So instead of a title run, disaster is lurking in Portland. And someone will have to pay the price. Players' salaries are guaranteed. Remember, Allen once went to extraordinary lengths to steal Whitsitt away from Seattle, so he's probably going nowhere. Unfortunately, good coaches rarely get recognized for the obstacles they overcome.
Recognition comes from what they've accomplished.
Even when it's someone else's fault when they're not able to accomplish much at all. Around the league. Turns out, Washington Wizards president Michael Jordan wanted to wait until the waiver deadline had passed to cut Rod Strickland. That way, if another team had picked up Strickland, he would not have been eligible for postseason play, thus limiting the chances that anyone would pick him up at all. Regardless of the difficulty involved in making a deal, Gary Payton is said to believe he'll end up in Portland this summer, no matter what.