McRealistic wrote:
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1. Dumped old-school / old-Warriors overrated hero-ball Ellis for injury-prone defensive anchor Bogut
2. Salary dumped Biedrins & Jefferson (and 2 1st round picks) on a tanking Utah team, to land Iguodala
I do agree that they found some solid role players who have fit their system perfectly (ie: Lee, Speights, Livingston), but most of their key pieces have been added through the draft (ie: Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green) or extremely fortunate trade opportunities (ie: Iguodala & Bogut)
More than anything, both teams are showing what can happen when talented players (ie: not superstars) are accumulated on a team that plays together with chemistry and 'fit', accepting their roles and putting the team first, while sharing the ball and giving consistent effort at both ends of the court.
I think it also shows what a good coach can both design a system to maximize the talent on the roster (both individually and collectively) and get each and every player to buy-in to his vision.
Talent is obviously important, but only if it can be harnessed effectively. That's where DC has been dropping the ball for the Raptors. Given how awful the EC is this season and how well the Raptors have played at times, I think they're underachieving relative to the talent/potential on the roster. The reason for that is DC and his inability to be successful doing the 2 things I mentioned above, which is where Kerr has excelled this season.
Throwing MU under the bus is a cheap attempt at deflecting well deserved blame away from DC.
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