06-15-2022, 12:44 PM
(06-15-2022, 11:48 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Totally agree, as long as everyone understands that whoever is in these spots will be on the court about the same amount as these guys were this past season. This is why I think it's bonkers to get in a twist over whether Cuban will cut them or wait for their contracts to run out. Personally, if they don't get included in trades, I'd just keep them, myself.
I can’t make the posters on this board see it that way, but this team is built to make those guys feel comfortable in that role!
In a separate argument, I see Burke and Brown as pretty damn good examples of your "veterans" who can be in those end of Bench spots and play when called upon. Don't need everyone to agree, but I think it's pretty clear that those two are significantly different than Chriss, Pinson, etc.
So what I’m thinking in my head when I say vet presence guys is the playoff/battle tested vets of yesteryear. Guys that you know have seen the things they are trying to tell a youngun about. Guys like Dragic, that can’t withstand a whole year if play, but when needed, they have a good chance to turn back the clock and show you why they’re there. Rudy Gay is another name and there are plenty of others like that.
Guys like Burke and Brown playing ahead of developmental guys, only bolsters their want to get in the game cause…I can at least do what they’re doing in there! That’s a mentality that can divide a team.
Then, in a third different branch of this conversation, we have @"F Gump" and I apparently being the only ones who realize that if the offense is going to include playing two ball-handling guards at a time, with the team having three really good ones on the roster, you'd better have a 4th with some experience on the roster. That's why we think Burke (or someone else with that skillset, which we both said clearly) is in a pretty important role.
I see you as being a bit more flexible with this thought than FGump.