George Karl is not super impressed with our roster moves
- Thread starter r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t
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lol he doesn't like us, since we used to kick his *** all the time. who cares what he says
GVC
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*Insert insult*
DL has yet to make a trade that involved outgoing or incoming players who could reasonably be considered longterm pieces. The same can be said for his free agent signings. He took over a playoff team with two fringe all-stars and a handful of fairly well-regarded young players, and has turned it into one of the worst teams in the league with three young players who now look like complementary pieces making more money than James Harden and Dwight Howard. His most notable moves are trading Muhammad and Dieng for Burke and Gobert (lateral), turning cap space into two late first round picks and signing Trevor Booker. He's made exactly zero notable moves in-season. The team is worse, the value of all team assets is arguably worse as well.
I'm all for giving DL more time. He may have some longterm plan, where he actually turns complementary pieces and picks into better players and builds a decent team. He hasn't done that yet.
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If only this were true.
only if.... D:
NAOS
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In every industry there's a period of wiping the decks. Lindsey was hired to observe for one year, more-or-less, and then begin his rebuild. He wiped the decks, and I understand why he did what he did. He's not done, though, so nobody should go all fanboy.... just like nobody should be hatin'.
NAOS
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Given the size of his contract, I'm not that unhappy about getting a late-first for Jefferson (i.e. with the cap-space). But I'm absolutely certain we could have had a better haul for Millsap at some point in the post-DWill, water-treading era.
Stifle Tower
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I'm convinced that right up until Lindsey won the battle of rebuild vs. retool, there was the Miller/KOC faction that wanted to re-sign Millsap and bring back DMC and probably Foye. Wasn't until the GS deal came about that the "tank" strategy was unveiled. I say this because a) reports indicated the Jazz were talking to Paul throughout free agency, b) he hadn't really been linked to other teams (nor had DMC or Foye) and c) Lindsey talked about a "value shopping" approach to free agency. Jazz likely expected some solid veterans to be available at a bargain price. Of course, the opposite happened.