Macwolf527 wrote:Jedzz wrote:Macwolf527 wrote:Now, it’s really about development for our younger players. I know it’s tough as Wolves fans to endure the losses, but fast-forward to the 2021-22 season with a healthy Towns (physically and emotionally) and players like Naz, Edwards, Vanderbilt, Nowell and McDaniels having received valuable minutes this year and things should be much brighter.
I’m all for the young guys getting the chance to develop. A bottom playoff spot and a quick first round sweep does not excite me at all. I’d rather shoot for a top 5 playoff spot in 21-22 with a chance to advance, which is reasonable with our young guys getting valuable opportunities to play this season and the off-season to develop. I also trust Rosas to make moves that will add veteran help. The losses are tough, but I like what I’m seeing from a few of our young guys.
I disagree that playing to lose and doing nothing more then drop minutes on young players and sit all vet plans is going to teach them how to be a team capable of top 5 playoff spot in 21-22. Not a chance besides dumb luck.
They can play the roster for wins now, which includes playing the young players the right way where they wisely fit individually. The ones ready for more play more, those not ready for it play less, but still play. This team, after all, doesn't have 5 bonafied proven starters. Which also means they don't have 5 locked in bench players either. There is room to play plenty of these players during the season. I'm not advocating sitting young players for just any vets favor at all. There are some Vets that need to take second or DNP roles at this point. But the point is to put your absolute best foot forward and go for wins and teach this team how to be winners. They have to learn that first long before they are leaping all the way up to top 5 team in 2021. Best get started doing things right/better, right now if that's you goal for timing.
You play it as if trying to win with this group. That tells you what you may still be missing. Make your trades and try to adjust that to get further.
I never said to play to the young players over winning, but our young players are playing better than our vets in this case. I still expect the young players to earn their minutes. My point was that if the young guys are getting minutes, it benefits us in the long run
Well I read those words a lot different than what you are saying now. Such as the ones saying you would rather not be a first round exit playoff team if you can instead develop players more now so they can be a top 5 team in 2021-22. I mean it's right there in the quote with that meaning unless I'm reading it wrong. You were saying they can't do both. I'm saying they can and should.
I’m all for the young guys getting the chance to develop. A bottom playoff spot and a quick first round sweep does not excite me at all. I’d rather shoot for a top 5 playoff spot in 21-22 with a chance to advance, which is reasonable with our young guys getting valuable opportunities to play this season
Now, it’s really about development for our younger players. I know it’s tough as Wolves fans to endure the losses, but...
Right now it shouldn't just be about the development of the younger players. Not just. Not even as the largest goal. But their development can coexist with a team of really young Vets who themselves are still developing towards their prime, and they themselves still need to improve with minutes and being in their best positions to succeed.
Russell, still 24, (turns 25 later this month) still needs to develop things. Some of that was supposed to occur, hoped to occur while playing with Towns this season. The pair of them playing together getting each other to buy in more than they ever had in the past on both ends and leadership. Problem is, Towns hasn't been playing to help make this work as planned for Dlo's needed development. People going crazy on him right now are forgetting this entirely and just raining hate.
Towns, is 25. See above.
Beasley, is 24 and will be until November. He's not in his prime yet and he's developing right infront of our eyes yet.
Juancho, is 25. Layman, is 26, and both these guys have existed on meager roles prior to coming here. They still have so much to learn.
Who did I forget? They are all young in comparison to who they are playing against. Rubio and Davis might be the elders right? They have roles to play. One part of it is playing their best to show these kids how you go about that, show them how to prepare for games, or how to make use of your downtime, how to recover, hopefully how to rebound during bad moments in games instead of freak out for blowouts. Granted, blowouts are happening. But...young KIDS are eating up huge chunks of minutes here already, you know? This is why Lebron likes to cast youngsters out of his team builds. Speaking of Lebron, he's playing better well rounded basketball than he really ever has these past two seasons. He used to need 3-4 Stars and then great role players too around him and it was still a questionmark in the playoffs. Now it's just two guys and one ready to retire and unknowns and his team rolls over others. The reason to bring it up is because he's even grown immensely while in his 30s. We've got players that need to grow by playing yet 9-11 years his junior.
Oh but if we could just get our 2021 pick back the franchise would be saved from all this losing! Can't wait to see his next post quoted, not.