What would you have done as GM that would have gotten you an A+ this off-season?

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So this is perfectly said. I don’t think any different than what you said above. I guess I didn’t see the brow beating (I felt that was a soft enough term to not offend, sorry if it did!) as sarcasm with it being a follow-up to another complaint from another poster. Sorry for escalating that. 


I think this basic run it back offseason with possible improvement from a few changed out names and big change of coaching has a decent chance of getting us hca in at least the first round and a good possibility of a second round trip. Like you said, if we take a big step forward, it’ll probably mostly be because of KP.

While I can see a path to huge improvement over last year with this run it back approach, I can’t fault those who are very upset with little change in roster names and another year of failed plan A. I don’t fully hate the more optimistic views either, but they get under my skin a bit too. I’m constantly being triggered these days during the offseason with my wait and see approach, but I can’t figure out how to pick a side.

Certainly a possibility. At the same time this same improvement is expected by many other teams. I think Utah/Phoenix will run away with the regular season again. Denver/Clippers due to their injuries fall back into the pack of Mavs, Blazers, Grizzlies, Lakers, and Warriors. We´ll have a pretty tight race from third to ninth. Same drop off to Spurs/Pelicans/Kings/Wolves as last year with the Wolves getting better and the Spurs getting worse. Rockets/Thunder in tank mode again.