re: Coaches

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near complete control/autonomy

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What is one of the complaints about Demps? Lack of oversight and accountability. Now there do appear to be certain limitations like the Pels appear to have taken one for the team and kept an Ochsner doctor, and Duane Brooks must know where all of Payton's Vicodin is buried, but outside of "forced" organizational synergy, I really don't think an incoming GM would feel a lack of control.

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spending for infrastructure will meet expectations

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They built what immediately became one of the better practice facilities in the league. People act like Benson is cheap when he isn't. He may not throw money at problems like Cuban, but he certainly isn't cheap like Shinn was. There is enough money in the system with the new league economics that a good GM should have enough to work with.

How much do y'all think a top GM costs? I honestly don't know if I've ever seen a GM salary figure outside of the Coach/GMs. If a guy like Thibs gets $10 per year I would imagine the top GMs are more in the $5ish range. They were paying Gentry + Demps together at least $5 before the new TV money started rolling in. So I don't think it's crazy for the team to pay $10ish for the next GM/HC combo with all of this new money.