Posted by Bonn1997:

Too many people make solely "outcome-based" evaluations of GMs. All I ask of a GM in any sport is to pick a sensible strategy and to consistently stick to it. Unforeseeable things happen, though. That's life.

i agree with you, but sports is a results based business and 95% of fans think that way also.

Even if we don't get Lebron, there are a slew of other targets in 2010 and 2011 that make it worth being a player in the market.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Too many people make solely "outcome-based" evaluations of GMs. All I ask of a GM in any sport is to pick a sensible strategy and to consistently stick to it. Unforeseeable things happen, though. That's life.

i agree with you, but sports is a results based business and 95% of fans think that way also.

Yes, results is what we're after. We'd never get results the way this team was managed previously. You get results by having players that are worth their salaries.

Posted by djsunyc:

team could've been restructured w/o 2010. especially in this economy...could've had a TON of great talent at bargain basement prices. that's why i asked this question. there's a chance that w/o lebron, the team made by 2010 plan would be worse than an expiring deal team over the past 2 years.

if we still had Zach & Jamal on this team rather than Harrington & Larry Hughes, how do u figure we could have restructured this roster? who do u have in mind that we'd be getting for those guys to help us in the restructuring?

also, don't forget u have to factor in that we would have likely not ended up w/a top 10 pick in the lottery had we held onto those guys, so we're looking at a different prospect than Jordan Hill on our roster right now at the very least... & also Duhon or another MLE free agent is likely signed to more than just a 2 year deal last year also if Donnie was not concerned w/the 2010 plan.

[Edited by - TMS on 06-30-2009 6:53 PM]

of course because it's not about Lebron, it's about clean-slate mentality as opposed to Isiah's rebuild on the fly garbage.

I have no problem with the 2010 plan. Our goal is to get better players. I'm not sure why it matters if we get those players in the draft or in free-agency. We are now in position to do so. There is no guarantee that we will get a good player via free agency, but there is also no guarantee that you will draft a good player if you have high picks(see Clippers, Minnesota etc). Many of these teams toil for years. There are no guarantees to any plan and no GM gives you any guarantees.

All I know is that we had 2 draft picks this year, have 3 prospects as well as some young players with upside, have short reasonable contracts, have gotten rid of 90% of the guys that have contributed to the shame we have all felt, I guarantee we will work to get another draft pick for next year, and have the possibility of being a major player in next years free agency pool. Except for the fact that we have not tanked every game in order to hoard top 10 picks what else could you ask for? And if trading our guys for draft picks is the plan, how did we expect to do so by trading jamal and Zach etc. Who was giving us top picks for these guys?

We were low and in the dumps. We are building up from below the Clippers. It takes a long time to do that.

[Edited by - bippity10 on 01-07-2009 10:29 AM]

What plan???

Seriously if you have something you love reduced to junk... you should support ANY plan to clean up and start over.
Otherwise why you would still hold on to it?

There is no 2010 Plan.

There is a General Manager working to manipulate his roster to be incrementally improved in the frontcourt, and also be in a position to lure headliners to Broadway in coming years.

That renovation does not stop in 2010.

2010 is just the first year the Extreme Home Makeover has the benefit of adding a nice piece. Now, if you REALLY wanna talk... lets talk 2011 when the new Garden floor plan (and pricing) is unveiled and Wilson Chandler makes The All Star team.