Posted by GKFv2:

I understand he is the Director of Scouting but I think he is definitely working with Walsh as a "capologist" of sorts. After all, he was the one managed to get so far under the cap in 2000 to sign Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill. Those moves could have worked out much better had Hill not become a gimp in his entire stint in Orlando. I think this guy will help Walsh with how we should structure our contracts and who we can fit under the cap and still have room to sign 2 big free agent stars in 2010. I think Walsh hired Gabriel partly because of 2010 and I think it is an underrated hiring.

BTW Gabriel did draft the Rookie of the Year Mike Miller and Corey Maggette but his drafting record is spotty. Keyon Dooling at 10, Courtney Alexander at 13 and Doleac at 12 left a lot to be desired.

But like I said, he's more important in that he was one of the best at clearing contracts to get so far under the cap and sign two guys to max deals. I think it's always good to have a guy who was successful at it(not in terms of wins of course but the execution) when we're doing this.

Posted by eViL:

Isiah thought Eddy Curry was better than any of the first round talent in the 2006 and 2007 draft. That's a major hit to his draft cred even if it didn't involve drafting anyone.

Posted by Nalod:

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by eViL:

Isiah thought Eddy Curry was better than any of the first round talent in the 2006 and 2007 draft. That's a major hit to his draft cred even if it didn't involve drafting anyone.

Its weird because his drafting record shows such foresight, depth of thought, and left field thinking, yet all that escaped him when it came to making trades. Like he was using two different brains. Maybe he was just a sucker for big names and a mark.

and hire the wrong coach to try to put it together!

He panicked with signing JJ1. He panicked often.

Compared to the lakes who laid back and let it all come to them, and then together.

Walsh will do better if for only being patient.

His decision making was just disastrous, other than drafting. Did seem like he was very impulsive and made moves solely how they sounded on paper.