Even from a contract management point it made more sense to bring in more players and not 1. Everybody felt like they had to compete with the Nets, who never did much of anything. I could never understand why that phenomena occurred…I don’t think they ever made it to the ECF with their purported Big 3.
Man letting Alex walk is unforgivable. His defense, the blocked shots, offensive boards, the assists, actually staying in front of the Greek freak and making him pass. Then watching him coach up the team like Rondo. Sigh indeed. One more thing, why didn’t we bring Wes Matthews back? He’s been much better than a lot of the old guys we brought in.
Michael you are pretty much echoing what I was saying since the summer of last year.
“One more thing, why didn’t we bring Wes Matthews back? He’s been much better than a lot of the old guys we brought in.” I kept asking the same question till the cows came home. Just puzzling.
Also, was it worth it for one championship, to get LeBron and AD, at the cost of throwing away all the huge asset base of baby Lakers that had been so painstakingly built up? I keep coming back to Zubac for Muscala as the poster child for the miserable asset management decisions, although the overpay for AD and the trade for Westbrook are close.
Losing Dennis the menace for nothing was a travesty in itself, but losing Caruso for a much bigger zero? That’s serious malpractice and a violation of oath from the front office.
Yup. We traded Green and a draft pick for Schorder then got all miffed when he wanted to look for a bigger deal. Fans can get miffed, Rob should act like a pro and he didn’t, he acted like a whiny little man-baby and the result was assets tossed out the window for no reason at all.
Yep. When the point guard market bottomed out we could have gotten Dennis at a reduced rate. Dennis wasn’t exactly the best fit but he was better than Russ, especially on defense. Just from a system stand point, odds are he would have improved some. We would have had a 1st round pick, and still would have had our experienced core. We also would have been able to Add Melo, Malik, Austin and Nunn. With all the injuries we would not have had a shot at a ring but at least we would have made the playoffs. We would have won a lot of those games we lost with our old core. Plus we would be set up much better from an asset stand point moving forward. if Rob wasn’t “family” he would have been out the door after that performance.
April 21, 2022 8 Comments
I was thinking that LBJ loved Caruso?
After he left he said he was in favor of it but, honestly, it’s hard for me to take anyone involved in the debacle that was last summer at their word.
True. But to be fair, nobody predicted DeMar raising his game to an MVP level like he has. No excuse for the Caruso debacle tho…..
Even from a contract management point it made more sense to bring in more players and not 1. Everybody felt like they had to compete with the Nets, who never did much of anything. I could never understand why that phenomena occurred…I don’t think they ever made it to the ECF with their purported Big 3.
Man letting Alex walk is unforgivable. His defense, the blocked shots, offensive boards, the assists, actually staying in front of the Greek freak and making him pass. Then watching him coach up the team like Rondo. Sigh indeed. One more thing, why didn’t we bring Wes Matthews back? He’s been much better than a lot of the old guys we brought in.
Michael you are pretty much echoing what I was saying since the summer of last year.
“One more thing, why didn’t we bring Wes Matthews back? He’s been much better than a lot of the old guys we brought in.” I kept asking the same question till the cows came home. Just puzzling.
Also, was it worth it for one championship, to get LeBron and AD, at the cost of throwing away all the huge asset base of baby Lakers that had been so painstakingly built up? I keep coming back to Zubac for Muscala as the poster child for the miserable asset management decisions, although the overpay for AD and the trade for Westbrook are close.
Losing Dennis the menace for nothing was a travesty in itself, but losing Caruso for a much bigger zero? That’s serious malpractice and a violation of oath from the front office.
Yup. We traded Green and a draft pick for Schorder then got all miffed when he wanted to look for a bigger deal. Fans can get miffed, Rob should act like a pro and he didn’t, he acted like a whiny little man-baby and the result was assets tossed out the window for no reason at all.
Yep. When the point guard market bottomed out we could have gotten Dennis at a reduced rate. Dennis wasn’t exactly the best fit but he was better than Russ, especially on defense. Just from a system stand point, odds are he would have improved some. We would have had a 1st round pick, and still would have had our experienced core. We also would have been able to Add Melo, Malik, Austin and Nunn. With all the injuries we would not have had a shot at a ring but at least we would have made the playoffs. We would have won a lot of those games we lost with our old core. Plus we would be set up much better from an asset stand point moving forward. if Rob wasn’t “family” he would have been out the door after that performance.