I don't understand your fascination with bashing on PDA's off-season? You seem to do it every chance you get. 2 of his 3 big acquisitions have been injured. We saw the potential GV can have for us (who is rehabbing his own injury). McLemore looks to have great potential playing off a big like Cousins. Speaking of Cousins, we got him extended so we don't have to deal with RFA next season. $27 mil of his cap room this season is tied up into Thornton, Hayes, Salmons, Jimmer and Outlaw. Is it because he let Reke go and you've held on to your belief that he can be a franchise player?
no, it's because most of the offseason moves failed to address needs that i personally value the most (defense and rebounding). trading a second rounder for luc richard mbah a moute was shrewd, but such a move barely registers as a commitment to bringing in defensive personnel, not when it stands in contrast to signing carl landry to a four-year deal...
and it's just an opinion, sir. let's not forget that you're fond of rah-rah'ing on behalf of isaiah thomas at every opportunity. he's a great change of pace guard off the bench, and this team's bad enough all-around that he's got an excellent chance of winning a sixth man of the year award this season, but he's not the second coming, as jerry, grant, and The_Jamal want us all to believe...
beyond that, as much as i like vasquez's floor general style of play, i maintain that it's disastrous for a team to have its weakest defensive links in the first (PG) and last lines (C) of defense. and a combination of carl landry, patrick patterson, and chuck hayes doesn't pick up the slack at all, on top of being absolutely dismal on the boards. thank the lord that malone decided to put jason thompson back into the starting lineup. as for mclemore, i like him just fine, and i think he'll have success in this league as an off-ball shooter and potential third option, but i wanted either michael carter-williams, c.j. mccollum, or trey burke initially, and MCW is certainly proving a lot of teams wrong who passed on him, including the kings. so yes, i'm entitled to bash PDA's first offseason as sacramento's gm, because
my opinions are completely counter to most of what he accomplished. he's got time to win me over, but, as far as this fan's concerned, he's off to a very rocky start...
and my belief regarding tyreke evans is that he's a very valuable two-way power guard who can shine as a second option when given the opportunity, and i still believe that he's got fringe all-star potential in a league that's slowly souring at the SG position. however, his ankles represent a serious problem, and his lack of a consistent jump shot will hold him back from franchise player status. but we all saw his three-pointer improving in real time last season. he was improving in many of his weaker areas, he gave consistent effort on defense, and i simply prefer strong, physical talents that can get to the rim over weenie jump shooters like the kings have now. evans made it clear he wanted to stay in sacramento, but the pelicans offered him the kind of contract that he couldn't turn down when sac balked at the money. now, unfortunately, he's a bench guard in a very crowded and very talented (but endlessly redundant) backcourt rotation in new orleans...
i hope that satisfies your passive-aggressive inquiry...