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Originally Posted by seifer0406
Our "core" is Bosh, Bargnani, Calderon, and TJ, the rest of them are supporting pieces.
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Well, that is our YOUNG core for sure. What we will build around going forward, as of today. But if we are talking about why we made such a big turnaround last year you have to talk about Garbo, Parker, and Rasho. Smart, consistent, experienced veterans who were vital parts to winning teams in the past. Not career role players but starters and stars in their own right. There is no Jordan, Pippen, Magic, Kobe, Shaq, Duncan, Bird, Olajuwon in our young core. So the 'supporting pieces' have to be much better as a result.
You also have to wonder how much of last year was due to teams being totally unfamiliar with half our roster and our style of play, coupled with the fact that we had some lucky breaks in a season where many teams self-destructed. That WIZ game where we had the MoP miracle for one. Playing teams when they are in a slide instead of when they are rolling is just luck of the draw with scheduling.
47 wins and 35 losses is really only 6 wins over .500. So today we sit at .500 with almost 50 games to play. Hardly impossible for us to go 28-22 or better down the stretch and wind up with around 45 wins or so. Comparable to last year in a tougher Eastern Conference but because we have higher expectations it seems like a failure.
I was worried about a fall back this year during the previous season, but over the summer I started to believe that our offensive system was more consistent than it is and that our defensive improvement would continue.
But something is missing from this team. The exciting play and crisp ball movement from last year is rarely seen.