NYKBocker wrote:A lot of those players were jettisoned were because of Melo or even the idea of signing somebody like Melo. ZBo was let go to make room for a superstar(i.e. Melo). Gallo, The Mayor, Mozzy, draft picks for Melo. DLee sent away for a superstar(this one was for Amare).

I guess starphuching (credit Nalod) is the cause.

In my opinion though, we have a bad habit of putting players in a role they aren't suited for. My best two examples are crawford and JR. Jamal has been thriving as a 6th man and JR, so far, seems more comfortable in a limited role.

TeamBall wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:A lot of those players were jettisoned were because of Melo or even the idea of signing somebody like Melo. ZBo was let go to make room for a superstar(i.e. Melo). Gallo, The Mayor, Mozzy, draft picks for Melo. DLee sent away for a superstar(this one was for Amare).

I guess starphuching (credit Nalod) is the cause.

I think you could argue the only one thats having success is zbo. Lee is now a bench player with GS (I still think he's solid), Wilson and Gallinari aren't exactly lighting up the league, and Moz remains to be seen but it does look like hes doing well.

In my opinion though, we have a bad habit of putting players in a role they aren't suited for. My best two examples are crawford and JR. Jamal has been thriving as a 6th man and JR, so far, seems more comfortable in a limited role.

I agree that Z Bo is the one (with Crawford) that has had big success.

But there are others:

Trevor 'Delusional' Ariza
Nate Robinson
Channing Frye

Put those three with Jamal and Z Bo, and add in David Lee- and that is pretty solid group of NBA'ers who are all mostly still in the league, contributing more or less in a positive fashion.