CPT wrote:I don't want this, but I'm surprised Steve Nash isn't under more consideration. We know this is likely to be a PR move anyway, and this would probably excite the corporate base. I would see it as a trophy hire for Ed Rogers.
I'm not impressed with the other candidates, but Eversley jumped out as the most likely to me, just in terms of fitting what I would expect them to want.
It's increasingly difficult to keep track of front offices in the NBA, with the PBO now being the head of most organizations. Half of the teams have a "GM" that you wouldn't necessarily associate with the team. We should rename this site RealPresidentofBasketballOperations.
Funnily enough, in a previous discussion that asked people to come up with a replacement for Masai (unreasonable request), I did some digging and a few names I remember liking were Bryson Graham (rose through the ranks with NOP, which isn't an endorsement, but he was in scouting, where they've actually been really good) and Peter Dinwiddie (analytics guy who spent time with Philly and Indiana). Both of those guys recently joined Atlanta's front office under Onsi Saleh, a Canadian exec with experience with the Spurs and Warriors. Kind of sounds like the ideal candidate?
Keeping Masai on until early June and announcing it in late June may have cost them a chance at some of the better candidates.
What happened with Steve Nash and Team Canada? I just think he's not someone that's all that committed to the hard work of management. I think Rowan Barrett did all the heavy lifting.
The guys you are bringing up aren't even at Bobby's level, though. A lot of these guys are his peers and haven't accomplished more than he has, and have a similar reputation around the league.
