02-02-2021, 04:22 PM
(02-02-2021, 12:37 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: If you're positive we have some mismatched pieces, that means they are identified which means we don't need to see what we have, we need to move on from those mismatched pieces.Not really...as I have said in other threads, I think all of our primary players individually have value on a contending team, including ours. However, my belief is that having too many players with incompatible/specialized skill sets creates challenges which I think is the issue in moving to the next level. I am not of the belief that we need to blow this up and we have a number of ways we can go.
For instance, if KP stays (likely), do we need another big that can cover some of his deficiencies? If we keep DFS, does he go to the bench or play the 3 if KP is our big? I think the KP/Maxi duo is the best we have now but it’s tough to have two bigs that love the 3 more than the paint. Do we keep THJ or move him to the bench and look to replace/improve his skill set? Do we keep J Rich or look to improve our shooting & playmaking in that spot? Do we utilize our expiring/bench players to try to upgrade with limited interruption to our primary starters?
Lastly, my comments are focused being a legitimate contender when the Luka bill is comes due. As I said in my post, Luka’s style is very accommodating to a variety of lineups but that doesn’t mean we can just throw any group of 4 around him and succeed at the level that he expects. We are a good team now but I am positive that in order to be great, there will need to be some improvements and there are a number of ways we can go. Hence the comment, “let’s get back in sync, see what we have, and make intelligent decisions moving forward.