I love to sit around and think about what I would do as a General Manager for professional teams. This gives me an opportunity to evaluate where the team is currently and what I could do to possibly make them better.
So today, I'd like to be the GM for the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Why you might ask? Because I don't know if they know it or not but they have about as much chance of getting Dwight Howard as a Chinese team.
Why would Howard want to go there? If he cannot win a championship in Orlando with that team, what would make him think he could win one with the Nets. Now, as we all know even if we don't want to actually admit it, superman will be wearing gold and purple after the all-star game. There, you read it here first.
So what are the Nets to do? I was hoping you might ask that question. Well, as the new General Manager I'd be calling the Oklahoma City Thunder. That's right! Because I can think of a deal that will benefit both teams immensely.
The Thunder are a very good team, however, their chances to win a championship with Durant and Westbrook are not very good. They're great individual players, but together they simply do not match.
What they have is two extremely talented players and one basketball. Because of this very real fact it tend to leave very few shots left over from others on the floor. In the playoffs this has hurt them tremendously, because you need these other players to elevate their games in order to be competitive.
Now, in New Jersey I have a point guard by the name of Deron Williams who would be a perfect addition to the Thunder team. He's a hell of a talent, he's unselfish with his play and tends to make the players around him better. He also knows something very important, how to defer to the real star of the team, Kevin Durant.
However, when Durant is struggling, Williams can put up numbers to keep the team moving forward. Oh, and did I mention that he can distribute the rock and shots? Therefore getting others to feel as though they are a part of the offense, which really helps come play-off time.
Now, some will think my next statement is crazy, but I think I've played and been around the game long enough to make it. The Nets are moving into a new facility soon, in Brooklyn to be exact.
If I don't have a full product to offer my fan base in terms of making a play-off push, then I need to create some excitement. This is where Westbrook comes in. Westbrook is nothing less than another Derick Rose, however because he has to defer to Durant the league hasn't acknowledged it as of yet.
I plan to do just that! Give Westbrook the keys to the franchise, much like the sixers did with AI years ago and let him energize the City. The Nets may not win in the beginning (nothing new) but fans will enjoy the fireworks until I can get players around Westbrook to make serious noise in the league.
To me, it's a win-win for both franchises and both players will be happy. Williams will be happy because he can get back to the play-offs right now, and Westbrook because he can show the league and everyone in the NBA that he's a force to be reckoned with, night in a night out, just like D. Rose.
As GM for the Nets, this is my first order of business. After that, it's looking at other pieces through the draft and free agency to become more competitive very quickly. In the mean time, who would like to trade me a bag of skittles for Chris Humphries? Anyone?
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