A little history lesson

[Nikolokolus]

http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=18777

A lot of folks in Houston say good things about Steve Patterson. He constructed an NBA champion and was point man on a drive to acquire an NFL expansion team and build a stadium. And the Trail Blazers, who hired him Wednesday as president, expect him to lead them to the Promised Land.

Patterson, 45, has been there before. As general manager of the Houston Rockets from 1989-93, he put together most of the pieces for the teams that won NBA titles the next two seasons. He wasn’t around to enjoy them because a month after Les Alexander bought the team in 1993, Patterson was gone, the victim of a new owner wanting his own people running things his way.

And why this matters now ...

There seems little wrong with the Blazers’ choice of Patterson. But there may be something wrong with the process.

Blazer owner Paul Allen relied on TeamWork Consulting Inc., an executive search firm based in Ohio, to identify the candidates for president and general manager. Founded in 1987, TeamWork Consulting claims to have served more than 120 sports and sports-related organizations and recruited more than 325 individuals for jobs, including at least six positions with NBA clubs.

In 1999, when he was serving as senior vice president and chief development officer of the fledgling Texans, Patterson hired TeamWork Consulting through its president, Buffy Filippell.

This supposedly is the same firm doing the headhunting now for KP's replacement.

Boffo.

 

[barfo]

This supposedly is the same firm doing the headhunting now for KP's replacement.

Boffo.

Headhunters just find candidates. It's up to the team which ones they hire.

barfo

 

[Nikolokolus]

Headhunters just find candidates. It's up to the team which ones they hire.

barfo

I suppose I should have quoted the bit about Bert Kolde being the man in charge of the search ...

 

[BGrantFan]

I suppoe I should have quoted the bit about Bert Kolde being the man in charge of the search ...

So, is Ernie, er, Paul Allen, the top or the bottom in this relationship with Bert Kolde?