What exactly did San Antonio change from last season? Don't they essentially have the exact same roster? How do you win exec of the year if you don't make any significant changes?
Yeah, while you've gotta respect Buford for staying the course, he hasn't really done anything substantial since obtaining Parker/Ginobli. And didn't the Suns GM purposefully try to build a shit roster?
Props for getting Lopez on the cheap but other than that, what really worked out? T-Rob for scraps but he hasn't really produced, Mo for cheap but he is 'Bad Mo' as often as he is 'Good Mo'. Dorell Wright has done almost nothing so 3rd seems about right.
Lopez alone should have gotten them into the top 2. I don't hate the Phoenix choice though, but they did make a pretty stupid move when they traded Gortat for nothing.
Yep, i find that hilarious. Maybe if they hadn't traded the Polish Hammer away for a guy that wasn't going to play this year due to injury with an expiring contract they actually would have made the playoffs.
I don't understand SA's GM getting 1st. Not because they did bad, but that they didn't do much. I understand the 2nd place one. I think Washington's guy should be higher up, for sure. and Miami at 5 is just stupid. Heh... no Minnesota guys on there. THat's refreshing.
I guess you could look at this like an organizational award. I don't have a problem with it and I consider it high praise for Olshey that he finished as high as he did. More important than the accolades and trophies, I'm far more excited that we seem to have a highly competent executive, with a good eye for talent.
Still the worst bench in the league RoLo was a great get and T-Rob was a nice addition as well, but the draft was a bit of a miss for this year and we have zero front court depth. 3rd is very respectable
To be fair, this was the worst draft class in the history of the NBA, if you look at the ROY voting. #1 didn't even get a single vote.
Yeah, but what exactly did San Antonio do to deserve that award? I get the Suns because they made some pretty significant moves, but the Spurs are just the same Spurs. That's really the only thing that doesn't make sense to me.
I actually quite like McCollum. With his injury and coming from the Patriot League, this season was lost for him when he couldn't participate in camp. I think CJ will be a nice piece for us next year. Perhaps he can replace Mo so we can use our MLE on a vet big man or wing defender.
Like I said above, sometimes I think it's more of an organizational award. Racking up the most regular season wins finding a few guys here and there to plug the holes and keep the train rolling without missing a beat is pretty impressive in its own right. Who knows, maybe it was a lifetime achievement award too?
