from another thread:
Onus wrote:Jax_23 wrote: I'll always have an appreciation and ton of respect for Lacob for how he single-handedly changed the course of this franchise by buying the team. You're not gonna always hit home runs, but at least - unlike the previous owner - I know that Lacob's intentions are in the right place... doing whatever it takes to WIN.
Single handedly is a wild take. Joe gets credit for spending money. But he also gets blame for this 2 timeline mess that we’re in. Joe will most likely be the next reinsdorf. Great with Steph and then irrelevant once Steph is gone just like mj.
CDM_Stats wrote:It did take big balls to trade the confusingly popular Monta Ellis for an injured center.. he's not done well for the 2nd timeline, which is not post-Steph, but post-peak-Steph. But the 1st timeline, be it him or Kerr or Myers or whoever people want to credit? Was done nearly flawlessly. Created an expectation of them knowing exactly what they are doing. But the reality is that they're probably above average, which is still good, but not the lightyears chest-thumping stuff they claimed. Keep in mind - someone, I think it was Kerr, said the Wiseman pick was partially made because they thought the window was closed. That admission really stuck with me... they didnt even know they had a contender a few years ago
Onus wrote:This is the most frustrating part about this franchise. They gave up on Steph twice. I really don’t think they know what they have. They’re constantly downplaying Steph from the owner to the coach. And when he overcomes them they go right back to giving up on him.
Jester_ wrote:this is it right here. This has always been the case. reminds me of Klank calling KD the best player in the world
only one who knew what Stephs real value was is Iggy. And he’s said more than once the entire org ain’t ****
everything is Steph and always has been. we are in for a brutal post Steph era
lacob has defintely been a great owner since he bought the franchise. under his tenure the warriors has become the most-valued team in NBA with a big market, a model for other franchises, a dynasty like only few others in the history of the NBA.
he came in with a vision, with the courage to make bold decisions, with the willingness to keep competing no matter the cost, with the humility to surround himself with the right people for the job and to keep the right people in key roles to succeed. for a long time he hasn't spared $$ to keep "feeding" the contender the dubs have been, and he deserves credit for that, not every owner do that, just look at what happened in DEN or MIN just to stick to recent examples. it's all remarkable and it's all true. like it's also true he has been lucky enough to have a generational player like steph handy all this time.
but in recent years? what about the vision? what about the (bold) decision-making? what about the model of a franchise? what about the humility? what about surrounding himself with the right people and hire/keep the best people in key roles to succeed? what about the willingness to keep competing no matter the cost?
as somebody stated, he created an expectation of them knowing exactly what they were doing, embedded in that (in)famous "light years ahead" statement of his.
has this ownership been able to follow-up on that? have they been "light years ahead?"
hasn't this ownership made one of his son executive vice president of basketball operations with an apparently increased role in front office operations ?
hasn't this ownership, together with the FO, basically minimized, almost "coddling" a player sucker-punching a teammate?
hasn't this ownership given up or al least given the impression to downplay the greatest player in franchise history twice in recent years?
one thing does not rule out the other.
lacob is a great owner, maybe one of the best out there, who has been praised - rightfully so - for what he's done in the past and today can be fairly criticized for his actions in more recent years. not weeks, years.
this thread is not as preposterous as some makes it sound.
