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Everyone wants those secrets, so it's inevitable that big carrots will get dangled by other teams. I'll be interested to see how the Cavs evolve - it will be the true test if Ferry and Co. can continue what they've learned.Quote:
Originally Posted by usckk
Any ideas as to why there weren't high on him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kori Ellis
guess i wont be reading any more "fill in the blanks" anymore at the spurs forum
As long as Duncan is on this team, Stevie Wonder could scout for this team.
GM picks two of his assistants
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Branson Wright
Plain Dealer Reporter
http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plai...333.xml&coll=2
Las Vegas- Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry will name Lance Blanks and Chris Grant as assistant general managers as soon as today, according to several league sources.
Blanks, director of scouting for the San Antonio Spurs, and Grant, assistant general manager for the Atlanta Hawks, will have equal responsibilities as assistant GMs under Ferry.
Blanks and Ferry worked together in the front office with the Spurs for the last two seasons. Blanks, 38, was with the Spurs for five years, and the team won two titles with him as an executive. He was director of scouting for three years. Blanks is a graduate of the University of Texas, and he was a first-round pick of the Detroit Pistons in 1990. He played three NBA seasons.
While with the Spurs, Blanks played a major role in helping the Spurs sign Bruce Bowen and Tony Parker. Blanks also was instrumental in the trade that brought Nazr Mohammed to the Spurs for Malik Rose.
Grant, 33, was promoted this past season to vice president of basketball operations and assistant GM with the Hawks.
Grant spent the last nine seasons with the Hawks. He was responsible for assisting Hawks GM Billy Knight in all facets of the day-to-day basketball operations, including all player acquisitions at the professional and collegiate levels. He spent the last two years as director of scouting.
Grant also attended the University of San Diego with Cavs coach Mike Brown.
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Originally Posted by caŽlo
My exact thought! LOL!
:lol My thoughts exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by MannyIsGod
Guys be nice... he helped bring us another championship.. bow to his ring... Good luck to the gentleman.
Who knows. If Ferry and his management team can put some more talent around LeBron, in 2-3 years we may have a Spurs vs. Spurs East finals.
Spurs FO = 49ers staff of the late 80's early 90's.
What key personnel has Ferry taken from the Spurs besides Blanks? For that matter, it's arguable that Blanks was "key personnel". For all we know, there may have been more mutality between Pop, RC and Lance on the decision for Blanks to leave than appears to the outside world.
No more Sesame Street......
:pctoss
Unless we sign Deke.......................
:eyebrows
Just don't let 'em take Presti or RC.
RC probably isn't going anywhere, already having the GM title, but Presti is vulnerable to any team wanting to promote him to that spot. I wonder how long he's under contract...
How about Aggie HoopsFan.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbendbruisebrother
as long as we keep Pop, RC and presti then the spurs will be 'aight.
didnt really like blanks on tv so.... later dude :wink
holt needs to pony up to keep presti (assuming that $ is the major issue). he's a young guy so perhaps he'd like to strike out on his own somewhere.
maybe next season the spurs' front office will finally be recognized by the league. you'd think it would happen sooner or later.