Built Ford Tough Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) WojYahooNBA Adrian WojnarowskiJeff Bower, Dennis Lindsey and Ed Stefanski frontrunners for Toronto GM job under president Bryan Colangelo, sources tell Y! Story up soon. This is the first I've heard about this story since Feschuck broke the story a month or so ago. Don't know much about Bower as I never really paid much attention to his work there when he was the gm. As for Stefanski, I'd pass on him. Never was a fan of his work and I don't think too highly of him. I literally know nothing about Lindsey, but he would get my vote for one simple reason. He works for the Spurs. Just working in the Spurs front office is good enough for me. Edited July 15, 2011 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted July 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Stefanski will interview with the Raptors. Sources close to the situation confirmed that Philadelphia Sixers GM Ed Stefanski will interview for the same position in Toronto early next month. Stefanski came to Philadelphia to be the president and GM in late 2007, but has worked just as the GM since Rod Thorn was brought in last summer. The duo had a similar arrangement in New Jersey earlier in the decade, when they built a team that went to two NBA Finals. His tenure with the Sixers has been more tumultuous, with the team finding Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner in the draft but also signing Elton Brand on the down-side of his career. http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/214758/Sixers_GM_Stefanski_Will_Interview_For_Toronto_Job#ixzz1SIaaqJ7y I still think that Thorn is the brains behind these two, which isn't exactly saying much as I don't think Thorn is all that great either. Of the three "candidates" I'd prefer either one over Thorn. I wish the Raptors hadn't lost Masai Uirji to the Nuggets last year, though. I think that he would've been a great guy to have in this position and I really liked what he did this past year in Denver. I think he is going to become a very good GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Blasco Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 This is the first I've heard about this story since Feschuck broke the story a month or so ago. Don't know much about Bower as I never really paid much attention to his work there when he was the gm. As for Stefanski, I'd pass on him. Never was a fan of his work and I don't think too highly of him. I literally know nothing about Lindsey, but he would get my vote for one simple reason. He works for the Spurs. Just working in the Spurs front office is good enough for me. Be careful, people said working for the Spurs made P.J. Carlesimo a good choice as the Thunder coach and that turned out to be an abject failure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) Be careful, people said working for the Spurs made P.J. Carlesimo a good choice as the Thunder coach and that turned out to be an abject failure! Carlesimo didn't work in the Spurs front office, though. I said that working in the Spurs front office was good enough for me, not just working for them in general. Funny you should bring up the Thunder as your example since the team was built by a former Spurs assistaint GM. Thought that was kind of interesting. Edited July 19, 2011 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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