Brent Barry Considered Candidate For Pistons' Front Office

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Mon May 7, 2018 6:40 pm

The Detroit Pistons are expected to pursue Brent Barry for a role in their front office.

Tom Gores and Arn Tellem are expected, however, to pursue a candidate with previous experience to run the basketball operations department.

The Golden State Warriors attempted to hire Barry for a scouting position last summer, but were unable to due to his ongoing television commitments. The two sides even discussed a part-time arrangement to allow Barry to fulfill his TNT duties with the understanding he would join the Warriors on a full-time basis once his contract with Turner expired but talks fell through.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski, Zach Lowe/ESPN

gordoncatrell · Post #2 » by **gordoncatrell** » Mon May 7, 2018 9:13 pm

very good candidate.
would love to see Brent upstairs, and McHale w the clipboard.

macNcheese3 · Post #3 » by **macNcheese3** » Mon May 7, 2018 10:29 pm

gordoncatrell wrote:very good candidate.
would love to see Brent upstairs, and McHale w the clipboard.

McHale with a clipboard? You got to be kidding.

Pickled Prunes · Post #4 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Mon May 7, 2018 10:29 pm

Drink a few beers, smoke a little ganja and sing songs about love and basketball... That is the exact opposite of Stan Van. Perfect fit!

juduking · Post #5 » by **juduking** » Mon May 7, 2018 11:54 pm

The Pistons fans on reddit want Hinke or Griffin with a Bud or Massina as coach. Barry wont get the job.

Pickled Prunes · Post #6 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Tue May 8, 2018 12:00 am

juduking wrote:The Pistons fans on reddit want Hinke or Griffin with a Bud or Massina as coach. Barry wont get the job.

Good thing the Piston fans are making important organizational decisions like that now. Maybe they should just post it as a poll question here on RealGM.

gmehl1977 · Post #7 » by **gmehl1977** » Tue May 8, 2018 12:35 am

I hope Gores offers the GM role to Billups. I don't care if he hasn't got any previous GM experience because he was preparing for that role mentally in the last years of his playing career. He also is widely respected with the current players which always goes a long way. I'm not sure who is right for the HC position with the roster in place but I am more worried about the guy that sits above the HC because Gores doesn't have the smarts to call the shots basketball wise.

ChokeFasncists · Post #8 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue May 8, 2018 12:42 am

Another Popffspring.

gordoncatrell · Post #9 » by **gordoncatrell** » Tue May 8, 2018 4:05 am

ChokeFasncists wrote:Another Popffspring.

eh, not so much. upside of SAS for Brent was a few more paychecks. the downside - TP and a divorce

Pickled Prunes · Post #10 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Tue May 8, 2018 4:13 am

ChokeFasncists wrote:Another Popffspring.

Where's the slow-clap emoticon when you need it?!

ChokeFasncists · Post #11 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue May 8, 2018 6:36 am

gordoncatrell wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:Another Popffspring.

eh, not so much. upside of SAS for Brent was a few more paychecks. the downside - TP and a divorce

Yea, big downside, but it doesn't mean he didn't spend four years in that program......it's not Pop's fault. He got two rings as well.

ChokeFasncists · Post #12 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Tue May 8, 2018 6:54 am

Pickled Prunes wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:Another Popffspring.

Where's the slow-clap emoticon when you need it?!

Why not just use the regular clap emoticon?

Or just use this:

Pickled Prunes · Post #13 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Tue May 8, 2018 4:31 pm

ChokeFasncists wrote:
Pickled Prunes wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:Another Popffspring.

Where's the slow-clap emoticon when you need it?!

Why not just use the regular clap emoticon?

Or just use this:

Well, a clap and a slow clap are different things.... and "this" is just disturbing! :eek1:

gordoncatrell · Post #14 » by **gordoncatrell** » Tue May 8, 2018 5:47 pm

macNcheese3 wrote:
gordoncatrell wrote:very good candidate.
would love to see Brent upstairs, and McHale w the clipboard.

McHale with a clipboard? You got to be kidding.

ya. you need an old (affordable) flexible coach who is willing to go to DET(coldweather, downtrodden franchise) and willing to experiment uptempo (see HOU) to excite the ticketbase (see HOU) and enhance roster value (trades etc). once a MCHALE-type coach stabilizes you can decide to retain or upgrade.

ChokeFasncists · Post #15 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Wed May 9, 2018 3:25 am

gordoncatrell wrote:
macNcheese3 wrote:
gordoncatrell wrote:very good candidate.
would love to see Brent upstairs, and McHale w the clipboard.

McHale with a clipboard? You got to be kidding.

ya. you need an old (affordable) flexible coach who is willing to go to DET(coldweather, downtrodden franchise) and willing to experiment uptempo (see HOU) to excite the ticketbase (see HOU) and enhance roster value (trades etc). once a MCHALE-type coach stabilizes you can decide to retain or upgrade.

Why do they need an old coach?

ChokeFasncists · Post #16 » by **ChokeFasncists** » Wed May 9, 2018 3:27 am

Pickled Prunes wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:
Pickled Prunes wrote:Where's the slow-clap emoticon when you need it?!

Why not just use the regular clap emoticon?

Or just use this:

Well, a clap and a slow clap are different things.... and "this" is just disturbing!

So you didn't mean to use this kinda slow clap.......what was it suppose to mean?

macNcheese3 · Post #17 » by **macNcheese3** » Wed May 9, 2018 4:33 am

ChokeFasncists wrote:
gordoncatrell wrote:
macNcheese3 wrote:
McHale with a clipboard? You got to be kidding.

ya. you need an old (affordable) flexible coach who is willing to go to DET(coldweather, downtrodden franchise) and willing to experiment uptempo (see HOU) to excite the ticketbase (see HOU) and enhance roster value (trades etc). once a MCHALE-type coach stabilizes you can decide to retain or upgrade.

Why do they need an old coach?

Very poor argument. They need quite the opposite, actually.

Pickled Prunes · Post #18 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Wed May 9, 2018 4:56 am

ChokeFasncists wrote:
Pickled Prunes wrote:
ChokeFasncists wrote:Why not just use the regular clap emoticon?

Or just use this:

Well, a clap and a slow clap are different things.... and "this" is just disturbing!

So you didn't mean to use this kinda slow clap.......what was it suppose to mean?

I don't know what's going on in that meme but it ain't a slow clap. It looks more like a heroine addict trying to mimic Lord of the Dance without getting out of their chair.
I was thinking of something more like this.

A genuine and well deserved applause for a well cut slice of cheese!