Hey Gump - about DeMar. I agree about next season.
We need pure shooters and a proper PF, too. But DeMar cannot be anything like a dependable go-to guy when it matters most.
Valiant effort to come back from a 21-point early deficit, but we left a LOT of points on the floor when DeMar didn't have it. It didn't help that he didn't facilitate as quickly as he has in the past, but other guys disappeared on O as well. Rudy and our D dragged us along.
Lonnie is maddeningly inconsistent. Whatever it is, we can't have the wisdom tweets about success or adversity when he has a good or bad game. Just play well consistently.
Jakob isn't a starting C because of his limited O. Unless he works on his O.
We could have had this game despite the early poor play and deficit but we settled for outside shots that were not falling.
We can certainly have a great off-season. We will be more consistent and balanced next season with a lot of FA's and a lot of cap space.
Despite the tons of adversity and changes this season, we actually fared better than last season. I feel this just missed chance leaves a bad taste, and leaves everyone from PATFO to Pop to players motivated to regroup and return with a renewed purpose and drive. With new players and a tweaked system, we'll get to where we want to, and Pop will get the all-time wins record along the way to a return to the playoffs.
I love our team.