Woj Bomb: Rob Pelinka in talks to become Lakers GM

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Lakers are finalizing a multi-year agreement with agent Rob Pelinka as general manager, league sources tell @TheVertical. He'll start soon.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) February 21, 2017

BlueWon

February 22nd, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^

and pretty thin. A designated gunner with nothing else much to his game.

Smart guy who, IIIRC, went to work for an IMG-like organization and then came back to A2 and got a law degree. Obviously a smart guy (think he got a BBA as an undergrad).

Played ball with/against him at CCRB a number of times during his law school days.

mjv

February 22nd, 2017 at 10:09 AM ^

He went straight to law school after undergrad.  Then he became an agent after law school.

He was a regular at the IM Building on Friday afternoons.  He was ridiculous for  a guy playing pick up games at a rec building.  

Quailman

February 21st, 2017 at 8:17 PM ^

Well, UCLA's run of 10 straight final fours was from 1967-1976. Freshman werent eligible to play NCAA D1 bball until 1972. So none of the players from 1967-1972 would have been able to go to more than 3 Final Fours in a row. 

UCLA didnt make another Final 4 until 1980, so only the Freshman in the 1973 season could've played in four final fours (73,74,75,76).  

Casey Corliss and Ralph Drolinger were the FR that season. Corliss didnt play out his full eligibility. Drollinger was the first player in NCAA history to go to 4 final fours, though he didnt play in it his freshman year. 

trock444

February 21st, 2017 at 8:27 PM ^

Only player to play in 3 final fours.  That is ludicrous.  Like, "MSU football is going to rock the world next year," ludicrous.  

C'mon.  Let me feel like I have enough living brain cells to feel like I can still win an argurment (even though I am picking it).  I have not won an argument with my wife in more than 1.5 decades.  Let me feel good for once for God's sake.  Downvoting me for a valid counterexample is not cool.  I feel violated.  

JHendo

February 22nd, 2017 at 8:49 AM ^

You realize that people often talk about the NCAA tourney and notable accomplishments in terms of certain eras/evolutions of it right? When UCLA was winning left and right, there were less than 32 teams in it. When Pelinka was making it to 3 final fours, it was during what would be considered the modern 64+ team era. Thus, I believe the statement you freaked out about absolutely holds true.

Now settle down there champ.

rc90

February 21st, 2017 at 10:13 PM ^

I remember him playing about one minute in one of the 1989 NCAA tournament games in Atlanta, guessing the Xavier game, when there is a bit of foul trouble. It's been almost 30 years, but I have a vivd memory of Pelinka having no interest in having the ball in his hands.

Interesting that Magic would make a three-time Michigan guy his GM. I'm wondering if Magic even knows Pelinka is a Michigan guy.

SeattleWolverine

February 22nd, 2017 at 12:35 AM ^

Right. In 89 we needed him for depth especially after Kirk Taylor blew out his knee. Sad, dude was a baller and was never the same. Anyway, Pelinka played a bit role, pretty minor. The 1990 team returned basically everybody except Glen Rice (huge exception obviously) and so there wasn't much playing time. We also added Michael Talley and Tony Tolbert who were more highly regarded recruits than Pelinka had been. Especially Talley, who had been Mr. Basketball in Michigan. Pelinka had a knee issue or something too so anyway he didn't play in 89-90 and redshirted. Pelinka played some (based on my 25 year old memory) in 90-91 which was the team w/o much talent led by Demetrious Calip that was in between the guys from 89 and then the Fab 5 but even on that relatively talentless NIT team he was a role player at most. About the same during the Fab 5's freshman year but he was more effective as a role player who could spot up. By 92-93, was was really the top perimeter sub during the Fab 5 sophomore year where he played real minutes. Could hit a 3 and good FT shooter.

 

Completely different skillset as a 2, so this is probably a bad comparison. But maybe in terms of performance, talent and impact to a Final Four team, you could kind of equate his role in 93 to maybe 2013 Jordan Morgan. More famous for his agent stuff but still worth remembering as a player if you've been following M basketball for that long.