vxmike wrote:I guessed 31-35. It’s highly unlikely the team is so healthy again, there is still almost no big man depth on the roster, and a think the decline from aging vets could outweigh the minimal youth upside on the roster.
Just a low level treadmill. I have zero excitement about this coming season.
I'm cautiously optomistic.
Chemistry is there, the two FA's filled gaps, nuttin fancy just solid acquisitions. I'm expecting to see more of the improved coby and patrick hopefully takes a step forward. They are 10 deep with no truly ugly contracts besides lonzo or really serious questions with depth, no roster is perfect, it's good enough to compete for top 5-6 if the pieces fit.
I think carter and Craig have shown a willingness to take an open 3, coby and pat are better at it than before, but are still hesitant, if we want to add 3's this year we have players that are capable, and some new ones that are willing.
Aside from our lack of one more legit 4 or 4/5 the problem is the offense, it's still flawed, BUT if the shooters shoot it will be improved by default, not enough to make us contenders, its a step forward not back.
Cons, two critical pieces are older, offense needs a improvement, coaching is B+ not A+, other teams will experience improvement too, salary future isn't sexy, roster still slightly unbalanced.
Pros. Continuity, 5 mil to spend with exceptions, more if we clear salary, parity, future draft picks mostly intact in the event we want to go all in. 10 tradable contracts.