Bee: Shaw, Theus to meet with Maloofs in Vegas

[BudWright]

Good enough--Annie.

 

[kennadog]

Where was is reported that Petrie was picking the coach? The Maloofs have been involved since the 1st round of interviews were over.

I take it back. What they actually said was it will be heavily weighted on GP's opinion. Still doesn't change the fact that GP doesn't need to be at the second interview. Its the Maloofs chance to talk to the person. GP's unlikely to to hear or learn anything new at this point. Its a waste of his time at this juncture of the offseason to go hear someone repeat themselves and he can talk with the Maloofs any time.

http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/161542.html

Putting faith in Petrie: Q&A with Gavin Maloof
By Sam Amick - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, April 26, 2007

Excerpts: (which were very different from the way they talked last year):

Q: The decision to let Eric go was obviously Geoff's. What about this decision to hire a new coach? How opinionated and involved do you think you and Joe will be?

A: I think at the end of the day, we'll be involved like we always are with all major decisions. We want to be in the interviewing process. But at the end of the day, Geoff has to work with this person, so we're going to rely heavily on his opinions, what he feels, what he thinks, and his interaction with the coach. He's the one who'll have the day-to-day contact, so it's going to be very, very weighted on his opinion.

Q: Last time you guys talked a lot about involving the whole family (in the coaching search), because that's how your businesses and the family has always operated. Will this be the same in that sense, where you want the whole family to be comfortable with a new coach?

A: I think so, but I think it's more important that Geoff is comfortable with the new coach. All major decisions, we get involved in with the family. But the key is, can Geoff work with this person? Does he have trust and faith in this person?