Still, they go from "really crappy" to "mediocre." Is that worth enabling a conference rival build a dynasty?
Miami cleared cap yesterday by dealing Daequan Cook and their pick to the Thunder. They had the most money to spend as of yesterday and enough for two max contract free agents to pair with Wade.
You think MIN would accept Joel and something for a trade exception? Then we can get Beasley and a future first...
What's your beef with Presti? Where has he failed to make good moves? The guy has been two steps ahead of the league for the past two years.
+1 As many of us have been saying for a long time. Not to put pressure on Greg, but it all depends on him.
Petty jealousy and resentment, nothing more. Presti lucks into Durant, does a pretty decent job with everything else, and he's everyone's golden boy. KP strikes mud with Oden, does a pretty decent job with everything else, and he gets raked over the coals. So, my frustration over the KP situation has manifested itself into an irrational disdain for his most natural rival.
I do not have any resentment for Presti - he does well, even if other than the Durant pick - he really did not excel much. The PJ hire initially was a big mistake, Jeff Green for the 5th pick was a mistake imho - especially when he and Durant really do need to play the same position to maximize their contributions - and at this point it is clear that Joakim Noah and Marc Gasol are both going to be better players and a much better fit, add the Harden over Evans/Curry pick last year - and it is clear that he does not really walk on water. He is a good GM, however.
Good yes. God-like no. Media reports seems to suggest he is more the latter than the former. It bugs me. That is all.
They're both two of the better GMs in the league, that's all. I'll stick take a healthy KP lineup over Presti's. Whoever the next GM is should be thankful KP laid the foundation. Great roster and won back the fans. One of the few GMs in the league that could pull it off in the amount of time he did. That's why it's ridiculous that he's probably being fired.
Well, the same happened to KP a year before. That's the nature of the business, I suppose. "He is pretty good" stories do not sell newspapers, I suppose.
