I'm actually happy with Tommy Sheppard. He sounds like the assistant who used to do the tedious work for years and years waiting for an opportunity. He scouted rui for years. He does all the work. For a team that you want to have work ethic and attention to detail he's a good person to have. Because they'll see themselves in him. I'm also sure Wall and Beal will be happy to be vets like these young ones who work so hard. I think the players he got have good charector. They over work over improve. And he's focused on the forwards. A turnover that started since last season. The physicality they have. The work ethic ( which I can't stress is the biggest indicator of how good a player will be) they have in spades.
I'd have been happy with other people and to be honest I was meh about them. But as I dive deeper (Watch the videos I posted) I can see how we are addressing our weaknesses. I loved Jonathan simmons too and thought he was wasted in Orlando but probably did it for the money. He was good in San Antonio.
I have trust in Tommy. He's not a sexy name for a Gm but let him run it for a year. Nothing critical is happening until Wall recovers anyway.
Tommy is a long-time scout. He does do that work and from what I hear he is very diligent. He is well regarded around the NBA. The Draft Day moves and the signing of UDFAs right after the final pick was very un-Ernie like. Ernie was lazy, he'd make one pick and then be done.
But my issue is the stench of Ernie still remains. The reason I say that is that they seemed to lock in on Rui, for example, which is how they've locked in on other picks in the past. Tommy was part of that colossal fukkup in drafting Vesley in 2011 too.
I'd rather have just cleaned house and started all over. And Ted doesn't want to have a tanking squad at this point. He also has doubled down on keeping Beal and Wall.
if he takes cues from Beal and works with his trainer that could yield results
