couldn't agree more...i have no idea how anyone could see dumping jd and gorton as the right move. those guys are as good as it gets, and they operated the right way. the temper tantrum of an entitled idiot who can't fathom life ain't always fair yet at 65. a mirror alone could teach him that lesson. if it were an insufferable, insecure, incompetent little man wouldn't inherit not only a multi-billion dollar empire but one insulated against his stupidity by monopoly status? what a complete clown he is. wonder if he considered it will probably be at least 10 years before the players stop being carved during every single stoppage of every game about that "statement". i think drury is capable and hope the best for him, but as long as dolans around we're never more than a females rejection or poor table service away from another temper tantrum that lands our whole front office on a plane to siberia and new gm isiah thomas.
as for gordie...i'm not sure this is cleaning house so much as it getting to that time for him. i don't get the bashing of him, when you've been around as long as he has you have some misses. but overall he's been very good, and what i've always liked about him was he had a process to his evaluations, there was always a conviction to core traits he looked for. by that i mean almost all of the misses have been because they just couldn't play the game they projected to at this level - very few basket cases or guys that refused to put in the right amount of effort etc. i respect people who have a disciplined approach to their craft - if you're going to miss, miss with a guy you identify with, not making wild swings on upside against your better judgement - at least with your higher value picks. i'd hope he's not being pushed out but i suppose its possible - hard to imagine he'd stick around in a smaller role if that were the case though. either way, as has been mentioned, this is a critical hire for drury. for anyone that wants him gone this is a be careful what you wish for situation. hopefully its a home run, but damn this is a ton of internal reshuffling to manage in such a short period of time. its one thing to replace a big piece when there's a strong organizational structure in place in mgmt - a miss on a hire is easy to catch there, in a full scale restocking like this there's so many new faces and voices building working relationships and establishing roles and autonomy - not easy to navigate thats for sure.
