Every rational tanker in the back of his mind wants this team to turn it around, so he/she can abandon the tank. Of course, there are some unique cases of stubborn my-way-or-the-highway die hard tankers or Wiggins patriots that want to break this up to pieces. And I still see some logic behind it. Some. Very little at this stage since the tank job should have started as soon as MU took over. With every single passing day from the training camp this ship (tank) has sailed farther away. Phily did it properly on a draft night. Utah did it well. The notion that we are still waiting and evaluating is ridiculous. Yes, MU may still trade Lowry but that most likely be a result of not being able to sign him to a reasonable extension or some team suddenly offers something crazy for him due to injury. I don’t think MU will over pay. What Lowry is worth is another debate. I just want to say that the recent play since the famous trade has turned me into a believer and I officially abandoned the tank nation as of this moment. DD has matured drastically. Last night was a prime example. He couldn’t hit anything in the beginning, though he found a way to contribute and was great getting the calls and hitting his FT. Lowry is playing out of his mind. He takes several charges every game and I love his aggressiveness on D. Some here say he gambles a lot. Yes he does sometimes, but I still love it. The steal he got last night from Bynum – I thought it was a foul… but he did it so nicely the refs did not call. He has a nose for the ball and refs see that. 2Pat is an eye-opening. Now I see why he was a lottery pick. I have never seen him play before he got to the Raps and I definitely want to keep him. JV is my boy. Loved Lithuanian basketball and everything associated with it since Sabonis days in Real Madrid. Proud of Jonas, he represents his country well!
As for how to build this into a contender… it’s not easy and I don’t have an answer. This is why MU gets paid the big bucks. Steve Kerr once said in a podcast that it is relatively easy to build a playoff team (right BC?!) but it is a lot harder to turn it into a contender. I trust MU that he will get more value with every single move. It will be a lot easier when the contract of Fileds, Salmons and Hayes come off the books. I hope he extends KL for something reasonable and we go from there.
As for how to build this into a contender… it’s not easy and I don’t have an answer. This is why MU gets paid the big bucks. Steve Kerr once said in a podcast that it is relatively easy to build a playoff team (right BC?!) but it is a lot harder to turn it into a contender. I trust MU that he will get more value with every single move. It will be a lot easier when the contract of Fileds, Salmons and Hayes come off the books. I hope he extends KL for something reasonable and we go from there.
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