outerspacefan
Well-Known Member
A good case can be done on KO being our second best overall player, on OA being our third/fourth best D player or on SF being the third best connector option...At the first of the year when trying to build competent lineups I had KO and Agbaji playing like 40 minutes (KO for passing/play making, Agbaji for on ball defense). Simone came in and took some of that burden and made lineups work, but now all 3 are gone.
I suppose if I did a similar exercise today it's probably just not possible to put competent lineups together. I do wonder if there are players out there on the fringes that could provide some of the connectivity/on ball defense that the team is lacking. Last year we added Dunn. Maybe this year there is someone we could sign off the scrap heap to allow for some competent lineups.
It's just too much for them to let go away for no contribution at all. The team was not ready for that.
Frustration is clearly piling up. Now vets know they're bound to be sparring partners for not ready young dudes.... LM is about to be 27, seven year veteran, not one single postseason game...