Yes - credit for tossing away a likely title (2011) and for struggling ever since without a center - who we have been desperately searching for since Perk was traded.
let me count the failed replacements ....... Shaq, Jermaine, Kirstic, Stiemsma, Collins, Williams, Hollins, Wilcox, Erden, Johnson, Melo. i'm sure I missed a couple, but the point is made.
You forgot Garnett.
you just made my point for me - we are so desperate for a center that we've had to move our HOF PF over to play center as a stop-gap measure. this of course has put us at a decided disadvantage at the power forward position because we are woefully undersized and underpowered - how many times do we watch Green and Bass get moved out of rebounding position because they are matched against a bigger, stronger true power forward ?
T-Lo, yes, Perk was returning from an injury, but he was getting stronger and would have been a huge upgrade over Shaq (who could barely move) and Jermaine, who was almost as bad. Perk would have been a huge asset back in his rightful place in our defense, which would have then been back in sync, playing on one extended string, each player knowing the rotations were going to right. plus, Jeff Green, was an unmitigated disaster in those playoffs.
also, without the trade, we probably end up as the #1 seed in the East, which adds even more advantages towards a title run.