Seek and Ye Shall Find

As the eternal optimist, I’ll point out that we do have a great trading chip in Marcus Camby and this year’s top draft pick to add to the mix.

Our hands aren’t completely tied. There will always be teams wanting to move up in the draft, and there will always be those contenders out there looking to add a player like Camby.

We have a lot of options, but we need to set a plan. Good GM’s analyze their teams, and make plans accordingly. Sam Presti, the Thunder’s GM, made a plan for his team. He decided to blow it up and trade old talent for draft picks and young players. Donnie Walsh, the Knicks GM, decided to get rid of as many of the malcontents as he could, and free himself up enough cap space for the phenomenal 2010 free agent class. Danny Ainge, the Celtics GM, decided to try and win championships now by adding Ray and KG.

What is Dunleavy’s plan? What direction is he taking this team? Based on the moves he made this year I’d say it’s safe to assume Dunleavy wants to win now, even if he has to sacrifice the future of the team. His contract is up 2(?)years from now, so his window to succeed and get a renewal is closing.

So much depends on what pick in the draft we get, so I’ll put my speculation in regards to that on hold. I will say though that I would be SHOCKED if we move Camby for draft picks or prospects. It’s more likely that we move Camby for a player who can help right away. The only way that makes sense for our trading partner is if the player we acquire has a long term deal they want to get off the books.

So we do have options…but can we trust Dunleavy to do what’s best for the team in the long term?

GM’s that don’t have job security are reluctant to blow it up and start over. They want Wins, first and foremost, and they’ll do anything to get them. The Zach Randolph trade serves as a perfect example.

Basically, if it’s not a good “basketball” trade that won’t help us RIGHT NOW, it’s not getting done under Dunleavy.

I’m going to totally blow my credibiltiy and tell you how I felt about BD and RD when they first signed. Baron, I was totally unimpressed, I didn’t like his flash. In my opinion to much luck and not enough skill. I’m not sure I like this move at all, it didn’t make me like this team even a little better. I was right on the money on that one.

Now get this. When they signed Ricky, I was impressed. I thought for sure someone who had plenty of skill (and a poor attitude) would put it together for what would likely be his last chance to play in the NBA. I actually thought he’d be good off the bench for 12, 4 & 4. He’s got the skill for that, but as it turns out, no heart whatsoever.

Here’s one thing that would get me to renew. No Dunleavy (and I’d love a new owner), keep the three rookies and Novak and bring the rest of the team up from the NBADL. All of those guys would play like their careers depended on it, and sterling would save some money.