fwk00 wrote:arkrud wrote:knicks1248 wrote:arkrud wrote:MS wrote:We are way behind on the rebuild.We have two promising players that figure to be starters for a long time. RJ is going to make a couple of All Star teams, but isn’t a franchise player.
We have two nice bench pieces in the 7th and 8th spots in Frank and Dotson and a wildcard in Knox. He just doesn’t seem to use his body correctly at his size with that reach and athletics match he should be better around the rim and his footwork and motor are weak.
Organizationally we are unbelievably weak. A bottom two owner, an unproven front office and a coach who hasn’t shown he is capable of installing an offense or finding rotations.
Our biggest need this offseason was point guard, so why did we sign four forwards? Rubio at two years made a lot more sense than giving Ellington, Bullock and Portis, 36MM a year. Honestly, would have made more sense to keep Vonleh and Mario for $6MM a year, with a real point guard and not create such a mess with zero spacing.
The front office is as important as our rebuilding pieces because right now they are falling way short.
Way behind of whom?
We are just one year into rebuild and average rebuild in NBA takes at least 5 seasons.
Team can get lucky and draft superstar but even superstar needs year to rich the potential.
Top FAs? Why they will consider to join rebuilding team. They will come after rebuild is bringing some visible fruits and this takes years.
This "banana boat" star alliances made a bad trick with fans minds. Everyone now expect miracles but obviously getting only pain.
Yr 1 of a rebuild...lol..wow
That's what your telling yourself that's pretty funny
So what year it is?
1 year and 7 games to be precise.
You are using the wrong metric as well as writing off an awful lot of developing players.
We are going into year 5 of a rebuild, 2 of which were unintended and partial.
Our picks were KP, Frankie, Knox, Barrett, Dotson, Mitch, Iggy. The KP trade compounded into DSJ and a handful of free agents, some of whom will stick around.
That's a nice haul AND we have multiple picks going forward.
I would argue that we are not falling short but suffering from an abundance of new, unfamiliar riches.
I have reservations about Fizdale but I'm following Alan Hahn's advice and giving it time before advocating pulling the plug. But Fizdale has talent to work with and he and the rest of the coaching staff have to start playing what works until it doesn't. And when it doesn't, recalibrate the rotation. Seems to me the issue is the front court defensive chemistry.
I was just watching some Trae Young highlights, and our problem isn't an abundance of new unfamiliar riches. Our problem is we've had unfortunate draft luck the last several years. We got KP, but for whatever reason, he wanted no part of NYC. We drafted Frank and never had a shot at better players and didn't luck out and pick better players like Mitchell.
We sucked and ended up with Kevin Knox, never had a shot at a star. A team like Dallas were smart and well positioned to trade up for Dončić.
So, we haven't been lucky or smart. Other teams have.
I've tried to give our FO the benefit of the doubt, but this summer was their all in moves. They pushed their chips in, and I know it was plan B. Some of the signings, I liked.
In hindsight, not retaining someone like Mudiay is going to be regretted. We knew heading into this season, both Frank and DSjr were giant question marks. Both have a history of being dinged up. Both have a history of maybe not showing signs of reaching potential.
Can they learn from their mistakes, maybe turn some of these short term signings into something better at the deadline?
Will the draft gods look kindly on us for once, and allow us to draft a better player than some of the marginal players we've gotten?