Again, it is fine to say you are disappointed in him, but what EXACTLY would you have done differently this offseason?
We had basically no cap space. We acquired Jason Terry and Courtney Lee (moves almost everybody approved of at the time) using a mid-level exception and a sign-and-trade.
All the other signings were for own guys that allowed us to go over the cap. If you want to argue letting Bass go, then fine. If you want to argue letting Jeff Green go, then fine. Please explain how we add equal or better players with the limited cap space we had.
If you want to argue about the additions he made versus some other options (Jamal Crawford, or Ray) then fine. Please explain how Jamal Crawford dramatically alters the season thus far.
Danny added a play-now rookie in Sullinger with a pick in the early 20's. Maybe he could have added another play-now guy with the other pick instead of Melo. If you want to argue that, then fine. Explain what other rookie would have made a major difference that was selected after 21.
Even argue the Ray situation. Maybe losing Ray - and his knowledge of the team - was a bigger loss than we all thought at the time. Please explain how we could have avoided Ray going to Miami, when we offered him a contract, and he rejected it for less money.
My point with all of this is: if you are disappointed, please explain what Danny could have done that would have you otherwise not disappointed. If your sole disappointment comes from paying Jeff Green $9M per vs. whatever you magically think he would have accepted, then you are using him for a scapegoat for your true disappointment...
The play of the team, which is built on Rondo, KG, and Pierce.
off the top of my head i would have signed kirilenko instead of green - they are on similar money and kirilenko is playing out of his mind - which was absolutely foreseeable.
i sign matt barnes. very underated.
i trade paul pierce. i would have back then, even before all of this, but you prob wont believe me. i trade him to utah for paul milsap and kanter. if that doesnt work, i trade pierce all the same... perhaps to golden state for bogut (i know hes injured but he'll come good).
def do the courtney lee trade. def sign barbosa and jason terry. i ABSOLUTELY let jeff walk for the money he wants. i sign and trade bass for a rebounding center.
i take the same gamble on hasheem thabeet that okc did. i do whatever i need to do to get reggie evans, who is absurdly underated. and i trade off avery bradley during the draft with our 22nd pick and grab andre drummond (not necessarily at number 9 in the draft).
and i grab kg if he wants back.
so i at the least have:
pg - rondo, barbosa
sg - terry, lee
sf - kirilenko, barnes
pf - kg, sullinger, evans
c - bogut, drummond, thabeet