My Top 10 Ernie Blunders

Jay81 · Post #1 » by **Jay81** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:45 pm

what are yours?

1. Trading our first pick in the 2009 draft for Foye and Miller
2. Drafting Jan Vesley
3. Signing a broken Gilbert to a max deal
4. Drafting Oleksiy Pecherov
5. Signing Martell Webster to that deal
6. Andray Blatche contract(at the time…I didn’t think it was a horrible move)
7. The rest of the draft picks in the 2011 draft
8. Signing Eric maynor on the first day of free agency
9. Selling our pick instead of picking Blair
10. I am going to get killed for this but trading our 1st rounder and Okafor for Gortat. In the end, Gortat cost us 60 million dollars and a 1st round pick in a deep draft for a pretty good but not elite center

mohammed10 · Post #2 » by **mohammed10** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:50 pm

Jay81 wrote:what are yours?

1. Trading our first pick in the 2009 draft for Foye and Miller
2. Drafting Jan Vesley
3. Signing a broken Gilbert to a max deal
4. Drafting Oleksiy Pecherov
5. Signing Martell Webster to that deal
6. Andray Blatche contract(at the time…I didn’t think it was a horrible move)
7. The rest of the draft picks in the 2011 draft
8. Signing Eric maynor on the first day of free agency
9. Selling our pick instead of picking Blair
10. I am going to get killed for this but trading our 1st rounder and Okafor for Gortat. In the end, Gortat cost us 60 million dollars and a 1st round pick in a deep draft for a pretty good but not elite center

IBTL, but can't believe you forgot the lovable Vladimir Veremeenko and Tomas Satoransky!

They deserve honorable mention...

TGW · Post #3 » by **TGW** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:55 pm

Dumping Kendall Marshall and Shelvin Mack for nothing.

Offering Nick Young an MLE contract.

Getting nothing in return for Jordan Crawford.

Trading for Nene.

Peter John Ramos.

Selling a 2nd rounder for cash to fund the front office's lavish trip to Poland to pay Gortat 60 million.

Dat2U · Post #4 » by **Dat2U** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:56 pm

I'd move the Blatche move up... especially considering Ernie knew the type of guy he was extending. Ted is still paying on that extension.

You also got to throw in the Critt deal. The fact we gave up a 1st round pick for a future murderer is pretty laughable.

AFM · Post #5 » by **AFM** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:59 pm

For the 100th time, the max Gil contract wasn't Ernie's choice. I have insider intel on this (no joke).

Jay81 · Post #6 » by **Jay81** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:01 pm

TGW wrote:Dumping Kendall Marshall and Shelvin Mack for nothing.

Offering Nick Young an MLE contract.

Getting nothing in return for Jordan Crawford.

Trading for Nene.

Peter John Ramos.

Selling a 2nd rounder for cash to fund the front office's lavish trip to Poland to pay Gortat 60 million.

forgot about the Kendall marshall dumpting. Thats also part of the Erick maynor fiasco. I should probably move that up lol

Dat2U · Post #7 » by **Dat2U** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:03 pm

To be honest, Kendall Marshall is garbage. He was bad backup on a bad team with inflated numbers running a system that's PG friendly. I think he's a 3rd stringer at best and frankly doesn't defend the position at an acceptable level.

WizardsWorld · Post #8 » by **WizardsWorld** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:05 pm

Drafting Singleton and Vesley in the same draft over Kawhi Leonard and Kenneth Faried.

Jay81 · Post #9 » by **Jay81** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:06 pm

Pat Riley is about to do an Ernie type blunder paying Wade 15 million a year for a broken guy

Post #10 » by **montestewart** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:07 pm

Don't forget not wearing a condom at UT.

mohammed10 · Post #11 » by **mohammed10** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:08 pm

Jay81 wrote:Pat Riley is about to do an Ernie type blunder paying Wade 15 million a year for a broken guy

Shh! Don't tell Riles that. Let him do it...

Honorable mention: Utah GM blowing his wad on Booker T and Gordon Hayward (max contract???)

Jay81 · Post #12 » by **Jay81** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:10 pm

there has been some terrible GMing this offseason. Not only Ernie. paying Carmelo the Max. How is Miami going to look when Wade rests 30 games so he can be fresh for the playoffs and then they dont make the playoffs. The Miami Gming is mindboggling. Ernie might win Gm of the year LOL

long suffrin' boulez fan · Post #13 » by **long suffrin' boulez fan** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:24 pm

It all begins and ends with the Fart

Jay81 · Post #14 » by **Jay81** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:28 pm

long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:It all begins and ends with the Fart

maynor was bad but it didnt have a long term impact. Webster on the other hand.....

Wizkids12345 · Post #15 » by **Wizkids12345** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:49 pm

Jay81 wrote:
long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:It all begins and ends with the Fart

maynor was bad but it didnt have a long term impact. Webster on the other hand.....

The early second round pick in this draft would have been nice.

mhd · Post #16 » by **mhd** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:03 pm

Matching Etan HAS to be in there

nuposse04 · Post #17 » by **nuposse04** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:05 pm

at least he didn't get into a land war in Asia.

TGW · Post #18 » by **TGW** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:07 pm

mhd wrote:Matching Etan HAS to be in there

I completely forgot about that one. :nonono:

Dat2U · Post #19 » by **Dat2U** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:12 pm

TGW wrote:
mhd wrote:Matching Etan HAS to be in there

I completely forgot about that one.

Now THAT one is on Abe. I think that was the one move were it was actually reported that Abe had influence in closing a deal.

Kanyewest · Post #20 » by **Kanyewest** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:28 pm

This is how I would rank the ones that haven't been mentioned

1. Trading for Javaris Crittenton
2. Hiring Flip Saunders
3. Choosing not to re-sign James Singleton
4. Choosing not re-sign Steve Blake
5. Fabricio Oberto signing