12-19-2025, 02:19 PM
(12-19-2025, 01:42 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Whoa, whoa, whoa. No "standing pat," just maybe no trading AD and/or Kyrie. That's all I'm suggesting, and I'm not even suggesting it, just not ruling it out.
I'm simply saying I don't personally rule out the idea of Flagg developing fast enough for this team to do some real damage with the those three together, if the other chairs are shuffled in just the right way. That's all.
And, I'm suggesting that there's a very real chance that anyone would prefer that option over others, if the offers aren't good enough.
They'd have to think long and hard about moving guys like Gafford, PJW, Marshall, etc...but I can see it being the chosen path.
So the question is what does not standing pat mean? Is this team going to be a contender with a disgruntled AD and no significant roster updates? No? Then "lets try it with those guys" either ends up in a futile effort that costs draft assets, or it ends up in an all in mindset that likely involves an AD extension and the future assets getting sent out in a huge gamble that two mid 30s oft injured stars and a 19 year old can lead the team to a short window championship.
I get the argument that the market for AD might just not be there at the TDL, and if that is the case you wait until the offseason. But I am deathly afraid of "lets try it" turns into "we are all in" and we end up in an even deeper hole than we were after we traded for KP.