Rich Cho. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/ian_thomsen/07/02/free.agency/1.html#ixzz0sYvP4D8S
If Randy Pfund fizzles (and I suspect Ferry will probably decline) then it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to pursue him
Nik, if only you had learned to lay off the booze, I think you could have had a shot at the position. Coulda, woulda, shoulda.
He sounds like a good candidate. It's hard to tell what kind of a talent evaluator he is, but he seems to have the other skills necessary for the position.
I heard Chad Ford raving about him as a somewhat under-the-radar assistant GM who had a key role in the Thunder's success. I would be happy to get him.
I met him a few years ago at a CLE. Got to talk to him for a bit and he seemed like a genuine and genuinely sharp guy. Of course, I WAS in a room full of lawyers, and that sometimes distorts one's perspective on sincerity. Ed O.
Nice find ABM. I would go for it. An unknown would only help our cause at this point. I'm assuming here we have no shot at the West's and Presti's of the world.
A genius idea, ABM. I wonder why no one else thought of it before? http://sportstwo.com/threads/162648...e-GM-we-want?p=2365350&viewfull=1#post2365350
Cho seems like what Portland had in Tom Penn. Being good/great at finangling the numbers is a great ability to have, but he also needs the vision and ability to chart a smart course. I thought Pritchard had that (others will obviously disagree with me) which is why I thought he and Penn were a good combination. I wonder if Cho has that, or if he needs to work with a guy like Presti who provides that. In loose terms, do you want a CFO or CTO in ultimate charge of a corporation, or a CEO? Obviously, some CEOs don't bring much and therefore the company could as well be run by one of the other officers...but ideally, you want a vision guy as CEO and brilliant adjunct officers to help him make his vision happen.
To Sonic fans, Cho was the only management guy who wasn't a bad guy. Wally Walker, his lapdog Sund, Mr. Starbucks, and Okies like Bennett and Aubrey were all on the shit list, but Cho wasn't. Cho was discussed on the board as a GM, but his basketball knowledge was in question, so he was thought to be more of a future team president. It looks like Presti now has him scouting and learning the game. Oklahomans use religion to persuade ESPN moderators to delete posts. I wish some would trot in on their burros and spice this place up.
