We were at 13 in February ("smart but unlucky") and now 30th of 30.
Bailing on the Griffin era but not promoting Bryson Graham (or Langdon) internally stings.
Seems to be viewed from a "they should be tanking lens" which is not happening. But he's really overreacting to the Queen trade as universally panned when Luka just happened.
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Not surprised at all.
HARD TO BELIEVE!
Griffin > Dumars
How are the spurs 3rd? They haven’t done anything in a decade and only have a chance because they got insanely lucky in the draft lottery.
The more the media hates the more I’m excited for the season
Well earned
Yeah. Griffin was a good GM that made one bad trade which wasn’t why last season tanked. It was partly why, but it wasn’t the reason. Griffin was also a great drafter. Everyone outside of like Hawkins and Hates have been a resounding success, and most weren’t even lottery!
It’s the same with the Saints. Just over reaction by the media. No analysis beyond the queen trade. The Poole trade can’t be seen as a negative, the Fears pick was a no brainer at 7, Looney is cheap, Herb got a great contract. The Queen deal is bad, but let’s chill lol. As much as I have a negative opinion on Dumars, the other moves are fine.
Dumars sucks and most likely screwed the team but Griff was pure snake oil and his entire persona and career at large feeds into an illusion of competency that crumbles under scrutiny.
I for one am taken aback by this news.
In the “conventional wisdom” world this is all correct. In the Pelicans world, we may be on to something. Dumars has gone all-in for the next couple years with the moves made. Now, it either works or doesn’t. Then if things go to hell, in two years something blows! What? Could be anything from selling the team, moving the team, firing WG, firing Dumars, trading ZW, etc. Call it the “Two Year Plan”.
This decision is giving shades of firing Gentry to hire SVG. Just very clearly an awful hiring decision, forcing fans to be delusional just to have some hope
Outside fan hear, this thread popped on my For You. It completely baffles me why anyone would ever give Joe Dumars a front office job again. And then for him to put Troy Weaver in there with him… I feel so bad for NOLA fans.
I mean, they didn’t steal it.