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Originally Posted by jayswin
But your option has an even less chance of happening. You're acting like your plan to just say "f it losing sucks let's use our Cap space and try to get winning again" is somehow safer or better. It isn't.
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Actually, his option is the most likely path to a cup. Within 2-3 years of picking high for the first time, rebuilding teams should be adding talent and “going for it,” as that the typical turnaround for most teams in that situation. The teams that take longer are the teams you don’t like when people mention because it’s “lazy” to bring them up or they’re just outliers.
If a team isn’t a contender in year 3-4 after a top pick, they need to rebuild/retool or aggressively add veterans. Most teams that rebuild remain in the middle ground and never really accomplish anything. A big part of this is the fact that Cup winners very often have star-calibre players on entry level deals. As soon as a couple of the young guys are on their second contract, you’re basically in the #### for the foreseeable future and the job becomes significantly more difficult.