Comments on: Kupchak Must Go

By: Marcus Thompson

Marcus Thompson — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:58:24 +0000

phillyj, are you really saying Kupchak has done a better job than Mullin? Feel free to remind me of the good moves Kupchak has made.
As for Mully, I’m not apologist. But you have to give him credit for what he has done. He did trade for Baron. He did correct four of his five mistakes (hiring Montgomery, overpaying Foyle, overpaying Fisher, overpaying Murphy, extending Dunleavy). He unloaded Fisher, Muprhy and Dunleavy and he replaced Montgomery). Oh yeah, add luring Nellie out of retirement. As it turns out, firing Musselman (Mullin’s decision) was also a good move. He also drafted Andris Biedrins, who no one knew would be this good, and got Ellis in the second round. So Mullin has some gold stars to go with those head scratchers. Can’t say the same about Kupchak.

By: Andrew Rosenblum

Andrew Rosenblum — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:51:11 +0000

C’mon Philly J — Mullin’s record is more mixed than that, and you know it. In addition Ellis, Biedrins was a real find, and except for Foyle, he’s managed to erase his contract mistakes. Locking up Richardson long-term turned out to be the one contract gamble that worked out. And the Davis trade was a steal. And getting Jack and Harrington, who have better contracts, for Murphy and Dunleavy? That’s highway robbbery!

By: The Wood

The Wood — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:25:06 +0000

Mitch Cupcake is running the Lakers into the ground. The O’Neal trade on its own should get him banned from the league. Mully recovered from those ugly contracts by dealing them away when he had the chance, I think he was thinking like a player when he gave out all that cash. He’s learned better. Cupcake traded Butler for Brown — a big that couldn’t get it done in the LEastern Conference where there are no bigs — as an experiment? C’mon! Bring back the Logo!

By: PhillyJ

PhillyJ — Thu, 31 May 2007 11:28:28 +0000

Marcus, what about Mullin signing Dunleavy, FOyle, Murphy, Fisher to those bloated contracts? What about Mullin drafting Dunleavy, O’Bryant, and a bunch of deadbeats except for Ellis. He should be fired for that then too.

By: commish

commish — Thu, 31 May 2007 00:43:31 +0000

Marcus, have you lost your mind (kidding of course)? But seriously, let’s keep this guy around for as long as we can. Just like we love Larry Bird and Donnie Walsh and want to keep them around in case we need O’Neal sometime soon.

Why would we want these basketball genuises anywhere other than they currently work? I suggest an immediate retraction and hope Kobe or Dr. Buss don’t read your blog.