"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Yahoo Sports reporting that KOC will move up to a higher executive position w/the team, and is leading a search for a new GM for the Jazz.

[scottie]

Tweet from Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA:

Utah general manager Kevin O'Connor is moving into top executive position with Jazz and running search to hire a GM, sources tell Y! Sports.

[MarkGrace]

What would a top executive position be?

[MarkGrace]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA

San Antonio Spurs executive Dennis Lindsey is a strong candidate for the Utah Jazz GM job, league sources tell Y! Sports.

Trying to capture some of that Spurs mojo.

[The_Douger]

Well, since everyone the Spurs draft or sign turns to gold, that might be a good idea.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

What would a top executive position be?

I wondered if Rigby was going to step down. But Rigby's job requires way too much public relations for KOC to be a good fit there.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Maybe this.

@tribjazz

Possible scenario for #UtahJazz: O'Connor takes executive command of basketball operations; president Randy Rigby continues to run business.

[Donuthole]

Maybe this.

That sounds about right. I was just thinking that it has now been about 2 years since LHM's passing, and Greg is probably pretty bored of dealing with the day to day. I was guessing that this was to move KOC into a position where he had the ultimate authority on basketball-related decisions.

[MarkGrace]

So it sounds like this is a new position being created for KOC? I don't think a spot like this existed before.

[The_Douger]

I don't get why they're doing this.

As if O'Connor isn't going to have a say in GM stuff.

[MarkGrace]

David Locke @Lockedonsports

In every report Kevin O'Connor is staying with the Jazz and still very much in charge. If true, look it as adding experience to the staff

Kevin O'Connor current title is Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager. If Jazz wanted to hire an assistant GM from another team they would have to give that person a promotion or they wouldn't be able to leave their team. Therefore, O'Connor giving up the GM title (if reports are true) maybe a bit of semantics that allow the Jazz to go get an assistant GM from another team such as Lindsay or Griffin as mentioned before

This is what Locke is saying. KOC is still calling the shots.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

More info from Trib:

@tribjazz

Update: Jazz view O'Connor's move as a plus. Utah will retain O'Connor's expertise and "modernize" by adding a new front-office voice.

@tribjazz

Jazz have a small front office when compared to rest of #NBA. New hire will hold all day-to-day GM responsibilities, work closely with KOC.

@tribjazz

Hiring Rich Scheubrooks last summer was start of Jazz's front-office modernization. O'Connor's decision and impending GM hire are next steps

And every time I post these I think, "Everyone reading this thread is already following all of those Twitter feeds."

[Donuthole]

More info from Trib:







And every time I post these I think, "Everyone reading this thread is already following all of those Twitter feeds."

I don't have a twitter account.

[MarkGrace]

I don't have a twitter account.

Neither do I, despite Art's numerous attempts to get me to sign up.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

I love that I cheer for one team that just barley found nutrition is important, and another that refused to use objective measures for a long time and apparently wanted to pinch pennies in their front office staff.

@tribjazz

Jazz did things their way — and the old way — for more than two decades. Finally catching up to the rest of the NBA in front-office land.