At least Darko has put that perception to rest that Maxiell was in the rotation before he was, and that we weren't playing Maxiell because we would "hurt Darko's ego."
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At least Darko has put that perception to rest that Maxiell was in the rotation before he was, and that we weren't playing Maxiell because we would "hurt Darko's ego."
Ummm that could still be true. Its obvious now that he has an ego. And since he referred to us as a nightmare. Maybe that was part of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by SKelly
i've been saying this since the trade (though maybe not as full tilt as you are).Quote:
Originally Posted by Kilo
no matter how this turns out, my opinion of bill davidson has definitly changed. and for that matter, joe d too. how he completely fucked up the darko pick is beyond me. hmmm... im about to piss myself off.
Oh how the high and mighty have fallen. Fuck Darko.
Get it through your heads that this bitch was GONE the minute Larry Brown arrived. Hoping Darko would've stayed after LB shitted on him is like hoping a failed suicide bomber will change his ways if you let him live.
He only talked about getting more playing time because... well because there was nothing else for him to do. He was miserable, he was bored as fuck. In his mind he was oppressed for a while, so he wanted to play to speed shit up. You know you're in this nightmare for another year or so, might as well make it pleasant as possible by getting some minutes.
Dude was gonna bolt as soon as the opportunity came. Give him minutes for what? is he going to perform better then sheed, ben, or dice? Are those minutes going to positively affect this championship run knowing he's going to bolt in a year? No. Joe D could've brought Darko 72 virgins and twenty 5ths of grey goose and he still wouldn't have gave leaving a second thought.
No team is perfect. The Darko situation could've been handled better upon learning Darko wasn't comfortable with LB's daily thrashings. To sit here though and diss Dumars after all the smart ass moves internet GM's couldn't pull off or vision in their wildest trade checker fantasy is just stupid.
I don't understand the logic of wasting 7 million dollars on a player who's not currently good enough to crack the rotation of meaningful minutes on THIS team, knowing he's going to leave. If Darko comes back to haunt us, It'll be long after this championship run guaranteed. I mean, how long do people expect this shit to last?
Now everyone's a Darko apologist. And doing the hilarious 180 turn. Nightmare my ass. I've never seen this many excuses for a someone being a stuck up lil bitch in a long time. Lets not beat around the bush. The only difference now is Darko doesnt have to earn minutes. Lets be clear that his nightmare started and ended with his own idealism that he should play solely because he was the #2 pick. That idealism caused him to get bored when the season started and constantly spill grape kool aid on his championship ring. As he always had a tendency to throw it away by accident. No one is at fault for darko sucking outside of Darko.Quote:
Originally Posted by chad fruad
What so we were supposed to put the title on hold and cater to him? Theres muthafuckas who have bounced around the whole league busting their ass on the court playing for us. And Darko should've got a free pass because he was the #2 pick? Doesnt work like that here. Maybe in Orlando the perrenial lottery town, but not here. And honestly the idea that Orlando will figure out the right pieces to build a playoff team is a joke IMO. the closest they came to that was T-Mac signing. But T mac did all the work.
Darko got no time not just because he didnt earn it. But also because he had to earn it. The sheer thought that He, The Great Darko Millibitch, has to "earn" time was a joke to him. Same thing happened to rodney white. And seeing him "choose" to play better because now he doesnt have to play his way into a rotation. Makes me happy that he's gone. Because a lazy prick like that is no good to us. Nothing to regret IMO. Darko is a selfish whiny bitch. Something that doesnt need to be part of our future.
Wherever the pick for him we got lands. I feel Joe D has a better idea of what type of players he wants to draft(that goes a long way IMO vs having high picks with no idea). And i think Darko's shitty attitude vs guys like billups, ben, sheed,prince, and Dice even showed him what to look for in his mind. I think that was reflected in his picks this year and his picks the following years to come. Lazy draft picks with no work ethic or ambition need not apply.
We need people with heart running our future. that doesnt apply to Darko.
What totally amazes me is everyone knew if you put Darko on a shit team and gave him minutes, he'd put up some numbers, and the shit team would continue losing.
Now, we trade Darko to a shit team, he puts up some numbers, and the shit team continues losing, and some of us are acting like:
Isn't this a fair assessment of what's going on?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kilo, Chad Ford, and others
I let out a Sheedesque laugh when I read this.Quote:
Originally Posted by SKelly
Yes, Darko's dominance in Orlando has put this to all to rest, no question.
Darko has proven that he is an egoless, hard working, team-first guy in a matter of days, despite his comments and actions that say otherwise.
Darko's position in front of Maxiell (and even Dale Davis earlier in the year) had absolutely nothing to do with protecting his fragile ego or enhancing his trade value, it was due to his diligent hard work in practice and his ability to take advantage of every possible moment of PT that he earned through that hard work.
End of discussion, somebody lock this bitch up.
It sucks like it sucks how we lost Bobby Sura in that Sheed deal. Dude would have had like 4 trip-dubs coming off the bench for us if we had kept him. I don't think Sheed got one that year.
[smilie=applause.gi:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermy
Excellent perspective.
The funny thing about Darko supporters is the way they read the stats. If Darko gets 4 blocks in one game, but his man scores 30 points and his team loses by 20, did he have a good defensive game?
Because that's what happens. He plays terrible one on one defense, and mixes it up with even worse team defense, the opponent is always plus a lot of points when he's on the floor, his team's lead always evaporates, the opponent always wins, but he ends up with 4 blocks in the box score, and suddenly he's a basketball god.
so, you think anyone expected/hoped darko to turn orl. into a winner? after the franchise trade?Quote:
Originally Posted by Taymelo
c'mon, atleast be reasonable. ~80% of people said darko couldnt play anywhere. now, he's put up a few games in a row with decent numbers. is he a great player? havent seen him yet, but his numbers are pretty impressive for a 20 year old kid who hasnt played in 3 years.
theres an excellent chance darko develops in orlando, and it will be because they gave him time.
detroit NEVER, NOT ONCE, threw darko a bone. we couldnt have found 500 min. in the regular season each year to give to darko? would that really have made a difference?
hey, whatever. he pussied out after 3 years of being asked to take playing time away from 3 allstars, while learning a new culture, while being forced to completely change his style of play, as a <20 year old.
too much to ask? fuck him, i guess.