ezzzp wrote:MagicMatic wrote:ezzzp wrote:
That's exactly why my point is and has been that nobody knows what the FO did or didn't do. To accuse the FO of not doing something is just flat out ridiculous as nobody except those on the inside know...and you are not one of them.
It takes two teams to make a trade. Just because the Magic would have wanted to make a trade doesn't mean the other team has to be willing to do it. Pushing for it is exactly how horrible lopsided trades happen....see the Elfrid Payton draft day trade for that foolish approach.
Nor do I claim to know exactly what the FO is planning. It just appears they lack one entirely.
Of course it takes two teams to make a trade. You make it sound like these 2nd round transactions are completely impossible to pull off. The argument is that they
haven’t made moves in the draft other than folding the pick, trading it away multiple years down the road, or making a BPA selection based on length. That’s the criticism being made when Orlando clearly lacks talent in specific areas.
This is splitting hairs at this point. However, the rumors of DeRozen interest appears like desperation for failing to construct a balanced roster. They wouldn’t have to make a desperation move if they just made better selections, instead of building a roster of of overlapping skill sets.
They have a plan, its pretty clear...you just refuse to accept it. I have shown it to you numerous times and you still won't accept it despite it playing out exactly how I've laid it out for you since early last summer.
Uh, they have made moves
in the draft. They traded and maneuvered picks to maintain them as assets until they found a way to convert them into something real...Markelle Fultz. Just because some only see the video game version of "moves," doesn't mean that the FO isn't making very savvy asset maneuvers.
That they are scouring the league for a trade is not surprising at all, and its definitely not a sign of desperation. Its pretty hilarious that you are trying to spin it as that when I've told you a 1000 times since the summer that would be their strategy. It looked pretty clear to me that the FO saw the obvious options in free agency: that a trade would give them a way better long term solution than any band aid fix they could acquire with the MLE.
What’s that? Keep Hennigans roster that got him fired, sans Elfrid Payton, at all costs and continue to find the second coming of Giannis based on drafting length metrics? I guess that’s a plan.
I think you are confused about the term
IN the draft. They haven’t made moves IN the draft. You keep claiming the Fultz trade. That’s not being aggressive during the draft, which was the whole argument. Say what you want about the EP trade IN the draft, Hennigan got his guy that he believed in and was willing to fall on the sword for him.
Why does making minor 2nd round draft moves/selections come off as “video game” logic to you? Is that just another way of dodging the fact they are never aggressive IN drafts at all? Being mad we didn’t move up to get Doncic is video game logic. Talking about 2nd round moves isn’t.
Yeah, I’m not talking about “last summer” in my statement. I’m talking about since they’ve taken control. You know, “evaluation” year and all. Yeah, of course they were going to make trades since the summer... None of the moves they’ve made have addressed any issues whatsoever outside of acquiring Fultz for pennies on the dollar. I concede that was a decent move, but it wasn’t made during the draft.
