Rosas is new PBO...Country Club is DEAD!

[Sid Hartman]

RT @wojespn: Rosas met with owner Glen Taylor today, his second interview with the Timberwolves.



RT @JonKrawczynski: The Minnesota Timberwolves are moving forward with plans to hire Gersson Rosas as president of basketball operations, league sources tell me and @ShamsCharania

[HeHateMe]

BOOM.

[Thrillkill]

Who was that angry country club guy last year?

[jffl_commish]

Hopefully he doesn't bring that flopping, whiny bullshit from the Rockets. Otherwise, let's go!

[Sid Hartman]

Who was that angry country club guy last year?

This it? https://youtu.be/MBRhmcr90w8

[Billy Ray]

he was probably the only guy that agreed to bringing back Layden and Flip Jr

[Domejandro]

Just chiming in that this is definitely the right move, and that I am thrilled.

[The Replacements]

This is good, right?

[KevinBaconIsNotMyHero]

I like it. Not gonna bitch one bit. Best candidate imho.

[HeHateMe]

Country Club ain't dead.

[Sid Hartman]

Country Club ain't dead.

Rosas is going to burn it down

[HeHateMe]

This is good, right?

I think this was the best option after Winger dropped out.

Guy has been with Daryl Morey forever, deserves a shot. Booth/Langdon are fairly new to their roles and Billups has no experience in the front office yet despite turning down Cleveland.

EDIT, I guess Langdon has been in his spot for 3-4 years so maybe not. I thought Langdon and Rosas seemed like the RIGHT hires along with Winger.

[irishman89]

No more mfers with "Needs to develop jumpshot" in their bios.

Put Billups on the bench.

[j2j]

After being burned by the last few hires I reserve the right to wait 8 years to judge this decision.

[The Replacements]

This is good, right?

I think this was the best option after Winger dropped out.

Guy has been with Daryl Morey forever, deserves a shot. Booth/Langdon are fairly new to their roles and Billups has no experience in the front office yet despite turning down Cleveland.

Can we get a better coach or is that not an option with Taylor?

[irishman89]

The Wizards must have scared the living shit out of this guy.

[irishman89]

After being burned by the last few hires I reserve the right to wait 8 years to judge this decision.

Considering he quit the job with Dallas in 2013 after 3 months, you get at least that long haha

[HeHateMe]

After being burned by the last few hires I reserve the right to wait 8 years to judge this decision.

Considering he quit the job with Dallas in 2013 after 3 months, you get at least that long haha

[irishman89]

The only strange thing about this guy is that he's been in Houston since high school. Can he function outside of Texas?

[KevinBaconIsNotMyHero]

The only strange thing about this guy is that he's been in Houston since high school. Can he function outside of Texas?

I’m assuming he’s left the state of Texas to do basketball things since he was in high school.

[Corre Ricky Corre]

Well we should get some shooters now and offensive players... (Murray over Dunn..)

[Thrillkill]

After being burned by the last few hires I reserve the right to wait 8 years to judge this decision.

I reserve the right to judge any POBO one year after Taylor's death. How on earth can you judge him before that.

I really do hope he goes to Taylor and says hey, I bet you still want Flip's kid right? Well I want to use all of the assets at my disposal. Let's make a deal.

[memyworld]

I think this article from The Undefeated was shared elsewhere, but a few highlights to reiterate:

• Rosas, a native of Bogota, Colombia, has been with the Rockets for 16 seasons. During that time, he also had a three-month stint as general manager of the Dallas Mavericks in 2013 before returning to the Rockets in his current role.

• The right-hand man of Rockets general Daryl Morey, Rosas was involved in all player personnel moves. He was instrumental in the trading of Tracy McGrady for draft picks and assets that were later used to acquire James Harden.

• An American citizen, Rosas has also been the international player personnel scout for USA Basketball’s men’s national team since 2015.

• Regards Dennis Lindsey as his first mentor.

• "I’ve been loyal to ownership here and to the general managers that I’ve worked with, the coaches that I work with. I feel like that experience is going to make my next experience as leader of an organization special. And coming from a basketball background, being able to spend as much time as I have with Daryl, the analytic perspective, I want to marry all those perspectives, because it’s the same thing. It’s a diversity of opinion, diversity of approaches, diversity of process. In this day and age, that’s how you have success at the highest level in the NBA."

[j2j]

I do like the USA Basketball bit.

[SHAFA]

I'm fuckin' shocked. Stumped. Stupified.

I need to sit down with a beer to sort out this notion of Taylor doing something...logical.

[memyworld]

He's on Twitter, if you're inclined to follow execs: https://twitter.com/GerssonRosas

[flexbuffchest]

I know nothing about him but like him because he is not country club nor aretread.

Let's go!!!!

[flexbuffchest]

Don't like keeping Layden around (for now)

[UnFadeable21]

Gotta wait and see.

[jffl_commish]

If he figures out how to unload Wiggins without losing their ass to do it, give him the keys to the city.