It'll be interesting to see what Doc and Morey do after a year with the team. I think moves will depend on the playoffs?hookshot199 wrote:76ciology wrote:zaz102 wrote:I hear your argument, just too many hypotheticals for me. I can buy that Morey traded Horford for flexibility and even thought Harden would become available, but to think that he was banking on that deal I just can't buy. IMO, there are too many variables to think that way.
Also, I just can't see the move as a major setback that had us going from 6th and swept in the playoffs to first with a lot better flexibility regardless of coaching improvements and player development.
Thanks for being open minded.
I dont think its a major setback. I still think we can give a treasure chest offer when there’s opportunity. But we could have been in a much better place IMO.
Maybe I just look highly at Morey and expect a lot better from him, because my team needs it.
If we exit early, Simmons will be gone. His defense gives us a chance to compete against Brooklyn, but he's not made the improvements needed on offense. As for Doc, anything would have been an improvement over Brown. I wanted him fired in December. But Doc is a quality coach and, one of the most pleasant developments for me, is that he's developing a bench. He adds value not subtracts.
Can Tobi be a closer in the playoffs?
Can Doc think of a way to get Simmons better on offense?
Do you try to get a shot creator/closer elsewhere? How do you do so (trade Simmons? Not sure if Harris thas the value and not even sure who's more critical at this point.
It seems that either Tobi will step into that role in the playoffs (unlikely) or as you said Simmons will be the only attractive resource to acquire a superstar when one becomes available.
