82. "props, credit, interchangeable to me." In response to In response to 78
i don't see any reason to chastise george, the players should have the power because they are what make the league. i thought what kerr said was bullshit and my reaction to it was kind of in step with what you're saying here. would presti have preferred to get a big ass haul of picks, a good young point guard and a tradeable contract (or at least cap relief) for PG or *fucking nothing at all* when his contract expired?
i don't know if presti deserves props or not but i think we agree that fortune kind of smiled on him, in a relative way at least. they weren't winning anything with this group and sooner or later george was going to bounce on him. the fans also would rather see a semi-contender than a shit team so they'd have turned on him for shopping one star or both. he also managed to get rid of russ's godawful contract, even though theoretically his playing it out would have been fine. he gets a couple picks here for maybe the only equivalently bad contract in the league.
but does he deserve props? i dunno, seems mostly circumstantial. if he can manage to foist CP3's contract onto someone and get even OK return--just a straight salary dump or a shitty but shorter contract and a pick--then i'll say he deserves props.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.