PrimeThyme wrote:The east is just so bad. We suck, Miami sucks, Washington sucks and has lost 3 in a row, Detroit is on a 6 game losing streak. Whether we like it or not, I'm pretty sure we are going to end up in the conversation for the eighth seed. With this current roster we might not get it and wind up finishing 9th or 10th but I think it's going to be close.
I'm just open to whatever at this point. If this team fights and plays hard like it did at the beginning of the season I can get on board with the eighth seed, but if they are going to start packing it in and getting blown out on a regular basis I say trade the veterans and play for the lottery.
If they are going to play for the playoffs though, Weham is going to have to stop sitting on their hands for the first time in a year and a half and make a move that gets us in. You cant have Grant and Simmons in your rotation and expect to be win games on a regular basis.
The problem is that with one direction you can want to win as much as possible, still fall short, and wind up with a lesser asset just like the last few seasons. I’m so unclear as to why this organization hasn’t traded the vets that have led this franchise to arguably the worst decade of Magic basketball.
The only reason anyone could possibly give is “winning culture” or “positive development”. As if this team struggles to pull out another 5 games AG and Isaacs development will be exponentially better, which isn’t true or quantifiable. What I have to say in response to that is - talent is king in the nba and without it you are nothing. How you manage the talent matters, but you have to have it first. It pretty clear what direction they should go. Ownership just refuses.
Build around Isaac, Bamba, and possibly AG if they can even be on the court together. That should be the plan heading into the future.
