A Few Personnel Notes
by Ben Golliver on Aug 4, 2010 12:06 PM PDT
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PrintA couple of quick notes.
Scott Zachry, the Executive Producer of Blazers Broadcasting, will be stepping out of "the chair" during broadcasts this year to transition into a more traditional Executive Producer role. Zachry says his responsibilities will include "television A-Z, radio A-Z and online video."
Zachry said "the chair" duties -- that is, game-night authority for what you see and hear during television broadcasts -- will be taken over by Jeff Curtin, who has been promoted to Producer from Associate Producer. "There shouldn't be a tangible difference" in the product you see on television, Zachry said. "Of course every producer has a different style but the talent and programming should all look the same."
As for the search to replace Rebecca Haarlow, it's just beginning and it's wide open. "I've gotten interest both from in-market and nationally. I'm taking tapes from all over the country," Zachry said this morning. "Male, female, we have no preconceived notions about what we're looking for." Zachry did say he's looking for someone with knowledge of and passion for the game of basketball. There is currently no timeline set to fill the position and the process will pick up during August, which is traditionally the slowest month on the NBA calendar.
Thoughts on the ideal Blazers Broadcasting sideline reporter? Any candidates you would like to float? Keep it clean and thoughtful please.
Finally, Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reported on Twitter that Kevin Tucker, Phoenix's Director of Security, is heading to Portland to fill a similar capacity.
And, in case you missed it yesterday, Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Hawks Director of Pro Personnel Steve Rosenberry could be one of Rich Cho's Assistant GMs.
Update (3:01PM): Another name to watch for Cho's Assistant GM positions is Bill Branch. Branch has a long history in the NBA as an assistant coach, director of scouting and, now, as Director of Pro Personnel in Oklahoma City. He worked with Cho in both Seattle and Oklahoma City.
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To replace Rebecca Haarlow I´d choose a Bedger.
Ben, it´s time to start a contest.
I am myself and my turnovers
I hear Kevin Prichard is available
and open to work in the media…
still?
I find that hard to believe
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Until the Blazer Nerds turn on you
then god help you
"We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. You have our gratitude." - Rich Cho
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 4, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
i have no real preference
as long he or she doesn’t sound like a half-drunk frat girl
Women have sororities
Phil Mickelson: "A Great shot is when you pull it off.....a smart shot is when you don't have the guts to try it"’
Ok, anyone who doesnt walk and talk ....
like a half-drunk sorority girl ;)
I personally really like Laura Green or Ben for the job.
Til the wheels fall off.... Marcus Camby
Go Blazers !!
Laura was my choice as well
but Sophia reminded me that she’s married to Joe Prunty
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
Animal House line
“when better women are made, Faber men will make them”
(hopefully Sophia isn’t reading this thread…)
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
As long as off-the-court romances persist.
The Sergio-Haarlow thing was just too good of a story.
Portland > Tacoma
by CaptainSexyJacob on Aug 4, 2010 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
when Travis left
Rebecca wasn’t too far behind him
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
i had always thought it was with aldridge
Michael Jordan is the Nicolas Batum of America
marty>babbitt
by thomasikehara on Aug 4, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
They call 'em Baseball Annies
maybe Haarlow was a Basketball Becky?
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
New producer?!
They’re not going to axe the replays of the action two trips down the floor ago with slow moving logo, only to cut into the current play right as someone is shooting or cutting to the basket. Are they?! That’s always my favorite part of the broadcast. Let’s hope whoever is taking over is equally lethargic at the controls.
Rich Rolled
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Aug 4, 2010 12:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Memo to all "producers," directors, and whoever else is in charge of camera angles:
For live game play, only show us the wide, diagonal camera angle. Save the other stuff for replays.
Love,
Everyone who has ever watched basketball
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
by dan_the_man on Aug 4, 2010 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
couldn't agree more
than low angle shot from behind the basket at the opposite end of the court is by far the worst, but there are some close runners-ups
"I want to be traded to a contender" is almost always code-speak for "I'm a loser."
-Dave, 2/5/2010: http://www.blazersedge.com/2010/2/5/1297509/no-amore-for-amare
by douglast on Aug 4, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If its by far the worst, how are there close runner ups? That seems impossible.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
I thought the same thing...
but refrained from saying anything. Thx jksnake99
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by FiveOhThree-RipCity!! on Aug 4, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed!
That and the slowly paced replays are my pet peeves of an otherwise very watchable broadcast.
Rich Rolled
by Hipster Olympic Team! on Aug 4, 2010 4:03 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Agreed
Under the basket “armpits and butts” view is really not a good one either. The perspective is flat — no sense of depth.
If Luke Babbitt and Jerryd Bayless played a game of table tennis I'm not sure who would win but the ping pong ball would lose no matter what. - Ben 7/16/2010
easy
"We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. You have our gratitude." - Rich Cho
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 4, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in ur head
"We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. You have our gratitude." - Rich Cho
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 4, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
She's the one!!
Im telling you…Fox 12’s Brooke Carlson is the one for the job. She already does sports on Fox 12, knows sports, asks good questions, and is very easy on the eyes…what more could you want??
Sophia.
The first time a player or coach tries to shine her on will be entertaining.
by MiledAnimal on Aug 4, 2010 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Sophia would inherently reject the position as it is part of male dominated society's attempt to pidgeon-hole women into subservient and gendered positions
Like duh.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
by Dheepan on Aug 4, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well it is wrong
However on my list of things wrong with the world paying a woman pretty well to be pretty and do sideline reporting is very low on my list of priorities.
It seems like something she would rail against though.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Ah, so now you're making sexist comments about her appearance, eh?
And speaking on her behalf, as if she can’t do that herself, you sexist paternalistic chauvinist.
You know I’m shining you on, right, Dheepan?
hahah yeah
I was just giving my opinion about it. Although one thing I don’t understand is why everyone is afraid of Sophia.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
by Dheepan on Aug 4, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
she'd be tripping the Blazer dancers as they skip by, on their way off the court
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I doubt that
She has nothing against the dancers themselves, as far as I know. However, their choreographer and costume designer would need seriously upgraded security. Oh, maybe that’s why we picked up Tucker?
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
No that's why we hired Steve Rosenbery
You can’t look him in the eyes, you will turn into ash.
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
by Dheepan on Aug 4, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That would be a step up from Harlow...
in every aspect. Of course some of the players might not like it.
Dear Blazers Broadcasting
Why not hire Schonely to do something.
His guest spots last year and radio calls during last year’s preseason game were welcomed by lots of fans.
For home games, add him in for a three man TV team. All three can comment on the game. Mike Rice can break away at select moments to be the sideline guy to report from the huddle, harass referees and generally do the amusing things he does. During the rest of the game he sits and broadcasts. Schonz can do the post-game interview. On the road it can just be Mike and Mike.
I love Schonley, and I mean no disprespect
but I think he’s too old at this point for the grind of a regular gig
I'm a grown man stuck inside the mind of a 3 year old
Three man announce teams can also be awkward.
I would be ok with the aforementioned postgame duties though. How about letting Bill sit down with the player of the game for a post-game interview, like the old days?
by Timmay! on Aug 4, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
That’s a good point about 3 man teams. I can’t think of one that I actually like.
My ideally imagined way how this would work would be: Schonz calls the action. The Mikes lean back and make cracks like Statler and Waldorf from The Muppet Show. ( …. They can do that!).
But yes, it may never be able to happen this way in reality. Mostly I just wanted to find a way to fit Bill in if there were openings in Blazer Broadcasting. The post-game interview at center court would definitely be nice.
by HowlinJoeWolf on Aug 4, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
home games only, like Haarlow did last year
Bill is at the RG anyway, he probably works the crowd for 4 hours on every game night
besides, he was a Marine, he could probably still work most of us into the ground
on the road, just let Barrett hop the press table and do the post-game interview — skip the sideline reports (and show video of Mike hopping the press table, THAT’s entertainment!)
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
what about Brian Grant...
if he wants to do it of course
I doubt that's the kind of gig he's looking for
But if he wants it, it should be his, of course.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
My first choice would be Channing Frye
But the Suns just messed that up by giving him a big contract. I’m still eagerly awaiting the day he joins Blazer Broadcasting.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
In other news
by doomsdaymachine on Aug 4, 2010 3:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Not safe for work
As in, don’t open it at work if you like keeping your job.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
What kind of job do people have where:
- It’s okay to read funny sports articles
- unless they have the S or F word in them?
Seriously, do those jobs exist?
Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.
That's only half
You meet the first requirement, but not the 2nd. I almost said me, too, but I don’t meet the 2nd, either.
Still on the Rex bandwagon.
Looking at the update
Seriously another dude from Seattle?
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Typical rookie manager move.
Like I said about the first Seattle guy rumor. I know nothing of this guy, he may be great. But rookie managers tend to hire people that they know and have worked with before instead of tapping a wider field of world-class candidates.
Matty Walker: You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man. - Body Heat (1981)
by BlazerFanSince1970 on Aug 4, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Sideline Reporter
Kayte Christensen, sideline reporter recently let go by the Sacramento Kings. Tall, high BBIQ, tall, played for Sacramento in the WNBA, tall, good looking…
Dang...
As soon as I’m in a contract somewhere else, a Blazer broadcasting job comes open…
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Aug 4, 2010 5:28 PM PDT reply actions
Can't win em all big guy
"We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. You have our gratitude." - Rich Cho
by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 4, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
In other personnel notes: Wesley Matthews salary breakdown, according to Mark at Shamsports (the cap relevant part)
http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/blazers.jsp
2010/11: $5,765,000
2011/12: $6,135,160
2012/13: $6,505,320
2013/14: $6,875,480
2014/15: $7,245,640
Total: $32,526,600
He’s usually the most accurate with these numbers in the western hemisphere aside from Storyteller in terms of more or less publicly available information :-)
hmm
I thought we gave him 34 mil and a front loaded contract? Interesting
Garden Variety Internet Denizen. Play Jerryd Bayless.
WORD UP.STAY.FRESCO
Wondering...who's the most accurate in the eastern hemisphere
with NBA salary/contract info?
(Rich Cho probably knows, I’ll email him…)
When reached 40 years of following Portland basketball you have, be as passionate of the Trail Blazers you will not!
I'm a little concerned about Bill Branch as assistant GM
I wonder if Buchanon and Born might feel slighted or threatened. Wouldn’t want them to leave.
The Dude abides.
they just signed extensions
I doubt the Blazers woul let them interview, unless their new gig was an upgrade
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