Much like this other thread I'm interested in getting you opinion about the guys who run the teams in Boston. Here's what I wrote in the last thread:
Recently I was thinking that during this century, Boston has had a lot of smart (and a couple of dumb) guys running their four franchises. What prompted this thinking was the absolute heist that Danny Ainge pulled off with the Nets a few years ago (Pierce, Garnett and Terry for three unprotected number ones, the right to flip picks and some flotsam) and I think that may have been the best deal (not draft pick) that any Boston GM has made since Duquette landed Pedro.
After you tally up the draft picks, the trades, the free agent signings; which GM has made the worst moves? In the comments say which moves you hated. Don't be afraid to defend your choices.
A couple of caveats before we begin:
1. I chose 2000 as the beginning of this poll because that's when most Boston GMs began, but Dan Duquette's and Rick Pitino's careers began prior to that. If you want to weigh the moves made during the 90s, that's fine by me. If you don't, that's okay too.
2. For simplicity's sake, I have Mike Hazen and Dave Dombrowski as a two-headed beast. Hazen has the GM title, but Dombrowski seems like the moves man. I have no idea how their responsibilities are split and I'm not going to hazard a guess because I'll be wrong. Same thing with Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli.
3. Finally, I know that the Bruins, Celtics and Patriots don't play baseball but I couldn't figure out a way to cross post to all four Boston sports forums, so I stuck with the Sox forum because it gets the most eyeballs.
4. I really wanted to add Chris Wallace, Jeff Gorton, Mike Port and a separate line items for Belichick and Pioli and Cherington and Hoyer but there are only so many responses you can give.
5. See the earlier thread about the Best GMs of the 2000s. Again, you can only ask one question per thread.
Recently I was thinking that during this century, Boston has had a lot of smart (and a couple of dumb) guys running their four franchises. What prompted this thinking was the absolute heist that Danny Ainge pulled off with the Nets a few years ago (Pierce, Garnett and Terry for three unprotected number ones, the right to flip picks and some flotsam) and I think that may have been the best deal (not draft pick) that any Boston GM has made since Duquette landed Pedro.
After you tally up the draft picks, the trades, the free agent signings; which GM has made the worst moves? In the comments say which moves you hated. Don't be afraid to defend your choices.
A couple of caveats before we begin:
1. I chose 2000 as the beginning of this poll because that's when most Boston GMs began, but Dan Duquette's and Rick Pitino's careers began prior to that. If you want to weigh the moves made during the 90s, that's fine by me. If you don't, that's okay too.
2. For simplicity's sake, I have Mike Hazen and Dave Dombrowski as a two-headed beast. Hazen has the GM title, but Dombrowski seems like the moves man. I have no idea how their responsibilities are split and I'm not going to hazard a guess because I'll be wrong. Same thing with Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli.
3. Finally, I know that the Bruins, Celtics and Patriots don't play baseball but I couldn't figure out a way to cross post to all four Boston sports forums, so I stuck with the Sox forum because it gets the most eyeballs.
4. I really wanted to add Chris Wallace, Jeff Gorton, Mike Port and a separate line items for Belichick and Pioli and Cherington and Hoyer but there are only so many responses you can give.
5. See the earlier thread about the Best GMs of the 2000s. Again, you can only ask one question per thread.