http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/artic...1sunsgm-ON.html<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Kerr to be named Suns GMPaul CoroThe Arizona RepublicMay. 31, 2007 04:55 PM The Phoenix Suns plan to name Steve Kerr as the team's President of Basketball Operations and General Manager in the coming days, replacing Mike D'Antoni as the team GM to keep his focus on coaching.Kerr, an original partner in Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver's 2004 purchase of the franchise, will complete his duties as a TNT analyst for the Eastern Conference finals before the team makes the announcement next week. Kerr, who helped facilitate Sarver's opportunity to buy the Suns, has been one of Sarver's trusted advisors in basketball decisions over the past three years.D'Antoni will maintain the title of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations but will report to Kerr, a former University of Arizona star and Suns player who won has five NBA championship rings from playing with Chicago and San Antonio. Kerr has worked as a TNT analyst since 2003.</div>Good News: This takes the GM hat off of D'Antoni which creates a 2nd opinion within the organization instead of everything going through D'Antoni.Bad News: This more than likely means David Griffin will leave the team for another team's GM role (god damn it memphis stop raiding our organization :ranting
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ASUFan22 @ May 31 2007, 05:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>UA is taking over ma pro team. </div>At least they are in the hands of winners :happy0144:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (808Hornetsfan @ May 31 2007, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kerr, a GM?? This is suprising to me, I didn't know he was being considered for a GM position.</div>Sarver offered Kerr the GM role last summer but he turned it down which led to D'Antoni holding that role this past season.
<span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">Wow, I can't picture Kerr as a GM. I am going to miss him in the both with Marv Albert, he was funny. This is good though, you really don't want one guy to make all the decisions. This way you get two peoples point of views on things.</span>
Wow, this came out of nowhere. Like HornetsFan said, I had no idea Kerr was even being considered for a position like this. I didn't even know he expressed great interest in it. I'm shocked, I have no idea how he'll do, but I think he's a smart guy. I'll miss him on the broadcasts, he and Marv have great chemistry. Hopefully he does a nice job.
<span style="font-family:Courier New">Has Steve Kerr ever had a front office job in the NBA before?</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jkidd51524 @ May 31 2007, 10:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Courier New">Has Steve Kerr ever had a front office job in the NBA before?</span></div> No, and that's why this is so surprising. He has no experience with a position like this and I have never seen/heard anything about him even being considered for a job like this. It came out of nowhere, this was surprising.
Yeah like yall above, I never knew Kerr was EVER considered for this or any front office job. He just doesn't seem like a GM or anything.Oh well, only good news for my team :biggrin:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ May 31 2007, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No, and that's why this is so surprising. He has no experience with a position like this and I have never seen/heard anything about him even being considered for a job like this. It came out of nowhere, this was surprising.</div><span style="font-family:Courier New">Wow, don't you think this takes a lot of guts from the Suns organization putting their team, which is so close to winning a championship, in the hands of a person who has no experience at all at the position? I mean I like Kerr and I really hope he does good, but I don't think this is a very smart move by the Suns. I like the idea of bringing in somebody to take away the GM powers of D'Antoni so he could focus on coaching, but this takes guts. They must really have a good feeling about Kerr and what he can do. </span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ May 31 2007, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No, and that's why this is so surprising. He has no experience with a position like this and I have never seen/heard anything about him even being considered for a job like this. It came out of nowhere, this was surprising.</div>He was considered last year like Diawsome said. I thought he was part of the ownership group that bought the team too...
Steve Kerr has been a consultant for Sarver ever since he bought the team so he has had to have some type of input on what the organization has done over the past few seasons.
wow, Kerr a GM? I guess anythings possible in this days NBA.but Yeah, TNT will prob go back to Marv/Czar for their broadcasts
Steve Kerr seems like a common sense/bright guy. His players are for the most part locked in so he can't do too much to screw it up.
