Grizzlies Draft Process..Interesting Read

blackhawk · Jun 20, 2010

The Grizzlies' draft process has many voices, but one boss » The Commercial Appeal

coynejeremy · Jun 20, 2010

"I was a big supporter of O.J. so I basically made that choice," Heisley said. "Chris agreed with me. We had a lot of people that didn't agree with me. But we went ahead anyway. So far, I feel comfortable with that choice. As for Thabeet, I made that decision. But I had a lot of recommendation."

"But I don't think I'm running the team. I'm more active than I have ever been. So people take that as I'm running the team. I take responsibility for the mistakes because the buck stops at the top. Just like President Obama has to take responsibility whether he makes the mistakes or not. With the Grizzlies, it used to be Jerry West, now it's Mike Heisley. It's that simple. That doesn't mean Chris doesn't make most of the decisions.

"I've deferred to Chris. I deferred to Chris and Iavaroni on the (Pau) Gasol trade. I'm not upset. I made that decision. But I think Chris would be the first person to tell you that they recommended it to me. Do I make the decisions for HEICO (his company)? Yeah. Do I talk to Stan Meadows (HEICO and Grizzlies lead attorney)? You bet your (butt). Sometimes I defer, and that's decision making."

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