@Curaeus said in [Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion](/post/1092522) said:
So what was our Chairman rambling on about his chat with Politis. He has embarrassed himself and the WT. Can someone tell him to shut up and stop talking to the media
I thought it was Politis who contacted Lee, not the other way round!
That is the weird bit to me.
Chairman Lee : Politis contacted me, we know what is going on. LM is a great kid, I know him personally. Etc. Etc.
Vs
CEO Pascoe: We have no contact with anyone since we pulled the offer.
You do not recruit elite talent passively. Look at the NBA and NFL, which our players / managers are all following in how they do things...you recruit aggressively.
Polits rang our boss.............who knows an elite, world class, player who is available...........
And we all then sat there and 'hoped' the phone rang?
Look at how aggressively the Clippers fought to get Kawhi (NBA fans will know the reference).
Yet we just sat back and hoped the phone would ring again? Despite the chairman having a DIRECT link to Politis and LM?
(Yes, I also get the mantra of "we only want players who want us"...but that does not work in modern sport. 'We' need to convince 'them' why they should want us. You need to be aggressive in modern recruitment in all sports globally)