Dolan's deep pockets are part of the problem.
Knix throw money at everything, looking for shortcuts, instead of patiently building an organization and chemistry. For both front office and roster. It's always about bringing in a flashy marketable name.
Simply, hands-off Dolan isn't enough if you put idiots in charge.
(Phil wasn't an idiot, just a dinosaur looking to cash in on Dolanbucks)
Completely agree - but I'd rather have a deep pocketed owner than a cheap one (see NY Mets)...
But here's the real problem, Mills & Perry obviously sold Dolan on Plan B and when the shit went south they hung Fizzy out to dry to save their asses. A guy that they hand-picked! Not that the idiot didn't deserve it, but this team lacks talent at almost every position and that's on Mills/Perry.
We are rebuilding, we are young, we were expected to be terrible.
Mike Miller is now in a very unenviable position of having to save Mills & Perry with a shit roster. Working for these rats has to be unsettling knowing Mills will shove a dagger up your ass at any point. Pretty sure he would be hailed as a hero across the NBA if he said "thanks, but no thanks" and walked away.
Dolan isn't the problem and the FO certainly bears some responsibility for the roster, it was on Fiz to make it work.
Nor is there a lack of talent. There was a lack of coaching vision that compounded the lack of game time chemistry.
As Kam points out there's a talented set of team pieces on the roster.
Where Perry might assume some blame, its in advocating for Randall, DSJ, and say Payton to succeed when better options exist.
Miller will right this ship. Allen played very well for him in G-League and Miller seems to have an affinity for younger players.
What's needed is some ruthless pruning of the roster and, yet again, taking some risks in acquiring less than perfect players.
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