You're the GM; what's your move?

Pretend for a moment your name is Tim Marcum and you're the coach/GM of the Storm. Your team just went 8-8 and failed to make the playoffs for only the second time in franchise history.

The goal?

To come back strong next season.

How would you make this happen? Would you keep most of the team intact? Would you tell a handful of guys to take a hike? Would you go out and find some veterans? Or would you be on the hunt for young talent?

These are the decisions Marcum faces. And they aren't easy ones.

The truth is, the Storm missed the playoffs by a whisker. Despite that, anyone who watched the team play knows it played only two or three complete games and seemed to be missing something for most of the season.

If you were Marcum, what kind of offseason moves would you make?

Comments

[Adam]

If I'm head coach/GM Tim Marcum, I'd fire myself (the GM) and myself (the coach). I obviously had the personnel to put a winner on the field, but I obviously lacked the gumption to get my talent to perform. After all, that's what cost Willie Randolph his job in NY. Why should the Storm be any different?

[Ryan]

So you are saying that we should fire on of if not THE best coach in arena league history. Yea, not gonna happen.

[Adam]

Dear Ryan,

That was yesterday. This is today. This is a coach who has missed the playoffs twice in 3 seasons, had two straight seasons with 5 game losing streaks, and is just a shade better than .500. The Storm haven't won a playoff game since 2003. The Cowboys had to fire Tom Landry. The Fins had to fire Don Shula. The time has come to get some fresh blood behind the bench.

Why is there no HOT SEAT in Tampa?

[Keith Niebuhr]

For what it's worth, my first move would be to design a new helmet. I think the one the Storm has is a little out of date. (this is why i'm a writer and not a GM by the way)