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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
This whole post feels a bit naive, but suggesting GMs are stupid babies because they sign players for longer than 5 years is just totally absurd.
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I'm not suggesting that they're stupid babies because they sign players for longer than 5 years. Signing players is a choice and it's their job to determine whether that choice is good or bad in it's totality. What this tells me is that GM's are making bad choices in totality and want to be saved from their own bad choices not through any reflection or re-evaluation but by just removing choice. I'm suggesting that they're like babies because it's all "now now now now" they choose to ignore the long-term consequences of their actions in favor of immediate gratification and now want to be not face the consequences of their actions... which is a characteristic I most associate with small children not middle-aged+ adults.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
The reality is that GMs are competing against each other. This isn’t EA NHL where you’re playing in your own little bubble against a computer and the most agency anyone else has is broken AI. Anywhere from 1/3 to 2/3 of GMs have the same goal, and they are in direct competition with everyone else that has that goal. And it’s a zero sum game. Someone gets better, and someone gets worse, every time.
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That's true (in a sense). I mean in most deals (trades and signings) GM's are trading present wins for future wins (or vis-versa as the case may be) So really someone is theoretically getting better and worse most times (just on different timescales). Again, this is a choice they are making and it's a choice they could elect not to make getting the benefits and consequences of each.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Some teams are cup contenders. They’re in “win now” mode whether you like it or not. Patience is irrelevant to these teams,
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If that's their choice then more power to them. They should get the benefits and consequences of that choice. Frankly, I consider patience to be a virtue so I wouldn't hold that up as a positive.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
as it should be. It’s about what gets you over the top. So sure, it’s easy to say “don’t sign anyone beyond 5 years”
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I didn't say that.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
but in today’s reality, that’s just saying competitive teams should close or delay their window
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Again I didn't say that... although you could just as easily argue that it's about choosing to keep the window open longer by ensuring that you're not over-extending yourself later.
No, I stand by what I said. This IS GM's wanting to be saved from themselves. They could choose to take the long view and make choices that won't bite them in the behind later... but they don't. That's on them, it always has been on them, and always should be on them.