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Ed O · 07-18-2006, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mediocre man

Yeah, I got a little carried away. I just don't like being called names because I differ on a subject.

I totally feel you about being in a minority (sometimes of one) on this board. I was just playing with you. Dawg.

(Not sure why I used that voice for this post, but a "Dawg" seemed appropriate for some reason...)

Ed O.

**Trader Ed** · 07-18-2006, 04:11 PM

Maybe it was time for the semi annual Trenton Hassel news conference type of thang ?????

It's_GO_Time · 07-18-2006, 04:29 PM

What's worse:

the Blazers overdoing the signing of Joel

Or having a ten page thread on whether the Blazers are overdoing the signing of Joel?

**B_&_B** · 07-18-2006, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiss_My_Darius

What's worse:

the Blazers over doing the signing of Joel

Or having a ten page thread on whether the Blazers are over doing the signing of Joel?

This thread needs to be closed... its pointless anymore.

SodaPopinski · 07-19-2006, 05:55 PM

Sorry to resurface the thread, but I had to share some comments from Ron Pivo of KGW that I think echo what most of us thought of the Przybilla signing celebration on the waterfront:

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Originally Posted by Ron Pivo

It's called "Winning the News Conference" and people who do Public Relations and Media Relations first told me of the phrase. What you want to do is control the situation whether it is good news you want to send to the public or even bad news. Show and tell people that you are in control and send them the message you want them to hear.

Last July the Blazers introduced Nate McMillan at Washington Park overlooking the city of Portland. Today they did the same with Joel Przybilla on the waterfront.

Both of these grandiose events were done to "Win the News Conference".

It's a smart PR move.

When you have good news go to the rooftops and scream. That's what the Blazers did. Some people would say it was overkill considering they were simply re-signing their own free agent. But this team hasn't had too many moments like this in the last few years and they wanted to go to downtown Portland and show off what they did.

-Pop

**SheedSoNasty** · 07-19-2006, 06:23 PM

Thanks for sharing, Pop. I think it's healthy for this franchise when you consider how far we had fallen. Things are looking up now, and I'm glad that the Blazers are focusing on the positives.

maxiep · 07-19-2006, 10:27 PM

Some people will think it's over the top, but I guess I'm in the minority. Perhaps it's my age and the fact that my youth was steeped in Blazermania, but I think the team has something special with the fans that can be recaptured. I didn't look at the Blazers as being desperate to get good news out, I looked at it as the opportunity for the community to show Joel how much they appreciated him.

It's like a wedding. It's a little embarrassing while you're doing it and it seems like a lot of fuss at the time, but afterward it's a great memory.

I could care less whether the ceremony is for our best player or our worst, I like the idea that we throw a "glad you're here" party for our players. These events can be building blocks to show the players that Portland really is a different place.

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