Norm is re-injured, Harden is beyond gassed, and it looks like all of our trade deadline-buyout moves are total and complete busts. Kawhi looking like the old Kawhi was the only positive last night. I don't know fellas. Are we still in "win now" mode with an aging injury prone core? My new theory is this, might be time to move on from Harden in the off season. He's been great for us and carried us a ton early in the season, but the slowed down-walk the ball up-dribble the shot clock out-hold on to the ball offense only benefits him, Norm, and Zu. There's no easy buckets, no fast breaks, no pace, no tempo.. a little bit of chaos even helps a little bit. Right now its just a slog of a grind. We can't even develop or gauge the progress or lack there of with the youth because its hard for them to show anything in "The System" offense. Mann couldn't play in it either. Houston Harden was twice as fast, crazy first step, pushed the pace, and still put up 30-40 a night.
Kai Jones being waived but Eubanks staying is the prime example of this. Not saying Kai Jones had next, but Eubanks is a safe player who looks serviceable under Harden's system, but yet doesn't move the needle one bit for the team. Some might even say he's a bad player. Kai was definitely better than Eubanks and that's not saying much at all, but if we're going to just stay competitive until more money frees up or we get our picks back, go get a young uptempo point guard. A guard that pushes the pace, makes the extra pass, can hit the open three, and get other involved. Then I can see if Kobe, Miller, Cam Christie, Flowers, etc. have something or not. Miller & Kobe got a few minutes in last night but Harden just held/dribbled the ball the entire time and that was it.
Simmons is now supposedly day to day. Buyout players generally suck, lets move on from this Lawrence Frank. Bogdan is awful. Eubanks and Patty Mills are washed/not good. Beauchamp, who I thought had something to his game, waived. So we traded KPJ, Mann, and Bones for what exactly? Never seen every trade deadline move fall flat on its azz like this. The front office is cooked beyond belief. Everybody ripping Nico Harrison, but Lawrence Frank is right behind him. No direction, no plan, just throwing sh*t against the wall and praying something sticks. If we're going to be a play in team, get a point guard and start running up and down the floor. At worst its an entertaining team to watch.
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