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AshevilleApp2
February 25th, 2008, 09:40 AM
What player personnel individual (GM, President, etc) do you admire the most? After watching the Pistons destroy the Suns yesterday, I'm going with Joe Dumars. He's built and maintained a team that has been a contender in the Eastern Conference this entire decade.
mcveyrl
February 25th, 2008, 11:02 AM
This is a homer pick for me...

John Schuerholz, Braves (Former GM).

I also admire...

Bob Kraft (hate to admit it)
Theo Epstein (ditto)
Jim Irsay
brownbear
February 25th, 2008, 11:03 AM
This is a homer pick for me...

John Schuerholz, Braves (Former GM).

I was going to have my two homer picks, Schuerholz and Dan Rooney of the Steelers.
mcveyrl
February 25th, 2008, 11:04 AM
Not necessarily for his player-personnell moves, but how about Isaiah Thomas. I admire his ability to keep a job...
AshevilleApp2
February 25th, 2008, 11:20 AM
Not necessarily for his player-personnell moves, but how about Isaiah Thomas. I admire his ability to keep a job...

It does amaze. I loved him as a player though, college and pro.
gmoney55
February 25th, 2008, 11:27 AM
What player personnel individual (GM, President, etc) do you admire the most? After watching the Pistons destroy the Suns yesterday, I'm going with Joe Dumars. He's built and maintained a team that has been a contender in the Eastern Conference this entire decade.

While I don't disagree, imagine how highly rated Dumars would be if they didn't botch the 2003 draft and had Wade, Carmelo or Bosh on the roster right now.
AshevilleApp2
February 25th, 2008, 11:56 AM
While I don't disagree, imagine how highly rated Dumars would be if they didn't botch the 2003 draft and had Wade, Carmelo or Bosh on the roster right now.

The Darko fiasco? Yeah, that turned out to be a huge mistake. I think the reasoning was that with T. Prince on board, they needed to go big instead of drafting a small forward. In hindsight I wish they had taken Bosh, but I don't recall anybody questioning the pick at that time. Oh well.
blueballs
February 25th, 2008, 02:37 PM
John Schuerholz in baseball, the late Red Auerbach in hoops, and the late Tex Schram in football.
bandl
February 25th, 2008, 02:40 PM
Peter Angelos xeyebrowx
AZGrizFan
February 25th, 2008, 07:58 PM
I'm gonna say Josh Byrnes of the D-Backs. Genius moves the past two years. xnodx xnodx xnodx
yorkcountyUNHfan
February 25th, 2008, 08:53 PM
John Schuerholz in baseball, the late Red Auerbach in hoops, and the late Tex Schram in football.


Joe Barry Carroll for Kevin McHale and Robert Parrishxbowx xbowx

We may have to wait a couple years to see who got the better of that dealxlolx xwhistlex