Please, oh please can everyone stop praising Presti like he is head and shoulders above other GM's. He had a bonafied mega star fall into his lap when Portland picked Oden and since then everyone thinks he has a clue as to what he is doing. If Portland had picked Durant and Seattle gad gone with Oden, which I assure you they would have, nobody would have ever uttered Presti's name in praise.
Unless, you're the Lakers or San Antonio....and even San Antonio was lucky as hell to end up with the number one pick in the year that Duncan entered the draft (I seem to recall Boston had the worst record) then all other GM's are not deserving of that much praise that many individuals on this site give Presti. Atleast the GM's from the Lakers and San Antonio knew how to keep the team at a top tier for an extended period of time.
My point is that being a successful GM takes a lot of luck. So don't be too hard on BC because he hasn't gotten lucky yet, and don't be too ready to praise the next GM whom receives a franchise player land in their lap.
Unless, you're the Lakers or San Antonio....and even San Antonio was lucky as hell to end up with the number one pick in the year that Duncan entered the draft (I seem to recall Boston had the worst record) then all other GM's are not deserving of that much praise that many individuals on this site give Presti. Atleast the GM's from the Lakers and San Antonio knew how to keep the team at a top tier for an extended period of time.
My point is that being a successful GM takes a lot of luck. So don't be too hard on BC because he hasn't gotten lucky yet, and don't be too ready to praise the next GM whom receives a franchise player land in their lap.
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