but i still think you should incorporate some of past events to originally establish steve kerrs starting point. overall, we have shaq and j-rich for marion, banks, diaw, singletary. we cant just ignore the hiring of porter, the trading of shaq, etc. kerr doesnt deserve a by over the mess last year in my opinion.

kerr=confused
confused gm=moron

+1 Most GMs these days are too fearful and hesitant to gamble when the status quo is in a state of toxicity and simply heading nowhere. I’d rather have wild gambling Kerr who loves shaking things up and rolling the dice than a guy who’s too bogged down by concerns of job security and has too much inertia as a result.

Anyway, the Shaq trade seemed horrible to me then, but it certainly looks better now. Marion was previously an iron-man who could never get broken, but he’s having back, groin, nose injuries that have sidelined him for tons of games in Miami. The Suns staff probably assessed that Marion’s best days of health and athleticism were behind him, and that Shaq was in better shape than he let on with all his “injuries” and DNPs in Miami. Marion’s game relied too much on his athleticism, and clearly he’s showing the signs in his play in Miami. Additionally, playing with Nash made him look better than he is. Shaq, meanwhile, is playing better than he did in Miami, albeit still substantially below his 20 million price tag. I liked J-Rich for Bell, an explosive and athletic wing scorer versus a disgruntled, egoistic, overrated and overhyped player with no game outside of unguarded threes, but there are issues too. It may have been too heavy a price to pay, giving up Diaw, who was expensive, but essentially our only experienced/talented backup big man. Moreover, we are terribly overloaded at 2 guard right now, and still precariously thin at PG and C.

My overall evaluation of this recent trade would be a +1, only a moron would believe that Bell was worth “a lot” to the team. Monstrous ego, overrated defense, slipping play, little worth on offense, in addition to poor discipline and an utter disregard for loyal, paying fans. I remember some retard backing Bell and questioning how sulking, rebelling against the coach’s system, shoddy play, and toxic attitude are anything but solid evidence that he doesn’t give a f*** about the fans who stood by him through every defensive error and missed fastbreak layup. It was worth getting Richardson, if only to get rid of Bell. Boris Diaw was a double-edged sword, he costs a bomb, but he’s our only experienced/talented backup big man, he has been performing very well this season, but you never know when he becomes a softie/liability again, and ultimately, it was sell while he’s still hot.

I keep wondering if maybe there was some way we could have conned Charlotte into parting with DJ Augustin as well in the deal, I’m quite sure a little bit more effort could have seen it pulled off, Jordan’s the easiest job to be had apart from Isiah Thomas.

Hey Stan, you should keep a list of why you awarded the moron/genius points in like a link somewhere, it would be fun to read :P