Chris
Well-Known Member
The Jazz are my team and have been since Stockton & Malone. But I live in MA and the Celtics are my second favorite and I have gotten to know Danny's tendencies over the years. He is a mixture of 4 things, most of which we have already seen in Utah.
1. He's open to trading anyone if it significantly improves his team and he can "win" the deal. 2. He loves acquiring draft picks -- because he realizes their value to other GMs, where sometimes certain roster players he has can be polarizing and prevent deals from being done. 3. Sometimes he truly intends to take big swings and he misses or the deal isn't right -- and the fan base ends up getting upset going into the next season because they thought there were going to be "fireworks." 4. He believes in high school tape, upside, and players that other GMs might overlook. He also likes to draft and develop those players.
I know the same could be said of multiple other GMs in the league, but whatever happens this summer, these principles will apply.
1. He's open to trading anyone if it significantly improves his team and he can "win" the deal. 2. He loves acquiring draft picks -- because he realizes their value to other GMs, where sometimes certain roster players he has can be polarizing and prevent deals from being done. 3. Sometimes he truly intends to take big swings and he misses or the deal isn't right -- and the fan base ends up getting upset going into the next season because they thought there were going to be "fireworks." 4. He believes in high school tape, upside, and players that other GMs might overlook. He also likes to draft and develop those players.
I know the same could be said of multiple other GMs in the league, but whatever happens this summer, these principles will apply.