Suns 2019 GM/Front Office Search

[JerkFace]

Evan Sidery‏ @esidery 4m4 minutes ago


Jeff Bower was the GM who chose Stanley Johnson over Devin Booker and Luke Kennard over Donovan Mitchell.

I tweeted Evan back on this one. At the time pretty much every GM would of made the same choice between Johnson and Booker. Johnson was much more highly rated at the time than Booker. Kennard/Mitchell were closer but there was hardly any outrage at the time.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Who knows what the title will be but the article mentioned he would be hired in a senior advisory type of role which would allow James Jones to stay in his position as GM. Who would he be advising, Jones? That doesn't make sense. The way it was worded and has been discussed leads me to believe this person would be Sarver's right hand man or his eyes and ears with the team. If Jones continues in his current role, possibly minus some of the things he doesn't like about that role, then where else would this new hire fit? If he were hired to work under Jones then this isn't news and no one would be talking about it.

I have no clue what it's going to be but I suspect it will be Sarver overseeing a triangle. I'm sure if that's the case, one of them will eventually become the power but I'm not sure it starts out that way given that it's reportedly an advisor role. For all I know the guy will be advising the two in place with no real power?

 

[Mainstreet]

Maybe this splits the role of GM allowing Jones to focus on player personnel decisions.

 

[1Sun]

I have no clue what it's going to be but I suspect it will be Sarver overseeing a triangle. I'm sure if that's the case, one of them will eventually become the power but I'm not sure it starts out that way given that it's reportedly an advisor role. For all I know the guy will be advising the two in place with no real power?

If that's the case, it's a waste of time and/or a hoax to keep the fan base from turning. We shall see, I guess.

 

[1Sun]

Maybe this splits the role of GM allowing Jones to focus on player personnel decisions.

If Jones sticks around, that's what needs to happen.

 

[Mainstreet]

I tweeted Evan back on this one. At the time pretty much every GM would of made the same choice between Johnson and Booker. Johnson was much more highly rated at the time than Booker. Kennard/Mitchell were closer but there was hardly any outrage at the time.

Any thoughts on Fitz.

 

[SirStefan32]

Evan Sidery‏ @esidery 4m4 minutes ago


Jeff Bower was the GM who chose Stanley Johnson over Devin Booker and Luke Kennard over Donovan Mitchell.

I am not entirely sure that was on Bower. Power structure in Detroit was weird. While he was a GM on paper, SVG ran the show. I am 90% sure SVG had the final say on everything.

I liked his work in NOLA.
I'll have to do a bit of research when I have more time, but I am pretty sure he was the GM responsible for the Chris Paul/ David West/ Tyson Chandler New Orleans team. He may have drafted Collison too. He appears to like the strong, defensive players. I think Stojakovic was the only exception to that rule when Jeff was assembling that team. Pretty sure he traded Baron Davis to draft Paul, traded JR Smith for Chandler, etc.

 

[Superbone]

Evan Sidery‏ @esidery 4m4 minutes ago


Jeff Bower was the GM who chose Stanley Johnson over Devin Booker and Luke Kennard over Donovan Mitchell.

I don't see this tweet. He appears to have deleted it.

 

[Mainstreet]

I am not entirely sure that was on Bower. Power structure in Detroit was weird. While he was a GM on paper, SVG ran the show. I am 90% sure SVG had the final say on everything.

I don't see this tweet. He appears to have deleted it.

It looks like the tweet has been taken down and replaced with something more positive so
SirStefan32 may be right.

Evan Sidery‏ @esidery 44m44 minutes ago

Evan Sidery Retweeted Adrian Wojnarowski

Bower has experience with making big trades. Helped Detroit land Blake Griffin. Something to watch this offseason. According to a league source, the Suns spoke with at least eight candidates for a senior advisor role.

 

[Mainstreet]

I wonder if this is correct about the other names mentioned besides Fitz.


Gerald Bourguet‏Verified account @GeraldBourguet



It's honestly like Sarver is just trying to throw beloved names in there to gain back the benefit of the doubt. "Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Nash, Randy Johnson, Joaquin Phoenix and Fawkes the actual Phoenix sat in on the interview...."


6:13 PM - 6 Apr 2019

 

[AzStevenCal]

Looks like Bowers hired Monte Williams when he was with New Orleans. If the Suns move on from Igor I wonder what kind of relationship he has with Monte and if he would dip back into that well.

I don't really want to move on from Koko just yet but I certainly wouldn't mind Monte as a replacement if it comes to it.

 

[Mainstreet]

I was not fond of the acquisition of Blake Griffin by the Pistons. I guess there is a rumor that the Suns might have interest in Tobias Harris when he becomes a free agent. Maybe Bowers has input about Harris if the rumor has any legs.

 

[Folster]

Assuming we don't land Zion, would you trade Tyler Johnson and TJ Warren + filler/picks for Blake Griffin?

He would fill our need for PF. If we could land Morant and a veteran point guard, we'd be looking good.

 

[Hoop Head]

I am not entirely sure that was on Bower. Power structure in Detroit was weird. While he was a GM on paper, SVG ran the show. I am 90% sure SVG had the final say on everything.

I liked his work in NOLA.
I'll have to do a bit of research when I have more time, but I am pretty sure he was the GM responsible for the Chris Paul/ David West/ Tyson Chandler New Orleans team. He may have drafted Collison too. He appears to like the strong, defensive players. I think Stojakovic was the only exception to that rule when Jeff was assembling that team. Pretty sure he traded Baron Davis to draft Paul, traded JR Smith for Chandler, etc.

I know it's Wikipedia but it lists him as responsible for what you mentioned, drafting West, Paul, Collison, and Jr Smith. I know Smith is a headcase but I'll give him a pass there, he was a productive player early on.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bower_(basketball)

 

[AzStevenCal]

Assuming we don't land Zion, would you trade Tyler Johnson and TJ Warren + filler/picks for Blake Griffin?

He would fill our need for PF. If we could land Morant and a veteran point guard, we'd be looking good.

No. Despite his play this season I think he has considerable negative value considering his contract. I might (MIGHT) make the deal if it stopped at Johnson (negative value but just 1 year), Warren and filler. He's still a good player but he's missed a lot of games through the years, he's 30, declining athletically and we'd owe him 37 million per for 3 more seasons. It's a tough call.

 

[Hoop Head]

Assuming we don't land Zion, would you trade Tyler Johnson and TJ Warren + filler/picks for Blake Griffin?

He would fill our need for PF. If we could land Morant and a veteran point guard, we'd be looking good.

I would say no to that but the reason would be I think Kevin Love would be available for a similar price and I'd prefer him to Griffin. Neither is on a team friendly contract but I think Love would work better here than Griffin.

 

[Hoop Head]

Neither Griffin or Love is ideal given their contracts but if I had to choose 1 of the 2 then I'd pick Love. He seems more team oriented than Griffin and less of a drama queen. I'd prefer we try to get Randle, Thaddeus Young, or Mirotic but I wouldn't hate a deal for Love and would be disappointed in a trade for Griffin.

 

[Mainstreet]

Assuming we don't land Zion, would you trade Tyler Johnson and TJ Warren + filler/picks for Blake Griffin?

He would fill our need for PF. If we could land Morant and a veteran point guard, we'd be looking good.

I'd much rather have Tobias Harris. Maybe the Suns can move the other players to make room.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I would say no to that but the reason would be I think Kevin Love would be available for a similar price and I'd prefer him to Griffin. Neither is on a team friendly contract but I think Love would work better here than Griffin.

Love is slightly older than Griffin, has one more year on his contract than Blake, and like Griffin is prone to missing a lot of games. And although it's debatable as to fit, I think Blake is the better all around player.

 

[Proximo]

Any thoughts on Fitz.

It’s plain weird.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if Larry was going to put a group together to buy out Sarver. Yeah I know it will never happen.

 

[Mainstreet]

It’s plain weird.

Wouldn’t it be awesome if Larry was going to put a group together to buy out Sarver. Yeah I know it will never happen.

If only it were true. Even partial ownership would be nice.

Instead, I think Sarver is trying to get a stamp of approval from respected sports stars.

 

[BC867]

Sarver gave McDonough a lot of free reign over his five years as the Suns GM.

I disagree with that opinion. How do you know that he gave him free reign?

To the contrary, as has been reported ,a General Manager on the phone with McDonough heard Sarver demeaning him by barking instructions
while he was trying to do his job.

Sarver's behavior has shown us all that he is not one to delegate authority. If he doesn't respect his own GM, how could anyone else?

 

[Hoop Head]

Love is slightly older than Griffin, has one more year on his contract than Blake, and like Griffin is prone to missing a lot of games. And although it's debatable as to fit, I think Blake is the better all around player.

Love's game isn't as dependent on his athletic ability so losing a step isn't the same for him as Griffin. He is a year older and has an extra year on his contract but I think he'll be better than Blake in the final years of his deal compared to Blake in his. I'm not sold on either but if we were going to trade for a high priced PF then I'd pick Love over Griffin any day.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Love's game isn't as dependent on his athletic ability so losing a step isn't the same for him as Griffin. He is a year older and has an extra year on his contract but I think he'll be better than Blake in the final years of his deal compared to Blake in his. I'm not sold on either but if we were going to trade for a high priced PF then I'd pick Love over Griffin any day.

I don't like watching Cleveland or Detroit so I'm not very current on either player but looking at stats Blake appears to be the better passer and the better defender, Love is the better rebounder. Blake also has a higher TS% and leads in PER and Win Shares. Love is only half a year older but the few times I've seen him he moved like he was getting old fast. Blake isn't the super athlete he was but he looked much more spry. Still, for me Griffin wins out primarily because his contract is a year shorter. I don't particularly care for either guy but I know I don't want either of them 4 years from now, and maybe not even 2 years from now.

 

[Mainstreet]

Some of Bowers best at worst moves.

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