misterearl wrote:Nalod - the star is Tyson Chandler and this wet fantasy team averages 27 assists per night because they are unselfish.... which is a LOT better than relying on two stars approaching their thirties on fragile wheels.
Did someone say depth?
Look at roster spots 6-12 and tell me, honestly, that second unit does NOT make you smile.
Earl, DOn't get me wrong, this is the team more or less that I wanted.
Does it win championships?
As we stand today, I don't think we are in that conversation either.
Tangables such as Baron stepping up is there, so you have hope, and hope is the "Stars in you eyes".
With a little imagination the premelodrama team could have been tweeked (like with Chandler) and maybe other tweeks as well.
Imagination vs the "sure thing".
And really, with that kind of talent you can also peel some players and actually get picks in return. You can BEGIN TO BUILD A CULTURE AND DEVELOP A LONG TERM TEAM.
LIke drafting Ginobli type players and let them incubate, or grab a Rubio and incubate him for a few years, etc etc.
A 20 year run can be made, not always championship runs every year, like any successful endevor you build a solid base.
Donnie was about cleaning out the old and building a culture. Took 2 years to do that. Got Amare to come. Took cap space and a coach he knows he can succeed with. Took a undervalued player in Rainman and turned him into a top 10 pt guard (for a while at least).
Then Jimmy got a boner and reverted back to a failued starphuch ideal. It can work from time to time but you can get caught with your pants down if your not careful shedding contracts before its too late.
Build a culture then build a base. We were doing that last year. That team was not going to be a champion but we all know things are not static.
Imagination and patience. Few NY fans have it. Thats why we don't have any new banners at the top of MSG.
This is about keeping seats full and paying for a renovation.
ITs a fun team to watch and Melo is very good all star player. No doubt you need go to guys to finish games. But you can grow them too!
Takes imagination and patience and in the case of the Spurs, Luck!
(SA lack of depth in the early stage of the era left it volnerable when Robinson went down and it became a Lotto team. They could have been impatient and without thought traded the pick prior as "who could imagine such a thing as the Admiral goig down and the team fail so miserable. But the genious of it all was they were not tempted into trading the pick to elevate. We don't take long term views on anything. So, they created their own luck by being prepared and anticipate what could go wrong. Luck is sometimes defined as "When preperation and opportunity collide". End result was Tim Duncan.)
Be nice to have both Gallo and Shump!
1/11/2012 7:50 AM