How much did the FO overthink their luck ?

skywalker33 · Post #1 » by **skywalker33** » Sun Dec 9, 2018 8:13 pm

OK, the injuries are a bit outrageous at this point, however did the FO overthink themselves in drafting, not one but two injured forwards they they knew wouldn't be contributing this year. On top of that, their big FA acquisition has injury issues as well, meaning they KNEW 1/5 of the roster would be out much of the time.

Granted, hard to predict the other three injuries but therein lies another question, was replacing Steve Hess a smart move ??

Post #2 » by **NuggetsWY** » Sun Dec 9, 2018 9:17 pm

skywalker33 wrote:OK, the injuries are a bit outrageous at this point, however did the FO overthink themselves in drafting, not one but two injured forwards they they knew wouldn't be contributing this year. On top of that, their big FA acquisition has injury issues as well, meaning they KNEW 1/5 of the roster would be out much of the time.

Granted, hard to predict the other three injuries but therein lies another question, was replacing Steve Hess a smart move ??

Yes and remember that Beasley was injured when he was drafted. Those players go much lower in the draft and if they heal fine, they can be great finds. Thomas was a cheap pickup for a "name" free agent. I'm OK with these gambles. If Beasley continues as we've seen and either Vanderbilt or Porter work out - they'll have succeeded.

skywalker33 · Post #3 » by **skywalker33** » Sun Dec 9, 2018 10:33 pm

NuggetsWY wrote:
skywalker33 wrote:OK, the injuries are a bit outrageous at this point, however did the FO overthink themselves in drafting, not one but two injured forwards they they knew wouldn't be contributing this year. On top of that, their big FA acquisition has injury issues as well, meaning they KNEW 1/5 of the roster would be out much of the time.

Granted, hard to predict the other three injuries but therein lies another question, was replacing Steve Hess a smart move ??

Yes and remember that Beasley was injured when he was drafted. Those players go much lower in the draft and if they heal fine, they can be great finds. Thomas was a cheap pickup for a "name" free agent. I'm OK with these gambles. If Beasley continues as we've seen and either Vanderbilt or Porter work out - they'll have succeeded.

Agreed, long-term it can be a huge boon, but the IT2 signing was a bit short-sighted (in hindsight) because they already had two players they knew they couldn't could on throughout the season and still couldn't foresee ANY injuries happening ?? Poor planning IMO

Post #4 » by **THE J0KER** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:19 am

MPJ is no-brainer gamble, and even 5 months after the draft, I still can't believe that player which shows such big talent already at 16-17 ages was still available at #14. Talking about our #41 and #58 picks, at that point simply don't exist "useful now" players, especially for playoff level teams. Even Nikola Jokic, already one of the best ever #41+ picks in NBA history, missed his first year after the draft because he was not ready yet.

If our FO anything can do properly, it is drafting (TOP3 in the league, if not the best, in the past 5 years). Even 2017 draft which turned into a nightmare already after 2017 Summer League when we see how good would be Mitchell, and how doubtful is Lydon, now doesn't seem so disastrous, because our #51 pick Monte Morris sophomores numbers right now don't look inferior at all compared to sophomore numbers of #1-Fultz, #2-Ball, #4-Jackson! And if they drafted players with "what if at some point we have 3 injured starters" on their minds, it is called paranoia, not good long-term thinking, even if at some point there is really 3 injured starters at the same time.

Post #5 » by **The Rebel** » Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:40 am

I think they thought they had more than they do with Lyles, the guy is just not ready to be a starter on a playoff team, too inconsistent. I think they thought that Craig would get better over the summer than he did. I also think they under appreciated what they have in Morris. I do not think that anybody they could draft at 14th or 41st should be expected to be ready either. You either draft high risk high reward or low ceiling low floor types (who can surprise like Morris), we have the talent to take the risk. They just did not have the talent where they thought we did and it is biting them in the ass right now. They overrate some types of talent like speed and quickness and underrate high IQ players if you ask me, but they could have easily fixed the minor issues last summer, which are now major issues due to health.