93BUICK wrote:TMS- at least you've felt the same way the whole time. I love that you're sticking up for it- and I know you hope you're wrong, and you bleed orange and blue-
I didn't like the J Hill trade- it was muscled in our desperation Neither did Donnie but he felt like he had to do it. I feel like the D Lee trade evened it out, and it worked out. I would have traded J Hill and Pescado Mouth and those picks for AR Turaif and Azibuke.

I hear one of the things about a successful GM, being able to actually work w the rest of the league, is not having to have every single trade be a "steal" where you never ever give anything up- That's what they say about Omar Minaya (isn't your name The Mets Suck? It sucks that you're right I like the Mets.) and Omar gets frozen out of many deals when they come along because he won't give to get.

Isiah was the opposite- always biting himself in the ass with hopeful risks on scorers, and thinking he could somehow "outslick" other GMs and the players would works their asses off because Isiah was a great player. He clearly overestimated that power.

I think the reason people "Trust Donnie" is that there's a sensible flow and thought process within a long term "plan". I personally would have signed for this team for 2010 back in 2008. And I even liked Crawford and Zach.

I think Carmelo is sick. If Donnie decides to trade a bunch of guys I like for him, I'm cool with that. If he assess that it's a bad deal I see where he's coming from.

I guess the funny thing about this conversation is that both sides could be right and know one could know for sure, but both sides here at UK are acting like they know!

much respect for trying to understand where i'm coming from 93Buick... sometimes guys get so caught up in the "I'm right you're wrong" argument that we forget that we all just want what's best for the team... not everyone has to have the same point of view on these issues... if AR & Gallo turn out to be studs there will be no one happier to see that than me.