I understand what was 'wrong' with Dragic - in fact, I predicted that he'd regress as soon as we let Louis Amundson walk. My reasoning was that it meant the Suns FO didn't grasp that it was the second unit playing as a team that powered the team through the second half of the season - and played some good defense while they were at it. Signing Warrick - a known bad defender - corroborated it. Without a second unit that could stay on the floor, Dragic would fall back into being Nash's backup from being the leader of second unit. I have to confess I didn't expect Goran to stink as bad as he did, but I wasn't greatly surprised.
The most disheartening thing about it all was that I hoped that a unit that was having success because of its defense could introduce a cultural shift within the team. It was a faint hope because I suspected even Gentry didn't have a clue what had taken place in front of his eyes. And the rest of our motley FO doesn't even think in actual basketball terms.
The trade itself was really insignificant - with the people we have running things we aren't going anyplace with or without Dragic. I liked him and preferred we keep him but I think the change of scenery was good for him and I wish him all the best.
