Bucks interviewing Suns Griffin for GM (LGator breaks story)
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Bucks interviewing Suns Griffin for GM (LGator breaks story)
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Bucks interviewing Suns Griffin for GM (LGator breaks story)
I just had lunch at Elsa's and sat right behind Herb Kohl. It was him and 4 other people. He was either interviewing some one from the Suns or just picking his brain. There was a lot of talk about Jason Kidd, the west and big time players leaving there teams, like Chris Paul. There was also talk about Jerry Colangelo and some owners business but I could not hear too well.
I tried to strain to hear more but that was about all I got. Sorry my skills in espionage are weak.
I tried to strain to hear more but that was about all I got. Sorry my skills in espionage are weak.
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paulpressey25 wrote:Herb's a massive NBA fan......didn't you get that impression? I mean like a guy who if he wasn't age 74 but instead 24, he would be a full-time poster on here.
Interesting on it maybe being a Suns guy. Since you noted five people, it sounds like the braintrust was with him. That's unfortunate.
Yeah, as fam mentioned the Suns guy is almost certainly David Griffin.
And I would guess the 3 other people there with Kohl would be none other than Ron Walter, John Steinmiller, and Mike Burr.
We've probably already scared him away and/or gave him some stupid lowball offer of $1 mil/yr that he will find insulting.
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I got a way to defend it. Bring a bat to the game and kill one of them."
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Btw, am I missing something or has the JS not realized that we are looking for a GM?
Seriously, why does the New York media have a monopoly on rumors about our GM search? Woelfel's the only local guy I can think of who has written anything about this stuff.
And yes, I realize this is probably a rhetorical question
Seriously, why does the New York media have a monopoly on rumors about our GM search? Woelfel's the only local guy I can think of who has written anything about this stuff.
And yes, I realize this is probably a rhetorical question
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Mags FTW wrote:-=They need a more fitting nickname.
I agree....but I don't like the "cronies" term for some reason....not enough sizzle to it. Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute and Jim Halpert seem to fit but there isn't a tagname with those guys. There has to be a better pop culture reference from some movie or TV show.....
I appreciate our poster starting this thread....It's got to be a good joke in the Bucks front office that RealGM people, spread out across the city, are now weighing in with Kohl activity reports.
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I think I'd be happy with Griffin as GM. Here's an excerpt from Newsday about Griffin who apparently has been linked to the Knicks as well:
http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnist ... 555.column
http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnist ... 555.column
If the Knicks are tired of the point-guard approach, they should look no further than the Suns' vice president of basketball operations, Dave Griffin. He never played in the Finals or hoisted an MVP trophy. He only worked his way up from coaching in community college to compiling tedious scouting reports and video breakdowns to running the draft over more than a decade with the Suns.
There are other names that wouldn't look good on the marquee but who might be able to assemble a winning team. Mark Warkentien in Denver is as respected as they come. The No. 2 guys in Seattle (Scott Perry), Detroit (John Hammond) or Cleveland (Chris Grant) may not be ready, but how do we know until they get a chance? (Grant has a degree in psychology, a must for anyone working at MSG.)
Griffin got passed over in favor of a flashier name, Kerr, when the Suns were looking for a president of basketball operations. If you are looking for a comparison, he broke into the NBA in the Suns' media relations department, as Eric Mangini did with the Cleveland Browns.
"I don't know if he's a big enough name for that job," a person familiar with the Knicks' situation said.
But that's the problem. Dolan has run the Knicks with too much emphasis on names and not enough on substance. I am not endorsing any of the aforementioned candidates, though I like them all. What I am saying is, if there is going to be a new president of basketball operations at the Garden, the search needs to go beyond the obvious.
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paulpressey25 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I agree....but I don't like the "cronies" term for some reason....not enough sizzle to it. Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute and Jim Halpert seem to fit but there isn't a tagname with those guys. There has to be a better pop culture reference from some movie or TV show.....
I appreciate our poster starting this thread....It's got to be a good joke in the Bucks front office that RealGM people, spread out across the city, are now weighing in with Kohl activity reports.
Lately I've been fluctuating between referring to them as the "committee" and "The Commission" (as in the National Crime Syndicate Commission)
They just remind me of really inept Mafia group. Maybe their nickname could be drawn from the famous "Murder Inc." group.
But our boys could be known as "Meddling Inc."
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I got a way to defend it. Bring a bat to the game and kill one of them."
Nick Van Exel (LAL) on defending the Stockton-Malone pick-and-roll: "Yeah,
I got a way to defend it. Bring a bat to the game and kill one of them."
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L Gator wrote:Fam it was definitely David Griffin if that is his pic. Also Walter wasn't there, I would have recognized him, I am not sure what the other members of the trannytrust look like so I can't say who was there for sure.
The only other person that I have a pic of in that group would be John Steinmiller
Was he there?
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Nick Van Exel (LAL) on defending the Stockton-Malone pick-and-roll: "Yeah,
I got a way to defend it. Bring a bat to the game and kill one of them."
Nick Van Exel (LAL) on defending the Stockton-Malone pick-and-roll: "Yeah,
I got a way to defend it. Bring a bat to the game and kill one of them."