LurkCobain wrote:B - . Please take inventory of anyone who voted less than a C, the will look ignorant after the next season is over. could've been better because we could've done more with the early 2nd rounder. Numerous people were still on the board that could've been mentored. Andrew Harrison (the one we didn't pick up in summer league), Pat Connaughton, Nikola Radicevec could have all at least sat on the bench and learned for a year.
Okay, but then you should take inventory of anyone who voted for a C or higher because they will look ignorant in 3 years, 5 years, and so on and so forth.
This team was nigh unwatchable this past season. Even setting aside injuries it ran an outmoded offense built by Clifford to revolve around Al Jefferson. What has changed? All the recent moves valued veterans over youth, wins over development. I don't doubt this coming season the record will be better. But to what end? They'll make the playoffs? They might be the fifth seed!
Then what?
They could have opted to minimize Al Jeff's footprint, and begun to prioritize the development of the future stars they bothered to draft over the last several years. Empower the youth! Unleash the hounds! Instead, they gave up on Vonleh who is 19, brought in Nic Batum to play in front of other young players such as MKG, PJ, traded for Spencer Hawes to take minutes from Zeller, then drafted Frank to replace Vonleh and take minutes from Zeller and Hawes, leaving no room for Bismack Biyombo.
Question to you: how do these convulsions lead to a sustainable future?
A team that included a young core of Justice Winslow, MKG, Kemba, Zeller, Vonleh, Biz, PJ and Daniels for instance would have offered the versatility to play together for years, at least had potential upside to develop into EC Champions, and would have been fun for fans to bond with. Yes that core might take a couple years, it might even take a different coach - but I think real fans are savvy enough to get excited about an upside team developing together. I think MGMT is selling us fans short thinking we'd rather win enough to eke into the playoffs with a style of play that is outdated and offputting, and with a roster that needs to be replaced every two years.
So fine, you are right at the end of next season us complainers are going to be wrong, but then what?
