But things have happened. We have an unbalanced roster. An unhappy former lead Point Guard. A PF/closing C who describes himself as undersized and has requested our Guards to cover the slack of rebounding. And a local Press who points out how weak it has been.
Yes we have an unbalanced roster. Why is that a problem for you? Should we have walked away from an opportunity to add coins to our little piggy bank? We're not in the running for a championship today. We're gathering the pieces that will hopefully make it possible down the road. At the same time they are trying to put a product on the court that's worth watching. The Suns are a business first and it's shortsighted to look only at one aspect of that business.
As you once told me, I am surprised by that sarcastic comment (which we both hate).
I support the Suns now, as I always have, despite their turning a 2-lead Point Guard gimmick into a 3-lead Point Guard gimmick and then trying to execute that with added players without the skills to pull it off.
You know very well that Stefan and I would be euphoric if the Suns ever step up to a power game and show improvement every year.
It wasn't sarcasm, I meant it. But I'll tell you this. If I came across this forum as a Suns fan in search of a place to share my love with fellow fans, I'd read this board for a few days and then move on. I can't believe the constant negativity on this board aimed at our players and our coaching and our GM. Ripping them because you imagine Goran is irate goes beyond all reason for me.
As for yearly improvement, you might not be measuring them with the same ruler that McDonough is using. Who cares if each step is visible? I point again to Boston. After several years of frustration, just weeks before they made the deal to acquire Garnett, Stephen A Smith was raking him through the coals and calling for his head. Then they won the championship. They did the same thing there that we are trying to do here. Gather pieces, wait for the right opportunity and live with the mishmash in the interim.
I don't know if this approach will work. I didn't expect it to work in Boston. But every attempt to build a championship is fraught with risks and failure along the way is almost always part of any quest. AFAIC, he's following his program and time will tell if it will succeed. The worst thing he could do IMO is sell off assets to try and fix the now instead of staying the course with an eye on the future. For example, trading IT for a journeyman big man would improve our balance and perhaps make you happier but it would also likely hinder our long term goals.
Steve
