He is not the head of the organization. That would be Larry Miller. At least we know that the thunder's cap space was not all that imaginary...
Agreed As far as I'm concerned, all these young, up and coming capologist, statmaster lawyer, cba number crunchers are nothing more than a maybe. None of them have actually done anything other than make winning 50 games the norm and I'll allow KP to be thrown in that mix if any of you like. The obsession with cap space in this NBA era is fucking weird. Am I actually supposed to buzz of this guy having cap space? Not winning anything... but "he clears cap space" Yes, I'm fucking buzzing
Doesn't this thread remind anyone else of all of the arguements for Sergio getting more playing time? Just replace GM with Point Guard. He just needs to be given a chance to lead the team/front office. There just seems to be this mystique around guys who we know almost nothing about. Armon Johnson is my canidate for this position on the team next season.
IMO, it's going to take similarly risky moves to make the next step. A consolidation trade can be ruinious for us if not done properly. As for being unproven, he's been in senior management in the NBA for 11 years. That's longer than KP, who didn't break into the league until 2003 IIRC. Cho's first NBA experience was in 1995. I guess the real disconnect is what you believe is the skill set required to be a GM. I think the future is for guys who make decisions on a more scientific level than gut reactions or experience. It hasn't proven itself out yet in the NBA, but it has done pretty well in MLB.
There's a difference between a calculated risk and just throwing all in on an unproven commodity. IMO, the Blazers are close enough to competing for an NBA title in the near future to make gambling on a stat-junkie capologist a losing proposition.
I don't understand how someone that has been in an NBA front office for 11 years is an "unproven commodity".
I'm guessing the Blazers do. You don't like him or trust him. That's fine. I do. I have a different view of what a GM position can look like.
First, his background. The combination of law, basketball and statistics is compelling. Second, his experience. He's been an Asst GM for eight years. There haven't been a lot of misses since he started working as an actual talent evaluator. Third, his new take on dealing with the cap. He's turned cap space into more than highly-paid players. He's turned them into draft picks. Fourth, his leadership and contribution to culture. There hasn't been a bad word said about him with the Sonics or the Thunder, through three different regimes. Fifth, I think being a good GM has become a lot more complicated than it used to be. In many ways, I think Daryl Morey and Theo Epstein are the future of GMing. We have good player personnel guys and have retained someone as a consultant to help with trades. The job of a GM is to look at the franchise from 30,000 feet, set the strategy and utilize the people below him to execute it. I think Cho--for all the above reasons--is well suited for the job, and a damn sight better than anyone else we've interviewed or the person we're set to interview. Who would your choice be and why?
there are a lot of people who believe cho is a prototype of a GM of the future. actually he reminds me a lot of Prichard, which for those of you who complained about him being fired would be a good thing. Cho has been well spoked about for his knowledge of statistics, the fact that he is a lawyer so he understands the legal aspects of the negotiations and is generally regarded as a good people person. I would be happy with this choice. those of you who miss Prichard should be as well. they seem similar in a lot of ways, except paul allen might actually get along with Cho. p.s. had I seen maxiep's post I would just have copied that instead. I agree with all those points.
