heh -- I've raised questions about Geoff as deity many times over the last few years, but if the $$ for Salmons are what I think they are, maybe never more than now. Quite the offseason we have going.
Wow, interesting to see how much everyone knows about Salmons impending failure.
Interesting how Bryan Coangelo and Geoff Petrie (2 of the best minds in basketball) have both wiffed so badly this offseason on Salmons.
Afterall, the fans always use the best perspective. We've made a number of great predictions:
- I remember how badly we screwed up letting Tony Delk go, that guy had a great playoff series. Instead we signed an inconsistent, selfish PG who had already been let go by two teams in two years named Bobby Jackson.
- I remember how we wiffed in the draft, getting a Serbian shooter who we could only watch on grainy footage and who didn't even know how to bend his new Kings cap instead of NCAA tournament legend John Wallace.
- We really screwed up spending 10 million a year on Vlade Divac. Webber, Peja, Williams, etc. gave us enough offense, what we needed was defence and rookie sensation Michael Stewart gave us plenty of that and for much cheaper.
- Trading Bonzi was a mistake, BJax was the heart of the team and Bonzi feuded with his coaches in Portland and Vancouver.
This list actually goes on for awhile. A lot of people have criticized a lot of Petrie moves. Yet somehow after being an elite team, we have avoided the 10 year playoff drought that most teams have after their elite period and are rebuilding while still making the playoffs. Give Petrie his due and some trust. Realize that Bryan frickin Coangelo was after this player before we signed him. He's young, plays good D, can score, pass, and is a solid rebounder.
Nothing personal to anyone here, but I'm going with Petrie on this one.