OT: Cho hired as Bobcats GM?

i think jordan hired him for his salary cap expertise, as in how to hover around the minimum

 

Rod Higgins gets a new title and a promotion; sounds like Cho is basically the assistant GM, which is probably the best role for him.

 

I'll also point out that the only reason the Blazers got Wallace was because Paul Allen was willing to pay for his contract.

 

Yep.

My thoughts as well. Higgins is basically still the GM, while Cho gets to be in his OKC role, but with a better title.

 

Exactly.

 

I agree with the others that have said Miller put a good word in for him and Cho was simply not a good fit for us. Not for sure who was making the decision to keep half of a roster full of players that were either hurt or projects, but someone had to answer for it. Betting it will never be PA.

 

So Cho got a GM job before Pritchard . . . very interesting.

 

Well, it's actually pretty easy to shoot down since it's based totally on speculation by one or two posters in this forum. I have never heard or read anywhere else that it was Larry Miller and not Rich Cho that brokered the Wallace trade. Other than posters in this forum, I haven't heard Miller's name associated with the Wallace trade in any way.

If you have a link that proves otherwise, please post it.

BNM

 

I don't understand the logic behind Miller putting in a good word for Cho and telling Charlotte he's a good guy who got a "raw deal". Wouldn't that make Paul Allen look bad, like he screwed over a guy who was doing a good job? Larry Miller has now outlasted his last two GMs and would probably like to outlast the third. I can't see how he could possibly have anything to gain by putting in a good word for a guy his boss just fired.

BNM

 

Last week, Kenny Vance said that PA trashed KP when asked for a recommendation for him by the Pacers' owner.

 

Interesting maybe, but absolutely not unexpected.

 

From a non-Portland source:

http://twitter.com/#!/kpelton

 

I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for this comment from a non-Bobcats source that still fits with the Cho-played-Solitaire-while-the-grownups-did-his-job narrative.

Let's find it, guys.

 

Why is it that Pritchard was not allowed to interview for other jobs until his contract was up, but Cho was able to do so right away?

 

I'm surprised you can't see this because it happens all the time in other areas of business.

Miller went on record of saying it just wasn't a good fit. Nothing personal against Cho, who did everything he was asked, just didn't fit the Blazer management culture. If making the business decision to find another GM is giving Cho the "raw deal" that was not thier intnet and they probably would love to see Cho get another shot at GM. So wouldn't it be easy to put in a good word for him?

I didn't senes any animosity towards Cho (like with KP) . . . I'm guessing the Blazers are happy Cho found another job and that they could help in that.

I don't know for a fact that is the case, but I do know for a fact it happens in many other businesses.

 

I don't think anyone is saying he didn't negotiate. I just don't think he is allowed to drink the coffee

 

They already found their angle on that.... Michael Jordan is incompetent.

 

That doesn't explain what they were impressed by: his negotiating. Maybe he was a crappy negotiator (leading to the Michael-Jordan-is-incompetent premise) but it still means he was the one negotiating, not sitting in a corner defragging his hard drive.

 

lol. Bingo.

 

If you go off of what MM said, it's impossible for Cho to have done any negotiating. He's not a "salesman".