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[kidcolin]

Probably too soon now, but Pritchard will probably be in the debate soon. Sam Presti too. Colangelo is also very good.

It's just hard to rate because so much depends on how some ping pong balls fall. I mean, take a look at Paxson. He's largely benefited from the draft and owning Isiah (cuz that takes talent). I mean, he's good. Definitely. He evaluated the talent and made smart picks, and knew the easiest way to build anew is through the draft so he went out to collect picks.

However, everyone pretty much agrees overpaying Wallace and shipping out Tyson Chandler didn't make a ton of sense.

I guess my general point is, given the luck of the draft and the relatively low salary cap that restricts trading a good deal, it's not too easy to analyze GMs. There are basically really good ones (Buford, Paxson, Pritchard), crappy ones (Isiah, King, McHale, Baylor), and a bunch in between.