lazybatman wrote:Eh.. I don't know if Rob could have done any better than he did last window on face value, especially from the cap/picks/tradable salary position we were in. We had the perfect off season, and got the marquee FA available in the buyout. Hindsight's obviously 20:20. But his job isn't easy.
I honestly thought Lebron would heal and round off into his peak around the WCF, when we would've been favourites, and had us as favourites to win anyhow. How many of you didn't?
Let's not forget how many things went wrong this playoffs -
- Shooting
- AD's injury
- Lebron still kinda hobbled @ about 60-70%
Just one of these is enough to break the camel's back. Tough break!
I trust Rob to make things right again. He's proven to be an astute man so far. No reason to doubt him.
The AD injury for me is the most crucial one bec they just didn't miss his 28-32pt production, they badly missed his ability to play the center position where he would have easily switched to the perimeter and at the same time help and recover and man those pick and rollers. I also felt the whole team just got discouraged seeing him go down.
Lebron at 90-95% would have helped but bec nobody can hit shots, Suns would have easily sagged and crowd the paint and prevent him from slashing hard.
I can't help but cringe at emotional fans clamoring to dump guys like Wes Matthews bec this guy played tough defense with a 3.6 Mil price tag. I mean who could have done better with that kind of salary?