Absolutely, and if you ask me we have had a "Star" too many this last season. I want more opportunities for Murray and Keon to develop or they will never reach their full potential...at least not with us. These guys are very promising investments if we leave space for them on the offensive end...
If ai could pick one thing we need most, I'd say "filler." We need a key trade that brings in guys who accentuate our existing strengths. Would moving DDR for Dalton Knecht (6'6") and Rui Hachimura (6'8") be a step towards accomplishing this?
A lot of great points being made here, and I'm finding myself on the pro-Christie train. In addition to all the comments above, there's the issue of situational awareness. We are not in a corporation or even a rational enterprise where the best and the brightest have risen to the top. We are...
Well, regardless of whose fault it is, we are just not built with the right combination of pieces right now. Circumstances have not allowed us to camouflage this reality, which is a blessing when your are a mid-level team wanting to be better.
I started loving the Kings back in the 90's for a variety of reasons. I loved that they were a group of misfits that got banished to the armpit of the NBA, and freed from the yoke of high expectations they did something crazy....they had fun and shared the ball! They played for each other...
At the post-game conference, Doug seemed to have some frustrations along similar lines. You can tell he's well aware that we need an infusion of defensive commitment that we are clearly lacking. I wouldn't want to be the one having to decide to let a Zach, Malik, or Demar go though.... each is...
Agree with everything you said... but it's Domas, so he'll probably slap some duct tape around it, chew a few nails for iron, and hobble back out on the floor some play-in time.