Who is the worst GM is pro sports history?

kidcolin · #1 12-01-2007, 12:41 AM

actually I guess Elgin Baylor, acquiring Cassell and Brand aside, needs to be considered.

Jack of Arcades · #2 12-01-2007, 12:42 AM

21 years of futility is hard to top

Veecee · #3 12-01-2007, 12:58 AM

Rob Babcock is a contender.

Traded Vince Carter for scraps, and drafted Rafael Araujo before Igoudala and other good players. Traded for Rafer Alston who got into a fistfight with Sam Mitchell.

Although he did bring Calderon to T.O.

MikeyPatriot · #4 12-01-2007, 12:59 AM

Hawk Harrelson /thread

Golden_Rhino · #5 12-01-2007, 01:02 AM

Any GM of the Leafs not named Cliff Fletcher.

Veecee · #6 12-01-2007, 01:04 AM

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Any GM of the Leafs not named Cliff Fletcher.

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LOL, Cliff "Who needs prospects?" Fletcher

Golden_Rhino · #7 12-01-2007, 01:06 AM

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LOL, Cliff "Who needs prospects?" Fletcher

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Didn't need prospects at the time. The Leafs were in a position to outspend other teams for free agents. Plus, they suck so hard at drafting, they may as well trade their picks away. Their last good first round pick was Vincent Damphousse in 1986.

Pudge714 · #8 12-01-2007, 04:06 AM

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Hawk Harrelson /thread

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He was a GM? Honestly as terrible as Mike Millbury is I can't imagine anyone in the world would be a worst GM than Hawk Harrelson?

kidcolin · #9 12-01-2007, 04:40 AM

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Its a bad call to give an NBA GM worst GM in history status if they come into a horrible situation, because its so hard to rebuild in the NBA with the way the salary cap is structured if you have horrible contracts.

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You're being way too kind. OK so he didn't sign Allan Houston to 20 per. But he did:

1. Trade for Marbury's huge contract, along with overpaid Penny Hardaway.
2. Later, traded Hardaway (in the final year of his contract) and a good young talent in Ariza for Francis (Marbury 2.0), who was clearly not that good anymore and whose contract would be on the books for 3 more seasons.
3. Signs Jerome James for ~$6M per for 5 years (6 mpg wooh!)
4. Trades away tons of first rounders for Curry's bloated contract.
5. Traded Kurt Thomas's remaining $22M/3years for Q-Rich's $37/5years.
6. Not content to let Francis's contract come off the books in '09, he trades it for Z-Bo's, which comes off the books in '11. At least this guy's got some talent and can grab some boards. I wonder if two overweight, all-offense no defense front court players will work together?

I'm sure I'm missing a couple things.

Max Raker · #10 12-01-2007, 05:40 AM

I thought it was Isiah before... then he got sued for sexual harrasment. How the hell can you even keep your job after that? Isiah may not be the worst, he does have an eye for talent, but his reign in NY has to be the worst ever based on results.

Didn't he physically threaten Bill Simmons also?