carey wrote:Cactus Jack wrote:GoranTragic wrote:Dunn #3. We get Bender. No chance we pass on him. I would prefer Hield and don't care much for Murray.
My intuition says this is how things will play out as well. Boston drafts Dunn or trades the pick. We end up taking Bender. Not a fan of this but it is what it is. Bender is 1 to 2 years away from making an impact according to most scouts. Still a project. Not physically ready. Are people really on board with that? I guess that improves our chances of having another top 5 pick next year.
I can't speak for others, but YES. I've said repeatedly it's time to stop going for short term fixes and build steadily and deliberately through the draft. Even if that means another miserable season. I don't care about McDonough's contract but building a team with an eye on the next 2 years is why we've been mired in mediocrity. Draft Bender, draft Skal too if you want. Start Warren. Start Booker. Start Len. Move one of Knight / Bledsoe, I don't even care which anymore because I doubt either of those PGs are going to be running our team when it's time to make a legit move into the upper tier of playoff teams, which should be our goal. I think management vastly underestimates how much fans will support a young, fun, interesting team even if they are bad. Give us guys to root for that are young but clearly talented and we won't care if they are losing every night.
I think McD shares this philosophy. I don't see Sarver on board with it however.
