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Originally Posted by The EBUG's EBUG
I think that's fair but they're also not moving like a team that's actively attempting to prioritize future development. They're doing what they've always done, mushy middle.
Not trading Anderson at the deadline last year, not weaponizing cap space, exposing young players to waivers to protect scrubs, extending a coaching staff who's style is not skill player conducive, not actively soliciting offers for veterans (allegedly).
I think that's the thing that's most frustrating to me, if you're going to rebuild then rebuild, don't leave us in the dark with "oh lets keep some guys and then maybe we sneak in and then who knows?".
The tinfoil theory I currently have is that Conroy's mandate from ownership is playoffs or bust and he's not allowed to actively go all in on a rebuild. However, he also sees that this team isn't going to be able to compete, so he's neglected to make moves to try and mitigate and is essentially just letting the ship sink.
It's also why I think he might not have an extension, correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't one of Treliving's concerns back in the day when he was looking at an extension that he wanted full autonomy and ownership didn't want to give him that?
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I think if they wanted to be in the mushy middle they'd be using cap space and draft capital to improve to that point ... and last year they would have done the same to ensure they made it into the playoffs.
This is a dead last team.
Mushy middle is way above them and they're not reaching for it.
And glad you added "allegedly" because I don't think that's true. Plus weaponizing cap space is a complaint if they chose not to weaponize. Conroy has been quoted many times saying they were trying to do just that.