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Topic subjectI knew Bosh was leaving Toronto in like '03, how did they NOT??
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2041541, I knew Bosh was leaving Toronto in like '03, how did they NOT??
Posted by celery77, Thu Sep-27-12 01:19 PM
and here's where the Utah example is worthwhile.

Utah wasn't stupid, they knew Deron was in a position to hold a lot of leverage in the following year, so instead of waiting + hoping, they made a reasonable prediction of what was to unfold and pulled the trigger at the time when they saw they had the most leverage. nobody needed to tell anybody their feelings on the matter, you can look at the contract, look around the league, and make a safe prediction of what's to come.

Dwight did the exact same shit as Melo in stating that he wanted out and gave a list of acceptable teams but somehow Orlando STILL fucked all that up as the other super obvious comparison.

Denver did the best with what they had, which was very, very similar to the boat other teams have found themselves in. Melo's public statements on the matter were one of the least important details in how they navigated that deal.