a) our talent is mediocre.
b) you are the only one -- there is a reason we were the onyl team int he league wihtout a single player in any of the All Star activities. We may be the most boring team in the league. We do nothing well, except flop.
3) as an aside, Mike is not that level of talent. He's a no time All Star, and if he stays in the West a never time All Star. In fact with the emergence of the young PGs all over the West, it is even possible that he is no better than an average PG in our conference. Nash, Iverson, Baron, Williams, Parker, Paul are all ahead of him. He's not a foundation piece, just a good player. You add him to an already solid foundation, you barter him to get a foundation, but he's expendable.