Comments on: Robert Sarver’s plan puts specialists in positions of strength

By: Lance Blanks hired as Phoenix Suns general manager| Valley of the Suns

Lance Blanks hired as Phoenix Suns general manager| Valley of the Suns — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:48:15 +0000

[...] The Suns need Babby’s collective bargaining and negotiating acumen and Blanks’ scouting abilities to mesh to create a well-rounded basketball operations department, just as Sarver planned it. [...]

By: A handful of Phoenix Suns links| Valley of the Suns

A handful of Phoenix Suns links| Valley of the Suns — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:24:13 +0000

[...] may build their front offices in the future that Suns owner Robert Sarver was talking about at Babby’s introductory press conference. “You use that background and knowledge to help you make trades, in contract negotiations,” Cho [...]

By: SunsFanSince1976

SunsFanSince1976 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:38:06 +0000

Kenny the Jet would be better fit than Chuckster for Talent Evaluator under Lonby.

By: ghost of Darko

ghost of Darko — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:06:04 +0000

every front office in the league has specialists. no one but the Suns has put their capologist at the top of the organization. if you cannot assess talent, how can you determine it’s worth? it doesn’t matter how well underwritten a deal is if the deal itself isn’t any good.

By: suns68

suns68 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:51:06 +0000

I like the Babby hire and the overall philosophy that brought him here.
But the first time I read the headline, above I have to admit my first thought was “except at the four spot.”

By: Mike L

Mike L — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:33:25 +0000

Hate to jump on a bandwagon but I think Chuck would be great. And I doubt he would have wanted to deal with negotiations or the CBA. Would be a very compelling team.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:30:50 +0000

I actually don’t mind such an approach in the front office. And if they want a talent evaluator I would definitely suggest an analyst that’s already on air. Charles Barkley is a great talent evaluator. He’ll tell it like it is. He’s more the type of guy to say what a player is bad at first and then soften the blow with some good attributes.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:43:32 +0000

Ya sweet idea, lets see if Chuck is up to it.