If Ricky gets his panties in a Haywad over the front office doing their job, that's on him.
The front office literally gets paid to improve the team, and they would be at fault if they did not listen to offers from other teams and seek out ways to make the team better. Unfortunately for the players, to get a good player, a good player has to go. It's always a complicated scenario that has to match positions with dollars with chemistry with whatever.
I think the FO knows and values chemistry. The FO also is pretty certain with this roster that they will not win a championship despite the great chemistry. Generally our FO likes to keep things quiet because they legitimately like the players they have, but are in a tight spot in that while they like the players they have, they are obligated to seek trades, drafts, opportunities to make the team better even if it hurts. I think it just hurt Ricky to think he was not untouchable, but when he comes down to earth I hope he realizes that maybe 2 people are untouchable, and that's not even true if the right players are in the mix. Bottom line, the front office has to do their job.
Ricky should relax, and play. Favors gets it as he's in the talk every year it seems. It's part of the game, even if it sucks.
I like Ricky, and appreciate much of his game and attitude and the fire he adds to the team. I do wish he would get some arch on his shots. I thought he tried to do that last year and his shots improved, and now this year he is throwing the frozen ropes again.
I like Exum and have been a supporter for a while, but. He can't stay healthy. Period. He's long, fast, and has shows a few flashes of what a healthy Exum is capable of. Some of the people calling for Exum to start over Ricky are absurd. He can't stay on the court and struggles to shoot 30% from three. How does he suddenly solve the problem of Donovan having a 3pt threat from the 1 that has to be guarded to open up the floor? Absurd.
This is a great place to voice opinions, frustrations, and celebrations. So a few posters here want Ricky gone. You will find posters who want everyone gone. Missionaccomplished or whatever his name is used to root for KOC to begone. There are some strange ducks here, but hey it's the internet. We are basically a Utah Jazz in Wonderland where strange things happen and people self ban and come back on the regular. A Hotel California if you will.
