My point of view is that, with a roster overloaded with young, unproven players (plus some in the twilight of their careers), I don't want to see us embrace a losing culture. Or disappoint their star player.
Life is about setting priorities and I suggest that team mentality is #1. As far as putting a winning roster together, that is the responsibility of the Front Office. They can be passive or they can be proactive in planning the future.
Thus far, they have mostly been passive and that is a problem. I believe that all other considerations of details (such as how to build a winner over these past eight years of not making the playoffs) follow. Obviously, the leadership group has failed.
That's a fair concern.
But remember, aside from Sarver, who is not going anywhere, this leadership group has not been here 8 years. McD has only been rebuilding for 3 years. If we were to dump McD and hire a new GM and coach, would you saddle them with the failures of the previous 8 years as well?
Impatience, not passivity, on Sarver's part is why we are here. He was the one who wanted a retool after Dragic and the bunch nearly made the playoffs during McD's first year here. It took McD two years to finally convince Sarver that a full rebuild was in order.
That's why this summer is key. My concern is that if they start over this summer, especially with a new GM, they will stretch out the losing process rather than move on to the next step.
They already are going to be in a coaching search. Do the due diligence, get the best coach possible. Add the key young players this summer in the draft. Go after quality vets in free agency to fill out the roster. Be competitive for a playoff spot next year.
