http://hoopshype.com/interviews/gherardini_vila.htm This is for Drunkballer, he was saying that he wanted an article that talked more about basketball than motorcycles. This one asks a lot more draft related questions, and about Mitchell, Colangelo, Bargnani, etc. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">So why Toronto? How important was you relationship with Bryan Colangelo in your decision? MG: It was a combination of factors. My relationship with Bryan, the opportunity to meet the owners, which really impressed me, and knowing the city, because I had been there before. I realized they had the desire to invest in basketball and make things happen, and it was very important for me the opportunity to be in the brainstorming room of an NBA team. I was enjoying a great situation in Europe, I just wanted to go to Toronto to add to my experience experiencing the whole process of how things are made. But the signing of guys like Garbajosa and Anthony Parker does not happen without you, does it? MG: Keep in mind that Bryan is a very brilliant creative and he’s an international GM. I can say to him: “Hey, Garbajosa is good." But he already knows he is good. I can confirm that the quality as a person is good, that he has heart. I have more inner information, but it’s a global process. There’s this video on the Internet that shows Colangelo trying to get Marcus Williams in the draft. Did he and the whole staff end up satisfied with the draft? MG: Looking at how things turned, we are satisfied with both Bargnani and PJ Tucker. At that point, we didn’t have a clear picture yet. We didn’t have TJ Ford yet and we were trying to move up to get a point guard. But overall, we were happy. Right now, there's talks about firing Sam Mitchell. MG: This gives you an idea that everywhere you go it’s always the same, in the NBA or in Europe. When things don’t work this is the first thing people think about. On the other hand, it’s not easy to be patient. And it’s very important to look at the whole picture before any decision is being taken. You have to do what makes sense to your team but right now we still have to learn to be patient.</div> I only took a few snips from the article there is more. Hoopshype interview with Gherardini Here is the thread about Doug Smith's Gherardini interview.
<div class="quote_poster">SkiptoMyLue11 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> This is for Drunkballer, he was saying that he wanted an article that talked more about basketball than motorcycles. This one asks a lot more draft related questions, and about Mitchell, Colangelo, Bargnani, etc. </div> theory: drunkballer works for hoopshype and he conducted this interview; his dismissal of smitty's interview was merely a ploy to garner interest for his piece.
