Haha. I guess I could have worded that differently. What can I say. It's early. I still haven't had my morning sausage. Or
Neil's trying to do 2 things: 1) Improve our cap situation 2) Improve our team a) More Raw Talent b) Starting PF The previous trade accomplished the first, and maybe the second at the same time (time will tell). I expect that the need to accomplish both of these things together is hampering things, and there is no rush. He has 3 1sts in one of the deeper drafts in memory (supposedly), and at a time when draft picks are as valuable as ever because of the large sized contracts being given out. Forget Crabbe. We're not trading him unless we take on less salary than he makes. His contract is one of the few that can accomplish that (because I don't think Neil will trade ET in the near future). So, I expect a trade at the margins, netting us a tiny amount of space, or a 2nd rounder, or both. edit: Right after I wrote this, a tweet indicating Neil is trying to dump Ezeli's contract, which would net us $1M off the cap next year, and a 2nd rounder. #nosurprise
Neil is a big boy and criticism for bad decisions is part of the job. Fuck him if he can't take the heat.
Neil is a valet-wantin', soapy L.A. douchebag. I think we all knew that going in. Expectations are low.
I agree that Olshey has a tough job right now and can't be expected to turn trash into treasure--but who accumulated that "trash?"
A "Must-read" for those who want to know how trades actually go down: http://hoopshype.com/2017/02/21/this-is-how-trades-go-down-in-the-nba/
Accountable for what? Essentially bringing back the same team that was very promising and fairly successful, exceeding expectations last season? If this team were on pace for 50 wins nobody would care about the money that was spent on Turner and Crabbe and let's be honest the money spent on Harkless and Leonard is basically market value or even better for their roles.
Even better: Also, it’s important to remember that NBA players are people. Relationships behind the scenes can complicate a trade. When a fan is toying with the trade machine, they aren’t looking at each player as a human. Meanwhile, an executive may see someone who has a growing family, someone who has greatly helped team chemistry, someone who is an important leader in the locker room, someone who has more value to that organization than they would to another team in a trade, someone who has shown tremendous growth over the years or someone who may be just on the verge of breaking out and everyone around the organization sees it.
Well, when your philosophy is this: Insert Ed, Chief, Crabbe, Hark, Leonard, Ezeli. Let's look at how poorly we're playing and how (poorly) guys are developing, and then we'll ask why you're in position to have to attach draft picks to salaries to be dumped (or lose flexibility in making trades for good players) due to your cap management.
I know the playoffs were a fluke, knew that at the time. But after the season and until they started laying eggs this season I was pretty sure we'd be pushing 50 wins this season. Why wouldn't young guys get better?
