Duffman100 wrote:Scase wrote:Duffman100 wrote:
I'd put it at year 3 (with the tank as the reset year). Either way, that's what I'm saying wait until like year 6 to see the improvement. If we're on an upswing in the next 2 years, then cool. If not, yeah I'm on board with looking at alternatives in FO.
The problem is reactionary moves on FOs rarely pay off. When you actually look at it season over season, not a ton of time has passed. Even though it's felt like it has.
I cant budge from it being year 4, Tampa should have been the sign to start the rebuild and they missed out on it. Poor evaluation or bad timing still counts.
I'm not saying to replace the FO as a knee jerk reaction, personally if we were to do that I think it would have had to be last year before they traded everyone away. As of now, my opinion on moving on from them is in a holding pattern pending what they do this off season. Double down and make moves to be a play in team next year, I think they should be replaced, keep going for an actual rebuild, I will give them a couple more years.
If we draft top 6, 17, 31 and do win-now moves. Make the play-in and the playoffs with a young core, you'd still want them replaced?
Because that is a possibility for next season
I would. You don't make win now moves when you just had a 60 loss season, and your roster is primarily rookies. That makes absolutely no sense. The likelihood of a 17/31st (I left out 6th pick since we still havve no clue if we will keep it) pick in a good draft turning into a solid player is low, add in that it is seen as a pretty horrible draft, then you have a high probability of forcing a play in appearance and end up with a bunch of useless/low value draft picks and the same situation we were at a couple years ago. A starting 5 that can win, but we lose due to no bench. I am not enthralled with the idea of returning to the treadmill.
Teams seldom get chances to rebuild, we should not throw away this opportunity to build around Barnes. I like IQ, and RJ is growing on me, but I would jettison both of them in the blink of an eye for some high level talent to grow alongside Scottie. He is far and beyond the most talented and highest ceiling player on the team. Making the play in and/or being a perpetual first round exit is not the end goal here.
Short term pain, long term gain.