We suck. Bad.
And that's a very, very good thing. One of the things that happens with rebuilding teams is that they get good too fast. Happened with Carmelo's Nuggets. Happened with the Joe Johnson/Josh Smith/Al Horford Hawks. Happened with our own Jazz team of D-Will/Boozer/AK/Memo.
Just imagine if we had not gained traction so fast in Deron's 2nd year and finished with 40 wins. If instead we win 30, we're looking at a backcourt of Brandon Roy and Deron Williams. Or at least Rudy Gay.
That's a team that can get over the 2nd round hump and be a serious threat to win the West.
Instead we improved and had no way to plug our holes at the rim-protecting and wing positions.
Being a terrible team this year will give us a shot at Davis or Barnes, and will insure that--if we don't win the bounce of the ping pong balls--we will for sure get a shot at Bradley Beal and Michael Gilchrist.
We have a good core of young players. Hayward and Favors have already shown enough to guarantee that they will at least be solid NBA players. Kanter has shown enough to have confidence that he won't be a bust, and flashes abilities that suggest star potential down the road. Burks is more up in the air, but early signs are positive as well.
Now add another dynamic talent into that mix and you have begin to see a base of talent that can actually bring a championship to this city.
Think long term, not short term.
Yes, concerns over Corbin's coaching ability and the leadership of this team are real. But this organization has demonstrated in the past that it knows how to cultivate that better than most. Be patient and let this thing play out. We're not going to be good this year. Have fun and enjoy. I guaranty we won't have to sit through another elimination at the hands of the Lakers this summer.
