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I'm more concerned about the lack of a franchise altering talent.
Eh, perhaps if more of them were going to be part of our top-10 rotation guys I'd be concerned, but that doesn't seem to be the case:PG: IT, RozierSG: Brown, SmartSF: Hayward, CrowderPF: Morris, TatumC: Horford, BaynesLiterally only one of our top-10 rotation guys is a rookie,and he's probably the most NBA-ready rookie at the top of the draft as it is. And even though three of the others are still on rookie-level contracts (Rozier, Brown, and Smart) they all have significant NBA experience, especially Smart, and are closer to vets than rookies.It's only when you get into the third stringers that we're rookie-heavy, which I don't think will be a problem. We're as strong as any team in the league 10-deep, which is what ultimately matters.
I would add that some of the other rookies are pretty well-seasoned too:Theis is 25 and has been playing pro ball in Europe since 2013.Nader is 23.Zizic was just playing pro ball in a good league in Europe.Yab has played overseas a couple years (though admittedly against weak competition)Ojeleye will be 23 in a few months.This isn't your normal collection of 19-year-old NBA rookies.
Quote from: SHAQATTACK on July 15, 2017, 06:19:10 PMi would just be wasting energy ...not a thing i can do to change it .LOL....if thats the case, we may as well shut down the forums, none of us actually influence team decisions
i would just be wasting energy ...not a thing i can do to change it .
Nope. We have improved and are plenty deep to make a run. I'm sure at least one of the young but experienced newcomers will step up to earn rotation minutes, too. My only concern is the exact same as last year at this time -- Rozier. To my eyes, his most redeeming quality continues to be his ability to make an ill-advised shot. He's shown spurts of solid defense and rebounding when needed, but he has to become a consistent playmaker for the 2nd unit for this team to do serious damage over 48 minutes. If he's similar to last year, I suspect next season's results will be largely the same.