Drttimmy
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Olshey's summary of the 6 new additions, that he brought in complementary parts instead of names, it reminded me a bit of the 89 team acquisitions. I'm sure we've had more or similar roster turnover in one off-season, but the setting sorta feels similar to 89.
The 88 team had a similar young core as last year's team, that also produced middling results. Buckwalter filled in the missing pieces with savvy, modest moves that perfectly complemented the existing core and the team made a huge leap. (The Buck move may not have been modest, but his All-Star years were behind him at that point). I'm not predicting this team will make the Finals, but I see a lot parallels to that era.
*The West is currently pretty wide open, without a shoe-in candidate.
*The team's entering it's second year with a new head coach who's style run's a completely different style than the previous head coach.
*The players who make up the core are just entering their prime years
*The new 5th starter fills a huge void missing from the starting unit
*The last vestige of of the previous identity is removed(Roy/Oden - Kiki), although it's more a two year carryover
*The bench is solidified with complimentary pieces who play roles instead of competing for starter minutes. (the last bit applies more to the prior to 89 teams than last year's team, but critical role component is similar)
This team could surprise.
The 88 team had a similar young core as last year's team, that also produced middling results. Buckwalter filled in the missing pieces with savvy, modest moves that perfectly complemented the existing core and the team made a huge leap. (The Buck move may not have been modest, but his All-Star years were behind him at that point). I'm not predicting this team will make the Finals, but I see a lot parallels to that era.
*The West is currently pretty wide open, without a shoe-in candidate.
*The team's entering it's second year with a new head coach who's style run's a completely different style than the previous head coach.
*The players who make up the core are just entering their prime years
*The new 5th starter fills a huge void missing from the starting unit
*The last vestige of of the previous identity is removed(Roy/Oden - Kiki), although it's more a two year carryover
*The bench is solidified with complimentary pieces who play roles instead of competing for starter minutes. (the last bit applies more to the prior to 89 teams than last year's team, but critical role component is similar)
This team could surprise.
