Nobody is making that argument except for you. I guess I should have read your disclaimer that this thread was for idiots when you started it. Wallow away.
Bizarro world implications there re: Dalembert. If we don't sign him, Jeremy Lin is probably a Rocket, but who knows if Linsanity ever happens. At the same time, who knows if we're still at 14, and if we are, is it even possible for us to trade up to 12. Meanwhile, we we have a couple million less sitting on the roster, so we probably don't need to rescind the qualifying offer or renounce Courtney Lee.
Difference between individual transactions vs overall direction. Individual transaction means draft picks, incremental trades, salary cap management etc These Morey pretty much has the free hand to do. Overall direction means tank vs not tank, whether to take on huge salary commitments to obtain certain players in trade (eg would have to go through Les to take on Turkoglu if a deal with Magic for Dwight were contingent on this), and whether to go deep into luxury tax (or go into luxury tax at all). These Morey doesn't have a free hand in, which is pretty obvious and explainable. Another example - coaching change is part of overall direction Les would be involved in (RA vs McHale), and we all know he was as Morey presented the final candidates to Les for final interviews, but an assistant like Brett Gunning most likely need not Les approval. These can be delegated. This is how you have it in the corporate world as well. Owner/CEO would oversee the key strategic direction (budget, headcount available, key senior management hires etc), but would not micro-manage things of lesser significance (lower level and grad hires, specific immaterial expenditures, balancing the accounts etc etc) . It is what it is, and obviously is, everywhere in this world; I don't even know why you can't seem to comprehend it. Check out any Business 101 textbook and look up what an organisational chart looks like. It will give you a sense of segregation of responsibility between the different members of an organisation, and the stakeholders.
i like DM's Trades and Draft, but FA signing is another story. it was understandable when he never armed with significant cap room to do anything before. the washed out SF3, Brad Miller, Ariza, ... (Dalembert is a fair contract because the 2nd year option) in his first off-season with significant cap space to work, however, he can only get Asik and probably Lin (and that's if only Chi./NY not matching) i don't know, maybe it's Les pulling him back on the big money therefore DM can only always amaze us on those tiny mini smart trades? when it comes to big $$$, i.e. Max for Eric Gordon, Les change his tone. i'm not saying Gordon worth the Max, but in today's FA market that's exactly what you need to offer a player Gordon's caliber, especially a RFA you also need to be lucky on top of the Max money. from DM's view point, the "asset" theory, don't we need an asset like Gordon at the trade deadline when next time a CP3/Melo/D-Will/DH12 become available again? or we'll always make our offer the likes of Scola/Lorwy/DM's "assets"? i remember the last time we aquired a superstar in a trade we offered SF3 and Cat. back to the question, my opinion of Morey changed when he renounce Camby/Lee to offer his first FA contract to Asik
Look. Where did he come from? What success did he have previously? Who did he intern under? This team makes terrible moves and then the coaches makes terrible moves. Why couldn't Camby see floor time in the forth quarter? We never had a decent center in the games down the stretch. And we did not have any connections between Morey and Adelman. But that is the way things seem to have gone from the championship years to now. Downhill.
