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Old 07-01-2009, 10:54 PM
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Poor Curry never had a chance. As close to a sacrificial lamb as you can get in sports. Not to say that he was any good but really how do we know?

I like the moves. Laimbeer would be an interesting choice.
I think the move of sending Hamilton to the bench is what did him in. I think he could have been forgiven for the record. Everyone knew once they made the trade for Iverson that it was a move for the future and that they were hoping that they could stay competitive while re-tooling. The Hamilton deal though, I think that is what brought this to an end. This move though to bring in the new guys, this is what I have been expecting. They weren't going to do anything with Billups this year and this way, they get to move back into the top half of the conference without having to really bottom out. Without making that move, they wouldn't be in the position to get these guys and improve.
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Old 07-01-2009, 11:09 PM
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I think the move of sending Hamilton to the bench is what did him in.
Yeah, you don't come in as a new coach with a veteran team and then go after the most respected veteran. Even Mike Singletary went after Vernon Davis who was a lazy ultratalented punk and all of his teammates knew it. If Singletary came in and went after Isaac Bruce, Walt Harris, or Takeo Spikes does anyone think that wouldn't have backfired on him? And he was Mike fricken Singletary.
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Old 07-01-2009, 11:28 PM
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Yeah, you don't come in as a new coach with a veteran team and then go after the most respected veteran. Even Mike Singletary went after Vernon Davis who was a lazy ultratalented punk and all of his teammates knew it. If Singletary came in and went after Isaac Bruce, Walt Harris, or Takeo Spikes does anyone think that wouldn't have backfired on him? And he was Mike fricken Singletary.
There is no way that that move wasn't signed off on by Dumars. They did him a favor by firing him because I can't possibly see how the two guys they signed are going to do much other than tie up a lot of money for a long time. Gordon is a one dimensional shooter and CV is Derrick Coleman light. Realistically those two replaced AI and Rasheed. Not exactly a huge move up nor does it get them out of the first round.
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