I absolutely love this thread. It is a flavor of sports commentary that I like to call the You've Forgotten How Bad it Can Really Get™. Fans have such alarmingly short memories. Vlade Divac. Pete D'Allesandro. Jerry Reynolds. Bill Russell. There are some stark differences between the names listed here and Monte McNair, who is a competent executive and strong talent evaluator. Get over yourselves.
A year wasted thanks to Monte.
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Honestly, I felt uncomfortable watching it. Part of his job as a gm is being one of the key external faces for the org. Obviously, Vivek is well trained in that regard. He needs to assign his own PR people to him and give him some serious help communicating. The dude had trouble articulating coherent answers.
Yeah, it's not like all this sports agent crap and wanting to leave to SA should have been a last minute surprise, leaving him with an excuse for being caught flat-footed. Until I hear of a date for a particular meeting with Fox and his agents giving McNair their demands, I'll continue to believe this goes back to the middle of last season, at least.
I got the sense that they were prepared, but not for it to go public. He made some comment that indicated he was annoyed how the process played out in public.
And that goes back to how I feel about Fox moving forward. Paul George showed it was possible to go to your team and get moved to your desired destination quickly and quietly in a way that works out for everyone. Sure, part of the difference is that Monte is not Sam Presti, but unless there’s some indication that the Kings were leaking, the way Fox and his representatives handled his exit will unfortunately tarnish his legacy as a King.
And that goes back to how I feel about Fox moving forward. Paul George showed it was possible to go to your team and get moved to your desired destination quickly and quietly in a way that works out for everyone. Sure, part of the difference is that Monte is not Sam Presti, but unless there’s some indication that the Kings were leaking, the way Fox and his representatives handled his exit will unfortunately tarnish his legacy as a King.
In hindsight I wonder if all the trades that “Monte told the players were done deals” were actually all deals that Monte brought to Fox’s team with the caveat that he’d only pull the trigger if Fox signed an extension only for them all to blow up because Fox didn’t do so and said deals wound up continually passed around to the usual media suspects.