The op is dead wrong. This is not a team of Bird, Parish, Mchale and a bunch of nobodies.
Even without KG and PP , this team could still contend for the 6th to 8th place and make the playoffs. That is like being one big or two more key pieces away from having a chance to make some noise.
Without KG and PP
Starting: Sully - Bass - Green - Bradley - Rondo
Bench: Lee- Melo - Jet - Barbosa - 2 Forward pickups
Again this would be still a very good team. If you take away bass , place him on the bench and get an elite PF/Sf, you got a very good team that is not rebuild quality.
With all due respect, I've got to disagree. I just don't think a team of Sully, Rondo, Green, Bass and AB is that good.
If you insert a player like Dwight or Smoove into that mix, then maybe. But if you just simply subtract KG and Pierce from our roster, then all you have is one talented but overrated point guard a bunch of decent role players. That team wins maybe 40 games and that's it
So you disagree but go on to say they could win 40 games?...so you pretty much agreed
i agree. With 40 wins, you are around the 6th to 8th place area. So how could a team that makes the playoffs be considered dead in the water?? It would just take one key FA signing to get us to be pretty darn good again
Last time i checked Green, Bradley and now Sully are not only so called role players. These guys are starters. Sully is on his way to be a 10/10 guy, Jeff Green 15 pts/6-8 boards/5 assists for a sf and bradley doesn't have to do jack , except defend like a hound to help your team.
Instead of Bass we sign Josh Smith or trade Rondo , get a legit PF , we can remain a dangerous team. Better than atl or 76rs at least