Prokorov wrote:JoseRizal wrote:Hello Brooklyn wrote:Does anyone else get mad seeing John Wall play?
Everytime I see him, I remember the 2010 draft and how we had the worst record that year. We totally deserved to get him.
Instead we got suck with Derrick Favors, and then....you know the rest.
Ouch!!!
That was such a horrible periodd for us...
Missed on Wall, passed on Cousins for favors. 2 kicks to the nuts right there.
Traded favors for dwill. third kick in the nuts.
traded the lotto pick to rent gerald wallace on a team that should have tanked for davis.
awful.
In the same draft, Paul George was considered a reach. But look how that turned out. I remember VC4P was advocating to draft PG that time.
Favors was considered a project, but was a good fit for Lopez at that time. Cousins would've been an excellent pick after Wall but the FO felt we already had Lopez at the 5, which would eventually bite us in the end.
In hindsight, the DWill trade was considered a sound one. Having a top 3 PG was a good way to attract other stars. But who would've thought he'll turn out to be a lazy, overweight, unmotivated, no care in the world, ungrateful prick? I will forever hate him for dragging this franchise down after it gave him everything...
The Crash trade was disastrous! Billy was stupidly confident that he didn't put further protections on the pick (now everyone's protecting picks like crazy!). I remember BK quoting that they don't find anyone outside the top 3 who's better than Gerald "freakin" Wallace. Hello Lillard! Hello Drummond! Hello Barnes! Hello Green! Hello Middleton! And.... if it weren't enough, King RESIGNED Wallace to save face with one of the worse contracts ever remembered. And... would eventually cost us ANOTHER 1st round pick just so Boston would swallow that same contract!
And don't start with me on the succeeding transactions (Joe pick swap, Boston overpay).
I really hope we turned the corner this time with Markinson's regime...
