During the offseason, it was easy to love the David Griffin hire, along with just about every move and interview he gave afterward. Now that the season has been going, I'm seeing a lot of distrust developing with much of the fanbase. Some of it I can understand, because what he's communicating publicly doesn't always line up with what we see take place. There's his Jrue for MVP push. There's the "not a significant injury" comment when Zion was first diagnosed. And now there's the "no minutes restriction" comments that have led to confusion on how Zion would be managed in his return. I certainly get how people could be put off by that.
Where I diverge from a lot of fans is when that view also moves over into distrust of Griffin's decision-making. While it's sucked for us as fans to miss another month of time with Zion when he may have been able to play in December, I trust that Griffin and the medical staff are making the right choices for the team long term. Same for last night. It sucked to watch him blow up in the 4th, and then be pulled from the game and have us lose it, but I trust that the decision was made with the long-term team vision in mind. I've seen nothing from Griffin yet that has changed my view of him being a top notch head of an organization, and my trust in him has not wavered. How do you feel?