The next GM will get less flexibility than Isiah had, which means he won't be able to run the team amok, and might actually come in with a plan that goes further than "let's get 12 athletic players".
See here's what I don't understand. I don't understand why you and a
lot of posters think its a great thing that a future GM will have less
spending flexibility.
It's not the flexibility that is the problem. It's not Dolan who gave
the flexibility that's the problem. IT IS THE GM THAT ABUSED IT WITHOUT A CONSISTENT PLAN that is the problem. No one forced
Isiah to go out and spend STUPIDLY. The flexibility is a great asset
if someone is disciplined to use it only when it makes sense -- like
to land your franchise player (or two).
What you don't do is:
- trade for a slouch underachiever making 14MM named Tim Thomas.
- trade for MoT getting paid 9MM each of 2 years because he is an expiring contract in 2 years.
- trade for Malik Rose for 3 years just to get 2 #30 picks.
- in the same trade, trade away your ONLY CENTER so that you are forced to:
- sign JJ, and then give him 5MM/year for FIVE FREAKIN YEARS.
- trade for Francis and his max contract (3 years)when you already have the same freakin' player ON A MAX CONTRACT.
I'll leave the Marbury trade out of it, because although he is definitely overpaid and in retrospect it turned out to be regrettable, at least he was trying to get franchise level talent in the deal, even tho it turns out that Marbury is not that.
If Isiah had reserved his use of Dolan's millions on good deals, we would be ahead of the game. Instead, we're hamstrung and are stuck with sh!t contracts for at least the next 3 years.
I'm not going to rant on about Eddy Curry, because that trade falls into a different category. (I don't mind the money spent on him, or the chance taken on him, its the failure to protect picks that was STUPID!)
[Edited by - panos on 12-08-2006 09:07 AM]
12/8/2006 9:13 AM
