Strike 1: Promote from within. That’s the preferred hiring method of the Colorado Rockies.
It hasn’t worked especially well to this point.
Now, it appears it might also be the preferred hiring method of the Denver Nuggets.
Which means, in the simplest of terms, the Nuggets are doing it wrong.
It’s been nine weeks since the Nuggets fired both head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. Both men were replaced on an interim basis by their immediate underlings. David Adelman moved up one chair to become the head coach, and Ben Tenzer took over the GM reigns from his boss.
Adelman – already considered a head coach in waiting – guided the Nuggets through a pair of playoff series with largely positive reviews. His interim tag was removed on May 22, even though it’s generally the GM’s job to hire a head coach. Not to worry, Nuggets Nation was told. Adelman is the right guy for the job.
Meanwhile, the GM job is still held by Tenzer, considered someone who is adept at things like handling the salary cap, but not a “basketball guy.”
So there remains a void in the Nuggets front office.
No one has said that Tenzer is the right guy for the full-time job, because he isn’t. Yet the longer this goes on, the more likely it will be that his interim tag is removed too. And that would be a problem.
As of right now, while trade rumors swirl and important trades are already going down, the Nuggets don’t have anyone – or at least the right person – to get involved in any kind of discussions. Denver has been mentioned by national pundits as a possible landing spot for future hall of famer Kevin Durant. Problem is, who answers the phone if the Phoenix Suns actually call?
Promoting from within sounds great on the surface. Employees work hard, learn the ropes, and earn promotions. It is good for morale and continuity. But when things get stagnant, and new ideas and approaches are needed, where exactly do they come from?
Oftentimes a fresh set of eyes is more important than morale or continuity.
The late Keli McGregor, former CSU All-American tight end who was briefly a Denver Bronco, was the Rockies vice president for 17 years until his untimely death in April of 2010. Keli valued loyalty so much that he said the worst day he had at 20th and Blake was the day he had to tell the team employees that they had to begin to contribute to their own health care plan. Yet Keli also placed a high value on outside perspectives, often reaching out to others around baseball who could tell him “how we are doing.” He wanted prospective Rockies staffers to have gained some experience outside of organization, so they could bring new and different ideas and fresh perspectives.
When Keli passed, that notion died with him. The Rockies became insular, only promoting from within and only doing things, “the Rockies way.” It’s been 15 years. There have been two playoff appearances. This year there will be an all-time record set for losses in a single season. So how exactly is the insular method working out?
It would actually be tragic if the Nuggets went down this same path as the Rockies, even if it’s considered “safe.”
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