A_dub06 wrote:theBigLip wrote:Wheth.
We’ve already blown it. Weaver has had multiple opportunities to trade players and get assets in the form of picks but instead digs his heels in, overvalues players and lets the opportunity pass by. Yeah we have cap space but this isn’t 2015 let alone 2020 where cap space actually had value. Cap space is far less valuable now and teams have smartened up with trading valuable 1wt round picks just to shed salary.
Ingram is not a solution, Lavine is not a solution, was kindve hoping the wolves would flame out and want to get cheaper shedding Kat and his huge contract given they have Reid but with the wolves performing as well as they have the owner may be more prepared to pay the tax thinking they are close to a championship.
The biggest issue is that there’s no clear path to improving outside of internal development once we make one or two moves. Rebuilding teams are supposed to prioritise asset building as well as development and we’ve done both poorly. The decisions were compounded with our poor outcome of the lottery, but weaver doesn’t think two or three steps ahead and only what’s directly in front of him, and even then through an idiot lens
The holding assets too long to where they start to lose value drives me nuts. Troy even admitted that was the case with BB. I'm sure we could of ended up getting more for Grant as well. News flash good players have more value when you trade them with more years on their contracts.
Also agree on KAT. It was mind boggling to me that some fans thought he would be a bad pickup. Kat would of been such a great fit with Ausar+Cade and his game is going to age great. Obv no way the Wolves letting him walk now.
I do agree its bleak here but I still think we have a small chance to turn it around now that Troy will have a boss watching his moves. That small chance is going to require a huge year 3 jump from Cade and Ausar coming back in year two being capable of hitting a open shot. Then maybe someone hits the market were not aware of now and we go after them rather then blow the cap on mid FAs.
I know some want to do nothing and just continue building through the draft. I get it that but were going to be spending this cap space regardless. Also for our franchise of having any hope Cades going to have to make improvements that make him good enough to push us out of the bottom 3 of the lotto. Maybe we turn into like a bottom 8 team and get some lotto luck and hit Flagg or something its possible. Obv not likely it works out but possible.
