Presumably why Cho picked him, knew him from his days in Seattle.

I know nothing of this guy, he may be great. But rookie managers tend to hire people that they know and have worked with before instead of tapping a wider field of world-class candidates.

Rosenberry was actually my choice for the GM job.

…Ben, don’t ever link that picture again…. Ever!

Good lord, he looks like a laid back hybrid between the Mystics and Skeksis from Dark Crystal and House Minority Leader Jim Boehner.

This man must be stopped! My electric bill is gonna go though the roof with all the juice he must be running to the beds to keep that tan in the north west. Someone warn pge.

Mark Warkentein will not have his contract renewed. Makes me think maybe he really was pulling some crap on KP.

Rosenberry recently debated the relative merits of John Wall versus Evan Turner for Philly.com as well.

From that article

“Turner is not a ‘two’, is not a ‘three’. He’s a point. That’s what he is. I have discussions with personnel people and media and I say, ‘Guys, if you don’t believe me, then you haven’t watched him play.’ At Ohio State, he had the ball in his hand literally 95 percent of the game . . . He reminds me some of Gary Payton . He was a great post player. What made Gary so good is his ability to pass out of the post. When he took guards into the post, they had to double him or he would just murder them. When they doubled, he punished you with passes.

“That’s what this kid is. He’s so big and thick and strong that if you play him one-on-one in the post, he’s going to score. Then, when you double, his first instincts are to pass. He’s a good athlete. He’s not an extreme athlete. He’s an OK shooter. He’s not a deep shooter. He takes you places on the court where he wants to be. He’ll just back you to where he wants to get so he doesn’t have to take deep shots.”

The trick for Sixers coach Doug Collins will be to figure out how to maximize the abilities of Turner, young point guard Jrue Holiday and small forward Andre Iguodala, as all three players are best with the ball.

Makes me wonder how Mr. rich Corinthian leather projected B-Roy, back in ’07?

Word is Dave Pendergraft, Atlanta’s assistant general manager, is a candidate for Phoenix’s GM job under Lon Babby. And Steve Rosenberry, Atlanta’s director of pro personnel/college scouting, is expected to join Portland’s staff, where GM Steve Cho is looking for assistants.

Who is Steve Cho?

There’s been a lot of turnover. I haven’t heard anyone say the Blazers shooting coach was kept or let go.

Hiring long-term members from Rick Sund’s staff — such as David Pendergraft, Steve Rosenberry, et al. — should’ve been avoided. As you can tell, I’m not a fan of old-school scouts; the game has passed them by and they should be put out to pasture.