Donaghy Scandal talk: A fresh perspective

by CMCWizard on Jun 11, 2008 3:29 PM PDT

I was procrastinating from my finals studying today when I came across a very informative piece at True Hoop. Check out the piece here. It's a bit lengthy, but I found it to be one of the best reads that I have seen in a while. Very insightful and informative. I just hope for the sake of the NBA that the bulk of the "fixing" of games isn't true. But I digress...

Dave has brought up the subject for discussion and has been a very interesting read. I wanted to take a slightly different perspective on the topic. The gambler featured in this piece made it clear that he would be very interested in an NBA job. A poster, TheVolv, made an interesting point in that a man with the vast amount of NBA knowledge would be a great asset for an NBA front office. I was also unaware that our own Blazers currently employed a notable ex-gambler for similar statistical analysis. To this I posit the question: Would the Blazers benefit from the analysis of this gentleman?

My initial reaction is this would be a great acquisition. He's knowledgeable and very successful in what he does. Would this fit with our current culture? Would this be taking badly by the media and the fans here in Portland? I'd like to see where the community stands on this idea. Should PA look into hiring this guy to improve our front office even more? One big strike against him is that he did profit from our Western Conference Finals meltdown in 2000, though isn't enough not to look into this prospect in my opinion.

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Should the Blazer front office look to hire Haralabos Voulgaris to improve our statistical analysis of players and teams?

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I had a high-school friend who had acne vulgaris

I kept trying to get him to try out for the wrestling team. He’d have won every match by default.

If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball. --Phil Jackson
If you meet Greg Oden in the lane, drop the ball and run. --MiledAnimal

by MiledAnimal on Jun 11, 2008 3:33 PM PDT reply actions

I wouldn't feel comfortable

Hiring anyone who made his living off the TB’s 2000 WCF collapse.

BLZRS FRVR

by nightbluefruit on Jun 11, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions

nah

KP and Jerry Ma (I think that’s that MIT whiz kids name) are good enough.

Blake brings it up on the right, swings it to Webster on the elbow, he moves around the key and passes to the low left block for Aldridge, Aldridge jukes baseline, turns back in and finds Roy cutting down the seam, ROY THROWS IT UP AT THE RIM FOR ODEN WHO THROWS IT DOWN FOR THE TWO HANDED MONSTER JAM!!! BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA!!! -Wheeler '08-'09

i can't wait

by you'vegottomakeyourfreethrows on Jun 11, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

if you look back at it...

game 6 lakers vs kings…. my god…. horribleeee horrible officiating and i remember when the blazers played lakers.. i could have swore it was fixed aswell i remember this play when kobe went in to drive it in and rasheed dint touch him they both jumped up in the air and rasheed dint put a finger on kobe and they called foul… but yea refs are douches we need to get some new ones .FIre david stern

Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
Watch my brandon roy vid http://youtube.com/watch?v=RC3Byp4ID1E

by CroRupt on Jun 11, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions

Hiring the wrong person

gives him/her access to information that no gambler can get. Do you really think a professional gambler won’t find a way to use that information for gambling purposes? I don’t know the guy and I don’t know who the Blazers already employ so I am responding with seat-of-pants reaction.

Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."

by lee3022 on Jun 11, 2008 9:50 PM PDT reply actions

The Kings forums are just EXPLODING

right now. They have good reason to be sour. I would love to see an asterisk next to the 2002 Lakers.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Jun 12, 2008 10:17 AM PDT reply actions

The PTB shouldnt hire him, although Spirit Mountain Casino might want to consider it

At the door is a man who will greet you
the food is all that you’ve been dreamin’ of
the games are hot and you’re ___ <-(something yet conclusively decided) for the winnings
I think that Im in love

If you dont talk to your cats about catnip, who will?

by bow4meow on Jun 12, 2008 5:14 PM PDT reply actions

I think you have one of the best avatars I have ever seen

it gives me the feeling that you don’t trust david very much. i am saving your profile to my favorites and I promise that if I ever see a picture of stern looking straight at the camera, I will capture it and let you know so I can either give you the link or email it to you.

"you have long words
they make long writing" ratbastird

Celtics over the L*kers, lesser of the 2 evils. But not by much.

by ptwnblzr on Jun 14, 2008 12:00 AM PDT reply actions