My latest whacky blowing it up strategy

[HooverDam]

In what way is Steve Kerr more qualified to be a NBA GM than you or I or a homeless person? Steve Kerr was a NBA player, who has zero experience as a Scout, Assistant GM, VP of Player Personnel, statistician, business leader of any kind or ANYTHING relevant to his job. The guys an utter buffoon who's in way over his head who doesn't have a clue how to build a successful team other than "uhh lets be like the Spurs" which is all well and good if you can get the next Tim Duncan but I dont see that happening anytime soon. He's just as qualified as Kevin McHale and we all saw how that panned out.

Kerr may yet turn things around and make some good moves, but as of this moment he's repeatedly crapped the bed, blew up a good team, has made bad trades, ran off a great coach, etc. which is just what you'd expect from someone who's unqualified for their job.

 

[Chaplin]

In what way is Steve Kerr more qualified to be a NBA GM than you or I or a homeless person? Steve Kerr was a NBA player, who has zero experience as a Scout, Assistant GM, VP of Player Personnel, statistician, business leader of any kind or ANYTHING relevant to his job. The guys an utter buffoon who's in way over his head who doesn't have a clue how to build a successful team other than "uhh lets be like the Spurs" which is all well and good if you can get the next Tim Duncan but I dont see that happening anytime soon. He's just as qualified as Kevin McHale and we all saw how that panned out.

Kerr may yet turn things around and make some good moves, but as of this moment he's repeatedly crapped the bed, blew up a good team, has made bad trades, ran off a great coach, etc. which is just what you'd expect from someone who's unqualified for their job.

I know you hate Kerr, but come on. The arrogance you're displaying is incredible!! And the funny part is, I agree with you on many of your points. But the one where you would be a better GM? Good Lord.

Do you know anything about Collective Bargaining? Incentives? The way money is spent and lost in an organization? It's not all about what you see on the court. I sure as hell wish it was, but it isn't. Kerr definitely is not a good GM, but it's not exactly a breeze job either--one that you (and pretty much every single poster here-including me) have no clue about.

 

[slinslin]

HOLD ON.

You don't seriously believe that Kerr does any of those things do you? He has people for that, he publicly said many times that Griffin is doing all that numbers stuff.

Even on the CBA I read somewhere that GM's actually use a software provdided by realgm for trades.

Some of Hoovers points are not valid though:

blew up a good team
No he didn't unless you mean trading an aging Marion who was about to command big money for Shaq who had a great year for us and installing a coach that was going to preach defense as well. That's exactly my beef with Kerr that he has no concept and just tries to fix a team that he didn't build and probably doesn't match his philosophy. He kept the same team together basically all the time.

has made bad trades
Kurt Thomas trade was awful but he was pressed into it by Sarver most likely.
Deng, Rondo, Gugliotta are the other bad trades and those fall on the shoulders of Colangelo and D'Antoni

ran off a great coach
What defines D'Antoni as great? His loosing record in Denver and New York? Inability to win in the playoffs with great regular season teams?

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Even I must admit that his draft decisions don't look so bad right now, except Tucker and Clark imo has tons of potential. There are still a few guys I would have drafted above them and might or might not have more potential, but it is really rare for anyone to get the best player available.
Failing to make a move for Buddinger and Blair at the end of the first round or beginning of the second round was big though, but Sarver probably wasn't going to provide the cash to make that move...

 

[slinslin]

If the Suns could get their own pick back heck maybe they'd get lucky and finally win the lottery and thus the John Wall sweepstakes and keep their string of amazing PGs going.

The worst thing is that Utah has New Yorks unprotected pick and guess who traded it to Utah? We did!

The way the Suns are playing there might be about a 10% combined chance of either Utah or Oklahoma getting John Wall with a pick we traded them, when we never had a #1 pick ourselves.

If that happens I might have to quit watching basketball.

 

[HooverDam]

Do you know anything about Collective Bargaining? Incentives? The way money is spent and lost in an organization? It's not all about what you see on the court. I sure as hell wish it was, but it isn't. Kerr definitely is not a good GM, but it's not exactly a breeze job either--one that you (and pretty much every single poster here-including me) have no clue about.

What job experience does Kerr have that would let you believe he knows the CBA? Any more than you or I would have just being fans and reading up on it. What incentives? NBA contracts don't have escalator clauses if thats what you're referring to. What Business organization did Kerr run that he is qualified to know anything about money and how its spent? Oh thats right- he never did!

All the reasons you think some average schlub off the street would make a poor GM is exactly why Kerr is a poor GM. He is an average schlub off the street! Would you ask a kid who works at the Apple Store to take over Steve Jobs' position? Thats the equivalent of what the Suns did by hiring Kerr.

My point is, all of us have the same relevant job experience that Kerr does, we don't. Some of us wouldn't have made the dumb move Kerr has, which is all we as outsiders can really evaluate him on.

 

[krazyasiankid]

What job experience does Kerr have that would let you believe he knows the CBA? Any more than you or I would have just being fans and reading up on it. What incentives? NBA contracts don't have escalator clauses if thats what you're referring to. What Business organization did Kerr run that he is qualified to know anything about money and how its spent? Oh thats right- he never did!

All the reasons you think some average schlub off the street would make a poor GM is exactly why Kerr is a poor GM. He is an average schlub off the street! Would you ask a kid who works at the Apple Store to take over Steve Jobs' position? Thats the equivalent of what the Suns did by hiring Kerr.

My point is, all of us have the same relevant job experience that Kerr does, we don't. Some of us wouldn't have made the dumb move Kerr has, which is all we as outsiders can really evaluate him on.

With all the debating, and every single trade scenario being scrutinised on this board, I reckon all of us put together would be a better GM than Steve Kerr.