Dear Ratner, Thorn and Kiki: I Told You So
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:20 pm
Our management is stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupid.
Let me rewind the clock about a month: we have two good but nicked-up PGs, we're fighting for a playoff spot, and we don't make ANY moves to find an emergency 3rd-string floor leader. We even had a standing offer from the Milwaukee Bucks, of Luke Ridnour ('10 expiring) and Joe Alexander (#8 pick in '08 draft) for the expiring contracts of Swift and Ager.
Our FO balked at the cost of the Bucks pair's combined salary ($9mil next season), but really, they wouldn't have interfered with our 2010 plan, and you aren't going to find better players for cheaper. Thorn and Vandeweghe "say" they want our team to compete, but they aren't giving our team the type of depth it needs to compete, even in the East. they just crossed their fingers and hoped that even though teams above us in the standings were making moves to bolster their own postseason chances, that we would somehow waltz into the playoffs with a threadbare (and woefully predictable) lineup.
Now, we all should know that Devin isn't gone forever. He may not even miss a week (although that type of turnaround from an AC Joint Sprain would be unusual). Regardless, though, he may not be 100% Devin until April, and we're already slowly losing ground in the race for the 8th seed. I know hindsight is 20/20, but even before the trade deadline, I knew we'd missed out on a great opportunity to add a capable guard and a promising youngster. Believe me, I know money troubles, so I can understand our FO's reticence to add salary. But what's with the duplicity? Either we're stripping salary and building for tomorrow, or we're making a serious push for the playoffs. This middle ground bull$#!* will get us nowhere.
Let me rewind the clock about a month: we have two good but nicked-up PGs, we're fighting for a playoff spot, and we don't make ANY moves to find an emergency 3rd-string floor leader. We even had a standing offer from the Milwaukee Bucks, of Luke Ridnour ('10 expiring) and Joe Alexander (#8 pick in '08 draft) for the expiring contracts of Swift and Ager.
Our FO balked at the cost of the Bucks pair's combined salary ($9mil next season), but really, they wouldn't have interfered with our 2010 plan, and you aren't going to find better players for cheaper. Thorn and Vandeweghe "say" they want our team to compete, but they aren't giving our team the type of depth it needs to compete, even in the East. they just crossed their fingers and hoped that even though teams above us in the standings were making moves to bolster their own postseason chances, that we would somehow waltz into the playoffs with a threadbare (and woefully predictable) lineup.
Now, we all should know that Devin isn't gone forever. He may not even miss a week (although that type of turnaround from an AC Joint Sprain would be unusual). Regardless, though, he may not be 100% Devin until April, and we're already slowly losing ground in the race for the 8th seed. I know hindsight is 20/20, but even before the trade deadline, I knew we'd missed out on a great opportunity to add a capable guard and a promising youngster. Believe me, I know money troubles, so I can understand our FO's reticence to add salary. But what's with the duplicity? Either we're stripping salary and building for tomorrow, or we're making a serious push for the playoffs. This middle ground bull$#!* will get us nowhere.