Judging Talent By What You See, Hear, And Understand (Fast Company On Rich Cho)

You covered the first page of this thread with big bold shit

 

That's not irony.

 

Has it even been 2 weeks since he was hired?

lol habitual bitchers around here are funny!

 

True. It is expected.

 

I suppose you know how dumb he is, then.

 

Why is this always the response?

I don't care if he's dumb or smart. I only care if he's a good GM.

Being good at math and or law and or ordering food tells me nothing. I couldn't care less about any of that.

I knew a lot of people in high school who were good at math. I didn't know anyone who could complete an NBA trade.

I do enjoy his calm pictures in the newspaper though. very telling

 

Now THAT'S irony. Wait, hold on, no it isn't. Oh well. The important part is that most of you will think it is.

 

LOL! Repped!

 

one can have an opinion, they just shouldn't have a strong one until an action is taken unless their MO is being ridiculous as they don't really know what the guy is turning down. Thats true for every GM

almost nothing that goes on here matters... it's just internet babble

he's just talking which (like a politician) means pretty much nothing... judge actions not words

you're reading too much into the PR fluff. They don't need someone who can pull a bunny out of a hat, they need a GM with sound judgement to deal with the opportunities and problems that arise... same as ever

someday maybe you'll realize that you'll never ever know why KP was fired just as you'll never ever know just how much he had to do with decisions made while he was GM. I certainly approved of most of went on during his regime as opposed to what was going on before. What we can fairly judge the Cho regime on is whats decided with this young talented roster. Choosing not to turn it over could prove to be very wise as on paper they seem to be deep talented and complimentary. Making a bad move just to make one would be stupid. Thats not to say that there is no move that could improve matters but rather that this apple cart is already full and upright. Players age, situations change and opportunities to improve arise... but it takes two to tango. At this point I'm hoping he takes an opportunistic approach to changes as he's in the catbird's seat.

STOMP

 

Because every July he announced that he wouldn't make any moves for the summer. Those satisfied by that are now dissatisfied with Cho not making 10 trades already.

Exactly. And the fluff articles about his education are the Oregonian's fault, not Cho. I'm tired of them, too.

 

This I think is the point. Somehow, the argument here has deginerated into people claiming others are criticizing Cho for not having done something already. I don't think anyone has done that.

The local sports media are slobbering all over themselves telling us how amazing this guy is for talking to people on the phone and having the same cautious approach to making trades as KP, while as Minstrel said, the same approach is interpreted differently than KP's.

Regardless of what I think about KP's firing, I think Cho's hiring was a good one. I won't know if I'm right or wrong for a while, maybe a year. Certainly not until he's had a chance to do something or not do something. In the meantime Cho's sycophants in the media are getting on my nerves.

 

Like who?

Also would love to see the articles/quotes from Pritchard five July's in a row saying he wasn't going to make any moves all summer.

Edit: Actually I'd love to see it for one July.