Steve Patterson steps down

[CelticBalla32]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...ctedly_resigns/

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Portland Trail Blazers president and general manager Steve Patterson unexpectedly resigned Thursday.

Tod Leiweke, chief executive officer of the Seattle Seahawks, will take over Patterson's duties while a replacement is found, team owner Paul Allen's company said.

Patterson has been the team president since 2003. He became the GM after John Nash was fired last May.</div>
Weird. Already? I think he has done a fairly good job since taking over. I think he did excellent on draft day, getting Roy, Aldridge, and Rodriguez. I thought he had a nice thing going for the Blazers.

 

[blazerspwnu]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Mar 1 2007, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...ctedly_resigns/Weird. Already? I think he has done a fairly good job since taking over. I think he did excellent on draft day, getting Roy, Aldridge, and Rodriguez. I thought he had a nice thing going for the Blazers.</div>well, the draft was more from the mind of Kevin Pritchard, who is most likely going to be the next GM. I think Steve did a good job and, honestly, I would rather of had him stay or at least leave at the end of the season.