because he was an asshole would be my first thought...and perhaps that they all shared the same disdain for him? The McGowan firings have his resignation to cheer.....just a thought
Brown III (Developmental, no shot, just a athlete with no true basketball skills IMO), Watford (developmental, rebounding ability but offensive deficient), Elleby ( developmental,has a motor and can rebound, outside shot weird and inconsistant), Smith Jr. (poor shooter, not a great facilitator either), Blevins (developmental. Only player of the last 5 that has a decent looking shot, but doesn't do a lot to stand out in any way) . These 5 guys are awful offensive players. Other teams end of bench guys usually, at least can shoot. These guys give a whole new level of Brick City.
Those guys may, or may not develop into players, but IMO, they should be in a developmental league right now. Not in the Show.
If we make a good GM hire it would be best to do it sooner than later. Cronin or others operating on an interim basis will not make bold additions or trade out established players. They will be very conservative, play it safe, and have a run it back attitude. This team either needs to make big trades acquiring starters to contend with Dame; or burn it all down and trade everyone possibly including Dame. Running it back won't work. But an interim GM isn't going to want to make moves with so much risk that a new GM would criticize. Trade restrictions start lifting December 15th, in 12 days. The team needs to hire a GM ASAP!!!
Three or so weeks should be enough to hire someone. Little aggressive timeline, but it’s necessary. The fact that we’re already hearing names suggests the process didn’t just start today.
you said "can't play at all". i'd argue that Brown has skills, but he's raw. Smith was a rotation player last year (for Detroit and NY). To me, the bums are Blevins, and CJE. but most 14th and 15th men in the NBA are bums.
he was bad but he was GM for less than 3 years 9.5 years of very bad Olshey is worse than 2.9 years of really, really bad Nash. Math
Oh, please. They could have made it last a month just to give the impression it was thorough. They wanted Olshey out, and this is how they accomplished it. I’m not complaining, mind you, but I think the whole “investigation” thing was a smoke screen.
