knicks1248 wrote:Nalod wrote:Rainman, how does KD come here if your prediction of our FO getting fired holds true?
You have been adamant that losing is bad (it is) and we building bad habits.
And why would a tier one free agent come here is often your diatribe.
Rainman(aka Mills) will eventually get fired if he doesn't hit it out the park.
The question isn't why would a top FA come here, the question is
WHY HASN'T A TOP TIER FA EVER SIGNED HERE, and I'm sure most of it is OWNERSHIP.
They all get fired at some point. except Ernie Grunfeld. But what does that tell you?
Tells me Wiz owner had a big hand in making decisions and Ernie might have been advising him otherwise.
Most teams owners instruct the President/gm on what to do. Not "How", but "What".
I think Ernie's time is up and really he should want to leave his crack head owner and enjoy life.
Back to Mills, I doubt you have thought it thru how if you were an owner how you would quantify the success of the team other than "Winning good, losing back". Is it revenue? Team valuation? Winning? Knicks succeed two out of three.
As a starphucher you base it on "Hit it out of the park". When I evaluate talent in my organization I look at activity and the decision made,, when they were made, and what the conditions/choices presented at that moment. Results are symptom of good decision making. It would appear from your writing that you see results as a way to grade. That's some pretty obvious shyt right there. You love to mention the 54 win WOodson team and how the team has gone down since then. I'd say that team was the cause of the decline and the sugar rush from it not worth it.
To sustain it needed Bargnani. That's my point, one should not have to have been in need for that decision.
Today I posted an article about Don Nelson being here and how it was pivotal. Don has more wins than any other and while he has no chips, he was very successful in his career as a coach and GM. His teams were relevant. His son Donnie was a pioneer of sorts in the international game.
Sure they could have done better at it, but he knew Ewing at 33 was shot and Orlando would rather have him than nothing. Could we have kept Shaq? Maybe. Built on that might have been compelling.
Instead we doubled down on Patrick and the rest is history.