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Originally Posted by FatDT
Except Ballard DIDN'T "avoid" big name players in FA. He just wouldn't pay them what they wanted, so they went elsewhere. This was not a rigid plan. He pursued multiple FAs (as many here have said previously in their defense of Ballard), but wasn't willing to pay top dollar.
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Fair point, but not relevant to this particular discussion. Regardless of whether he did or did not pursue these players, the question is whether - knowing what we know now - was it better that he didn't?