Toronto is a good example of why we should stay the course

How did the Warriors get lucky?
They drafted curry, green, Klay. They traded Monta for Bogut who was critical to the first title. They hired a far better coach when they were already winning with Jackson. They brought in jerry West. They hired a great GM with no experience. They drafted solid role players like Looney, McCaw and signed FA Quinn cook. They have made a series of great moves over the past seven years. They traded garbage for Igouala. They signed Livingston. Luck?

 

Because their cores were better than everyone elses core

That's the difference between them and us

 

Nice strawman. I didn't say there wasn't a difference between them and us. In fact, I mentioned that explicitly - they were lucky.

 

You can't use either of them as a let it bake team.

It's not the same game

 

Most NBA teams disappoint their fans every year. Only one team wins.

 

They're one of the youngest teams in the league. It's an age and experience problem.

 

That’s funny. I could have swore that GS traded Monte Ellis. Guess I was wrong.

 

Boston is younger than us
Dallas is older than us

It's a talent problem

 

Klay was drafted at No. 11 and Curry was a 7 pick. I think that for what those two guys have achieved, most would say that the Warriors got a bit lucky on those picks as well.

 

Here's a question: since Toronto should be as worried about their team as we should be about ours, we might be in positions to make a deal with each other for a big talent swap. Could moving players between teams (talent allocation) possibly help both teams?

 

GSW let it bake.

 

Well, they did change one major thing...

 

I don’t hate the let it bake strategy if it seems like progress is being made. Or that team is figuring stuff out, yes the Blazers got the 3 seed but losing one more game would’ve changed that... In the playoffs though they’ve been routinely beat down for a few years now.
I feel like it’s time for some changes, but if others feel like letting it bake longer than we can agree to disageee on that.
Ultimately it seems like PA and NO want to keep the core together and they’re the ones making decisions.
Maybe we hit on our Draymond type guy in the Draft this year.

 

They changed one major thing because he wasn't good enough to be in the future plans. Trying to say CJ or Lillard is the same as Ellis is kind of wrong on every level. They are both head and shoulders better than Monta Ellis. But i do understand the Blazers could trade one of them and get some good pieces back but they would also have to tank to get a top 10 pick to replace CJ eventually.

 

You were indeed wrong.

We signed ET. That doesn't mean that if we made no trades or signings for the next year, we didn't "let it bake".

One trade does not counter a bake.

 

Exactly.

 

I think he is talking about the coach man.

 

To that end, where's our Klay?

Right. He doesn't exist so trading CJ IMHO is out of the question.

 

Shake or Bake

 

Not the way it reads but if you are talking coach then it would be the third coach in as much time.