Ed Stefanski Hired as Senior Advisor

coordinator0 · Post #1 » by **coordinator0** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:34 pm

Matches Malone · Post #2 » by **Matches Malone** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:35 pm

He also has strong ties with Jason Kidd. Hopefully you won't be subjected to that. I know when the Bucks were interviewing for a new GM last year and Stefanski was one of the leading candidates, Bucks fans were on suicide watch. Hopefully it ends well for you guys.

haulerch · Post #3 » by **haulerch** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:37 pm

All three of those tweets are puke worthy.

coordinator0 · Post #4 » by **coordinator0** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:37 pm

Read on Twitter

That makes sense. A team president and GM are kind of redundant when it comes to the basketball side of things... as long as the GM is capable enough to handle everything.

coordinator0 · Post #5 » by **coordinator0** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:43 pm

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23591519/detroit-pistons-hire-memphis-grizzlies-executive-ed-stefanski-oversee-overhaul-basketball-operations

The Pistons' new front office, centered around Stefanski, will look closely at hiring a rising front-office executive in a general manager-type role, league sources said. Brooklyn Nets assistant general manager Trajan Langdon met with Detroit officials to discuss such a high-level role and will remain a serious candidate, league sources said.

Television analyst Brent Barry, a 14-year NBA veteran and two-time champion, is a front-runner to land in a complementary role in the Pistons' front office. Popular ex-Pistons player Tayshaun Prince -- who is completing his first year in the Memphis front office -- will be a strong candidate to join Stefanski in Detroit too, league sources said.

Interesting.

DCintheD · Post #6 » by **DCintheD** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:44 pm

Who tf?!?! And wtf?!?!???

coordinator0 · Post #7 » by **coordinator0** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:45 pm

Read on Twitter

The Penguin · Post #8 » by **The Penguin** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:49 pm

So basically we get 3-4 more years of failed retreads spinning their wheels, then we'll get to "Process" this thing.

rmfc · Post #9 » by **rmfc** » Thu May 24, 2018 1:57 pm

coordinator0 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

Prince and Casey?? :crazy:

coordinator0 · Post #10 » by **coordinator0** » Thu May 24, 2018 2:00 pm

The Penguin wrote:So basically we get 3-4 more years of failed retreads spinning their wheels, then we'll get to "Process" this thing.

On the coaching end, yeah if it's Casey. Probably will be.

Seems like they're doing something different with the front office though. Langdon, or maybe Battier, could end up as the GM. Stefanski is in-place to advise and not really take on real PBO responsibilities. Hopefully that's the way it would work out at least.

haulerch · Post #11 » by **haulerch** » Thu May 24, 2018 2:01 pm

Only positive is maybe Casey will bring Stackhouse with him and he can get groomed for the eventual role.

DCintheD · Post #12 » by **DCintheD** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:08 pm

this guy reminds me of Bower. Why do we keep doing this.....

Post #13 » by **Snakebites** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:22 pm

I don’t mind Tay in a front office role as long as it’s not at the top, and that just looks like speculation anyway.

The rest? We’ll have to wait and see what happens. Stefanski isn’t going to be our GM or PBO. He’s being brought in because of his connections. We’ve interviewed Battier twice, I think there’s a strong chance he’s still in the mix for GM. Stefanski has probably been unofficially talking with Gores and making suggestions for weeks.

As for coach, I’m not in love with the idea of Casey but we’ll see how it all plays out. Casey might not be interested.

The_Irony · Post #14 » by **The_Irony** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:32 pm

Matches Malone wrote:He also has strong ties with Jason Kidd. Hopefully you won't be subjected to that. I know when the Bucks were interviewing for a new GM last year and Stefanski was one of the leading candidates, Bucks fans were on suicide watch. Hopefully it ends well for you guys.

uh what's exactly wrong with him

The_Irony · Post #15 » by **The_Irony** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:33 pm

haulerch wrote:Only positive is maybe Casey will bring Stackhouse with him and he can get groomed for the eventual role.

that's not how it works.. Jerry will get a job elsewhere before that

A_dub06 · Post #16 » by **A_dub06** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:35 pm

Snakebites wrote:Casey might not be interested.

I started praying this was the case when I saw the tweets.

We really need Hammon, or someone new that’s going to come in with the right mentality and approach to the game. Not some old and washed up grandpa that is simply being hired for his connections and “experience”. I think the Hammond hire would instantly add a dimension of interest given she would be the first female head coach excluding Eddie of course

haha

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coordinator0 · Post #17 » by **coordinator0** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:38 pm

The_Irony wrote:
Matches Malone wrote:He also has strong ties with Jason Kidd. Hopefully you won't be subjected to that. I know when the Bucks were interviewing for a new GM last year and Stefanski was one of the leading candidates, Bucks fans were on suicide watch. Hopefully it ends well for you guys.

uh what's exactly wrong with him

I think it was the idea that Stefanski would keep Kidd around that made it a really, really bad possibility.

Post #18 » by **Snakebites** » Thu May 24, 2018 3:51 pm

The_Irony wrote:
haulerch wrote:Only positive is maybe Casey will bring Stackhouse with him and he can get groomed for the eventual role.

that's not how it works.. Jerry will get a job elsewhere before that

Heck. He might get the Raptors job.

You don’t hire a coach and immediately start grooming his replacement within your staff.

DTP · Post #19 » by **DTP** » Thu May 24, 2018 4:03 pm

So we don't have a president and probably at least weeks away from having a GM. How in the hell can anything start happening on a coach before we have a GM? Why in the hell would a GM want a coach that he didnt pick? Why in the hell would anyone want that? I hate this organization...GORES NEEDS TO SELL.

So_cal_piston · Post #20 » by **So_cal_piston** » Thu May 24, 2018 4:03 pm

At least the next time the PIstons will be good again I'll be old enough to take my 2 year old son to the game and buy him and his son a beer.