Brinbe wrote:current situation reminds me of this mario party gif
where in this situation bobby/masai are luigi and all the other players zigging/zagging are the pro-tankers/retoolers/league insiders/etc freaking out about things expecting change. we all know the cliche of 3 strikes, right? well, this management will give this core a billion strikes before they'll act. they're simply committed to it and believe in it regardless of what we think.
the only way they'd probably do something is if they blanked the entire WC trip and even then they'd be asking for the moon. but if they got any glimmers of hope like we saw last night, that's all it takes to convince them to stay-the-course. and they figure if they bottom out, they'll be getting a high lottery pick anyway. so it's a win-win in their eyes.
they gave demar/lowry/casey tons of rope as well until it was truly untenable and they lucked into kawhi thanks to a confluence of many factors.
i think they simply believe that long-term patience will be the smart play in the future, and their two-track build will be a success. I'd much rather they pick a lane, mostly the younger one. but the biggest reason for urgency is whether they're comfortable paying all that money to this core based on the sub-par record. and perhaps they are comfortable regardless of the results this season.
They are gonna ride this core out way past its expiration date. I know that now and I feel silly for thinking otherwise before. They (or MLSE or both) do not have the cojones to do a proper rebuild when needed. That's why terms like "championship hangover" even exist.
Gonna be funny when Fred is retained and re-signed in the summer despite everything.
