BRIGGS wrote:1. Not drafting Brook Lopez[I know many people like Gallo--but bypassing a 7-1 265 pound skill C was the biggest error to date for building a team]
2. Not trading Wilson Chandler for pick 5[Stephon Curry--this may be 1--it very well could be 1--thats how bad it was]
3. Not signing David Lee for 7mm per
4 Last years full draft[take your pick because Jordan Hill is going to Houston and he wasn't anywhere near the BPA ]
5 Signing Anthony Roberson over Anthony Morrow
6 Getting nothing for Nate Robinson over 2 years
7 Putting so much faith in Chris Duhon this year
8 Inability to find cheap players who can play like a CJ Watson--hey Donnie did you see him play tonight--maybe we shouldve brought him in for cheap this summer instead of throwing all of the eggs in the basket with Duhon and overpaying for Douglas?
9 Trading Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford prematurely and getting nothing except cap space[this could be significantly higher--its a wait and see.
10 Only attempt at a 7 footer was darkoI feel something very bad brewing--so I am allowed to swap. So far this effort has been stale and poor. There is a ton of dysfunction and they have only 1 plan.
1. I was at the draft praying that we would take Brook when he dropped, but am still happy with Gallo now. Still, I understand your point here.
2. From what I've read, Donnie was willing to trade Wilson for pick 5 and had a deal almost done until Minnesota came in with a deal that Washington liked better (prospect in Foye and a vet like Miller who was supposed to help a potential playoff team).
3. BRIGGS, I love Lee as much as anyone but I doubt we had a chance to sign him at 7 million per. I think David was asking for more than that. Keep in mind, Lee never signed an offer sheet so a lot of GMs must have thought that the Knicks would match any reasonable deal.
4. Agree with you on this point. So far, it looks like we have royally screwed up this draft. To be fair to Donnie, the two guys he wanted the most are the two best rookies out there right now (Tyreke and Curry). We know Donnie tried to get either of them so it is very tough to blame him 100% when Jennings was such a wild card. Still, we probably should have taken DeRozan at least.
5. Roberson was a minimum signing and finding diamonds in the rough like Morrow or Ben Wallace is very tough to do. Hard to put all the blame on Walsh for a missed opportunity like this when it happens so rarely.
6. Looks like we are getting a first round pick for Nate so I wouldn't say we got "nothing." Keep in mind, there was never much trade value for Nate either way.
7. Agree with you on Duhon, Donnie and Mike messed up on this one.
8. To be fair, they are trying to find cheap prospects (e.g. Landry) but you need some luck on your side too.
9. This was a move that had to be made. No team can be a winner with Zach and Crawford as the two main cogs. Donnie handled these trades perfectly and sold high. We don't even know if we would have made the playoffs with that team.
10. Eh, I'll give you this one although Bender was a good attempt.
"This is a very cautious situation that we're in. You have to be conservative in terms of using your assets and using them wisely. We're building for the future." - Zeke (I guess not protecting a first round pick is being conservative)
2/18/2010 7:21 AM