They could....with a proviso. The current philosophy favouring development, continuity and culture has produced 4 consecutive playoff teams (and this year seems certain). While I don't think anyone sees Casey as a Popovich I feel that he is competent as a manager of men if somewhat less so as a manager of games. I could see a future where he becomes GM and Stackhouse (or Lowry!?) takes over as coach.
I really like this approach. It's great having a consistently good team. I even like our broadcast crew far more than most in the NBA. But the dilemma is that this approach may NOT produce a championship. One could compare this team to the early 2000's Pistons who won two...but that was not the era of the "super team". The current Raptors might have a shot if you could freeze Kyle and Demar for a few years and let the bench mob grow up a bit.
The problems for Toronto are many. The weak Canadian dollar, the lack of exposure on American television and the generally perceived "uncoolness" of Canada to many American players make it an unattractive free agent destination. Toronto will always be in the playoffs with the current approach so will never "tank" and get into the lottery. So only very astute or lucky drafting or trades could land the superstar who is probably needed. I personally still prefer this approach and will simply hope for a miracle.
This should perhaps be another post but I HATE the lottery. I feel that perhaps the four finalists every year should draft last but all the rest should have an equal chance. That would make tanking superfluous. Perhaps the teams that drafted in the bottom half one year would automatically draft in the first half the following year. Teams should be rewarded for competence, not punished. But I've been hearing a lot of self congratulatory talk on broadcasts of late of the wonderful "parity" in the league. Well.....no. Only one team can really win this year.....and in the east there are maybe a few than can push Cleveland to 6 or 7 games. I'd love to see teams with strong management have a chance to win; not teams that attract disgruntled superstars looking for rings. If Lebron ends up going to Philly I might have to stop watching. I
I really like this approach. It's great having a consistently good team. I even like our broadcast crew far more than most in the NBA. But the dilemma is that this approach may NOT produce a championship. One could compare this team to the early 2000's Pistons who won two...but that was not the era of the "super team". The current Raptors might have a shot if you could freeze Kyle and Demar for a few years and let the bench mob grow up a bit.
The problems for Toronto are many. The weak Canadian dollar, the lack of exposure on American television and the generally perceived "uncoolness" of Canada to many American players make it an unattractive free agent destination. Toronto will always be in the playoffs with the current approach so will never "tank" and get into the lottery. So only very astute or lucky drafting or trades could land the superstar who is probably needed. I personally still prefer this approach and will simply hope for a miracle.
This should perhaps be another post but I HATE the lottery. I feel that perhaps the four finalists every year should draft last but all the rest should have an equal chance. That would make tanking superfluous. Perhaps the teams that drafted in the bottom half one year would automatically draft in the first half the following year. Teams should be rewarded for competence, not punished. But I've been hearing a lot of self congratulatory talk on broadcasts of late of the wonderful "parity" in the league. Well.....no. Only one team can really win this year.....and in the east there are maybe a few than can push Cleveland to 6 or 7 games. I'd love to see teams with strong management have a chance to win; not teams that attract disgruntled superstars looking for rings. If Lebron ends up going to Philly I might have to stop watching. I
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