Jamohn

People will mention the retreads because they’re names we recognize. Here’s who I hope we get: Spurs Associate HC Sean Sweeney. He’s the top assistant right now for the Spurs. For the last several years he was the architect of the improved Mavs defense that helped that team make the leap to the finals before Nico nuked the team. He’s been getting interviews the last few hiring cycles. The Mavs have visibly declined from and Xs and Os standpoint since he left and the Spurs defense has shown improvement over last year. I know the personnel has impact but he’s been a respected defensive mind and respected by players at every stop. Spurs fans are thrilled with him and without him in Dallas, Kidd suddenly is looking way more vulnerable.

He’d be a bright intense young culture setter who can grow and grow with our young roster for the next decade.

Buy: Heat - Easy pick. One of my favorite movies of all time. Masterpiece
Rent: The Departed
Throw Away: L.A. Confidential

The rent/throw away choice was tough. What tipped it for me is I remember exactly how exhilarating it felt when I first saw The Departed in theaters as a new movie. L.A. Confidential is great but I saw it over a decade after it came out on a random evening at home.

Let me be the next and not last person to say it:

frick Eric Gordon. Lemonhead, Ernie lookin arse bitch

ETA: I'm glad he got shot in the arse and Carl got to take over Madison Hotels instead of him :doublebird:

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Kiper likes to do this so that when the Saints pass on Sanders he can bag on them for a few picks

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Exacly right. I remember him doing this with Brady Quinn, Jimmy Clausen, and Geno Smith to name a few, although he was vindicated about Geno over time. He said he'd retire if Jimmy Clausen wasn't a successful NFL QB within 8 years. He was out of the league long before then and Mel still hasn't retired.

There's a world in which this works out and Dumars is a competent overview and connections guy. Having a widely-respected person who did this role for the whole league and has bigtime leaguewide connections could really fill a major gap for the Pelicans org IF he's limited to that.

The reality is other NBA teams and people around the league see the Pelicans as an isolated anomaly. Gayle is on an island--doesn't have any friends in the NBA and they run stuff through football people. If Dumars is coming in just to bridge that gap and hires a good GM to actually run personnel, he could be a great hire.

That's me gaming out best-case scenario. If he's doing the Griffin role, frick everything.

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Fuk it. At this point let's go Deon then trade up for his son. It's the splash hire the Saints need. For better or worse we need this now!

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Guessing you’re under 30. Read up on the Ditka/Ricky Williams season. That’s what you’re proposing.

This is a refreshingly level-headed post. A lot of us are just so frustrated and venting. I end up just not posting because I don’t enjoy spending time in negativity and that’s all this season has been. You’re right though.

frick it. Let’s kick the tires on Art Shell while we’re at it. Brian Callahan is available too.