Some will call me a clueless homer for posting this, but I don't really care what the negative nancies think.
There have been three windows of contention in franchise history:
1977-78
1990-92
1999-2000
Those were the three time periods when we made it at least as far as the WCF.
One common denominator of all three of those teams was a hard working, physical power forward who would not back down from anyone. First it was Luke, then Buck and then BGrant.
It get that hard working, won't back down vibe from this kid.
Here's hoping he will be the physical presence at the 4 spot during our 4th window of contention.
Age wise, our bigs (Nurk, Collins and Swanigan) extend our window - hopefully until the Warriors are on their way down.
I still think we need to find a better 2-way SF before we can contend, but Neil has done a good job addressing our weakness up front. Something tells me with Nurk and Swanigan, we are no longer going to be the team getting pushed around under the basket. I think we will be the ones pushing others around. And, though he's thinner than Nurkic and Swanigan, Collins also plays hard and aggressively and doesn't shy away from physical contact. No more snowflakes!
BNM
Stellar post, cluefull homer.
