Just think how much better the Blazers would be without their entire starting line-up plus Przybilla, Fernandez, Oden and Cunningham. Why, Portland could have fielded a team of Khryapa, Monia, Telfair, Qyntel Woods, Zach Randolph and Adam Morrison.
Joel was one of Nash's biggest accomplishments actually, and we're still unclear on who drafted Roy and Aldridge.
I guess I'm feeling really angry tonight and need to strike out at someone because i'm ready to rank KP right down there with Patternash. He could have threatened to resign and go public when he realized they were gonna pass on Chris Paul. He wasted money and picks on Kopponen, Freeland and Claver. If his plan was to get Westbrook in the draft (I can't really believe he was trading up for Bayless), then he should have tried harder and should have given up somebody like Outlaw or Webster when they might have had some value. He should have given up a little more to get Lawson, since he always said they did whatever possible to get the guy they wanted. I just read a couple days ago that part of the reason Minnesota wanted Roy instead of Foye was because of concern about Roy's knees, so I'm thinking KP maybe should have factored injury potential more into his decision making. I realize drafting in every sport is an inexact science and that a lot of other GM's have probably screwed up worse and maybe I'm just angry at myself too for thinking KP was something special.
