From a team Front Office / Management perspective - it can be called critical thinking and evolution....or reassessment of predictive outcomes based on new input.
From a fan perspective (especially a fan who essentially chastised other posters for reading the situation back then correctly).....its called "moving the goal posts".
You seem to be partaking in revisionist history...
Sure - most teams would have taken the risk by signing Durant based solely on his immense talent - but you saying that no one would speculate he would miss time is off base.... he was a 7 footer who relies on athleticism coming off an achillies full tear.....the Nets signed him and he sat for a year because of the injury.....at the time almost everyone was speculating if he could even return to full form.
Also - not sure what you were paying attention to at the time but it was almost universally known that Kyrie, while immensely talented, was also a pain in the ass. He forced his way off of the Cavs, had some issue with LBJ, expressed his love for the Celtics and ultimately forced his way from there as well.
Harden....LOL. Forced his way off the Thunder then forced his way off the Rockets, then forced his way off the Nets.....and now the latest rumor is after being re-signed by the Sixers, he wants to return to the Rockets.
Moving what goalposts?
As you said - everyone (teams and fans) would have taken the chance and signed Durant/Kyrie. Any fan who wouldn't is kidding themselves.
Despite the injury potential, every team was signing them.
The only moving goalposts would be "Durant extension is great" then saying it's not (which I may have done).
I would have given Durant the extention despire the injury risks. Ended up being a bad move. Shit happens.
But you didn't bring up the Durant extension being a bad move.
The point you brought up was me addressing the "experts" was saying nobody was going to resign.
Fact: Durant resigned.
Subsequent fact: The experts was wrong.
They were right about the "run" only lasting a couple years - but not for the reasons they cited (nobody resigns). It was a lucky outcome - correct prediction but for wrong reasoning.
Agree with Harden trade.
That was a move that not everyone would have made. I liked it - mostly out of fan loyalty and had other no choice at the time.
However, still don't think it was as bad as everyone made it out to be.
Jarett Allen was a free agent and signed a $100m contract. Doubtful the Nets were doing that.
The picks to Houston included multiple pick swaps that may never be exercised (already wasted 2 of the swaps in 2021 and 2023 likely).
I'd be more concerned as a Suns fan for a Boston-Nets redux.
They gave away unprotected 1sts (2025, 2027 and 2029) plus a swap (2028) banking on aging CP3 and potentially injury prone Durant. Nets have been down that road before.
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