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Pelicans reschedule Monday's GM Dell Demps' news conference to a later unspecifi
Posted on 4/24/16 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 4/24/16 at 5:40 pm
The New Orleans Pelicans sent out a release on Sunday afternoon stating that general manager Dell Demps' news conference that was initially scheduled for Monday afternoon has been rescheduled to a later unspecified date.
Pelicans officials offered no explanation or what prompted the change. League sources still say Demps is expected to return, but the Pelicans fan base are not in favor of the decision. ....
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Pelicans officials offered no explanation or what prompted the change. League sources still say Demps is expected to return, but the Pelicans fan base are not in favor of the decision. ....
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Posted on 4/24/16 at 5:58 pm to ddbnsb
Loomis and Lauscha are too busy with the draft to deal with the bastard stepchild
Posted on 4/24/16 at 6:05 pm to hendersonshands
Yep. That's likely the reason. Although if Dell is coming back and this is just an ordinary end of the year presser, I'm not too sure why Mickey and Lauscha need to be involved very much...
Posted on 4/24/16 at 7:55 pm to oncealurker
#hegone
Posted on 4/24/16 at 8:22 pm to LesGeaux45
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#hegone
We can only hope.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 8:28 pm to hendersonshands
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Loomis and Lauscha are too busy with the draft to deal with the bastard stepchild
Probably. That was my first thought when the obvious emotional wishful thinking subsided.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 8:35 pm to NOLA Bronco
quote:That doesnt make sense tho. Like oncealurker said, if Dell was set to return why would they stall? At least this shows theyre at least thinking about it.
Probably. That was my first thought when the obvious emotional wishful thinking subsided.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 8:40 pm to tgr4ever
This may not show more than a travel delay. Unless they didn't like the heat they took the way Monty got fired after giving him a public pat on the back, I don't see why they'd stop Demps from giving a presser.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 8:51 pm to tgr4ever
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That doesnt make sense tho. Like oncealurker said, if Dell was set to return why would they stall? At least this shows theyre at least thinking about it.
If I am playing devils advocate, 2 alternate rationales pop to mind:
1.) The draft is insanely important while this public conference in comparison is not. They want to show a unified front after a turbulent season but can't afford the dedicated time to prepare and commit to it right now.
2.) Unforeseen circumstances we aren't privy too. Family illness, travel issues, internal delays, emotional distress due to Prince's passing etc.
We all assume Loomis and Co. think they need to quickly put to bed rumors and speculation if there isn't truth to them but maybe we are assuming wrong and they are just unconcerned and thus don't find it necessary to even make a public vote of confidence.
This post was edited on 4/24/16 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 4/24/16 at 9:00 pm to ddbnsb
So we get another offseason of Demps making moves that backfire more than a '64 chevy on a cold morning?
Posted on 4/24/16 at 9:02 pm to WeeWee
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So we get another offseason of Demps making moves that backfire more than a '64 chevy on a cold morning?
I mean even if he is gone we aren't out of the woods yet. We may just replace Demps with another guy that has even more moves that backfired on his most recent resume.
This post was edited on 4/24/16 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 4/24/16 at 9:06 pm to NOLA Bronco
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quote: So we get another offseason of Demps making moves that backfire more than a '64 chevy on a cold morning? I mean even if he is gone we aren't out of the words yet. We may just replace Demps with another guy that has even more moves that backfired on his most recent resume.
Don't care. I would rather have the hope of a new GM working out.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 10:23 pm to ddbnsb
Dell is gone....
I would post the screen shot of the group text between Me, Heady, MM, and Driveman, but they told me to hold out because you guys don't deserve inside info.
I would post the screen shot of the group text between Me, Heady, MM, and Driveman, but they told me to hold out because you guys don't deserve inside info.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 10:39 pm to SuperSaint
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I would post the screen shot of the group text between Me, Heady, MM, and Driveman, but they told me to hold out because you guys don't deserve inside info.
I had coffee with TulaneLSU this morning, and he told me the real scoop. I promised not to tell, though.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 8:04 am to SuperSaint
Can't believe you guys left me out of that group chat. I'll get over it eventually
Posted on 4/25/16 at 2:42 pm to NOLA Bronco
quote:The problem with this scenario is it's not like they weren't aware of the draft date at the time this presser was originally scheduled. If they know the draft is insanely important, they would schedule this presser for a later date. And it's not like the need for a united front suddenly arose in the past few weeks, things have been turbulent for months now.
1.) The draft is insanely important while this public conference in comparison is not. They want to show a unified front after a turbulent season but can't afford the dedicated time to prepare and commit to it right now.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:21 pm to Jamohn
Lol like they just remembered last week they had a pick
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:30 pm to ddbnsb
NFL Draft is this week. Priorities
This post was edited on 4/25/16 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 4/25/16 at 5:55 pm to tzimme4
first of all, the NFL draft should have no affect on the Pelicans timeline. Doing so is idiotic. Neither team should take priority over the other.
Secondly, if the draft is the reason for canceling it, why schedule it for Monday at all? Seems likely there is something else at play here.
Secondly, if the draft is the reason for canceling it, why schedule it for Monday at all? Seems likely there is something else at play here.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 6:01 pm to Jamohn
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The problem with this scenario is it's not like they weren't aware of the draft date at the time this presser was originally scheduled. If they know the draft is insanely important, they would schedule this presser for a later date. And it's not like the need for a united front suddenly arose in the past few weeks, things have been turbulent for months now.
Like I said, I'm just playing devils advocate, which I think is wise because no one really has a microphone in Loomis's office so any sort of definitive assertions about this delays meaning is silly.
I mean the draft war room is a fluid process. Intel changes, deals get offered, work gets backed up, decisions aren't made optimally, shite happens. Its a reasonable explanation even if it may arguably be less likely then others people have mentioned or speculated.
This post was edited on 4/25/16 at 6:03 pm
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