adamcz wrote:heynow wrote:The one place where I think the Bucks GM gets to flex some muscle is in the draft.
I think Alexander was drafted to be a back up to Jefferson and also to play some 4 against certain teams.
Alexander just hasn't been able to beat out the Prince. I do think there was a plan here. Who could have seen L. Mbah a Moute getting more minutes then Alexander.
By the way Alexander played 24 minutes and Luc played very little.
And again, that's inexcuseable. There should be no desire to "flex some muscle" as a side project while otherwise implementing the main plan. There's no way you are going to beat all 29 of the other teams when you aren't devoting every resource to the execution of a single plan.
You won't beat the Cavs, Celtics, Magic, Lakers in the short term if you're drafting projects instead of players who can win right now. You won't beat the Thunder, Grizzlies, Blazers, Wolves five years from now if you're trading away your young players and financial flexibility for past-their-prime stars who may not even be playing at that time.
I think we agree for different reasons.
Planning is a major shortcoming of this franchise.
Like their cousin franchise on the West coast the Clippers.
THe blueprint is the same. Patch and pray but with one foot always out of the pool.
You either blow it up (load up on draft picks and build that way ) or you throw everything in (trade your young players for vets to surround your other vets with, and you go for it...whatever it is.).
The Bucks refuse to do one or the other because they want to have something for everyone....
They have Jumping Joe from West Virginia for fans who love young guys who jump high with potential...
They have RIchard Jefferson for fans who like big names they can recognize on the roster ...
See fun for everyone.