Print Email. View/Post Comments. When Neil Olshey glanced at his email the morning after the Trail Blazers ' season ended with a loss in the Western Conference semifinals, there was a note at the top of the queue that caught his eye.It was from Paul Allen. The Blazers' owner already was looking ahead and had a question for his general manager.f the Blazers entered the 2013-14 season at the beginning of a two-year window that would establish the foundation for the future, they are simply entering the next phase of this window next week.