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Second straight year we sold a second round pick that could've helped us.

The trade for the #5 just seems worse and worse by the day. You look at how much stronger the East is getting - Cleveland adding Shaq, Orlando adding Vince Carter... shoot, even Atlanta adding Jamal Crawford.

Even if Arenas were to return at 100%, the BEST we can hope for is to do what Atlanta did this year - sneak into the 4/5, eke out a series win, and get slaughtered in the second round. More likely, it'll be a struggle to even get in to the playoffs and we're an injury away from another lottery - which, sadly, is probably the only way to break free from mediocrity.

Bottom line, though, is that this is not an organization that truly values winning. Abandoning these two picks purely for financial reasons sends a heck of a message to your players and to your fans - though, admittedly, it's the same message we've had on loop for the last, oh, thirty years or so. Tonight, they just upped the volume.

Some of you may recall when Abe Pollin famously whined about his inability to turn a profit prior to the lockout in '99. Our response, today, should echo Michael Jordan's response then: "Then sell your team."

If you're not going to compete for a championship, sell your team.
Or die. I don't particularly care which.

Poor Steve Kerr, lol. Dude must think he playing a reality version of NBA Live in franchise mode or something!

Steve's looking hard for that 'reset' button...