Yes, the neverending love for new, shiny things. Yeah, let's call them Core Players now. A month ago or so, IQ was uselessly adrift, Sims was a project at best, and McBride was just another kid facing child abuse from grumpy old Thibs who doesn't appreciate, understand, or even properly "feel" the value of "core" "joy" and the ever effervescent "overall team performance". Obi was still an ugly orange traffic cone with a fouled up jumper despite the highlight reel dunks.

The old should be traded off, discarded or just banished outright.

Randle still leads the team in assists. Yes, his turnovers suck. Yes his grumpiness isn't pleasant. However, not too many candidates on this squad, joy-filled yoot clique or not, that are going to drop 46 in a win, however. While just about outrebounding our apparently soon to be departed starting center Mitch. The rest of the league's taking weeks off for rest, and this crotchety old ancient 27 year old just keeps playing. Hey, did my eyes deceive me, or was he actually spotted being the helping hand getting RJ off the floor after yet another and-one during the Bulls game? Yes of course, it's probably reaction to media pressure, I know.

No love for Burks, even lately. The old **** is doing it on both ends of the floor, doesn't even get a thread. Obi plays one good game, and there's smegma all over the board with See!??? See??? Thibs don't get it!!! Ban Randle from the team!!! posts all over the place.

Fournier manages to squeak by lately just by almost leading the league with the smooth, beautiful ****ing 3.

Don't get me wrong, keep the kids, all of them, at almost any cost. No sense trading them. I hate selling high for who knows what.

Just maintain a bit of balance.