Pandev wrote:Its not hopeless, we do have young assets that we can deal. We just need to really maximise their value and get back proven talent in potential trades. Not allow the value to go to ZERO like Weaver did with Killian.
I look at what van Gundy and Bowers did when they took over a 20 win roster with Ersan, Dj Augustine, Singler, Moose, Smith and Jennings with torn achilies and somehow turned those assets into prime Tobias, Bullock, Reggie, Morris and 44 wins in the span of 18 months.
https://www.spotrac.com/nba/transactions/2015/detroit-pistons/trade/
He won so many trades and not to mention Blake who was All NBA 3rd team after SVG got fired but blew out his knee.
He just missed badly in the draft and gave FA signing too much money, but a lot better than Weavers 4 years and 13 wins.
SVG was fired by Gores after 4 years
I absolutely believe if SVG made a single different draft decision and selected either D Booker or D Mitchell, he'd still be the Pistons GM and heralded as a pretty good one to boot. And its not just some hindsight thing, I remember both Booker and Mitchell being heavily considered with our pick. Its amazing how 1 or 2 wrong draft decisions can majorly screw things up.
I'll say it, Weaver has been worse than SVG so far. He's missed on far more than he's hit.