."
Theo: “It’s the same situation every night,” center Theo Ratliff said. “We go out there and play the same way, and it doesn’t get addressed. We talk about it and still go out and do the same thing. The same thing.”
Ruben: “I’m not pointing fingers at our guards, but they know they have to step it up,”
Cheeks & Nash: “You know what, we keep always trying to put Sebastian, Damon, Travis and Ruben out on the floor to save us after we get down,” Cheeks said. “But it’s always too much to overcome. And I don’t know if those guys are good enough to start and play 35 minutes, but it’s getting to the point where I have to think about it.” When pressed about how serious he is about implementing those changes for tonight’s game at Philadelphia, Cheeks became testy, saying, “Ask him about it ... ask him about it,” referring to general manager John Nash, who was walking past the locker room. Later, Nash said Cheeks approached him after Sunday’s game about making lineup changes. “I said he needs to do what’s necessary, and that he’s not going to get any objection from management,” Nash said. “But I didn’t suggest it, nor did I get the suggestion from him, of starting the whole second unit.”
Well, there you have it. So are the days of the Portland Trailblazers. I think things will look much brighter when Darius and Zach are back, hopefully Reef too.
posted by KJM at 3:50 PM
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