LARRY MILLER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Trailblazers COO Mensah to resign from team
In an industry that is still heavily dominated by men, its always a little disheartening to see a high-ranking female executive leave a position. But such is the case for Portland Trailblazers Executive VP and COO Sarah Mensah.
Mensah, who had been with the Blazers for the last 19 years, recently tendered her resignation, according to the Portland Business Journal.
While it hasn...
Requiem For An Ad-Man - A Treatise, Written In A Fit Of Pique At A Desperate Hour, Concerning Larry Miller's Empty Legacy
Larry Miller's sudden promotion to power within the Portland Trail Blazers’ organization five years ago was representative of the zeitgeist of the consumerist post-modern age. Style over substance. Quick fixes over practicality. Panache over pragmatism. Simply put, he gamely attempted to trick all of us into buying the notion that he knew anything about basketball, or sports...
Larry Miller Steps Down As President Of Blazers
Larry Miller has stepped down as president of the Blazers and will return to Nike.
Blazers Front Office Shuffle Continues, Larry Miller Resigns As Team Prez
If the structure that is home to the Portland Trail Blazers front office lacks a revolving door, it truly should be installed as the team has played a constant game of musical-chairs with their personnel over the last few years. The latest shakeup to the club will be the departure of Team President Larry Miller, as the “Oregonian” reported on Saturday that he will leave the...
Miller resigns as Blazers president
Larry Miller has resigned as president of the Portland Trail Blazers.
The team announced Miller's surprising departure Saturday. The team says he is leaving to take a position with another Portland-area business.
Miller was president of the Blazers the past five years. He helped oversee the team's hiring of Neil Olshey as general manager early last month.
During Miller...
Via Fox Sports
July 07, 2012
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Neil Olshey named GM of the Portland Trail Blazers
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The Portland Trail Blazers have named Neil Olshey their new General Manager. Right before the announcement, the Clippers announced that they mutually parted ways with Olshey after two years as their VP of Basketball Operations.
Via Blazers:
The Portland Trail Blazers have named Neil Olshey as the team’s general manager, Team President Larry...
Blazers Near Decision On GM Position
Trail Blazers president Larry Miller said Tuesday that the team is close to hiring a general manager.
Blazers: No inquiry into GM Kupchak
Portland Trail Blazers President Larry Miller says the team has not reached out to the Los Angeles Lakers for permission to talk to general manager Mitch Kupchak.
Miller would not comment specifically on an ESPN report Thursday that the Blazers are interested in interviewing Kupchak about the general manager's job in Portland. The team does not want to name potential candidates...
Via Fox Sports
April 19, 2012
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Bellybuster Part 5: "Puppet"
Fifth in a series of installments documenting my failed political ambitions, my warped sensibilities, and my Portland Trail Blazers.
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The days that followed my Rose Garden eviction at the hands of Larry Miller's henchmen were uneventful, but I still found myself in a foul and combative ardor. I couldn't think of any conceivable reason why Larry Miller would have...
Kragthorpe: Here’s hoping Utah Jazz CEO Greg Miller has learned a valuable lesson
Kragthorpe: Here’s hoping Utah Jazz CEO Greg Miller has learned a valuable lesson
By Kurt kragthorpe
Tribune Columnist
Published Feb 15, 2012 10:31AM MDT
When the Jazz once staged a celebration of their past as a game-night promotion, owner Larry H. Miller memorably squeezed himself into a old-style uniform and walked across the court to his front-row seat.
This month, unwittingly...
Via Salt Lake Tribune
February 15, 2012
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