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Originally Posted by moon
Good first couple of moves but meaningless if the core of this team is still around going forward.
Get rid of Gay, Bargnani, DeRozan and Lowery and then I will be impressed and begin to believe that actual change is here.
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I don't think he is going to do a firesale on these guys. His record so far is that he really looks at every possible deal, takes his time and then pulls the trigger. But really they are giving off nothing but signals that they don't like the roster. They are saying repeatedly that they are nowhere near a contending team. Some fans think they just need a couple of pieces and those fans are out to lunch. Glad to see they have two guys who get it.
He was sticking out the expectations yesterday pretty clearly. Preaching patience. So reading between the lines I'm hearing him say he can fix the backend of the roster immediately. Out with scrubs and in with youth with upside trying to find one who blossoms. The patience being required by fans as he makes moves to get assets and picks. With 2014 looking like the best draft in a decade he is going to have to pull off some amazing deals to get teams to give up picks.
Also said that they want to put a good product on the floor so I don't think they will just all out tank right away. I can see them trading Bargnani and DD in deal to begin with. That would allow them to throw Ross into the starting lineup and add some youth/picks.
Then at the deadline they can easily move Lowery and Gay. I think they keep Amir as a hard working guy like him is a good example for the youth.
But I think this guy is going to wait till the right deals appear and even when it's all said and done it will take years for them to turn it around.