three-in-a-row

Kelly Dwyer of Yahoo Sports seems to have drunk too much Haterade these past few days.

First, he criticized teams trying to sign Jason Kidd. Next, he mocked Detroit for adding just Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. And then, he lambasted Portland for chasing Hedo Turkoglu.

Three separate articles. Three different stories. All in one day.

I'm not saying that Dwyer is out of his mind here. Dude really has valid points--and good ones at that. What I do not seem to understand though (after realizing that he wrote all three pieces) is that he appears to be expecting every single team to catch the best fish out there.

Of course, in the real world, that is not possible. It never will be. Basic law of supply and demand (or maybe even just plain common sense) would tell us that if there are 3 prizes and 30 competing parties, not everyone will be be able to get hold of them, right?

And in this race for the best free agent pick-ups, someone has to settle for second-best, third-best, or even ninety-seventh best.

That is just the way it is. And that is just the way it will always be.



(LATE EDIT: Make that four.)