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Firing D'Antoni was fine due to the Shaq trade. Marion would've been okay, had they gotten something worthwhile in the trade. Acquiring Shaq was a whole new level stupid that could only be met by the Jason Kidd trade.
I'll always remember this team as the team that could've had a title if they only had some decent front office leadership. They didn't, they never got that title, and basketball in America remained the same.