Bobcats Front Office

With the recent acitivity in FA and Draft, I have been very displeased with Bobcats front office. With all the exciting opportunity thats been going on in the NBA, the Bobcats have not plan properly in anticipation for a FA such as this. What's even more frusrating now is the possibility of losing TT/1st rounder. How can the FO not have planned better for things such as these?!

How do you guys feel about the FO's performance? Currently and in the past. I personally feel the Front Office (Higgins in particular) have been disappointing. Since Higgins arrive in 2007... the highlight transactions we had were: Okafor's extension, Diop's trade, All the draft picks, trading for TT with so many unknown. All of which were terrible choices. Jordan should probably rethink his FO group and hire someone more qualify and has a vision.

Jordan was a major influence in those decision, so maybe he should limit his role.

I think it was very intelligent to not make many moves in the off season yet. Let the whole LeBron crap die down and the other free agents get over payed. Patience could land a desperate player or Felton could take a pay cut because no one has money left to pay him. Who knows how this will all play out in the end, but I like that the Bobcats have not pulled the trigger yet because the team they have can make the playoffs.

Stupid move by the front office to let Beasley go to the T-Wolves when he was theirs for the taking. Unload Chandler's injury ridden contract and get a recent #2 overall pick. How difficult is that? Let's go Jordan...who are we bringing in this off-season? And please don't make stupid moves like MIN resigning Darko Milicic and NJ signing Travis Outlaw. We want legit talent.

There is no way I was gonna be cool with giving up Tyson's fat booty expiring for JUST Beasley (a bust - how is he supposed to succeed here when he can't by playing off of wade while being catered to by the entire heat fo) and Jeffries, the layup missing wonder.

If they asked for more, GOOD JOB. That was a horrible trade...

Also, the Heat gave him away to create more cap room, not less. Trading Chandler for him was never an option for us without other teams being involved.

If Miami ended up with Chandler, they would never be able to sign their 3 big guys or fill out a roster around them.

I also agree with DY Nasty, if we play our cards right, Tyson's big fat expiring contract will end up being worth a lot more.

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Originally Posted by G-Force

Since Higgins arrive in 2007... the highlight transactions we had were: Okafor's extension, Diop's trade, All the draft picks, trading for TT with so many unknown. All of which were terrible choices.

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I do believe you've forgotten trading for Jason Richardson in a weak draft, turning him into Boris Diaw and Raja Bell and turning Raja's expiring along with Vladi for Stack Jack. Oh, and perhaps getting Theo Ratliff for nothing, getting Larry Brown to coach, signing Flip Murray, Stephen Graham, and Larry Hughes.

Rod knows what he's doing.

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Originally Posted by teej

I do believe you've forgotten trading for Jason Richardson in a weak draft, turning him into Boris Diaw and Raja Bell and turning Raja's expiring along with Vladi for Stack Jack. Oh, and perhaps getting Theo Ratliff for nothing, getting Larry Brown to coach, signing Flip Murray, Stephen Graham, and Larry Hughes.

Rod knows what he's doing.

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Really? Aside from Jax and L.Brown (I'm sure it was all Jordan), Do you really think those moves had any real significant impact for the team? We ended up letting all of them go within a year, minus Diaw bc honestly no one wants him.

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Originally Posted by PouncingBobcat

Stupid move by the front office to let Beasley go to the T-Wolves when he was theirs for the taking. Unload Chandler's injury ridden contract and get a recent #2 overall pick. How difficult is that? Let's go Jordan...who are we bringing in this off-season? And please don't make stupid moves like MIN resigning Darko Milicic and NJ signing Travis Outlaw. We want legit talent.

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When you and David Kahn are the only guys wanting to acquire a guy, that says something.

As for the FO, I've been generally pleased. With that said, I feel like our FO is one of the ones playing checkers and not chess (TSG's comparison). Each move seems to be made with little concept of salary cap implications (can we do it within the rules? Yes? Let's do it). as well as the low esteem they hold draft picks in. Based on the success of their picks, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but for a small market team to not be salary cap savvy and to not draft well is to damn a franchise to purgatory or worse. The game changed last night and it got even harder for small market teams. They have to step up their game going forward.

I recognize that the salary cap implications of the EO/TC trade were a big factor, but by and large these implications seem like a secondary concern.

I OFFICIAL have no hope for our GM/Owner. The trade with Dallas... We gave up an expiring Chandler and Lexy for 3 Scrubs w/ terrible contracts!!! Really MJ? Really? Perpare to continue losing money in the Franchise!

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Originally Posted by G-Force

I OFFICIAL have no hope for our GM/Owner. The trade with Dallas... We gave up an expiring Chandler and Lexy for 3 Scrubs w/ terrible contracts!!! Really MJ? Really? Perpare to continue losing money in the Franchise!

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How is an un-guaranteed $13 mil contract a bad thing? It is either greata trade bait or you cut $13 mil off the payroll. And Najera and Carroll are OK off the bench.