Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Paul Allen’s been dead for seven years but better late than never I guess
“Today the Estate of Paul G. Allen is announcing the start of a formal process to sell the Portland Trail Blazers. This is an expected milestone following Paul’s death, who had directed his sports holdings to be sold with all Estate proceeds being directed to philanthropy. Please find below a statement from the Estate.”
The league couldn’t possibly let the owner of freaking Nike own a franchise, could it?Dammmit you beat me on my local...“Today the Estate of Paul G. Allen is announcing the start of a formal process to sell the Portland Trail Blazers. This is an expected milestone following Paul’s death, who had directed his sports holdings to be sold with all Estate proceeds being directed to philanthropy. Please find below a statement from the Estate.”
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Trail Blazers announce plans to sell franchise
The Blazers are owned by the Estate of Paul G. Allen, who passed away in 2018.www.oregonlive.com
New worst owner incoming? Phil Knight? Columbia apparel family? Some total frickin random?
pdxKingsFan???Some total frickin random?
I'm saving up to buy De'Aaron's home in Carmichael and move back home.pdxKingsFan???
Maybe he's just stepping aside for Aunt Vivian.Well, it won't be Uncle Phil.
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Nike co-founder Phil Knight no longer interested in purchasing Trail Blazers
Knight made an offer on the team in 2022.www.oregonlive.com
I think that might be Aunt MacKenzie (Scott). She's come up along with the Boyle family (Columbia Sportswear) and Travis Boersma (Dutch Bros), the latter two are the only legit billionaires besides Phil local to Portland.Maybe he's just stepping aside for Aunt Vivian.
I hope you got the pop culture reference, that's all I'm gonna say, LOL!!!I think that might be Aunt MacKenzie (Scott). She's come up along with the Boyle family (Columbia Sportswear) and Travis Boersma (Dutch Bros), the latter two are the only legit billionaires besides Phil local to Portland.
The other names would be the runners up to Boston and Larry Ellison who I am pretty sure has been blackballed from the NBA.
yessir.I hope you got the pop culture reference, that's all I'm gonna say, LOL!!!![]()
Dutch Bros being a multibillionaire spawning enterprise is wild to me hahaI think that might be Aunt MacKenzie (Scott). She's come up along with the Boyle family (Columbia Sportswear) and Travis Boersma (Dutch Bros), the latter two are the only legit billionaires besides Phil local to Portland.
The other names would be the runners up to Boston and Larry Ellison who I am pretty sure has been blackballed from the NBA.
I will never forget when bro was on Undercover Boss and I realized their name was not said as "Dutch Brothers" within the company walls. I don't enjoy their coffee at all but kids seem to love all the ice cream flavors and sugar crapola.Dutch Bros being a multibillionaire spawning enterprise is wild to me haha
The owner of Dutch Bros has a horse racing operation too. They had a horse in the Kentucky Derby that led most of the way til the final stretch, and he apparently is trying to open a track and betting in Oregon. So he definitely has money to throw around.Dutch Bros being a multibillionaire spawning enterprise is wild to me haha
Dutch Bros being a multibillionaire spawning enterprise is wild to me haha
their coffee sucks though.considering that coffee is the most consumed beverage on the planet, it's not too far fetched with the available marketing and advertising available in this country
their coffee sucks though.
which I think goes back to @Tetsujin's point, their branding kinda sucks too? I think they clawed out a spot by being the drive-by coffee guys, er, bros. But everyone does that now.marketing is everything, people don't always consume products they like but because it's what the crowds are doing
which I think goes back to @Tetsujin's point, their branding kinda sucks too? I think they clawed out a spot by being the drive-by coffee guys, er, bros. But everyone does that now.
To each their own, I find them horribly pedestrian. I've lived here long enough to call myself an Oregonian I guess, and not exactly thrilled to list them among our biggest exports/homegrown products.I think the branding is fine, they have the windmill in their logo which indicates the dutch environment. The color scheme is different. Let's consider how many locations the drive thru only coffee chains have versus one another. A lot of the time the location can be everything you need to gain the advantage. Everything is strategically mapped out here.
You mean you don't make a monthly pilgrimage to Grants Pass?To each their own, I find them horribly pedestrian. I've lived here long enough to call myself an Oregonian I guess, and not exactly thrilled to list them among our biggest exports/homegrown products.
Once a decade maybe lol.You mean you don't make a monthly pilgrimage to Grants Pass?![]()