03-14-2023, 07:54 AM
It has been a real tough season. Very little enjoyment for me. Weirdly, I feel better since the Kyrie trade. Now, Kyrie complicates things because it is very rarely just basketball with him. But the talent is clear. Finding two star level players is the hard part. Building around two stars is hard, but it is definitely possible with a competent front office.
The front office just makes odd conflicting moves. We discussed endlessly they said their plan was to resign Jalen and get a wing, and get better rebounding and rim protection. Well they lost Jalen and didn't backfill with a player who could do some of what Jalen did. They didn't find a wing and struck out big time trying to upgrade their defense and rebounding. Same thing at the deadline. They don't move Wood and then immediately start playing him 15-20 minutes a night after the deadline. They appear to have a roster without a PF or C (Maxi being the exception but coming off injury and Wood who they appear are not fans of). Could they not even find a 20 minute per game PF to at least even out the roster a bit at the deadline?
The front office just makes odd conflicting moves. We discussed endlessly they said their plan was to resign Jalen and get a wing, and get better rebounding and rim protection. Well they lost Jalen and didn't backfill with a player who could do some of what Jalen did. They didn't find a wing and struck out big time trying to upgrade their defense and rebounding. Same thing at the deadline. They don't move Wood and then immediately start playing him 15-20 minutes a night after the deadline. They appear to have a roster without a PF or C (Maxi being the exception but coming off injury and Wood who they appear are not fans of). Could they not even find a 20 minute per game PF to at least even out the roster a bit at the deadline?
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