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convinced that Raptors fans are only happy when
they're unhappy.
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constantly working on developing his psychological
calluses
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![]() I'm not a Colangelo-worshipper by any means, but how is Colangelo's track record in the past decade not better than Kevin Pritchard's? It would be one thing if Pritchard had boldly picked Durant instead of Oden... but he didn't.
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is tired of all the Jose hating on this forum!
sigh...
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![]() i guess BC fell off the radar when he hit Toronto!! too bad, he deserves to be in the top 3 at least!! probably as high as #1
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landry fields forever
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![]() 7 of the top 8 on the list have had teams that have either won the Championship or reached the Finals. Perhaps that had something to do with it? Still not sure why he wouldn't at least round out the list then.
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whatever
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![]() I don't like people being rewarded for a one good move. What did ainge do besides dealing with his buddy for KG? What did kupchak do besides stealing gasol from the memphis? It's easier to win when you have kobe and are the top destination for FAs.
And if you judge by succes, what did morey do in Houston? With two future hall of famers, he won exactly two playoff rounds. Or Presti (without roy, where would they be know?) But the top of the list must be otis, the guy who gave lewis one of the worst contracts in history. And it's not clear what did they use as criteria for ranking. Draftin? FA signings? Winning? Financial performance of their club (which is technicall the top criteria for the job) |
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adoring his baby girl.
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Pau Gasol did not win the championship for LA. They have some solid pieces there that contributed. There were lots of smaller moves that made that team into a champ as well. Bringing Fisher back, guys like Vujacic...they have a very well constructed team for their coaches style, and yeah raping Memphis was a good move to put them over the top as well ![]() Lewis' contract might be bad, but it's not the first..and look what he's done with that team. Bringing in Ron Jeremy, getting some solid and useable pieces around Howard, not just big names but players that compliment him. The team has been big the last few years. You have to understand that building a team to the point that they're one piece away from winning is no easy feat, and no one player can win it by themselves. |
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a gearbox of epic proportions.
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he's not top 10 of the past decade it's only been two years of 10. if colangelo doesn't deserve to be on their then neither does pritchard. |
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is the baby faced assassin
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How many playoff rounds have they won in the last 10yrs? |
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a Raptors fan
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![]() Pritchard has been a genius for the Blazers, a friggin' genius. The Blazers of a couple years back were an absolute wreck; stagnant, full of off the court problems, not to mention the city had turned its back on the team. Turning that team around looked near impossible, but Pritchard rebuilt the team and produced results quickly.
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landry fields forever
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![]() We'll see what kind of ramifications there are going forward after Pritchard spread rumours about Daruis Miles and threatened to sue any team that signed him.
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Considering the train wreck he inherited he's done a fantastic job. But Acie's right in his Darius Miles comment. However, it's likely done everyday in the NBA, this one was just leaked. |
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is the baby faced assassin
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Agreed on all counts. But they haven't proven a thing other then being very bad for very long can eventually help turn things around. I just think that this list should be a little bit more results driven for a longer period of time.
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![]() But being results driven doesn't show or mean you're a good executive.
A good executive is able to create or develop a future. That's why so many people are high on the Blazers and Pritchard. Do you remember how bad of a cap situation they were and how many bad contracts they had? It was a mess. He's made good draft picks in the draft (Oden v. Durrant isn't quite finished yet) and he's given reasonable contracts out and made good trades. I think he easily has to be looked as one of the better executives out there. |
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