Quote:Smith didn't blow the roster up the way Caldwell did.  He couldn't since he was at least partly involved in building it.  Caldwell had no loyalties to deal with.

 

I remember lots of roster turnover and many of Gene's initial draft starting or playing significant roles that first year. 

 

The optimism was very similar to this same point in Caldwell's regime. 

 

The only difference to this point, is that Caldwell was more active in FA the 2nd year than Gene was, IIRC. 

 

The Alualu selection was the first real issue many had with Gene Smith's regime. We're approaching a similar point in Caldwell's tenure, so this draft will be interesting to see how it matches or contrasts with Gene's 2nd draft. 

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