Dell has made some mistakes FA wise, but has made the most of declarations from ownership to win now and has been outstanding finding mid season trades.

I didn’t like his hire of Gentry. That system requires a MVP caliber point guard to win consistently. Also, when Cousins went he had full reign to use that system instead of collaborating with Finch who is a good coach and probably has little to do with anything now.

What worries me most about this whole deal is Ownership. I’d be willing to bet Gayle was unwilling to go into tax to keep Cousins. This told AD more than anything it’s time to go and started the snowball. In Small markets you keep stars when you get them and show a willingness to go into the tax to win, that’s what OKC did and it’s why PG stayed. This can all still be salvaged though with the power of AD as a trade chip we’ll see. I think Dell could have got it done.

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Posted by lionward2014

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Posted on 2/15/19 at 12:17 pm to klew5

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I’d be willing to bet Gayle was unwilling to go into tax to keep Cousins.

I'm like 99% sure it was said by numerous people they were willing to go into the tax to keep Boogie if it meant we were putting out a legit team.

Ms. Gayle loves the Pels and wants to win, in a way it is blessing that his is happening so that she can start being more proactive instead of retroactive.

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Posted by Bronc

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Posted on 2/15/19 at 12:18 pm to klew5

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Dell has made some mistakes FA wise, but has made the most of declarations from ownership to win now and has been outstanding finding mid season trades.

It seems that by all accounts, including Dell's own behavior prior to the Benson's taking control, that the roster building strategy was rather aligned. That if given an alternative mandate Dell would of acquiesced, but that he too believed in his vision for an accelerated strategy around forgoing draft picks for late first contract and second contract players.

Even so, from within those constraints Demps execution of that strategy was lacking. On his own terms there was a lot not to like. Him finding midseason trades was typically, if not always, in response to roster building failures that prompted an immediate need. Often resulting in acquisitions that were not well positioned to be long-term assets. Which clearly has had knock down effects on building team synergy and cohesion year to year.

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