GoNyGoNyGo wrote:I think if the effort is not there, then there is something wrong. Why does Atkinson get the Nets to play hard. I don't think the NEts of last year were any better than this team. Yet when I see effort geing bad, that is team mentality that is poor.Fiz needs to put an identity on this team. What is it going to be? If it doesn't happen this year, it will never happen. And he has to go then.
It's hard to develop an identity when you have players that don't fit. It's the equivalent of trying to put together a puzzle with mismatched pieces. I'm a Fizdale skeptic but I'm already out on this front office, who are to blame for putting him in such a difficult position. Hopefully we'll be able to fix this roster with trades at the deadline.
Fortunately, it's not all doom-and-gloom. We have some compelling young talent that just needs shooters around them that can hopefully defend. They won't be winning many games even if they get that but at the very least, they'd be able to refine some of their offensive skills by having better spacing on the floor, which would help get them better quality reps at getting to the rim and orchestrating for others.
Ideally, I'd like to start the following: (G) Ntilikina, (G) Dotson, (F) Barrett, (F) Knox, (C) Mitchell
Keep: (G) Alonzo Trier, (G) Kadeem Allen, (C) Taj Gibson, (F) Wayne Ellington and (F) Reggie Bullock
...and then use the rest to recoup assets in the way of complimentary role players and draft pick compensation.