tj23 wrote:There's been way too much talk from Phil about filling positions. This team needs everything. Even if a deal is set for Monroe it shouldn't affect the draft at all. I am terrified right now. At least the health concerns with Stein should push him out of the mix.
You may not be respecting his knowledge of the process of constructing a winning team. He know this process. For those who think all he did was just walk in and coach teams you are sorely mistaken. Phil has always been involved in how his teams were constructed and why they were able to function at a high level. He has done this so many times with different rosters that he has a very clear vision of how to construct a team. Now he has the means to actually do that.
It's not just about talent for talents sake. He knows that it's more about the right players and not just raw talent. People confuse this all the time. There have been so many super talented non winning NBA talents. That's not the end all be all. In some ways Melo is an example of that. Phil believes he can still construct a winning team even with Melo but not if he was to add even more players like that or worse. He's looking for winning players in the Team sense of the word.
The way it works is that the more team oriented, two way players you add the more that mentality dominates your team and culture. No single player will be able to redirect that attitude and team disposition.
As for WCS I don't believe that the hyped health concerns will really impact whether Phil will find a way to add him if he sees him as a valuable addition. We don't know how he really feels about WCS. I'm guessing that he really likes him a lot, just based on his expressed desire to add a big with the talents on D that WCS has. Perhaps now he can get him later in the draft which would be preferable.
