Pharaoh wrote:Rotation after Baynes leaves after next season looks pretty strong:
Dre, JL
Harris, King Henry
Mook, SJ
KCP
RJ, Ish
By that point SIX of them would have 2 years playing side by side and ALL of them would have played at least one season together
Think about that: a legit 9-man rotation that has stayed together for 12 months!
Continuity doesn't fix everything but it's a key component in the success of the upper echelon
Yeah, the opening of the window of contention is coming faster than you might think. If we don't develop, it doesn't matter, but if we do and start winning, players start getting expensive...
2016-2017: A growth year. Bench improves. Playoffs, maybe HCA, hopefully at least a series win.
2017-2018: The window opens. Third year of big six, barring trades. Nine or even ten (Bullock? Hilliard?) guys come back.
2018-2019: Much like the previous, but even more experience. If we aren't contending here, we aren't going to.
2019-2020: Mook isn't cheap. Harris' contract is up. SJ gets paid. We've either achieved something already or we'll need to pay a lot of money to give the same players another chance to get there. The window may not have closed, but it's getting replaced with some really expensive glass.
I'm sure there won't be THAT much continuity (ten+ players) for the next four years, but you get the idea. The window opens a year from now, and there's two years to show something before serious decisions about "tear it down or keep it going" begin.
It may seem harsh, but it's still a better window and better continuity than 80% of the league over that period.