So NOW do you understand what I'm talking about??? We are a better team this year.

The question is would you rather have last year's team this year? It's not hating to answer the question.

 

No...I wouldn't want Wes this season or Rolo..Batum would fit well with the roster..I love Ed Davis way more than Rolo and I like getting away from the Lamarcus offensive focus at the 4. Plumlee would score 20 a night with Batum feeding him assists.

 

But Plumlee and Aminu didn't play for us last year so that's a moot point when answering my question. I believe this year's team is better than last year's team going forward.

 

The difference just comes down to 4 few players

Lopez vs Davis
LMA vs Vonleh
Batum vs Harkless
Wes vs Hendo

Which group is better?

 

Hard to get better when you don't play enough..our starters over the last years have led the league in minutes on the court..we're playing 10 man rotations for the first time in what seems like decades

 

Letting go of Wes was a big win for us.

 

And Wes vs CJ/Crabbe

If Wes stays, CJ and Crabbe don't develop like they have.

 

As sad as that makes me, it is totally true.

 

Yeah; LaMarcus, Nic and Rolo all had injuries plus that was a difficult part of the schedule.

We were 5-0 with everyone healthy after the Afflalo trade.

You can cherrypick all sorts of small parts to the season. Wes got hurt and that ended it all.

 

Well because Aldridge wanted to leave I don't want him here nor want him back. Fuck him.

But if he'd wanted to stay the whole time I'd rather have last years team plus Aminu as a MLE free agent and Plumlee in a draft day trade.

Wes' contract doesn't looks as bad now with the insane cap. Hell we're paying Varejao $20 million.

But I'm very excited about our core now and could easily see it playing out either way. What we have now could certainly be better than that group.

 

YES , YES I DO @KingAlbertoJrSpeed

 

This year's team seems to have more energy. Which is a lot more fun to watch. We had the depth last year as well, but for what ever reason, Terry did not trust them as much. He played the starters too many minutes. This year he has nothing to lose by playing them all.

This year's team also is less deliberate IMO. It is a little harder to defend because there is more movement. And as of late we are getting more easy baskets by creating turnovers and running. Plus CJ is a better ball handler than Wes and Plums is a better ball handler than Rolo, so we are not trapped as much.

Last years team also had a less confident shooting Nic Batum. He bounced back late, but still it was not his best year.

Our bigs are not as skilled as LMA, but Plums, Davis, Vonleh, Aminu, Harkless all have move better than Rolo and LMA. So we are better defensively (as of late) against perimeter teams.

Last year's starter had more experience, played well together, and had one of the best post players in the game. Plus a great 3 point shooter in Wes. So it is tough to say this year's starters are better, but I think there is an argument that right now this year's TEAM could be better with the way the bench (Crabbe, Harkless, Henderson, Davis and Leonard have all stepped up at times)

The bench is really fun to watch on D this year......

 

Yes

 

We're 7th in offensive efficiency right now. Last year's team was 8th.