Damian, I love ya, bro, but you gotta start being an a**hole...

An early indication of Jordan's "skills" as a GM.

 

Just think of Dame as the NBA's Barry Sanders (only hope he doesn't retire suddenly).

 

I did not know that Dame was also the owner and/or GM.

 

We don't have Paul pushing on the front office anymore, and it seems like Neil is content to just ride this out.

So without any pressure being applied from our superstar player, it's becoming clear why the team keeps tweaking instead of making wholesale changes to try to chase a ring.

 

Super Stars usually influence decisions. Stand back at a glance I think of how many huge super star moves have been made for various reason, in the last 5 years or so.

 

That's Olshey and ownership, not Dame. Dame seems to view his job description as team captain to be unfailingly loyal to his team. So we can't have a GM that indulges his disdain for change.

I kind of want a list of moves that all of these superstars have pushed their teams into. Most of the time the superstar pulls that card and the whole thing ends up with the superstar getting traded.

 

I'm not saying throw a fit, but if Dame isn't applying pressure to win, the team won't feel any need to make big changes.

 

This loss and the way this season is going is straight on Dame's shoulders. His blase attitude about the state of the team and its mismatched pieces is destroying his mystique of being a "winner". Problem is, he doesn't care. He's comfortable. He's rich. He's a father. He's well respected around the league. But he'll never be a champion at this rate.

 

Dame is not the GM. Who cares what Dame thinks about the personnel in this organization? If Olshey is the answer to that question then he's got to go. It's really simple if Dame demands a trade because we get a coach and players that will actually help him contend then we go on record after the trade saying that we accommodated one of the best players we ever had. It would crush the image he has curated as being about the city and organization.

I actually don't think that is who Dame is. I've never read anything from anyone or heard Dame say anything that would make me believe that he has ultimatums in place that prevent this team from making the right moves. I do think he is incredibly loyal to his teammates and coaches... that's a good thing if you have a GM that makes the good decisions that he is being paid to make. Dame is being paid to lead the team and play individually at his best level... I think he does what he's supposed to in order to earn his supermax deal.

 

Dame has not been right since that guy landed on his knee a couple weeks ago. I am guessing there is more there than they are letting on.

 

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