longstrangetrip wrote:I don't see how we could pass on Griffin if he were willing to come here. In his short tenure, he has made three extraordinary moves that clearly set him apart from other GMs.
1) He had the foresight to draft Anthony Bennett with the #1 pick. While some may say that he has not lived up to the standards of a typical #1 pick, I think most would agree AB is a late bloomer and still has a solid future in the NBA.
2) In the subsequent year, he selected Andrew Wiggins with the #1 pick. Wiggins quickly converted his non-stop motor and passion for the game into a max contract.
3) He was willing to take a chance on letting LeBron James come back to Cleveland when every other GM thought he was washed up. Griffin's out-of-the-box thinking led to multiple championships for the Cavs.
(Yes, I have had a couple cocktails tonight. But I would submit that anyone who endorses Griffin as our next POBO might have had a couple also).
Yeah, the Bennett pick was pretty bad, I can see that as being a disqualifier. In his defense though, it was a pretty bad draft class. As for Wiggins, he was the consensus top prospect and he was flipped for K-Love who was a key clog in an NBA title and 4 NBA Finals teams. I will admit that he's probably not the ideal candidate, but at the same time would the ideal candidate want to work for Glen Taylor?
I just listened to David Griffin when he was on Woj's podcast in April. Even if you aren't interested in Griffin as a GM it's interesting because they talk about a lot of thinks like coaching searches and various front office movement around the league. There were some interesting things I hadn't considered before. As this franchise looks to start over with a new GM and coach it's a pretty worthwhile listen if you are into that sort of thing.
crazy-canuck wrote:If thibs isnt fired soon after this performance against the bucks, i dont know what more taylor needs.
Taylor is going to drag his feet way past the time all of us want Thibs gone. I think he at least makes it through December, probably longer. I do not think he will be back in any capacity after this season.
crazy-canuck wrote:If thibs isnt fired soon after this performance against the bucks, i dont know what more taylor needs.
Taylor is going to drag his feet way past the time all of us want Thibs gone. I think he at least makes it through December, probably longer. I do not think he will be back in any capacity after this season.
Taylor has already gone well beyond the time he should have fired Thibodeau.
I don't think anyone has brought up Jim Pete's name. I'd definitely take him to finish the year out. Dude knows the game, I think he seems like a good communicator.
I'm a Ty Lue fan (overall) and yet I've questioned how good of a coach he was but was kinda interested in how things would go post Lebron. They started out poorly but idk man I think I'd give him more than 6 games post Lebron (especially with that roster) to figure it out. Sounds like Larrry Drew is their Interim guy.
