DL out… kinda?

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Some people have a hard time admitting their baby is ugly. I see it in management a lot, with either processes, people, or entire operations. Sometimes the top guy needs to go so someone else can slay the sacred cow and get things back on track again. Look at Exum. I'm shocked he finally agreed to move him, frankly. No one understood why he kept throwing money at him, but probably to try to salvage the 2nd highest pick in franchise history so he didn't look as bad for it, when he should have just admitted it was a **** pick and moved on years before he did. Of course I'm ok with the timing because it got us Clarkson, which is easily the most lop-sided trade in our favor in franchise history. But who knows what else we could have done if we had let Exum walk when his contract ended before like we should have.

If this is the main critique of DL then he had an amazing career lmfao.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It's hilarious to me that Exum is brought up the most as DL's black mark when it's not even close. It's Kanter/Burks/Burke/The dedication to Favors.

Not sure Exum is even in the top 10 of his bad moves. It was the most logical decision at teh time and one most GM's would have made. He salvaged it as well as any GM could.

 

[Elizah Huge]

It's hilarious to me that Exum is brought up the most as DL's black mark when it's not even close. It's Kanter/Burks/Burke/The dedication to Favors.

Not sure Exum is even in the top 10 of his bad moves. It was the most logical decision at teh time and one most GM's would have made. He salvaged it as well as any GM could.

I agree. Exum was a no-brainer pick at 5. Almost everyone thought he was going top-4.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Like, how many years did Utah waste with Favors at the 4 instead of trying to aggressively move on? That's probably the most damning thing about DL's tenure. Everything else is kind of just a mistake that makes sense. Sometimes you evaluate prospects wrong. No one is perfect and he nailed a ton of them. But to stick with two center lineups for so long is another thing.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Like I bet a part of DL really wanted more Favors/Gobert lineups this year and Quin refused.

 

[NAOS]

DL’s black mark is DEFINITELY how he’s managed the PG position. This isn’t even debatable. Tia.

 

[homeytennis]

If Quin and DL weren't talking, that is a sign that the train has left the tracks.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Like I bet a part of DL really wanted more Favors/Gobert lineups this year and Quin refused.

DL definitely expected more Favors/Gobert lineups. When Favors was signed they said he was going to be playing 20-24 minutes.

 

[homeytennis]

I wonder whose idea it was to have the two summer league teams this summer?

 

[Elizah Huge]

Sounds like Battier is the front runner to get hired over someone like Ainge according to Windhorst.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

I hope we hire Shane Battier. I think Wade has the inside track there so it is pretty realistic.

People want Masai but that is too hard to do... get the next Masai... Battier is a smart dude from a smart franchise. He could be great.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Like, how many years did Utah waste with Favors at the 4 instead of trying to aggressively move on? That's probably the most damning thing about DL's tenure. Everything else is kind of just a mistake that makes sense. Sometimes you evaluate prospects wrong. No one is perfect and he nailed a ton of them. But to stick with two center lineups for so long is another thing.

I wouldn't even say one specific move is his "black mark". I would say its being a year or two behind the trends and not making changes quickly enough. Too much letting it bake. Favs at the 4 is a grand example.