re: Would you rather Eric Gordon over Jrue Holiday (even $$$)

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teddy, that is exactly how everyone builds teams these days.

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where has that gotten most teams? Name a team that drafted a star and built a championship contender around them other than GSW, Cleveland, OKC, and SAS, and if not for LEbron's greatness, Cleveland would have fricked that up, which they did.

Quit listening to what the so called star wants. If he's a capable star, you have him for 8 years. Really doesn't matter what you do in that time frame, that star isnt' leaving in that time frame. So you have 8 years to build a winner. I would bet AD would be happier playing the 5 and being a perennial playoff team, than not playing the 5 and not making the playoffs every year.

Is AD a GM? no, so quit letting him influence how the team is built. There's only a handful of players that should be able to demand things to their front office and they listen, and AD isnt' one of those guys yet. If you can't single handedly get your team to playoffs, much less to .500, then you haven't earned the right to tell the front office what to do yet.