contract wrote:BBallFreak wrote:Exactly my point. Riley would be skewered on this board has he signed Hayward and a similar result occurred. Conversely, had Waiters continued his strong play, Riley would look like a genius.DayofMourning wrote:
My god, if we had signed Gordan Hayward.....hoo boy. Thirty million for Hayward...that's the new NBA. Don't need none of that.
Amazing that Dion had the half year of his life, and effectively buried a franchise ripe to be exploited. Timing is everything.
It's just silly to so blatantly toss away all the amazing things he's done for this franchise simply because Wade got old.
Of all the times we've seen ups and downs with this franchise under Riley (and I've seen them all) and all the times people have wanted to replace him (trust me, this thread isn't the first one) no one has EVER come up with...
Wait for it...
A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT!
You guys are so quick to dump the best thing to ever happen to this franchise, but you have no post Riley plan. Trust me, you're going to miss him when he's gone...
That's not our job. There are people to make those decisions.
Such a cop out!
Those calling for his head should be willing to suggest a replacement. If you can fire Pat Freaking Riley, surely you know enough to replace him. I don't think some of you understand how much of a setback that would be to the franchise. We are a premier franchise in this league - always a threat to make noise in free agency and trades - because of Pat Riley. You fire that and what are we? We're the damn Atlanta Hawks. Does anyone think Atlanta is going to have a prayer of attracting a big-time free agent in this century? I don't.
So I'm telling you now; if you want Riley gone, be prepared because it's going to be a crappy couple of decades for this team.
Caveat Emptor...
