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Originally Posted by buddahfan  I don't believe that Dumars gave up on DMC's playing ability, but DMC threatened to walk back to Europe if Joe D. didn't trade him. So in order to save face and at least get something in return for DMC Joe D. made the deal. He never really gave up on DMC. It was DMC that gave up on Detroit.  |
The mistake was drafting someone to sit for 3 seasons. It never works, not with low draft picks. Plenty of history before that pick to tell where it was heading.
Even so. Solid bench guy/avg starter is a bust for a #2 pick. Darko will have to do better. The guy is already 23, almost 24 years old. Supposed to be this defensive stopper and Sheed was able to plow through him like he was not even there in the last Magic game.
Anyway. Joe's record with good picks has been sub par. Only one of the 3 is still in the league. I think he tries for the homerun ball with good picks and goes for the best player with bad ones. He needs to reverse that and pick the most solid player avail when #15 comes around.