If Calderon goes down (and its just a matter of time) Raps will have a lot of ping pong balls.
Consider who they have played only 3 of the 12 opponents finished with winning record last year.
CLE 19-63 LOTTERY
IND 37-45
DAL 57-25
ORL 52-30
NYK 42-40
CLE 19-63 LOTTERY
NJN 24-58 LOTTERY
PHI 41-41
MIN 17-65 LOTTERY
WAS 23-59 LOTTERY
SAC 24-58 LOTTERY
IND 37-45
in other words only 1 in 4 of there opponent from this year went in to a game with a 50% likelyhood of winning.
It gets worse:
Including preseason Dallas was 0-5 before getting off the schnide v Raps
WAS was 0-8 previous to getting off the schnide v Raps
I feel bad for Casey he has done a good job. His greatest challenge will be to divorce the team from the culture of loosing in the offseason. 30%+ roster change will be mandatory.
This is what we expected and in the case of many posters here were hoping for. That early second round pick could be a pleasant surprise.
THE ONLY REAL NEGATIVE?
Loosing was expected but if Bayless / DeRozen / JJohnson / Davis (and to a lesser extent) Alabi don't improve with the playing time it would be very bad for the franchise. These guys need to find their way or become a tradable asset.
Bayless needs to get healthy and log big minutes. I doubt he is starting calibre but could be a nice backup. Decent shot good defender, unselfish. On the other hand if the guy can't stay healthy he will be the author of his own demise.
anyhow plug your nose Raps fans its going to get worse (yes even worse) before it gets better
Win%
was .500
is .333
will be sub .250
Consider who they have played only 3 of the 12 opponents finished with winning record last year.
CLE 19-63 LOTTERY
IND 37-45
DAL 57-25
ORL 52-30
NYK 42-40
CLE 19-63 LOTTERY
NJN 24-58 LOTTERY
PHI 41-41
MIN 17-65 LOTTERY
WAS 23-59 LOTTERY
SAC 24-58 LOTTERY
IND 37-45
in other words only 1 in 4 of there opponent from this year went in to a game with a 50% likelyhood of winning.
It gets worse:
Including preseason Dallas was 0-5 before getting off the schnide v Raps
WAS was 0-8 previous to getting off the schnide v Raps
I feel bad for Casey he has done a good job. His greatest challenge will be to divorce the team from the culture of loosing in the offseason. 30%+ roster change will be mandatory.
This is what we expected and in the case of many posters here were hoping for. That early second round pick could be a pleasant surprise.
THE ONLY REAL NEGATIVE?
Loosing was expected but if Bayless / DeRozen / JJohnson / Davis (and to a lesser extent) Alabi don't improve with the playing time it would be very bad for the franchise. These guys need to find their way or become a tradable asset.
Bayless needs to get healthy and log big minutes. I doubt he is starting calibre but could be a nice backup. Decent shot good defender, unselfish. On the other hand if the guy can't stay healthy he will be the author of his own demise.
anyhow plug your nose Raps fans its going to get worse (yes even worse) before it gets better
Win%
was .500
is .333
will be sub .250
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