08-25-2025, 11:30 PM
(08-25-2025, 08:20 PM)Benskix2 Wrote: I think Kyrie is going to be a worse player next year than he was last year, and the same will be true every year for the rest of his career. Even if he's somehow not worse he's going to miss a big chunk of the year
I think AD is going to have to play a lot of the 4, because we already have two 5's who aren't great candidates to play the 4 and deserve a lot of minutes. So either/both Cooper or PJ are going to have to play a lot of 3 to make this roster work.
There is a very high probability that injuries sort out some of the minutes crunch, but missing players obviously hurt our ceiling.
So in regards to the OP I don't believe this team has a window of contention as currently constructed, and that our best bet is to try and get good around Cooper Flag a couple of years from now, but I don't want to assemble a team whose ceiling is "just good".
Its interesting, this take is actually more negative than mine, but you get a like while I get a 10 page scolding.
I actually think Kyrie will play at a higher level in two years then he will next year. Guys come back from that injury perfectly healthy, but they don't trust the knee. There are a lot of guys who talk about not really feeling right for a couple of months after coming back.
We are on the same page regarding as currently constructed, but what if they made a move in the neighborhood of Gafford plus assets for Derrick White? Does that move the needle for you from a contention standpoint?