XericX and I arrived at the same conclusion. I think he goes to Cleveland and starts the LeBron sell-job. I think he stands as good of a chance as any other GM of making the case to LeBron that he can build a champion around him. What do you all think?
Didn't Danny Ferry resign though because Dan Gilbert wanted more say in decisions? In that case I don't think KP would see that as a good situation to get into after all this.
NYC. Spend Dolan's money in a big city. Though I'm not sure if Wojo's feud with him will go away, or just be magnified.
Do you believe that? I don't. I think Ferry was gonna get canned, but they let him resign to save face.
Oh, of course, but my point was that reports are saying Gilbert is determined to be hands-on with personnel decisions from here on.
I'm not so sure he steps right into another job--at least not as a GM straightaway. Presumably there is a REASON he'd be let go, and that reason might impact his attractiveness to other teams. And, let's be real about what he's done as a GM: almost nothing. He spent too much money on Aldridge and wanted to spend WAY too much money on Hedo. He has drafted reasonably well, but he was handed some good, high draft picks and has had access to Allen's millions (to buy picks) so it's not like he spun gold out of straw. I want KP to stay on as the GM. I think that he's assembled a team that can really be a force in the NBA in the next several years, but we're not really talking about a superstar GM here. Ed O.
You mean other than building a 21-win team into a team with back-to-back 50-win seasons? You're right. He's done nothing. That's why we're exactly like the Clippers, Grizzlies, T-Wolves, Nets, etc. etc. Who is a "superstar" GM? I'd hate to see your critique of Danny Ferry, who basically lucked into a team with LeBron James, or Mark Warkentien, who lucked into Carmelo Anthony.
Wow, I admit I'm an outsider, but I couldn't possibly disagree more. I thought the Blazers had one of the ugliest rosters I've ever seen a couple years back. He successfully rebuilt that roster, and he did it quick. Something that most GMs fail at. Sure, they haven't really gone deep in the playoffs yet, but how many GMs in the league have done their job better than him since he took over? 3, maybe 4?
Bit of a contradiction. I'm guessing that you massively exaggerated your position in the first line I quoted in order to combat the "In KP I Trust" attitude you dislike so much. You can't possibly reconcile "he's done almost nothing" with "I want him to stay on" (let alone "he's assembled a team that can really be a force" which is a direct contradiction, not merely inconsistent). He's done plenty, as you stated later in your post. He simply hasn't been perfect and he had plenty of resources with which to work.
He will rise from the grave only to demonstrate how all GMs should lead their lives, but not as an earthly being. For he is the GM Jesus!
