Why couldn't KOC land CP3 do we not have the assets???
Why not take a risk with getting Odom for nothing??? He is 7ft and he is talented.
There have been other trades. A good GM should not just make or not make a move based on his peers. A good GM is a con artist that make the chess moves ahead of everyone else.
How do you not understand that a lot of these big name free agents are dictating their destinations? The Jazz weren't going to get Paul for the same reason they weren't going to get Carmello, Lebron, Bosh, or Dwight Howard:
THEY DO NOT WANT TO COME HERE.
It has nothing to do with the team, the organization, the coach or the GM. It has EVERYTHING to do with the destination. These players might want to win, but they also want to play for a large market team.
Look at the Nets. There's a strong possibility that They'll have Dwight Howard by the start of next season. Dwight and Deron want to play together. They're dictating who they play with. But do you think Dwight would be interested in playing with Deron if he was still here in Utah? **** no! They'd be planning their eventual move to Dallas, which may happen anyway.
Look at Lebron James. Before he ended up in Miami, there were many reports that his top preference was to actually stay in Cleveland and bring Bosh and Wade there with him. But Wade and Bosh didn't like that? They wanted to play with Lebron, but they wanted to do it in Miami.
Every single time someone mentions the reality of this team's unfortunate geographical location, every time someone mentions the challenge KOC has of bringing players here, you completely ignore it because it doesn't fit with your stubborn opinion of the man.
It's not like the Jazz are the only team in this boat. Milwaukee, Minnesota, Charlotte... these are not sexy destinations for players these days. The BEST thing this team has going for it is the tradition of winning. Being able to point to those bronze statues of Stockton and Malone out in front of the ESA and say "yeah, two of the best players to ever play the game wore our uniform".
KOC has done a fantastic job, especially with the Deron trade. When the 2012-2013 season starts and Deron is in a Mavericks uniform, there is NO WAY anyone on this board could claim that Utah didn't win that trade.
Take your ****ing head out of your ***.