Next GM Watch

[cjeter24]

This is probably the most likely outcome.  Dumont has been willing to spend on upper tier leadership.  But, you never want to tie the hands of the top guy and say you have to retain these guys that are already here.  That's a surefire way to run off the very best out there who will have their own relationships they prefer.

I think if someone doesn't want qualified people here to help make smart decisions they aren't the right person for the job. I am a big Ricardi fan and he's got alot of fans in the NBA front offices from what I've heard and read. I've heard less on Finley but he's well liked at least. 

I think you need a President of Basketball Ops and a GM. I've been saying it for a years. A single voice of power leads to Luka type trades. 

Honestly we sort of had this dynamic for years with Donnie and Cuban. Except Cuban is an idiot and not a basketball guy. But he was the one making the strategic decisions like blowing up the title team and doing plan powder. Donnie was the guy who had to execute everything. 

As for the Bob Meyers part, he gets alot of flak for some truly horrendous draft decisions and lucking into his stars that were already drafted. He didn't build the team. I suppose he deserves a bit of credit for sustained success but it sort of feels like they would have had that without him based on the guys he had. 

But he definitely provides a ton of credibility and stabilization. you could do alot worse but you also could do better.