The last couple of seasons haven't exactly gone as well for the Pacers as one might have hoped. Now that the Artest circus has left town and the team is still hovering around .500, I think it's time for the team to begin a rebuilding process that, if followed as below, shouldn't take as long as rebuilding, say, the Atlanta Hawks:
1. Trade whoever you need to, with the exception of Danny Granger, to the team that gets the top pick in the draft lottery. Spare no expense in making sure that you have the number one pick.
2. Draft Adam Morrison. I know that the Larry Bird comparisons have been done to death, but I really believe that he'll have a Bird-like impact on the next level. Aside from Texas Tech, Gonzaga has been my favorite team ever since their original run to the Elite Eight some years ago (which probably goes a long way toward explaining why they haven't been back since). As such, I've watched them play enough this year to say with certainty that Morrison is the type of player who will make any team better - think the 'Zags would have won 27 games this year without him? There were games that they had no business winning if it weren't for the team jumping on Morrison's back. I'd take him over Duke's J.J. Redick or anyone else.
3. Win.
If you follow my plan, Donnie Walsh, you will have much success. Trade the petulant Jermaine O'Neal, ditch Jamaal Tinsley, do whatever you need to do. The first year may be rough, but there will be enough talented free agents who would want to play with this once-in-a-decade talent.
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