[外電] Slam:The 10 worst front offices
Monday, September 18th, 2006
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The 10 worst front offices
in The Peoples Champ by Sam Rubenstein, NBA, Feature Too
By Sam Rubenstein
I’m in kind of a good mood today cause of the GIANTS. The latest carnival
of the NBA is up here at the Nugg doctor.
There’s another Shawn Kemp coming back to play story out there, this time
with the Bulls. If it happens, we’ll all be happy but don’t get your
hopes up.
On Thursday before I left work, I threw a quick post up about how the
T-Wolves hired Babcock. I read people’s comments and thought about their
front office over the weekend, and how between the Joe Smith fiasco, their
inability to sign one good free agent other than Spree and Sam, and their
terrible drafting and trading, they might be the worst front office in the
league. Sure, we all spent the past year(s) making Isiah jokes, but at
least he’s trying. I liked Kevin McHale as a player and he seems to have
a cool personality, but why is he still with the Wolves?
As I always say, when things are quiet and there’s not much to write about,
rank something. Our top 50 player list is giving people something to read
and discuss over the summer, so now I present my list of the top 10 WORST
front offices in the league. I could just rank them all from 1-30, best to
wost, but this is a celebration of the McHale-Babcock marriage. So, here
are my choices for the 10 worst front offices. #10 is the 10th worst, and
#1 is the worst.
10. Toronto Raptors - It’s a new regime, but the Villanueva trade was so
bad they make the bottom 10. Beating out the honorable mention Denver
Nuggets, who have no fear of injury risks and a fear of dependable shooters.
9. Memphis Grizzlies - They make the playoffs every year, but what for?
They tinker, they make smart little moves, stockpile talent, and the 10
man rotation just doesn’t work for them in a playoff series. Some people
think this is one of the best franchises in the league. I disagree. I think
they’re a big tease.
8. Seattle Supersonics - The worst place to be in the NBA is a team that
could go be a fringe playoff team every year and never get a high lottery
pick. That seems to be the Sonic dream.
7. Portland Trailblazers - This is the most schizo front office in the
league. Every year it’s a new plan. At least they’re younger now so they
can use the rebuilding line. I can’t believe D Miles and Zach are still
there.
6. Golden State Warriors - Ever since the Adonal Foyle contract it’s hard
to take them seriously. Even the Baron trade - a no brainer at the time -
hasn’t worked out. They haven’t made the playoffs in a hundred years and
they max out everybody.
5. Orlando Magic - Draft picks go AWOL and superstars get disgruntled and
leave them. If they lose Dwight, the league should really fold the franchise.
4. Atlanta Hawks - It’s starting to get better the past few years, even
if it takes them 6 months to complete a trade.
3. New York Knicks - I, along with everyone you know, have already made
every possible joke about them. The Isiah-Dolan dream couple has taken alot
of the heat off other teams cause they can point and say “at least we’re
not the Knicks.” But there are teams with legit first ballot Hall of Famers
that are in just as much trouble as the Knicks.
2. Philadelphia 76ers - The Webber trade was make or break for the franchise.
It broke, and now they can’t get A.I. any help even if they wanted to -
which they usually don’t. The Korver and Dalembert contracts were just added
bonuses to make the situation more hopeless.
1. Minnesota Timberwolves - They’ve ruined Kevin Garnett’s career. Sure,
they gave him a hundered mill, so that was nice of them, but in all of those
first round playoff losses the T-Wolves were almost never the better team.
Maybe never. How do you have one of the most talented players in NBA history
and barely make it out of the first round over a decade?
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附帶一提，第六期懶人包目前還有三天未整理，可是接下來三天我會在沒有電腦的地方，
所以讓我拖稿一下喔:>
29號週五晚上前會蹦出來！
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