I believe this decision was made very recently. here is why: John Nash used to sit next to PA during every game until rumors swirled that management wasn't happy with him. After the rumors, Nash started sitting in a different section than PA KP used to sit next to PA during every games until rumors swirl and KP starts sitting in a different section Cho sat next to PA throughout the season (playoffs too?) So I suspect the falling out is very recent.
That was a pointless news conference. Whatever. Just make a clone of PA and assign him GM duties. "Chemistry" issues solved.
Dwight Jaynes flat out says (through inside sources) that PA and Cho just didn't get along and it's been going on for most of the season. If that's truly the case, then I have no problem with the firing of Cho. If I was PA and I didn't get along with my GM I'd can his ass as well.
And what GM would possibly want this job? If they hire a GM it will just be another 1st year guy as an experienced GM realizes he doesn't have the autonomy needed to get what he wants done.
I totally agree with you. Like I said earlier in this thread. We are going to have a hard time finding a solid GM and if we ever fire Nate, we'll have an impossible time finding a better coach for the same reason.
I expect that those results (primarily the Wallace trade) are viewed as having been the work of several people in Blazers management rather than simply Cho.
What did Cho produce? An uncertain future with Greg Oden, trading away a young back-up PG for a draft pick, and being lucky enough to work under one of Michael Jordan's best friends? The team lost more games than the previous season, it again got bounced from the playoffs, and perhaps Paul Allen had seen enough of Cho in 10 months to know hiring him was a mistake.
Hiring a GM shouldn't be a problem. If you were offered a 3 yr contract by a company you were warned were unstable and could fire you at anytime, what would you care as long as you have a contract. Heck, maybe Cho is smarter than we all give credit. He signs a 3 yr deal, pisses off Allen so he only has to work 1 year to get paid 3 years . . . and the cream on top is everyone will blame the Blazers and Cho can start networking for his next job in two years without looking like a failure.
When are you going to overreact, then? I think the best time to overreact is when about 10% of the facts are known. That gives you a lot of leeway as far as the direction of your overreaction, but at the same time you can work in a kernel of truth so that you aren't ranting about aliens invading. barfo
You're trying to apply rational analysis to the whims of Bert Kolde and Hat Guy? Good luck with that.
