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I think I see only 6 real playoff guys (in bold)

So, imo, you should be even more worried than I. THJ would make my list of 7. 

I promise that if we get up against big boys (like the Gobert-Towns pair), we'll be glad we had at least one big body, and will probably wish we had more.

This is the part I DO agree with, to an extent. Although an argument could be made that the best way to fight a group like that is to go the opposite way and run them ragged as they try to recover out to shooters or guard people 1-on-1 in space. Still, to your point, yes it will be nice to have the option. 

3 Maybe THJ can be #7, but I don't trust that he is. I'm hopeful, wait-n-see, but thinking player 7 (another 2-way wing, to rotate with DFS/Bullock) is not on this team. I do think players like Green and Franky do have a shot at this, at least in theory.
4 And clearly player 8, a 3rd creator, is not here.

For YOU, the problem makes sense from the angle above, but it's essentially the same thing I'm trying to point out, only from a different direction. You're assuming those are placeholders for players they know they need. I've been concerned about what the choice to prioritize a traditional center (which might come in handy, sometimes) over filling either one of those holes might tell us about their plans. 

Either way, as you said, at least one of those guys isn't here. THAT'S why I've been going on and on about roster balance. TWO of their best 9 players (currently) are McGee and Dwight Powell. I don't hate either of them or have any great need to be rid of either, but I also don't want to be forced to depend on either of them in the playoffs. But that's just me.