2010 wrote:louisorr wrote:2010 wrote:At some point people gotta hold the decision makers accountable.
Stop justifying bad/mediocre picks by saying “it was the 25th pick” or “the odds are you are gonna get a role player at best at that slot.”
At the end of the day, you have to start judging the basketball people by who they passed on, no merely the slot.
Stop falling for the okie doke and attempting to justify mediocrity.
Anyone who has functioned in a leadership role knows when a chance for success is blown, a meeting is called and decision-makers are made to explain why they weren’t the ones who capitalized on an opportunity to coral success when it was in reach. In this scenario the leadership figure will ascertain if the tools were in place to allow us to recognize and coral the successful scenario. If they are, then someone didn’t do their job and must be held accountable.
If this was Deathrow Records, someone would be getting hands and feet put on them in the Red Room right now.
but I think it's possible to wait for at least a month of real nba play to judge. I mean Grimes has a pro type body and a skill (shooting) that while he doesn't scream superstar, he does seem to be role player level. and thats probably what the team was looking for. honestly for a guy shooting this poorly, he's actually not shooting that bad. and his general iq and level of hustle is pretty good for a guy who may be dealing with some confidence issues. his plus minus is really great so far too. I'm choosing to stay relaxed and positive about the pick
You patient guys are tryna be the voice of reason. And I’m not mad at that approach. I just pity your confidence in the Knicks decision makers.
Look at it this way. Our approach to the draft were as if we are one-piece away and just need guys who top out as role players.
Meanwhile the Hawks (who gave us the bidness in the playoffs and almost made it to the finals) were out there swinging for the fences. Now have added Jalen Johnson and Sharife Cooper to add to their strong young core IN ADDITION TO their already hella deep veteran rotation.
Long story short, which front office did a better job positioning themselves for the long game. Or for securing further high margin assets for when the next disgruntled star asks out?
If your answer is not the Knicks front office, then you should be as annoyed as me right now. We took a low risk-low reward approach while a better team for now and the future, was out there taking the low risk-high reward approach.
That’s infuriating. All I can do is pity the optimism of some of you.
Hey, I'm just tryin to talk some of you off the ledge, but I'll fully admit I jumped (literally) out of my seat when I thought we had kai and keon coming in. The thing about rationalization is it's rational-so yeah , I'm trying not to panic about these boring moves. hell, I been a die hard since 85, why rush things now?
RIP mags
