everything...you think our 27 28 year old players are going to degenerate...you think young guys like Nurk can't help them now...sorry..not buying what you're selling here...Spurs were starting 40 year olds and winning...it's a team game, not an age matching game. Ed Davis was the oldest guy on the roster and everyone wanted him back...Chauncey Billups and Sheed just started winning big in their 30s...got a ring.
First of all, you have no clue what's going to happen with Dame and CJ. They could get hurt, they could decide they don't want to play here anymore, they could have a falling out. Any number of things can change the trajectory of a player's career. Brandon Roy is a perfect example of this. They're in their late 20s, they're playing at the top of their game, and we need to take advantage of that, because things can change in the blink of an eye in pro sports. You can't just assume that they're going to age like a fine wine for the next ten years and we can slowly put pieces around them. Dame is already showing signs of impatience with what the team is doing with his prime years.
Secondly, the Spurs had a winning organization for 20 years, and that started as soon as they drafted a generational talent in Tim Duncan. They hadn't won shit before Duncan got there, and they haven't won shit since he retired. Tim Duncan is arguably the best power forward of all time. It's kind of like MJ coming out of retirement at 40 and still being one of the best in the league. I love Dame, but he's not a Tim Duncan or a Michael Jordan. He's a damn good player, but he's not a generational talent. You could put LeBron on any team in the league that team will make the playoffs. We're about to see it with the Lakers. I fully believe that Dame will be a HOFer, and he could be the best player on a championship team, but I'm not convinced that he's on the same level as a LeBron, or a Jordan, or a Duncan. And Duncan had the advantage of winning most of his titles before the super teams. It's a very different NBA now.
I guess don't understand what you guys are advocating though. Hold onto Dame and CJ and just hope that our draft picks develop into stars? How long can we play that game? Teams make moves. Even the Warriors make moves constantly. But the last significant risk we took was trading Batum. Making a trade of Plumlee for Nurk and a #1 was a no brainer. The team was playing like shit, Plumlee was due for a big payday, and Nurk was the better player anyway. This team hasn't been making any drastic moves since the summer Aldridge left. We have been swapping out role players and drafting 19 year old rookies. There have been rumors of trying to pursue guys like Paul George and Carmelo, but nothing that materialized.
