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Post by Outlawz on Mar 11, 2007 20:41:48 GMT -5
Welcome everyone to another edition of the Hot Seat. Today we are joined by the GM of the Hornets, Chris Martinez. - Lets talk about your team. You were a lotto team last season what are your plans for this offseason and beyond?Chris:Our plans are to re-build via draft and Free Agency. The team has a solid base in Darius Miles and Desmond Mason. We need to add talent around these youngsters.- Did any picks suprise you in this years draft? Who do you think will end up being the best player when it's all said and done?Chris: I don't think anything was a real surprise. Everyone fell pretty much where they were supposed to. I think when it's all said and done, Yao Ming will be the best player from this draft.- I agree - This seasons fa class looks to be really thin talent wise for teams wanting to acquire some good talent how does that make you feel as a rebuilding team? Do you think that's due to the in-season extensions? How do you feel about the rule?Chris: I think it's due in large part to in-season extensions. This league is about rewarding winning teams, but those who have to rebuild just have to go through more and more obstacles. The fact that no compromise will come of this makes things all the more worse.- In the GM roundtable you were one of the most outspoken guys if im not mistaken. You felt that Spence has possibly cheated in the past. Care to speak about that? Do you still hold that sentiment? Did him winning the championship make you wonder even more?Chris: I wasn't the only one who has ever wondered whether or not Spence has cheated. I mean you can only wonder and speculate. Dwayne Wade coming out in 2002, and him landing him was suspicious but it's always going to be he's the Owner. I don't think he cheats but there's undoubtedly an advantage he holds above everyone else.- A lot of guys around the league just dont like you. Why do you think that is? Chris: They don't like me because I make them feel like idiots. I just speak my mind and I don't care who's feelings I hurt. The fact that I get so much attention flatters me.- Who don't you like and why? Who do you find the most annoying?Chris: I don't neccesarily hate anyone but I think ducky is an absolute idiot and the most annoying. His jokes remind me back when I was in the 4th grade. Krumpinski likes to grow computer muscles every once in awhile and is a real jackass... former GM and now Asst-GM aaron was a real pain in the ass, he's the guy who left crying because he felt like everyone was against him and now's back, unbelievable.- Who do you feel is the most incompentent GM in this league at the moment. Chris: Again, ducky. His team is atrocious, and doesn't have a whole lot to build around, though I wouldn't mind naming myself if next season's draft doesn't work out for me.- Who do you feel are the 5 worst gms in the league?In no particular order
Krupinski- always tries to give me some reason as to why the player he's trading to me is so much better than the player he wants from my team ducky - has no sense or direction lumley- I love the guy but he destroys team faster than the US destroys countries KG - I just don't see what the hype was. Sure he had a nice creation draft but has done absolutely nothing since, and now has nothing to show for all that retired talent. Myself - I expected to be a contender last year, and wasn't. I went from Kobe, to Dirk, to Marion, to nothing in the time span of 4 seasons... if this draft doesn't work out for me I'm going to be on Lums level...- Nothing was held back. Thank you for being a part of this edition of the Hot Seat. Chris, you are now off the Hot Seat.
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Post by Adelaide on Mar 11, 2007 20:50:50 GMT -5
i want the next hot seat
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Post by garf2000 on Mar 11, 2007 21:17:03 GMT -5
i want it.
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Post by bossplaya on Mar 11, 2007 21:22:04 GMT -5
hahaha mo controversy lets watch it unfold
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Post by duce on Mar 11, 2007 21:31:23 GMT -5
the hot seat is gay.
just kidding outlawz, nice work, i like the questions.
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Post by JDawg on Mar 11, 2007 22:27:54 GMT -5
if you want to ask me questions, get at me on aim or through pm.
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Post by aaronjh on Mar 11, 2007 23:29:47 GMT -5
Hey Chris, I left because I genuinely wasn't interested in running a team. I'm still not. Also, how could you be calling anyone else a pain in the ass?
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Post by The X-Factor on Mar 12, 2007 0:21:57 GMT -5
Hey Chris, I left because I genuinely wasn't interested in running a team. I'm still not. Also, how could you be calling anyone else a pain in the ass? easy, your a pain in the ass. Seriously, I didn't think about any of the questions, whatever came to my head I wrote down... don't take any offense to any of these things really, most if not all the time, I'm just fucking around.
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Post by ducky on Mar 12, 2007 0:42:07 GMT -5
oh stfu, you know nothing of me, I just have had crappy luck so far here, Outside of Jamison, none of the guys I drafted seem to blossom like the rest of the league. And then I lost my mind and made like 20 trades in one day, I felt like accomplished something, yet my team turned out to be like shit. So now I'm rebuilding. Tayshaun is the 1st piece, next up Bron, and then you can kiss my ass.
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Post by The X-Factor on Mar 12, 2007 1:01:36 GMT -5
oh stfu, you know nothing of me, I just have had crappy luck so far here, Outside of Jamison, none of the guys I drafted seem to blossom like the rest of the league. And then I lost my mind and made like 20 trades in one day, I felt like accomplished something, yet my team turned out to be like shit. So now I'm rebuilding. Tayshaun is the 1st piece, next up Bron, and then you can kiss my ass. Bron is mine sweety.
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Post by nybombers3 on Mar 12, 2007 1:30:41 GMT -5
Good job and I want next.
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Post by Adelaide on Mar 12, 2007 1:39:02 GMT -5
Good job and I want next. Ill rocks you for it ;D
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Post by GP on Mar 12, 2007 2:01:33 GMT -5
this was great...you pretty much said it all eh chris?
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Post by Vernon on Mar 12, 2007 17:14:26 GMT -5
Interesting read.
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Post by Mark on Mar 12, 2007 23:00:26 GMT -5
I'm fucking pissed I wasn't mentioned.
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Post by aigatdula on Mar 13, 2007 1:03:43 GMT -5
niiicee,....
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Post by KruPaxson on Mar 13, 2007 2:48:03 GMT -5
haha I just read this and I am surprised at his hatred towards me. I thought Mark, Aaron, Pig, Basone would be atop of his list. I don't think I say the player I give is so much better than the on you are giving but that is more how you perceive it to be. I usually like to point out the positives that could result as an action of making the deal. I do however have an open question for anyone to answer, When is the last time Martinez had a successful franchise? Anyone? Or are we all too much of idiots to notice that he's never put together a good team.
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Post by Lumley316 on Mar 13, 2007 5:06:24 GMT -5
if this draft doesn't work out for me I'm going to be on Lums level...
Whats this mean Chris
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Post by Outlawz on Mar 13, 2007 5:29:42 GMT -5
It's heating up!
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Post by The X-Factor on Mar 13, 2007 9:08:48 GMT -5
haha I just read this and I am surprised at his hatred towards me. I thought Mark, Aaron, Pig, Basone would be atop of his list. I don't think I say the player I give is so much better than the on you are giving but that is more how you perceive it to be. I usually like to point out the positives that could result as an action of making the deal. I do however have an open question for anyone to answer, When is the last time Martinez had a successful franchise? Anyone? Or are we all too much of idiots to notice that he's never put together a good team. since the start of the new bbs i made it to the playoffs including conf finals and had the best record in the east i believe. i have accomplished more so far than your incredible first round playoff exit
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Post by The X-Factor on Mar 13, 2007 9:10:15 GMT -5
all but last season i meant to say im on phone
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Post by bossplaya on Mar 13, 2007 11:39:57 GMT -5
if this draft doesn't work out for me I'm going to be on Lums level... Whats this mean Chris lol
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Post by KruPaxson on Mar 13, 2007 12:40:45 GMT -5
haha I just read this and I am surprised at his hatred towards me. I thought Mark, Aaron, Pig, Basone would be atop of his list. I don't think I say the player I give is so much better than the on you are giving but that is more how you perceive it to be. I usually like to point out the positives that could result as an action of making the deal. I do however have an open question for anyone to answer, When is the last time Martinez had a successful franchise? Anyone? Or are we all too much of idiots to notice that he's never put together a good team. since the start of the new bbs i made it to the playoffs including conf finals and had the best record in the east i believe. i have accomplished more so far than your incredible first round playoff exit Congrats you put together a bunch of league vets at the time when the league didn't have much talent except for the older guys. You traded away your future for 1 season of mediocre success. I also made it to the 2nd round the previous year beating the Pistons as the 8th seed. I guarentee my 5 year record will be better than yours and to think I tanked for the first 2 seasons.
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Post by KruPaxson on Mar 13, 2007 12:46:32 GMT -5
Also great move trading Dirk hope that one pans off for you
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Post by The X-Factor on Mar 13, 2007 15:54:04 GMT -5
since the start of the new bbs i made it to the playoffs including conf finals and had the best record in the east i believe. i have accomplished more so far than your incredible first round playoff exit Congrats you put together a bunch of league vets at the time when the league didn't have much talent except for the older guys. You traded away your future for 1 season of mediocre success. I also made it to the 2nd round the previous year beating the Pistons as the 8th seed. I guarentee my 5 year record will be better than yours and to think I tanked for the first 2 seasons. 152-176 - yours 181- 147 - mine that means if you matched your record of highest win total of 56... you'd be in your 5th season as a total of 208- 202... if I matched my lowest win total of 30(and I'll give you the 20 because it's pretty obvious I'm tanking) i'd be 201-209... wow you sure did blow me out the water! That's if I get as low as 20 games, and don't even begin to talk to me about mediocrity when you haven't even smelled the Conference finals.
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