theBigLip wrote:JennetteMcCurdy wrote:thesack12 wrote:
Going into the season, relying on low level vets like Morris/Burks/Bojan is one of the reasons why this was a 14 win team. All three of those dudes got way over-rated and over-valued by Pistons fans, mostly because they are actually passable NBA players. They looked better than they are actually are, because there is such a deficiency of talent on the Pistons roster.
You don't even have to take my word on this, just look at what what those 3 guys have done since leaving Detroit....which is nothing.
In fact, all three aren't even in the regular playoff rotation for their teams.
So the Pistons were relying on these guys, yet they aren't even rotation players on good teams.
The Pistons were, quite deservedly, the worst team in the NBA. Injuries are far from a primary reason why they were a godawful team.
The moment the Harris trade happened I thought last year would be a complete disaster. Our GM can’t manage assets - he’s one of the worst in history. Bad drafter, terrible at trades, terrible at collecting assets.
I’m not saying Weaver’s great but BB for Olynyk was a good trade. Getting Duren was a good trade. Getting Fontecchio was a good trade.
Yeah, and I think his drafting, in a bubble, has been solid given what was available when we drafted. Plus I liked that he was the first guy to come in and be like "nah, we're tearing the whole damn thing down" instead of going along with Gores' typical plan of pushing in all of the chips to be the 8th seed team that gets swept in the 1st round and drafts 15th every year.
The issue with Weaver seems to be more that he has absolutely no idea how to construct a team that functions in today's NBA.