Ya, I'd much rather continue finishing good enough not to suck and bad enough not to matter. Mediocrity = death in sports
Yeah, sure...but we have cap space and lotto picks now. Essentially been nuked already, then you want to nuke it again just to be bad enough to get multiple lotto picks several years in a row. there are a lot of poorly run organizations that do that and just stack role players through the draft year after year. MOST OF THE DRAFT PICKS, EVEN IN THE LOTTERY ARE NOT ALL STARS.
Will we be good enough to beat Miami in the next four years? No. That said, why throw away good money by putting a shitty team out there? Two more home games in the playoffs = 40,000 butts in seats.A decent team means sell-outs. Wins feel good. And what the fuck would *we* do with good draft picks anyway? :MARIS61:
I mean what...we are probably a good allstar or two away from being competitive in the west...let's just give up. fuck it, not like we have any assets or capspace to move with. blazer fans seem to have a real fear of success. "oh no, that will never work...just build through the draft".
if we got Hibbert as well...yes. but its not like other players won't become available later closer to the trade deadline. get a guy like Iggy and then later make some trades for more veterans. make a short run, THEN blow it up. You don't blow it up to just get to the point we are now...but with less talent on the team. Its pretty insane.
Weren't there quotes from LaMarcus pretty much saying he was alright with a rebuild? I don't remember exactly what they were or where they came from, but from what he can remember he talked about how he's only 26 and guys don't usually enter their prime until they're 28/29, so he's fine with bringing in rookies or young guys that could help the team in the future.
Yeah, he was quoted saying he was alright with a rebuild since everyone they bring in will be his age range. LA is smart and knows what management is up to. They probably get his feedback constantly on guys and potential deals.
as I posted earlier and Ironcrotch said, the youngest guy we have on the team now is Meyers Leonard who is 20. The rest of the team can legally drink together. So your (LMA) point is spot on
maybe the trade deadline would be a good time, when teams are looking are looking for that elusive missing piece for their playoff run? ...
I'd wait for the season to end. Trade into the top-3 and target Cody Zeller. This guy has the 'it' factor on both ends. His footwork, intangibles and has a super high IQ. Mick can back me up on this one. I just hope it's a quick rebuild.
Doesn't Shawn Kemp have like 20 illegitimate kids that will start reaching draft age soon? I bet one of them will be good.
True. But you have a better chance to go through this quickly with a top-3 pick talent. Zeller will challenge both Shabazz and Noel for the #1 overall pick, too.
are any of them a shoo-inn franchise player in the mold of LeBron, Durant or Rose? If you can't definitively say so, they're likely to become a role player in this league.
