MJS: Hunt column on John Hammond

[paulpressey25]

If your best moves are getting Mike Dunleavy, Kurt Thomas, and Carlos Delfino at values...and bringing in one decent 1/4 from John Salmons, getting Ersan to come back, and ...I dunno...

If that's the best you can do in 4 years, you suck.

Take a look at our roster. Arguably three of our four most valuable assets are byproducts of Larry Harris.

Ersan, Udoh, Monta via Harris and then Hammond picking Jennings.

Hammond wasted Ramon and wasted part of the Bogut asset to take out Capt. Jacks contract.

[midranger]

Hammond has wasted a lot of assets.

Redd (as unlikely as it seems now) had positive value.
Yi had positive value.
Ramon had positive value.
CV had positive value.
Joe Alexander's pick had positive value.
Mo had at worst neutral value.

In four years, he tuned all of that into Carlos Delfino. If you didn't know we were buried with Hammond during the first offseason, you had your head in the sand.

[LUKE23]

Yep, Ilyasova, Ellis, Delfino, and Udoh are due to assets acquired by Harris. Hammond also squandered Sessions value, who was a Harris asset. In four years, top assets that are truly tied to Hammond that are currently on this roster are:

Jennings
Harris
Sanders
Leuer
Dunleavy

I don't see that as very strong.

[Newz]

Moute is a Hammond guy, isn't he?

Not that it really helps at all.

[europa]

My guess is if Kohl doesn't launch Hammond this off season, he will ride with him until he sells (3 years max).

Barring a total collapse between now and the end of the season I'd be surprised if Hammond and Skiles didn't return next season. They convinced Kohl that Bogut was a bigger problem than either of them and I think that will buy them some time. Assuming neither one resigns, I think the soonest a change will occur is at some point during next season.

[xTitan]

My guess is if Kohl doesn't launch Hammond this off season, he will ride with him until he sells (3 years max).

Barring a total collapse between now and the end of the season I'd be surprised if Hammond and Skiles didn't return next season. They convinced Kohl that Bogut was a bigger problem than either of them and I think that will buy them some time. Assuming neither one resigns, I think the soonest a change will occur is at some point during next season.

I want Kohl to sell this farnchise very badly, I feel missing the playoffs could expedite this. I heard that Kohl was so down about the lock out last year and his fear small markets would be screwed in the deal, he started have preliminary discussions about selling. The name that popped up was a group led by Craig Leipold.

[DocHoliday]

I want Kohl to sell this farnchise very badly, I feel missing the playoffs could expedite this. I heard that Kohl was so down about the lock out last year and his fear small markets would be screwed in the deal, he started have preliminary discussions about selling. The name that popped up was a group led by Craig Leipold.

Yes please! I was really hoping that Herb would be working towards a new Arena, putting down his own cash, before selling the team but I'd be ok with him selling sooner then later.