- 17,323
- 3,607
Not having either Clarke or Adams is hurting them badly in this series, but their problems do go beyond that.
Way to young top to bottom. Need to bring a couple of no-nonsense vets to balance out the locker room. Get rid of Brooks for someone who isn't a liability on offense.
All that said, if they take the L in this series, I think it will actually humble them some. That didn't happen last year because I think they all convinced themselves that if Ja didn't get injured in the Warriors seires, they'd be champions.
Front office wanted to still operate as a 'rebuilding' squad due to age. They had opportunities to upgrade their bench after losing SloMo/Melt, but wanted to add rookies and rely on 2nd year Ziaire (fail) and Santi (developing well, but not ready). Having Tyus was a luxury and there were bigger needs (bigger guard, wing scoring). A guy you could have played last night instead of only playing Tyus for 9 minutes
First offseason I think the front office will have some real pressure to improve the team. They even had an opportunity to add some frontcourt depth, but sat on their hands last offseason.