Official GM Hunt Thread......

[Nikolokolus]

"Target" is probably an appropriate word. I can just see Larry Miller and PA hunkered down in a deer stand in the 300 level of the Rose Garden with a tranquilizer gun waiting for a GM candidate to wander into their sights.

 

[THE HCP]

Blazers Scrap List Of GM Candidates, Hope To Begin Anew With Stefanski, Bower
Oct 07, 2011 9:33 AM EDT


The Blazers have decided against hiring any of the candidates already interviewed by the club over the past few weeks, says a team source.

Larry Miller, president of the Blazers, began calling those former candidates on Thursday.

The Blazers will create a new list of candidates, focusing on people with extensive general manager experience.

"I don't want to get into specific details, but what I will say is that we are expanding our search," Miller said. "We're going to expand our candidate pool."

Jeff Bower and Ed Stefanski will be among the targets.

"We're not the only team that's taking the time to find the right GM candidate," Miller said. "Other teams are going through a similar process; taking just as long as we are. Toronto and New York are going through this, too. It takes time. My hope is that we find the right person and I don't have to go through this again anytime soon."

Via Oregonian



Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...Begin_Anew_With_Bower_Stefanski#ixzz1a7JnXBcy

 

[MickZagger]

I wouldnt mind Bower or Stefanski.

 

[THE HCP]

Ed Stefanski in talks to become Toronto Raptors GM:


http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=8403

 

[Nikolokolus]

I'm just waiting for the announcement that the Blazers have decided to "go in another direction" and hire a former personal trainer named Sheckey Gunderson.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

It's been nearly 1/2 year since the firing of Cho and they are still at square one!

Larry Miller and his crew need to be fired. They can't get ANYTHING done.

Well, they did decide to lose any leverage with Greg Oden on his future contract. Oh, and lets not forget about the lateral move at PG they made this summer.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Philadelphia 76ers executive Ed Stefanski is engaged in advanced talks with the Toronto Raptors to take over as general manager, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Stefanski would move into the franchise’s No. 2 basketball executive job under president Bryan Colangelo.
...
He turned down the [Blazers] job several years ago as a New Jersey Nets executive, and sources said Stefanski hasn’t been interested in the Blazers job this time around unless he can report directly to owner Paul Allen.

-B.Edge

 

[Nikolokolus]

Stefanski wanted to report directly to Allen?! Getthefuckouttahere! Who does he think he is?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Stefanski wanted to report directly to Allen?! Getthefuckouttahere! Who does he think he is?

Bob Whitsitt?

Actually, Trader Bob would be a great hire at this point...

 

[Nikolokolus]

Bob Whitsitt?

Actually, Trader Bob would be a great hire at this point...

I was being sarcastic ... but I agree on the Whitsitt hire, we'd have to pay as much attention to the police blotter as the sports page, but the guy knows how to acquire talent (or at least he used to).

 

[jlprk]

I'm in ! Where do I sign ??

I mean uh, I'll ask Uncle whether he's available.

 

[santeesioux]

I'm in ! Where do I sign ??

I mean uh, I'll ask Uncle whether he's available.

Wouldn't it be badass if Trader Bob really did post here?

 

[THE HCP]

Rumors: Jim Paxson in the mix for Blazers' GM job?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

By "taking time to find the right guy" really means none of their original targets want to work for a severe micro-manager like Paul Allen.

Having a team president who has proven to be extremely incompetent doesn't help either.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Rumors: Jim Paxson in the mix for Blazers' GM job?

Paxson would not excite me, other than him being a former Blazer. His drafts have been John Nashesque, and he is no trade guru either.

 

[THE HCP]

Blazers Interested In Petrie, O'Connor
Oct 23, 2011 11:47 AM EDT


The Blazers are reportedly interested in interviewing Geoff Petrie and Kevin O'Connor for their general manager vacancy.

But neither the Kings or Jazz have received calls for permission to talk to either executive.

Via Marc Stein/ESPN (via Twitter)


Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/216160/Blazers_Interested_In_Petrie_OConnor#ixzz1bgapLBPV

 

[Mediocre Man]

Wow, I wonder if Petrie would ever come back after the way he was treated. I believe he also wouldn't want to be simply a figurehead

 

[Nikolokolus]

Blazers are interested in them ... now the million dollar question: Who's interested in the Blazers?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Blazers are interested in them ... now the million dollar question: Who's interested in the Blazers?

It really is the million dollar question. I wonder if they will decide to go with Nate and Larry if they can't find anyone qualified?

 

[THE HCP]

Just saw on NBATV about O'Conner.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

He'd be an excellent hire.

He would be the first good hire since...............


Don't worry, I'll wait...

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Paul Millsap
Wesley Matthews

I'd put the chances that Utah grants permission to talk to Mr. O'Connor is slim to none.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Paul Millsap
Wesley Matthews

I'd put the chances that Utah grants permission to talk to Mr. O'Connor is slim to none.

Take this to the bank: O'Connor has zero interest in taking the Blazers job, but I'd almost bet my life he's going to leverage a Paul Allen bid for his services into a raise from the Jazz owners.

 

[barfo]

Take this to the bank: O'Connor has zero interest in taking the Blazers job, but I'd almost bet my life he's going to leverage a Paul Allen bid for his services into a raise from the Jazz owners.

Just like Wesley did, perhaps.

barfo

 

[Nikolokolus]

Just like Wesley did, perhaps.

barfo

Part of me (like 99%) still thinks Wesley and his agent were trying to bluff the Jazz. I sort of doubt he ever intended to leave them, but probably anticipated that he'd get the same kind of deal that the Millsap got and that the Jazz would be forced to bite the bullet and match.

 

[barfo]

Part of me (like 99%) still thinks Wesley and his agent were trying to bluff the Jazz. I sort of doubt he ever intended to leave them, but probably anticipated that he'd get the same kind of deal that the Millsap got and that the Jazz would be forced to bite the bullet and match.

Yep, most likely he did think the Jazz would match.

Now, O'Conner should know better about the odds of getting matched. But maybe he's an optimist, or delusional.

Either way, I think if it gets to the point where we make him an offer, it's likely that he's ours. Admittedly this is a theory I pulled out of my ass, so I could be wrong.

barfo

 

[Nikolokolus]

Yep, most likely he did think the Jazz would match.

Now, O'Conner should know better about the odds of getting matched. But maybe he's an optimist, or delusional.

Either way, I think if it gets to the point where we make him an offer, it's likely that he's ours. Admittedly this is a theory I pulled out of my ass, so I could be wrong.

barfo

The thing with O'Connor is that he's not under any requirement to accept a deal with the Blazers, which makes it a much different situation than the one a restricted free agent faces.

 

[barfo]

The thing with O'Connor is that he's not under any requirement to accept a deal with the Blazers, which makes it a much different situation than the one a restricted free agent faces.

True... but if you go to the boss and say, hey, the blazers are making me a nice offer, and the boss says "well, good luck in Portland then" it is then hard to say "I've decided money isn't everything - I'm staying".

barfo

 

[jlprk]

Paul Allen, what a space cadet. Why doesn't he hire a GM right now? Think of all the stuff the GM could be doing. Calling other GMs and talking about the weather, since he can't talk about players. Smiling at Quick without saying any player names. Looking like an important stuffed shirt while Allen pays him for doing nothing. Allen lucked into his money. Most billionaires had no luck. They earned it through hard, hard work, just like a ditchdigger.

 

[Nikolokolus]

True... but if you go to the boss and say, hey, the blazers are making me a nice offer, and the boss says "well, good luck in Portland then" it is then hard to say "I've decided money isn't everything - I'm staying".

barfo

I think it's all in the phrasing. Try this one on for size,

"Hey boss, I've got this really tricky situation. The Blazers are coming hard, I really want to stay here, but they might be making me an offer I'd have trouble refusing. Tell you what, let's say you just give me a teeny weeny little bump ... say 10% and I'll tell them to get stuffed. What do you say?"

Ummmm ... or something like that.