Troy Weaver joins Washington Wizards front office as Senior Advisor

[orangepassion]

Not the leading candidate, but still pretty good. I will always appreciate his contribution to getting SU's talent back up.

Wizards interview Thunder VP of operations for second time

D.C. native Troy Weaver was in Washington on Tuesday

theathletic.com

 

[Jake]

Great talent evaluator.

 

[HOFCeluck]

I hope he gets it sooner rather than later. He’s certainly paid his dues.

 

[orangepassion]

Amazing to look back now and remember that OKC (with Weaver one of the main players) drafted and had Durant, Westbrook, and Harden on one team.

 

[Gotothehole]

Would love for him to take over after JB retires

 

[Frozen]

Would love for him to take over after JB retires

He’s angling to become an NBA GM. Why would he go back into college coaching?

 

[JoeSU]

Would love for him to take over after JB retires

Good recruiter, but I'm not sure about his abilities as a bench coach. There's a big difference between working behind the scenes as VP of Operations and being an effective HC.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Weaver hasn’t been in coaching at any level since he left here back in 2004. He’s been a scouting/NBA FO guy for over fifteen years.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Would love for him to take over after JB retires

I’m pretty sure the NCAA now requires all assistant coaches to have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree. Troy has an associate’s degree last I heard. Wish he had completed his bachelor’s while here. It appears it certainly hasn’t impeded his NBA career though. I don’t know what year the NCAA changed the minimum requirements. It’s one of the reasons I do worry about these kids leaving early so far from earning a degree since without it they are limiting their ability to coach for colleges and most high schools etc which require that bachelor’s at a minimum.

 

[MadNY3]

Would love for him to take over after JB retires

I like not being on probation.

 

[OrangeDW]

I like not being on probation.

 

[orangepassion]

Troy's got a real chance at the job

Sources: Nuggets' Connelly turns down Wizards

Tim Connelly, the Nuggets' president of basketball operations, has turned down an offer to run the Wizards' front office, league sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Gotothehole]

That's not stopping the other teams from doing what they do. Why should we be held to a higher standard ? We took our lumps.

 

[shandeezy7]

Looks like he’ll be the next Pistons GM:

 

[Briancuse]

He will do a great job there.

 

[sufandu]

If that had happened 17 years ago, Melo goes #2 behind Lebron.

 

[Libero2]

If that had happened 17 years ago, Melo goes #2 behind Lebron.

And wins a ring (or more than one) instead of Darko 'Flippin Milicic

 

[sufandu]

And wins a ring (or more than one) instead of Darko 'Flippin Milicic

That team won a championship with the 24th best offense. I'm thinking Melo has to make them better, even if Larry Brown brings him off the bench.

 

[OrangeDW]

DEEEEEEEEEEE-TROIT BASKETBAAAAAALL!!

 

[Libero2]

That team won a championship with the 24th best offense. I'm thinking Melo has to make them better, even if Larry Brown brings him off the bench.

Which is why I would imagine he gets at least one ring and possibly more as the Pistons team starts to age out around him

 

[sufandu]

Which is why I would imagine he gets at least one ring and possibly more as the Pistons team starts to age out around him

Yeah, I agree (my last post errantly made it sound like I disagreed). He may have extended their run. They lost the next year in 7 games. Melo's scoring has to help them there.

 

[JLine]

Well deserved. It should be a solid fit all around.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Awesome. I hope he kills it.

 

[Jake]

Awesome for him!

 

[OrangeXtreme]