Well it's promising that Zeke is saying no more MLE. I think Dolan, though he's boys with Isiah, is feeling the heat from the press and fans and is making a point to spend more responsibly.
See that's the problem in itself -- Dolan runs the orginization like a business, yet he buddies around with GM's he
LIKES, rather than who would do the best job.
Anyway, you have Curry starting, and that's a given. Just like Joe Johnson is a given for the Hawk's future.
When you give up the type of assets you gave up for both guys, you can pretty much bet on a big backlash if you turned around and traded the guy for anything less than a superstar (and most teams won't view Eddy as worthy of that so that probly wouldn't happen anyway, he has health risks)
What MisterEarl said is right - WE
DEFINITELY need crisper ball movement. There's no doubt.
The other thing I noticed we need is better outside shooting; we need to try to rid ourselves of the bad shooters (
Francis), while bringing in better shooters (
draft, trade).
Next step is to guage what Lee's value is now, b/c let's be honest, he
COULD have a Frye-like slump, or not improve. So if we can maximize his value, it's worth looking into.
Since Francis will be cut or traded, if we don't trade Frye or Lee with the pick for an upgrade at PF via the draft (
Noah/Horford/Wright), then we should just draft a shooter (
Almond, Rush, Affolo, Byars, Belinini, etc.).
After that I might try to boost the media interest by nabbing Ewing from the Rockets to mentor Eddy, and probly call it a summer.
DLee is the best thing to happen to NY in Isiah's 4 year tenure.
And that alone, though a positive on the radar, is sad as hell.
