newyorknewyork wrote:Nalod wrote:Walsh had a vision and a plan. Perhaps Lebron had blessed MDA and it would be considered as part of him coming.
The lure and instant formation of the "Heatles" under Riley was a better option.
Starphuchers we are, we go get Amare and then Melo. Walsh was neutered by then and enter the lost years of Grunwald (good man BTW) but with limited access to assets what was is what became.Since its all about blame, its about Dolan having lost "Rasputin" (Isiah) to guide him into the abyss figured he'd just do it himself this time.
What befuddles me is what did Melo see besides the bright lights of broadway that would have him believe that he'd find a successful on court situation? Did he think he'd attract other players and create a sort of "Heatles" knockoff but with CP3 and some other super friend? Did the CAA mafia think it could make it happen?
There is enough blame to go around from Melo's empty Rolodex, to Dolan's enabling, and La La's booty. Bottom line is not Walsh failing to move up a spot, but never falling far enough and trading picks as part of a lame decision making process.
Walsh execution of his plan was poor. The amount of assets he gave away to execute his plan. Had he executed properly we would have still had assets after the Melo trade.
Melo saw Amare and Billups and thought he would be apart of a big 3.
But even if Melo's decision wasnt pure, Its up to the Knicks brass to decide if the juice is worth the sqeeze. Caclulate fit amoung coaches and players. Formulate a plan of action going forward on how they wanted to build the team etc.
I don't blame Walsh for the poor execution. Very often we don't consider the directive the GM's are given by their owners. Ted Lanois of the Wiz stuck with Grunfeld because Earnie had insisted a young core needs veteran leadership to grow. He was right, and when they blended in some experienced talent they started to emerge. Nene was a big part of that as was moving on from McGee.
Earnie survived in part because he was doing what the owner wanted.
Walsh, like many don't always get to set the direction of the team. I have said this many times, its the owner who signs the checks and the 100million dollar contracts are no joke. This is why when you consider the influence of an owner, like Sterling in LA who did not spend until the team was debt free which was one reason they were awful for years among other elements. Bad Elements. Glen Taylor in Minny is notorious for meddling. he finally saw the light and bought back flip to install a plan and execute it.
Michael Heisley who owned the Grizz for years was not a good owner and struggled. When he decided to sell the team, he figured winning brings in more money and he finally spend some money and made them a good franchise and got a better price to sell. He had to trade Pau to make that happen.
Walsh didn't want melo. I can't blame him for Amare either. That is a move that Walsh never makes in Indy for many reasons, money being a big one but Pacers, while no chips were contenders for years. Walsh was shoved down Dolans throat and I believe was ordered to clear the cap for Lebron. When you do that, you have to give away assets.
5/10/2017 2:26 PM
It must be Dolan.
