The Blazers just snapped a five-year playoff drought and all anyone wants to talk about is how cheap the operation has become. The team masseuse was left without a hotel room to give pregame treatment in Phoenix because staff were told to check out by 12:30 PM to dodge late fees. Two-way players weren’t flown out for the first round against San Antonio, the only team in the NBA to skip that. The team photographer and digital reporter were left home too. Free playoff t-shirts for Games 3 and 4 at the Moda Center have been canceled. Head coaching offers are being pitched at just $1 to $1.5 million a year, and college coach candidates are getting low-balled.
And this is all in the first month.
The Blazers just snapped a five-year playoff drought and all anyone wants to talk about is how cheap the operation has become. The team masseuse was left without a hotel room to give pregame treatment in Phoenix because staff were told to check out by 12:30 PM to dodge late fees. Two-way players weren’t flown out for the first round against San Antonio, the only team in the NBA to skip that. The team photographer and digital reporter were left home too. Free playoff t-shirts for Games 3 and 4 at the Moda Center have been canceled. Head coaching offers are being pitched at just $1 to $1.5 million a year, and college coach candidates are getting low-balled.
And this is all in the first month.
