badinage wrote:And to think, we could have had the architect. What was the reason Tim Connelly didn’t come back again? Money, right? Leonsis didn’t want to pay him what he was worth?
And Connelly has now done it again, with the Timberwolves. Remarkable.
Pretty great that Denver is led by Calvin Booth, one of our old guys. He might not be the architect, but he’s the tweaker. And he’s made a lot of good moves.
Nate, what makes you say it’s a perfectly-built roster? What do you see as the shrewdest moves they’ve made over the past few years? Aaron Gordon really surprised me; I never imagined he would have flourished as a PF next to Jokic. Did anyone?
I think that every player in the starting 5 is maximized to the best of their ability, but they haven't invested unnecessarily on skillsets they don't really need.
KCP is an excellent defender and catch-and-shoot player, but he can't create off the bounce at all. That weakness would be a problem on many teams, but Denver recognized that they don't need any shot creation from their SG position so they invested in KCP who provides the spacing and defense they need at an affordable cost (because of that weakness in shot creation).
Their sharpest move was recognizing that Aaron Gordon could be a best as an uber-role player 5th option who just focused on defense, protecting the rim, rebounding and cutting instead of the inefficient shot creation he tried to do in Orlando. Gordon is probably the best defensive 4 in the league, which is exactly what Denver needs alongside Jokic.