but i do recall some folks going ballistic about not making the move.

anyway, now the hindsight tells us good thing we didn't sign him.

Wasn't it MDA pushing for Sessions? And Walsh was considering signing him?

I look at this and think WTF were they thinking?

Its one thing for a bunch of knucklehead fans like us to covet players- but we don't get paid good money to evaluate talent.

Ultimately Walsh made the right move, but, was it because he was just slightly outbid?

I mean, we might very well have signed sessions for $12m for 4 years- and watched D'Antoni proceed to fall out of love with his newest pet.

And then we'd have to have traded another draft pick or two just to move him at the deadline!

Bippity10 wrote:

franco12 wrote:regardless of contract- what does a year of Sessions vs. Douglas now say about Walsh & MDA?

Wasn't it MDA pushing for Sessions? And Walsh was considering signing him?

I look at this and think WTF were they thinking?

Its one thing for a bunch of knucklehead fans like us to covet players- but we don't get paid good money to evaluate talent.

Ultimately Walsh made the right move, but, was it because he was just slightly outbid?

I mean, we might very well have signed sessions for $12m for 4 years- and watched D'Antoni proceed to fall out of love with his newest pet.

And then we'd have to have traded another draft pick or two just to move him at the deadline!

So you are killing Walsh and D'Antoni for being interested in a guy???

kill someone for showing interest and making the right decision in hindsight.

Markji wrote:

martin wrote:

Bippity10 wrote:

franco12 wrote:regardless of contract- what does a year of Sessions vs. Douglas now say about Walsh & MDA?

Wasn't it MDA pushing for Sessions? And Walsh was considering signing him?

I look at this and think WTF were they thinking?

Its one thing for a bunch of knucklehead fans like us to covet players- but we don't get paid good money to evaluate talent.

Ultimately Walsh made the right move, but, was it because he was just slightly outbid?

I mean, we might very well have signed sessions for $12m for 4 years- and watched D'Antoni proceed to fall out of love with his newest pet.

And then we'd have to have traded another draft pick or two just to move him at the deadline!

So you are killing Walsh and D'Antoni for being interested in a guy???

kill someone for showing interest and making the right decision in hindsight.

"Showing interest" doesn't mean anything. This is Walsh's method of operating. A lot of it is a smokescreen and a lot of it is doing "Due Diligence" - making sure of the player's abilities or non-abilities. Makes for lots of good articles from the sports writers.

We must have "shown interest" in at least 20+ players this past year including D-League, Summer League, available veterans, players coming back from injuries, etc. And how many players did we sign - only Bender and no real advance notice on that, and we made a good offer to Grant Hill which was rejected. So one can't say that Walsh was really interested in Sessions?? Who really knows?

Great point......Yet another fan inventing a way to make themselves angry.