Honestly, it started as soon as Sarver decided to not go for paying Joe Johnson $5 mil more on an extension. And it continued when he started worrying about having money to pay guys in the future. Then it became a thing where lottery picks weren't future basketball assets and players but commodities to pay for non-oncourt expenses.JustWinBaby wrote:BC might not have done a great job in Toronto, I really have no idea either way. However he did get fired, so I expect his performance was poor. Do you really think he deserved to be lowballed by Sarver? Sarver did not fire him but low balled him and he left town. In his last two seasons with the Suns we won 62 and 54 games and the future was bright. All I am saying is that it started a snowball of horrible decisions by Robert Sarver, with no end in sight.TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Colangelo didnt exactly light the world on fire in Toronto tough. I actually think his loss is overrated, Jerry was the loss, plain and simple. After Jerry, losing MikeD was the next mistake, those are 2 that really sting. BC/Kerr and so on are replaceable.
In addition why is McDonough still employed. We probably have the worst roster in the NBA. Facts say that we were the worst team on both offense and defense. We need far more than just one draft pick to turn this crap heap into a winner. Where are the assets that he said he would get? Why is he even allowed to be part of the interview process for a new coach. How many more years does he get?
Virtually every person that Robert Sarver either fired or low balled from the SSOL era has had huge success elsewhere in the NBA.
It is not Colangelo leaving that is the problem. It is the fact that Robert Sarver replaced him and he is still here.
I'm giving McDonough a pass for now, because I don't think luck has anything to do with his performance. Granted, the 3 pg lineup experiment wasn't a good idea, because he put his faith in guys that eventually didn't have the same vision. Also, he had nearly immediate success that held back the rebuild, trying instead to rebuild on the fly while being mediocre.
The Suns do not have the worst roster in the league. They have the worst frontcourt in the league, and an embarrassing actual basketball floor. The roster has talent, but was put into position to lose by design. It has plenty of assets with future picks, good position picks this year, cap space, no albatross contracts, good young players still on rookie deals, a 20 ppg wing scorer on a really good deal, expiring contracts, one budding young superstar, possibly another, and now a very promising coach.
