Blowing my own horn here a little but...Today it was reported that Utah Jazz point guard and franchise cornerstone Deron Williams is upset about yesterday's trade of Ronnie Brewer. Deron goes so far as to say that stuff like this is the reason why he only signed a three year contract when he was last a free agent. Translation: our owner has a tendency to get cheap at weird moments and I don't want to waste my prime playing for a dude like that in a place like Utah.
I mentioned this yesterday in my "Grading the Trades" column but I'm a little surprised this got public so quickly. This is more than a player just giving the obligatory, "Yeah we miss him, he's a good friend, we wish him the best." This is one step down from calling out the front office in the public. Making moves that do nothing but clear out payroll will, one way or another, ruin a team. The Phoenix Suns had a title-caliber team for 3 or 4 years but never got over the hump mostly because their owner continually sold off important assets to keep his costs down. There are times, especially in this economy, when the situation dictates that you lower costs. When your team is playing better ball than it has in three years and has great momentum and chemistry is not one of those times. Selling your starting shooting guard for next to nothing in the middle of a playoff race is Standings Suicide and it begs your star players to start asking questions.
-BG
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