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re: The Buzz around DLeague Showcase, Joe Dumars to the Pels
Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:37 pm to NOLA Bronco
Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:37 pm to NOLA Bronco
Every team in the league would've drafted darko at 2 that year. He also drafted tayshaun, Monroe and Drummond, amongst others
He didn't see the writing on the wall with those FAs late in his tenure, but those guys were coming off career years and were hot commodities
He also dealt for Rip, signed Chauncey, brought in Sheed, Ben Wallace etc
More recently bias with dumars. Only the elite can build a title team and maintain it for years. Dude was a gm for a long time and built winners. Played for a long time and was a winner. He can identify personnel and knows the recipe for a winning team
You can certainly knock some moves just like every single GM in the league. The guy's body of work as a whole needs to be judged. Going after Billups and Ben Wallace alone when no one else wanted them is pretty remarkable in and of itself
He didn't see the writing on the wall with those FAs late in his tenure, but those guys were coming off career years and were hot commodities
He also dealt for Rip, signed Chauncey, brought in Sheed, Ben Wallace etc
More recently bias with dumars. Only the elite can build a title team and maintain it for years. Dude was a gm for a long time and built winners. Played for a long time and was a winner. He can identify personnel and knows the recipe for a winning team
You can certainly knock some moves just like every single GM in the league. The guy's body of work as a whole needs to be judged. Going after Billups and Ben Wallace alone when no one else wanted them is pretty remarkable in and of itself
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Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:55 pm to GynoSandberg
I think he should get a pass for Josh Smith. It was pretty much the only play he had other than quitting, and who among us would quit a job that pays 7 figures?
Still, when they fire Demps they are back to where they were 4 years ago, needing a GM that they have reason to believe will like and be on the same page with the coach they already have under contract. Maybe Loomis had Joe in the loop on the Gentry decision, nobody eyeing the GM chair would want to fight with JVG or Thibs for power, so I bet Joe gave a big thumbs up on Gentry if he was asked.
Still, when they fire Demps they are back to where they were 4 years ago, needing a GM that they have reason to believe will like and be on the same page with the coach they already have under contract. Maybe Loomis had Joe in the loop on the Gentry decision, nobody eyeing the GM chair would want to fight with JVG or Thibs for power, so I bet Joe gave a big thumbs up on Gentry if he was asked.
This post was edited on 1/11/16 at 1:56 pm
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