That Wojnarowski column was completely insane. Insane as in, "I can't believe the gall it took for the Blazers front office to go to him with those quotes." Because that's what that piece is--basically an unsourced interview with Larry Miller or one of his deputies. And Pritchard has to know that.

The whole article had such a petty feel to it, like they had just been sitting on a laundry list of "things we hate about K.P." for years, and finally felt like they should dish it to some writer. "Oh, yeah, and then he asks people in the league how much they make." (Is that weird, to try to find out what your peers make? I've been doing that for about a week myself.) "Oh, yeah, and then there was the time he gave himself a 5 on the 12th hole up in Seattle, and we all knew he got a 6! OMG!" Really, really absurd tone to that piece.

Very petty, very juvenile--to me it feels like Miller and his guys are trying to raise a huge stink about this in the press so that Pritchard resigns.

"Very poorly timed incident" indeed. Eek.

What a weird column. Not a single named source from any of the quotes. WTF? So it's basically a slander piece on KP? There's zero "journalistic integrity" in the entire column!

For all anyone knows, that whole piece was hearsay and there's absolutely nothing wrong whatsoever between KP and Vulcan.

What a weird column...

"But if this very poorly timed incident (with the season still going and the playoffs weeks away) emerged from the office of Paul Allen, or team President Larry Miller, it's a sign that this franchise is damaged in ways few could have ever predicted."

Oh come on, Ezra, OF COURSE it's from Miller! Well, it's either from Miller directly, or, more likely, from someone authorized to speak on his behalf. There's no way anyone under Miller would release such damaging info without clearing it with him first.

Portland would be a much better city and have a much better franchise if it would quit hating on it's own in the press. There's no need for it, and it shows a disrespect to the city and the wonderful fans that live here and abroad. Go Blazers!

So suprising.... Paul gets sick and the Vulcan egos come down from Seattle to fuck things up errr I mean help the business side of things. Paul probably played a part too given his own ego and temper issues. Pritchard is my favorite guy in the entire organization. Sickening to see hi
treated this way. Will the next hot stuff gm/coach/player really want to come here and be treated so poorly?

Miller must smell blood in the water and want to bring in his own guy. I've never ever been big on Miller as President. Can't put my finger on why he rubs me wrong. Anyone have ideas about Miller, in general...?

I don't think Miller's that popular in the league either. Remember his hilarious "don't sign Darius Miles or we will sue you" letter that the league basically laughed off?

Dave - That was a jooooke. He threatened the entire NBA and thought someone wouldn't call his bluff? I know Pritchard has another GM job by august if he gets fired (god forbid!). Miller might get lucky but I doubt it.

Wojnarowski has written a lot worse about KP in the past.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-m…

Pritchard's agent already took the gloves off pretty hard though, so I don't think it really reflects so terribly on Vulcan if they chose to fight back by whispering in the ear of a sympathetic journalist. It's just that it reflects terribly on them that the situation exists at all.

was that photo taken with a pinhole camera?