re: Fire Dell Demps 2017-2018 Offseason/Season Long Thread

It really showed this summer when there was silence about the future of Gentry and Dell. This has to be one of the biggest problems. Benson and Loomis are only figure heads over Dell and Uncle Al. We need someone fully invested in the Pelicans

Exactly, this is a problem that will continue to occur GM after GM, coach after coach. We have to fix the dysfunction at the highest level possible. Something tells me Loomis won't care too much about not being the President (unless it leads to a significant reduction in pay).

However, Loomis won't get relieved of his duties with the Pelicans, unless any combination of the following occur:

- The pelicans have perform awfully for four seasons (which even then there's no guarantee as he could pass blame off to the GM and coach since he has no involvement)

- The saints perform poorly to such a degree that Loomis is fired from his Saints position.

-His retirement

- new ownership

- if there is an extensive amount of public outcry from the national and local media which will apply pressure on the franchise. However, seeing we get no national coverage and sadly little local coverage, I don't see it happening.

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Controversial take: I like Dell. He's done a bang up job.

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other than being a troll, I want to know your opinion on what he has done well.

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I think it's trolling to paint Dell as the worst GM in the league. Dell has made moves- both good and bad- but not every GM nails every move, except those frickers in Golden State and San Antonio. Even Daryl Morey has had his frickups.

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he's not the worst, but he's not average.

you said he's done a bang up job, examples man!

I wish we had traded our whole roster to Portland for the sixth pick.

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I wish we had traded our whole roster to Portland for the sixth pick.

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Or that the Wolves would have won less games late in the season.

I'll say that Demps is the worst GM in basketball. He has had a "top 5" player and missed the playoffs 4 out of 5 seasons. No other GM, with a top 10 player, can make that claim..

What I think of Dell Demps is that the job of GM is above his ability. He's in over his head. He doesn't seem to really have a plan or philosophy or a strategy. He doesn't seem to really understand how to balance building a team on the floor while also keeping options available to set up moves in the future.

He just doesn't understand how to play the game effectively. The best GM's are playing chess and he seems to be winging it.

Good.

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The best GM's are playing chess and he's playing Go Fish.

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Fify