Second guessing the Brockman pick...

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First off, I continue to post on this subject because I think your wrong. But then thats just my opinion. Also, because I'm trying to figure out how you think. How you come to your conclusions. Don't get me wrong. I know it makes perfect sense to you. But thats why I tried to break it down and seperate the parts.

I don't know any better way to explain it that what I have already said:

"This is about GP's mentality and why it has lead him down specific course. I agree there was a depth issue at the point position prior to the draft, but it's GP's approach to solve such an issue that worries me, specifically dealing draft picks for fillers during a rebuilding period. I don't disagree with his goal of adding PG depth, just the manner in which he went about it, and the consequences of such an approach."

This I don't have a problem with. I may not agree, but no one knows how good or bad Sergio is going to be or how much he'll help the team, or not! So I can't prove to you based on anything solid that picking up Sergio is a brilliant move. All I have is my opinion. And my opinion of Sergio is probably higher than yours, but doesn't make it any better.

Regardless of your high opinion of Sergio, he isn't going to help the team make the playoffs, because this team is going to be a lottery team. I like Sergio personally. I think he can be a good backup one day. But the end result whether the team has him on the roster or not is that the kings are going to the lottery once again. So I don't see a point in trading draft picks for fillers that will have no difference in the end result of the season.

So maybe I like the deal because I'm curious to see him up close and personal, and also that I believe that if I'm right, and we all want to be right, he could actually help the team. OK!

I honestly don't know what posts you have been reading, because I have been crystal clear when I'm talking about what Sergio can bring to this team. When I talk about his irrelevance, I'm referring to his impact on the season in regard to making the playoffs. He may very well help the Kings in some ways this season, but what he is not going to do is change the end result of being in the lottery. In that respect, the deal to acquire him was irrelevant, but I didn't say he was worthless as a player.

I just never got the Blair connection. Yeah! I can see that if we didn't make the trade he would have been there. But hell, there's no guarantee that even then, Petrie would have picked him. So to me we were arguing over something that couldn't happen. So maybe we can agree to disagree on this part.

I just don't see what there is to disagree upon. You want to fight facts. All I was saying was that the consequence of GP's decision ended up costing the team the opportunity to get Blair at 31. That is not opinion. That is fact. That is the end result of that decision. There's no debating that. Would GP have chosen Blair if he didn't make the deal? I don't know, but what I do know is that he never got the chance because of his own decision.

I never called you stupid. If you took it that way sorry. You did however call me stupid. You didn't hint about it or do it through nuance. You just flat called me stupid. You also do come across as condesending at times. I know its just passion on your part, but you have to expect some kneejerk reaction from people. Especially when some of them got up on the wrong side of the bed. By the way, if I really thought you were stupid, I wouldn't be wasting my time with you. Ump, sorry about the wasting part.

Yes, I took it as an implied insult. Why? Because if somebody wants to insult somebody on this forum, they better darn well imply it because the mods are so strict. So if I took you the wrong way, that's just me trying to adjust to this forum, because honestly it's the most strict basketball forum I'm a part of, and I'm used to a little more leeway where there's less implications and semantics to sort through and more direct and clear cut posts. I'm used to a more sports-bar like atmosphere where I can call somebody stupid, and vice-versa, and it's ok, because ribbing is often times part of passionate sports talk.