I think DL SHOULD be on the hot seat. Dennis won the fight to rebuild instead of retool. He convinced the FO to get rid of Millsap and Demarre Carroll so he could "not skip steps." He purposely didn't give the Jazz a bench so he could get lottery picks.
Wins: getting rid of Corbin and hiring Quin, drafting Gobert. Minor win for Hood, but he was a "no-brainer" pick as best player available. Medium win for signing JJ.
Losses: three straight years of missing the playoffs, drafting Lyles, drafting Burke (may not be on him, though). MAYBE taking Exum.
Meh trade for Tubby Diaw.
As evidenced by this season, you CAN bring in vets and not sacrifice development or playing time of younger players. "Not skipping steps" was all about sucking to get lottery picks. And thus far, none have panned out.
"Retooling" would have only cost us Exum and Burke. We could have re-signed Paul and Demare and still have drafted Gobert and Hood. Lyles may also have been available in late teens/early 20's. And Atlanta would have accepted any 1st rounder in the trade.
Yes, it's hindsight, but DL HAS to be held accountable for his ****ty picks. He brings in 80+ players and can't find even ONE contributor late in draft. He can't see Lyles was a terrible shooter in college - and surprise, still is! And if he's not prepared to pony up for Hill, why waste a lottery pick to get him? The extension should have been a wink/wink deal at the time of the trade. Otherwise you DONT trade a lottery pick for an expiring contract.
