Post#882 » by thamadkant » Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:21 pm
Suns 2013-2014 season in combination with McD continuous search for talent to sign... Has led to the messy 2014-2015 season.
Had the Suns finish with much less wins than 48 last season.. I think McD would of cleaned house and went with a Timberwolves style rebuild for this season. As in, instructed Hornacek to play the youth heavy minutes from the outset and would of traded some of the vets or atleast rested them.
But 2014-2015 is what it was...
McD needs to stick to the "long term" plan and not panic by signing veterans to Long contracts thinking it'll be enough to topple the West's top 4-5 teams... Suns are not there yet.
He needs to still try to bring in a legit young-ish star.... If not, build up their youth... Bring in a mentor for them to give then knowledge down the line. Bringing in mediocre veterans to steal minutes over the rookies will be a terrible move.
The black holes need to be shipped out, to improve the team-first culture.
Hornacek needs to be told by the FO that his job is secure, so he doesn't go all out trying to secure 8th spot when in all likelihood the team is only as good as the 10th spot. If they finish 8th because of Warren, Goodwin, Len, Knight... Then that's fine. Because it would mean these players are worthy to build around.
Id still try to trade for a stud star player as much as possible. Sacrifice future picks (protected top 3) of need be... I'm looking at you Cousins.