A while ago, Danny told the world that Ray would only be traded for a young player and expirings. We all thought that it was GM speak (stretching the truth)and they might move on that position if the proverbial Godfather deal came along. Well, ironically, he wasn't lying, so it wasn't GM-speak in that respect. It was GM-speak in that it masked the real agenda of ownership: "we have no intention of dealing RA or ANY of the expirings because we want to save $$$$$$$." Of course he/they couldn't tell us this then. How would they (management)all look if they took the absurd, self-serving position that they won't trade RA or the expirings for anything but expirings and that mythical young borderline star, and specifically a 2 to replace RA because all they wanted to do was save $$$. Talk about the impossible quest so you never have to deliver.
They never had any intention of trading RA or any of the expirings unless a Gasol-like deal fell in their lap, and they knew that would never happen. They put it out there so they wouldn't look selfish or stupid. Think about this: Next year, RA, BS, TA, SW, MD (am I missing anybody?) all come off the books. They will be on the hook for RRs new contract differential and any raises the signed players' contracts may require. They'll (I hope) make a big deal of spending the whole MLE (BFD!!!)just to keep up appearances that they are still trying to win. Talk about disingenuous!
They will be saving a whole lot of $$ next year at the expense of keeping our chances open for the rest of the KG era.
Look at all the deals that have gone down in the past week. You can't tell me we couldn't be in on some of them to get more athletic and younger. Butler and Haywood would have looked great in Green as would've Butler/Jamison, MikeMiller/any of the above, Tyrus Thomas, John Salmons, Marcus Camby, Al Thornton, JRich (never mind Amare, Wow), Hinrich, Hakkim Warrick, etc, etc, etc. You can't tell me we couldn't have gotten some of these players with our lesser expirings. WTH, wyc and co. (lower case on purpose). You thought you had us fooled, but we see right through you....right to your bottom line. No wonder the players are making a half-assed effort on the court when the FO and ownership aren't even doing that.
To me Danny's off the hook. He only did what his bosses allowed/told him to do. I REALLY like the Nate deal and think he will be a much larger impact player than most imagine.
wyc and co., that's another story. I wish we could hold them accountable, somehow. Why don't you guys sell the team to Mark Cuban. Oh yeah, he's the guy that got Caron.
Topic: Don't blame Danny: Blame Wyc &Co. (Read 6739 times)