Risk outweighed reward on possible trade for Randolph =
By CHARLES F. GARDNER
cgardner@journalsentinel.com=
Posted: March 19, 2008
The disconnect between Bucks owner Herb Kohl and general =
manager=20
Larry Harris came to the surface at the trade deadline last =
month,=20
when Kohl effectively vetoed a deal that would have sent =
Bobby=20
Simmons, Dan Gadzuric and Charlie Bell to the New York =
Knicks for=20
Zach Randolph and guard Fred Jones.
At Wednesday's news conference, Kohl spoke about his =
reasons for=20
nixing the trade.
"I don't want to impugn him, because I've never met him," =
Kohl=20
said about Randolph, the Knicks power forward, who was =
obtained in a=20
trade with Portland last summer. "Zach started out in =
Portland, and=20
at the point they traded him, they really wanted to do that. =
He did=20
not help them win.
"Then they traded him to New York, and within six months =
they=20
wanted him out. They were prepared to trade him to the Bucks =
or=20
anyone else. And he had three years, plus this year, =
remaining on=20
his contract, which was over $50 million.
"Now any owner, I submit, who would not take an interest =
in that=20
and would not want to be a part of that decision, is not =
doing his=20
job. When it comes to decisions of that magnitude, the owner =
needs=20
to be on board."
The Bucks did not make a trade at the deadline, and Kohl =
insisted=20
he had not second-guessed his GM.
"Larry has no difficulty or animosity with me over the =
right I=20
had to say, 'Let's not do the Zach Randolph trade,' " Kohl =
said. "He=20
would not bring that up to you as any point of contention. =
He would=20
say, 'Yes, he had the right to do that, whether I agree or =
not.'=20
"
From the March 20, 2008 editions of the =
Milwaukee=20
Journal Sentinel
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