Something I'd love to see but admittedly don't have enough interest to put in the time -- a comparison of moves made by several GMs over the last, say, two or three years. Include Nash, Paxson, Greg Pop., Petrie and maybe two or three others of various reputations, take into account their individual marching orders, and wouldn't it be fun to see how they all stack up at the end? Maybe it'd be along the lines of general public perception. However, I'm guessing that public perception doesn't do a very good job of cutting slack for guys who've been told to, for example, cut the payroll.
I guess part of my point is that I think it's harder to know a good coach from a bad coach than some of us think it is. Is Jackson a good coach? He's won a lot but he's also had two of the best players in the league most of his time in coaching. Is Cheeks? Probably not but with the idiot players and thin and/or unbalanced rosters he's had to work with, I think it's still a little hard to tell. I'm guessing that it's at least as hard to tell a good GM from a bad one or, perhaps the very best and worst stand out but what about all the rest? And what are the best perspectives to take when judging their performances?
