I am going to say the biggest reason is injuries; Duren makes this team a lot different, not having him is detroying this team, especially the bench. We are missing our best and most efficient scorer in Bogy. We are missing our only PG who can both shoot and is not turnover prone; Monte Morris playing means better spacing, and a lot less turnovers Cade, Duren, Jaden, and Ausar are going wild with the turnovers due to the lack of a good playmaker other than Killian who can not shoot well enough yet.
I don’t want anyone on this team traded or fired, unless they trade the vets for draft capital. They have yet to play as a fully healthy roster, I wan’t to see what a health team does over 20 games before I decide this team full of toddlers is trash.
On the court this team is a lot better, every player has gotten better since last season, I would really like to see what this team looks like after using $65 million in cap space and letting our young guys mature instead of blowing it up so early.
Am I the only one who is actually excited about the team we have?
I see a bad record, but not a bad team, and this is coming from a person that saw Isiah Thomas’s Pistons before they became champs. 4 of the current “injured” players could be starters on this team, and a good number of other teams.
With that I’m not sure what’s really going on with Monty’s team atm… Could be doing a simple inventory… Could be showcasing players for trades at the deadline… Could be forced to play certain players… Could be giving certain players a last chance to show they even belong in this league, (here’s looking at you Killian).
On paper they seem to be a middle of the pack team winning between 30 and 45 games, but with a new coach, pieces, and nearly no real expectations, regardless of what the owner stated, here we are the worst, so far.