europa wrote:GAD, you ignored a number of other moves:
I ignored
nothing.None of the moves you list happened between that 04/10/06 post that Simulack quoted and when you turned on Larry Harris. I purposely listed all of the transactions made between that post and when you turned on Harris, something I remember very clearly.
europa wrote:The Magloire to Portland trade which I thought would be a horrible trade and it was. That trade seriously weakened the team last season given how it removed the team's best rebounder and severely weakened the PG position given how bad Blake was.
The Mason signing.
The Bell signing.
The Voskuhl signing. He's been OK but I'm sorry, $3M for Jake Voskuhl is just plain dumb.
I didn't think the Mo signing was handled well but that one falls right on Kohl and his boys.
Have I missed any? I'm just going off memory here.
On the plus side, Harris traded Joe Smith for Ruben Patterson which proved to be a good move and one I endorsed at the time. I endorsed the Blake-Boykins trade and even though Blake played much better in Denver than he did with the Bucks, I think the Bucks got much more out of Boykins than they did Blake so that trade would receive a favorable grade in my opinion.
And lest you forget I was never a fan of the Gadz signing which obviously has hurt this team given the amount of money being paid to a third-string center and I didn't like the fact Pachulia was let go.
Once again, NONE of those transactions were made between the 04/10/06 post of Harris approval that Simulack quoted and when you turned on Harris.
Maybe you would have still turned on Harris due to those other moves you listed. I'm willing to stipulate to that as I am not overly suspicious of your motives like some people are. That's fine.
But the drastic change in your take on Harris correlates directly with the Ford/Villanueva trade, a trade that you and I didn't like one bit right away. I really have no problem with that being a turning point, but it seems like you either are unaware of that being the turning point or that you don't want to say so for whatever reason.
And I don't think I should have to say this, but I hope you don't take this too personally. You're one of my favorite posters here of course. I just think its time for a little clarity regarding your change of heart on Harris since you are getting on his case so much these days.