05-26-2021, 01:12 PM
(05-26-2021, 12:29 PM)Jommybone Wrote: My homerism is reaching new levels with this take. But I can’t help myself. Jalen, Maxi (Maxi!!!), DFS, and THJ have reached untouchable status in my mind. I cannot believe you improve this team—not in the long run—by trading Maxi for John Collins or Jalen for Kyle Lowry or DFS for Robert Covington or THJ for Zach Lavine. Any of those guys might do great here. But they also might regress. (See Richardson, Josh; Wright, Delon; Rondo, Rajon; Odom, Lamar.) The guys who are already here (1) fit, (2) cost less, (3) play playoff-brand basketball, (4) won’t try to compete with Luka, (5) listen to the coach, (6) stay out of trouble, (7) are kicking Clipper ass. THIS IS HOW YOU BUILD A TEAM! The offseason questions are (a) who can we add without subtracting, and (b) is KP also a guy we can say the same 7 things about.I've been in favor of letting things simmer to get all the flavors to meld together, although I admit to times of wanting to trade some or all of THJ, DFS, and KP (The Alphabet Kids?) The last two games look like the simmering is starting to pay off.
Right now I'm sort of back in 2011, with that "hold-your-breath-wanting-to-believe-but-afraid-of-the-let-down" feeling. If I was RC, I'd house everyone in a hotel Thursday night just to get that road game, us against them feeling back again.