My faith in this team does not lie in Mills, Perry or Fiz. What they have or not done in the past is not as important as creation of opportunities.

For example KP was drafted and we had a bonafide opportunity to have a very special player. For all the reasons we know it did not turn out. Not because of Phil, Mills, mummy curse, Dolan or Anucha, but that shyt happens! By being reasonably decisive we created four opportunities.

1. Cap space. Not the starphuch we wanted and perhaps by staying short term we defer the opportunity if and when its presented.
2. Dennis Smith. The talent is there. We have an opportunity to develop him as an allstar.
3. The 2021 pick
4. The 2023 pick

one, or any combo might eclipse what KP might be. Depends on KP's health, his talent and what we do. This will take at minimum 5 years to "Grade the trade".
Fundamentally this FO was decisive and perhaps looked at math instead of ego and desperation. There was a chance we let KP devalue his trade prospects or he could have walked. Instead we created opportunity. It don't win games, but your better with hit then not.

Draft picks on roster: True Blue chapters and young ones.........These are not certainties but opportunities. Some will not develop. some will exceed hope. some will be about right. Law of averages. Maybe frank is the bust. Maybe we took him too young and by being patient he does fulfill his expectations. Maybe we kept him because his trade value was shyt and no deals were worth it to us. Don't matter. He is still part of the equation. Remember its "math".

What is different than anytime my fingers have danced on the UK is we have increased our exposure to opportunities. To get "Lucky" you need this. If this is the thinking with this FO I can appreciate this long term view and how this discipline over time SHOULD yield results. With growing talent, picks and cap space the opportunity will come when a trade will make sense.

Nalod believes in Math and Science. My faith is calculated. I see a process that resembles that. Starphucks are emotional. They do increase attendance but box office math is not my concern. Winning percentages are. WE are good unless Dolan gets emotional.

(Note -- that is sarcasm.)

2000–01 48 34 .585
2001–02 30 52 .366
2002–03 37 45 .451
2003–04 39 43 .476
2004–05 33 49 .402
2005–06 23 59 .280
2006–07 33 49 .402
2007–08 23 59 .280
2008–09 32 50 .390
2009–10 29 53 .354
2010–11 42 40 .512
2011–12 36 30 .545
2012–13 54 28 .659
2013–14 37 45 .451
2014–15 17 65 .207
2015–16 32 50 .390
2016–17 31 51 .378
2017–18 29 53 .354
2018–19 17 65 .207

Wanna do the "math" and tell us all the winning percentage since Frank Ntilikina was born?

Panos wrote:Winning percentage, you say?

2000–01 48 34 .585
2001–02 30 52 .366
2002–03 37 45 .451
2003–04 39 43 .476
2004–05 33 49 .402
2005–06 23 59 .280
2006–07 33 49 .402
2007–08 23 59 .280
2008–09 32 50 .390
2009–10 29 53 .354
2010–11 42 40 .512
2011–12 36 30 .545
2012–13 54 28 .659
2013–14 37 45 .451
2014–15 17 65 .207
2015–16 32 50 .390
2016–17 31 51 .378
2017–18 29 53 .354
2018–19 17 65 .207

Wanna do the "math" and tell us all the winning percentage since Frank Ntilikina was born?

I don't have the time, but I would love to add columns for what we did with our draft picks- because for a good part of that stretch, we were trading first rounders like they didn't matter.

I think that is the difference now with the organization is they value the draft. The question is will we be able to hit on enough in the draft to build a foundation of talent to dig us out of the gutter.

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Nalodian opinion:

The past decisions would be relevant if the process continued. Mills is driving this bus Not Isiah not Donnie, Not Phil. It was a shyt show. We can only point to equations that could add up to success.

Seen enough of the decisions Mills made when he was GM. When he made the call. To say that it looks like Perry is driving the bus as far as personel decisions, and Mills is in charge of keeping an eye on the big picture, which is also important.

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well he’s got dwight howard’s vote. that grand per month will round out the LA per diem deal.