Most of the moves made sense from a reactionary "patch the holes" perspective, but the GM's job is to make an accurate assessment of where the team is at (regardless of luck, circumstance, etc) and make strategic moves from there. Treliving's supposed to have access and insight that we don't have, but it seems to me like he's been riding the roller coaster with all of us instead.
• Making a splash and adding Hamonic — misjudged the situation after a fortunate year.
• Busts like Neal, Elliot, Smith, Lazar and Hamonic — misjudged the fit and impact of incoming players.
• Not trading Bennet when he still had value — fell in love with his own asset.
• Coaching— speaks for itself, doesn't seem to know what his group needs.
Honestly, the biggest one is Bennet. We know Treliving has had opportunities to trade him after strong playoff performances, but the wizard kept believing that Bennet would turn into something special. Flames were so worried about Bennet putting it all together for another team that they ended up holding on right until his stock tanked.
Last edited by Flames0910; 03-03-2021 at 12:21 PM.
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