Connelly being targeted

skywalker33 · Post #1 » by **skywalker33** » Wed Apr 3, 2019 2:08 am

Seems TC is being targeted by the Wizards to take over their FO. Seems the league is taking note of Denverin more ways than one.

https://theathletic.com/902655/2019/04/02/sources-wizards-target-denver-president-tim-connelly-in-gm-search/

Post #2 » by **The Rebel** » Wed Apr 3, 2019 10:52 pm

Call me crazy, but I do not know if I care half as much if Connelly leaves as others seem too. He is an amazing drafter, but if we keep his staff we have the same structure other than him so I would expect to be above average still. The place I have long questioned TC is in building the team and filling in around Jokic and the young back court. Make no mistake, I think that MPJ and Vanderbilt were great picks, but re-signing Barton and his last few trades make me question if he can take the team to the next step.

We have heard for years that the Nuggets have way to high of value they ask in trade, and if half of the rumors of what they wanted for Faried through the years are true than they were way to slow to lower that value.

Could giving AK a step up and bring in a CBA expert and negotiator type to be the new voice and work our way through the moves that will turn us to contender. Connelly has been great building the young talent, but can he make the tough choices to come and work the right deals getting good but attainable values?

DaFan334 · Post #3 » by **DaFan334** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 3:23 am

Would they have to give up anything to sign him away from us or can he just jump ship and go elsewhere if he wants?

Post #4 » by **The Rebel** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 11:24 am

DaFan334 wrote:Would they have to give up anything to sign him away from us or can he just jump ship and go elsewhere if he wants?

Since he is under contract than the Nuggets could demand some compensation, or they could let him out of his contract totally.

TunaFish · Post #5 » by **TunaFish** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 11:44 pm

The Wizards job comes with a lot of risk because of a certain awful contract and very little room to get better. It would take a genius to pull the Wizards out of their nightmare.

Have to wonder why Connelly would even be interested, if at all.

skywalker33 · Post #6 » by **skywalker33** » Fri Apr 5, 2019 3:01 am

TunaFish wrote:The Wizards job comes with a lot of risk because of a certain awful contract and very little room to get better. It would take a genius to pull the Wizards out of their nightmare.

Have to wonder why Connelly would even be interested, if at all.

He is from the area

U hova · Post #7 » by **U hova** » Fri Apr 5, 2019 1:55 pm

TunaFish wrote:The Wizards job comes with a lot of risk because of a certain awful contract and very little room to get better. It would take a genius to pull the Wizards out of their nightmare.

Have to wonder why Connelly would even be interested, if at all.

Well looking at the Nets makes me think anything is possible... it's actually impressive that the Suns, Wizards, Knicks and company have been bad for so long in comparison.

Illmatic12 · Post #8 » by **Illmatic12** » Fri Apr 5, 2019 7:07 pm

Wondering if Nuggets fans have heard anything about this on their end. So far I've only seen national reporters saying this but nothing locally

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Illmatic12 · Post #9 » by **Illmatic12** » Fri Apr 5, 2019 7:09 pm

TunaFish wrote:The Wizards job comes with a lot of risk because of a certain awful contract and very little room to get better. It would take a genius to pull the Wizards out of their nightmare.

Have to wonder why Connelly would even be interested, if at all.

Highly respected owner who wants to build a winner (see: Washington Capitals) , is patient and willing to spend

Turning around the Wizards might be a heavy lift that takes years to execute, but it’s not a dead-end job prone to constant turnover or afflicted with ownership questions.

“We really care about two things: Is the boss invested in his team, and will he prove it by spending the money we ask him to spend?” one longtime executive said. “Ted is 2 for 2. He won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals. He paid John Wall, Bradley Beal, Otto Porter and Ian Mahinmi. He paid Andray Blatche and then paid him to go away. What more could you want?”

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skywalker33 · Post #10 » by **skywalker33** » Fri Apr 5, 2019 8:42 pm

Illmatic12 wrote:Wondering if Nuggets fans have heard anything about this on their end. So far I've only seen national reporters saying this but nothing locally

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Connelly is currently Under Contract, what form of compensation would the Wiz be will to fork over ?? Could this be construed as tampering ??

Post #11 » by **The Rebel** » Fri Apr 5, 2019 11:36 pm

Illmatic12 wrote:Wondering if Nuggets fans have heard anything about this on their end. So far I've only seen national reporters saying this but nothing locally

Read on Twitter

Very little, and the fact that it is Chris Sheridan reporting it makes me believe that there is no chance that it happens. He was fired from ESPN and Fox sports back in 2009 or so for flat making stuff up, and pops up occasionally with reports acting like a rumor is a sure thing so he can say he was 1st. I do not remember a single time he was ever right.

Illmatic12 · Post #12 » by **Illmatic12** » Sun Apr 7, 2019 5:05 pm

The Rebel wrote:
Illmatic12 wrote:Wondering if Nuggets fans have heard anything about this on their end. So far I've only seen national reporters saying this but nothing locally

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Very little, and the fact that it is Chris Sheridan reporting it makes me believe that there is no chance that it happens. He was fired from ESPN and Fox sports back in 2009 or so for flat making stuff up, and pops up occasionally with reports acting like a rumor is a sure thing so he can say he was 1st. I do not remember a single time he was ever right.

Just saw that a local reporter asked Connelly about the reports. Surprised he didn't completely shut it down and say he was staying with the Nuggets - makes me wonder if maybe there is some level of interest on his part . We'll see what happens after the playoffs I guess

Will Connelly, rumored as the front-runner to fill the vacancy of basketball operations chief for the Washington Wizards, stick around Denver to complete the job for the Nuggets?

“To be honest with you, I was hoping not to have to answer that question on a night when we win the Northwest Division,” Connelly told me, frustrated speculation about his future employment might in any way distract from the Nuggets’ 119-110 victory over Portland that ensured Denver would enjoy home-court advantage for at least the opening round of the upcoming playoffs.

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/06/nuggets-basketball-operations-chief-tim-connelly-kiszla/

Post #13 » by **THE J0KER** » Sun Apr 7, 2019 8:12 pm

If I'm the owner of Washington Wizards, I would try to find some trade-wizard GM not draft-wizard as Conelly.

Denver is NBA best drafting franchise in the past 5 years, but trade records are very bad. And Wizards need some trade Wizard to get rid of Wall supermax deal, or at least of Manhimi bad contract.

Post #14 » by **The Rebel** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 1:01 am

Illmatic12 wrote:
The Rebel wrote:
Illmatic12 wrote:Wondering if Nuggets fans have heard anything about this on their end. So far I've only seen national reporters saying this but nothing locally

Read on Twitter

Very little, and the fact that it is Chris Sheridan reporting it makes me believe that there is no chance that it happens. He was fired from ESPN and Fox sports back in 2009 or so for flat making stuff up, and pops up occasionally with reports acting like a rumor is a sure thing so he can say he was 1st. I do not remember a single time he was ever right.

Just saw that a local reporter asked Connelly about the reports. Surprised he didn't completely shut it down and say he was staying with the Nuggets - makes me wonder if maybe there is some level of interest on his part . We'll see what happens after the playoffs I guess

Will Connelly, rumored as the front-runner to fill the vacancy of basketball operations chief for the Washington Wizards, stick around Denver to complete the job for the Nuggets?

“To be honest with you, I was hoping not to have to answer that question on a night when we win the Northwest Division,” Connelly told me, frustrated speculation about his future employment might in any way distract from the Nuggets’ 119-110 victory over Portland that ensured Denver would enjoy home-court advantage for at least the opening round of the upcoming playoffs.

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/06/nuggets-basketball-operations-chief-tim-connelly-kiszla/

As I said above, I do believe there is some interest there and I am not 100% sold on the idea that it is bad for the Nuggets. HE has stacked this team with talent, but he has also made his share of mistakes and there are reasons to question if he can take this team to the next step. He will also always be number 2 in this franchise, Josh is still in charge and while Stan has limited input due to NFL rules, he still owns the team, making Connelly the actual direct contact to the owner may have appeal to him.

The Nuggets are also notoriously cheap with front office and staff, although with 2 extensions and at least promotions in job title he may be well paid?

Honestly I can see the appear for the Wizards. Isn't Leonsis pretty open about his scorn for tanking? Connelly did pretty well of drafting and bringing guys on slowly to fill holes until he hit the right guys without ever tanking. He also kept payroll in line and kept flexibility to add a guy like Millsap. He also did very well in dumping guys for the right young development guys and picks.

His biggest issue is that he holds onto guys too long, and overpays his own free agents. He also took some time to figure out what he had in Jokic, and if anything he was way too patient with Brian Shaw. Overall not things that really are concerning to the Wizards at this point.

psimanic1 · Post #15 » by **psimanic1** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 8:40 pm

I wouldn't mind doing him a favor if he really wants to go there. He is not GM anymore, so we can put Billups in his place now, isn't that what everyone wanted for few years now?

Illmatic12 · Post #16 » by **Illmatic12** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 9:13 pm

The Rebel wrote:
Illmatic12 wrote:
The Rebel wrote:
Very little, and the fact that it is Chris Sheridan reporting it makes me believe that there is no chance that it happens. He was fired from ESPN and Fox sports back in 2009 or so for flat making stuff up, and pops up occasionally with reports acting like a rumor is a sure thing so he can say he was 1st. I do not remember a single time he was ever right.

Just saw that a local reporter asked Connelly about the reports. Surprised he didn't completely shut it down and say he was staying with the Nuggets - makes me wonder if maybe there is some level of interest on his part . We'll see what happens after the playoffs I guess

Will Connelly, rumored as the front-runner to fill the vacancy of basketball operations chief for the Washington Wizards, stick around Denver to complete the job for the Nuggets?

“To be honest with you, I was hoping not to have to answer that question on a night when we win the Northwest Division,” Connelly told me, frustrated speculation about his future employment might in any way distract from the Nuggets’ 119-110 victory over Portland that ensured Denver would enjoy home-court advantage for at least the opening round of the upcoming playoffs.

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/06/nuggets-basketball-operations-chief-tim-connelly-kiszla/

As I said above, I do believe there is some interest there and I am not 100% sold on the idea that it is bad for the Nuggets. HE has stacked this team with talent, but he has also made his share of mistakes and there are reasons to question if he can take this team to the next step. He will also always be number 2 in this franchise, Josh is still in charge and while Stan has limited input due to NFL rules, he still owns the team, making Connelly the actual direct contact to the owner may have appeal to him.

The Nuggets are also notoriously cheap with front office and staff, although with 2 extensions and at least promotions in job title he may be well paid?

Honestly I can see the appear for the Wizards. Isn't Leonsis pretty open about his scorn for tanking? Connelly did pretty well of drafting and bringing guys on slowly to fill holes until he hit the right guys without ever tanking. He also kept payroll in line and kept flexibility to add a guy like Millsap. He also did very well in dumping guys for the right young development guys and picks.

His biggest issue is that he holds onto guys too long, and overpays his own free agents. He also took some time to figure out what he had in Jokic, and if anything he was way too patient with Brian Shaw. Overall not things that really are concerning to the Wizards at this point.

You know ,I looked into some of Connelly's moves and it's definitely a mixed bag. Some of his trades don't look great (like giving away the picks that became Gobert and Mitchell to the Jazz), but he seems to be good with finding steals later in the draft. I could see him being the right guy for the first 4-5 years of a rebuild but after that who knows.

skywalker33 · Post #17 » by **skywalker33** » Mon Apr 8, 2019 9:16 pm

Considering where this team was at prior to his accepting the job, his body of work is impressive considering he had no real GMing experience. To just let him go is making the same mistake made when Masai left. Drafting is how we've ascended in such a short time,it would be stupid to let him walk without some good compensation

Post #18 » by **The Rebel** » Fri May 17, 2019 5:35 am

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Looks like the Wizards are going to talk to him, and there was a report a few days ago saying Connelly would only consider it if he got double the salary, so they must be paying well. Hopefully this ends up with us getting some real compensation.

TunaFish · Post #19 » by **TunaFish** » Fri May 17, 2019 2:58 pm

Can't fault anyone for talking about doubling their salary.

Post #20 » by **The Rebel** » Fri May 17, 2019 2:59 pm

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